Hybrid/Remote Data Modelling Job Trends

Data Modelling
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Data Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 127 120
Rank change year-on-year +41 -7 -25
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 516 409 841
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.74% 2.80% 2.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.32% 2.95% 2.84%
Number of salaries quoted 356 229 626
10th Percentile £43,125 £47,231 £37,349
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -2.99%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,563 13,877 29,569
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.79% 94.97% 90.86%
Number of salaries quoted 11,091 8,168 23,322
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,648 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.59% +8.45% -9.84%

Data Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Modelling and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data Modelling job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Data Modelling
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Modelling

Data Modelling
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Data Modelling over the 6 months to 22 May 2026.

Data Modelling salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Data Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 37 (7.17%) Apache Airflow
2 24 (4.65%) Apache Spark
3 23 (4.46%) Apache
4 10 (1.94%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.16%) SAS
7 4 (0.78%) CMS
8 3 (0.58%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.58%) Confluence
8 3 (0.58%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.19%) Camunda
9 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
Applications
1 27 (5.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.39%) Sketch
4 1 (0.19%) Blender
4 1 (0.19%) Maya
4 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 9 (1.74%) NetSuite
3 7 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.78%) Markit EDM
5 3 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 254 (49.22%) Azure
2 139 (26.94%) Power Platform
3 123 (23.84%) AWS
4 87 (16.86%) Azure Data Factory
5 63 (12.21%) GCP
6 55 (10.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 53 (10.27%) Snowflake
8 51 (9.88%) Azure DevOps
9 42 (8.14%) dbt
10 40 (7.75%) GitHub
11 39 (7.56%) Serverless
12 29 (5.62%) Amazon S3
13 22 (4.26%) SaaS
13 22 (4.26%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 19 (3.68%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 18 (3.49%) AWS Lambda
16 16 (3.10%) GitHub Copilot
17 14 (2.71%) Microsoft 365
18 13 (2.52%) GitHub Actions
18 13 (2.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 36 (6.98%) Broadband
2 3 (0.58%) NGN
3 2 (0.39%) SMS
4 1 (0.19%) 4G
4 1 (0.19%) 5G
4 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (24.03%) Power BI
2 83 (16.09%) Metadata
3 81 (15.70%) Data Warehouse
4 61 (11.82%) Data Lake
5 48 (9.30%) Tableau
6 41 (7.95%) Relational Database
7 39 (7.56%) PostgreSQL
8 36 (6.98%) SQL Server
9 29 (5.62%) Azure SQL Database
10 25 (4.84%) BigQuery
11 23 (4.46%) Amazon Redshift
12 22 (4.26%) MySQL
13 21 (4.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 20 (3.88%) Semantic Layer
15 18 (3.49%) Delta Lake
15 18 (3.49%) NoSQL
15 18 (3.49%) SAP BW
16 14 (2.71%) MongoDB
16 14 (2.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 13 (2.52%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 44 (8.53%) Git
2 14 (2.71%) Jenkins
3 11 (2.13%) JIRA
4 4 (0.78%) ER Studio
4 4 (0.78%) ERwin
5 2 (0.39%) GitLab
5 2 (0.39%) MLflow
6 1 (0.19%) Ant
6 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.19%) Postman
6 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.19%) Toad
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 188 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 152 (29.46%) Finance
3 132 (25.58%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (14.15%) Public Sector
5 59 (11.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (6.98%) Law
7 29 (5.62%) Marketing
8 26 (5.04%) Influencing Skills
9 24 (4.65%) Retail
10 13 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.94%) Banking
11 10 (1.94%) Legal
11 10 (1.94%) Publishing
12 7 (1.36%) Games
13 5 (0.97%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.78%) Local Government
14 4 (0.78%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.58%) Back Office
15 3 (0.58%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 144 (27.91%) Data Engineer
2 109 (21.12%) Architect
3 102 (19.77%) Senior
4 70 (13.57%) Lead
5 64 (12.40%) Analyst
5 64 (12.40%) Developer
6 62 (12.02%) Data Architect
7 41 (7.95%) Data Analyst
7 41 (7.95%) Senior Data Engineer
8 25 (4.84%) Lead Data Engineer
9 24 (4.65%) Senior Architect
10 22 (4.26%) Platform Engineer
11 18 (3.49%) Consultant
12 17 (3.29%) Senior Data Architect
13 16 (3.10%) Business Analyst
14 15 (2.91%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 15 (2.91%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 15 (2.91%) Salesforce Developer
15 13 (2.52%) Azure Engineer
15 13 (2.52%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (9.88%) REST
2 41 (7.95%) PySpark
3 37 (7.17%) Kafka
4 30 (5.81%) Lightning Web Components
4 30 (5.81%) SOAP
5 29 (5.62%) Node.js
6 19 (3.68%) .NET
7 18 (3.49%) JSON
7 18 (3.49%) React
8 17 (3.29%) Middleware
9 15 (2.91%) CSS
10 14 (2.71%) Visualforce
11 12 (2.33%) Oracle Fusion
11 12 (2.33%) XML
12 9 (1.74%) HTML
13 7 (1.36%) Tailwind CSS
14 5 (0.97%) OpenTelemetry
14 5 (0.97%) Spring
14 5 (0.97%) YAML
15 4 (0.78%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.69%) Data Structures
2 43 (8.33%) Cloud Native
3 34 (6.59%) Product Ownership
4 21 (4.07%) Social Media
5 20 (3.88%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.29%) Greenfield Project
7 15 (2.91%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.13%) FMCG
9 10 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.94%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.74%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.74%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.55%) Data Fabric
12 7 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.36%) Blog
12 7 (1.36%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (1.16%) Anti-Piracy
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.97%) Windows
2 3 (0.58%) Android
3 2 (0.39%) Linux
4 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (44.77%) Analytics
2 163 (31.59%) Business Intelligence
3 158 (30.62%) Data Engineering
4 155 (30.04%) ETL
5 153 (29.65%) Agile
6 144 (27.91%) CI/CD
6 144 (27.91%) Data Architecture
7 139 (26.94%) Data Pipeline
8 129 (25.00%) DevOps
9 125 (24.22%) Data Governance
10 116 (22.48%) AI
11 108 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
12 107 (20.74%) Decision-Making
13 88 (17.05%) Data Strategy
14 86 (16.67%) Mentoring
15 65 (12.60%) Visualisation
16 64 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
17 62 (12.02%) Machine Learning
18 58 (11.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 57 (11.05%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 245 (47.48%) SQL
2 219 (42.44%) Python
3 45 (8.72%) Java
4 42 (8.14%) JavaScript
5 29 (5.62%) Apex Code
6 27 (5.23%) TypeScript
7 26 (5.04%) Scala
8 25 (4.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 23 (4.46%) C#
9 23 (4.46%) PowerShell
10 22 (4.26%) T-SQL
11 10 (1.94%) Bash
12 7 (1.36%) Go
13 6 (1.16%) C++
14 5 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.97%) R
15 4 (0.78%) Bicep
15 4 (0.78%) PHP
15 4 (0.78%) SOQL
15 4 (0.78%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 77 (14.92%) Degree
2 68 (13.18%) Security Cleared
3 53 (10.27%) SC Cleared
4 32 (6.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (3.88%) Azure Certification
6 17 (3.29%) TOGAF Certification
7 12 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (1.94%) ACCA
8 10 (1.94%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 10 (1.94%) CIMA
9 6 (1.16%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.16%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.39%) IIBA
11 1 (0.19%) CBAP
11 1 (0.19%) GIAC
11 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.19%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (31.40%) Data Quality
2 34 (6.59%) GDPR
3 20 (3.88%) QA
4 13 (2.52%) Accessibility
4 13 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.58%) IFRS
5 3 (0.58%) IFRS 17
5 3 (0.58%) PERC
5 3 (0.58%) Solvency II
6 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.19%) HL7
6 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 20 (3.88%) Docker
2 12 (2.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 37 (7.17%) Terraform
2 9 (1.74%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.58%) Ansible
3 3 (0.58%) Control-M
3 3 (0.58%) Packer
4 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.19%) Grafana
5 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 122 (23.64%) Microsoft
2 109 (21.12%) Databricks
3 52 (10.08%) Salesforce
4 34 (6.59%) Oracle
4 34 (6.59%) SAP
5 13 (2.52%) MuleSoft
6 12 (2.33%) Google
7 11 (2.13%) IBM
8 9 (1.74%) Informatica
9 7 (1.36%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.16%) Foundry
11 5 (0.97%) HubSpot
11 5 (0.97%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.78%) Ab Initio
12 4 (0.78%) Palantir
12 4 (0.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.78%) Talend
13 3 (0.58%) BMC
13 3 (0.58%) Sparx
14 2 (0.39%) iManage