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 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 125 132
Rank change year-on-year +16 +7 -35
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 524 437 715
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.45% 2.65% 2.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.97% 2.84% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 375 269 512
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £51,338 £55,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £69,973 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.66% -3.57% +3.70%

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 17,659 15,399 28,229
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.69% 93.29% 88.75%
Number of salaries quoted 12,868 9,127 21,456
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,887 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,201 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.89% +4.00% -8.84%

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 16 July 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 27 (5.15%) Apache Airflow
2 25 (4.77%) Apache Spark
3 22 (4.20%) Apache
4 13 (2.48%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.15%) SAS
7 5 (0.95%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.57%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 34 (6.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.57%) Blender
3 3 (0.57%) Maya
4 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.19%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 7 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.76%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) JDE EnterpriseOne
Cloud Services
1 208 (39.69%) Azure
2 162 (30.92%) Power Platform
3 104 (19.85%) AWS
4 64 (12.21%) GCP
5 62 (11.83%) Azure Data Factory
6 38 (7.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 38 (7.25%) Snowflake
7 30 (5.73%) SaaS
7 30 (5.73%) Serverless
8 24 (4.58%) dbt
9 23 (4.39%) Amazon S3
10 20 (3.82%) GitHub
11 19 (3.63%) AWS Lambda
12 15 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
12 15 (2.86%) Microsoft Purview
12 15 (2.86%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 13 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
13 13 (2.48%) PowerApps
14 12 (2.29%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.40%) Broadband
2 4 (0.76%) NGN
3 2 (0.38%) SMS
4 1 (0.19%) 4G
4 1 (0.19%) 5G
4 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (27.86%) Power BI
2 87 (16.60%) Data Warehouse
3 83 (15.84%) Metadata
4 54 (10.31%) Data Lake
5 49 (9.35%) PostgreSQL
6 45 (8.59%) SQL Server
7 44 (8.40%) Relational Database
8 39 (7.44%) Tableau
9 33 (6.30%) Semantic Layer
10 30 (5.73%) BigQuery
11 29 (5.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 20 (3.82%) Big Data
12 20 (3.82%) MySQL
12 20 (3.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 19 (3.63%) MongoDB
14 18 (3.44%) Delta Lake
14 18 (3.44%) Star Schema
15 17 (3.24%) Amazon Redshift
15 17 (3.24%) Azure SQL Database
15 17 (3.24%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 34 (6.49%) Git
2 19 (3.63%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.15%) GitLab
3 6 (1.15%) JIRA
4 3 (0.57%) MLflow
5 1 (0.19%) Ant
5 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.19%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.19%) ERwin
5 1 (0.19%) Mocha
5 1 (0.19%) Postman
5 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.19%) Toad
5 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 199 (37.98%) Social Skills
2 147 (28.05%) Analytical Skills
3 125 (23.85%) Finance
4 75 (14.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 70 (13.36%) Public Sector
6 41 (7.82%) Law
7 27 (5.15%) Retail
8 26 (4.96%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (4.01%) Marketing
10 13 (2.48%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.29%) Legal
12 11 (2.10%) Banking
12 11 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.34%) Games
14 5 (0.95%) Billing
14 5 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.76%) Health Technology
15 4 (0.76%) Military
15 4 (0.76%) Police
15 4 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 148 (28.24%) Data Engineer
2 119 (22.71%) Architect
3 99 (18.89%) Senior
4 80 (15.27%) Data Architect
5 70 (13.36%) Lead
6 66 (12.60%) Analyst
7 59 (11.26%) Developer
8 41 (7.82%) Senior Data Engineer
9 35 (6.68%) Data Analyst
10 26 (4.96%) Senior Architect
11 21 (4.01%) Solutions Architect
12 19 (3.63%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 19 (3.63%) Senior Data Architect
13 18 (3.44%) Business Analyst
14 17 (3.24%) Consultant
14 17 (3.24%) Lead Data Engineer
15 15 (2.86%) Financial Analyst
16 14 (2.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 13 (2.48%) Software Engineer
17 13 (2.48%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (8.59%) REST
2 44 (8.40%) PySpark
3 39 (7.44%) Node.js
4 31 (5.92%) Kafka
5 19 (3.63%) JSON
6 18 (3.44%) Lightning Web Components
6 18 (3.44%) Middleware
7 16 (3.05%) SOAP
8 15 (2.86%) React
9 14 (2.67%) .NET
9 14 (2.67%) CSS
9 14 (2.67%) Oracle Fusion
10 12 (2.29%) XML
11 10 (1.91%) RESTful
11 10 (1.91%) Visualforce
12 8 (1.53%) Spring
12 8 (1.53%) Tailwind CSS
13 7 (1.34%) HTML
14 6 (1.15%) LangChain
14 6 (1.15%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 56 (10.69%) Cloud Native
2 54 (10.31%) Data Structures
3 25 (4.77%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.20%) Social Media
5 19 (3.63%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.24%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (3.05%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.86%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (2.10%) Algorithms
10 10 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.91%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.72%) Blog
11 9 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.53%) Data Fabric
12 8 (1.53%) Reference Data
13 7 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.34%) Taxonomies
13 7 (1.34%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (1.15%) Anti-Piracy
14 6 (1.15%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.38%) Linux
2 1 (0.19%) Android
2 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.19%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (45.80%) Analytics
2 186 (35.50%) Business Intelligence
3 160 (30.53%) Data Engineering
4 156 (29.77%) Data Architecture
4 156 (29.77%) Decision-Making
5 149 (28.44%) AI
6 129 (24.62%) Agile
7 127 (24.24%) Data Pipeline
7 127 (24.24%) ETL
8 126 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
9 125 (23.85%) CI/CD
10 116 (22.14%) Data Strategy
11 115 (21.95%) Data Governance
12 81 (15.46%) DevOps
13 80 (15.27%) Machine Learning
13 80 (15.27%) Mentoring
14 77 (14.69%) Roadmaps
15 73 (13.93%) Continuous Improvement
16 71 (13.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 61 (11.64%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 243 (46.37%) SQL
2 201 (38.36%) Python
3 36 (6.87%) Java
4 35 (6.68%) JavaScript
5 34 (6.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 24 (4.58%) T-SQL
7 21 (4.01%) TypeScript
8 20 (3.82%) Scala
9 17 (3.24%) Apex Code
9 17 (3.24%) C#
10 15 (2.86%) PowerShell
11 11 (2.10%) Bicep
12 9 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
13 8 (1.53%) C++
14 7 (1.34%) Go
15 6 (1.15%) Bash
16 3 (0.57%) PHP
16 3 (0.57%) R
16 3 (0.57%) SOQL
16 3 (0.57%) VBA
Qualifications
1 73 (13.93%) Security Cleared
2 68 (12.98%) Degree
3 55 (10.50%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.82%) Azure Certification
4 20 (3.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.10%) TOGAF Certification
7 10 (1.91%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.72%) CIPD
8 9 (1.72%) SnowPro
9 7 (1.34%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.15%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.76%) ACCA
11 4 (0.76%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.76%) CIMA
12 2 (0.38%) IIBA
13 1 (0.19%) CBAP
13 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 189 (36.07%) Data Quality
2 42 (8.02%) GDPR
3 21 (4.01%) QA
4 13 (2.48%) Accessibility
5 12 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.76%) PERC
7 3 (0.57%) IFRS
7 3 (0.57%) IFRS 17
7 3 (0.57%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.19%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.19%) HL7
8 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 27 (5.15%) Docker
2 8 (1.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 36 (6.87%) Terraform
2 12 (2.29%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.76%) Ansible
4 3 (0.57%) Packer
5 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 134 (25.57%) Microsoft
2 96 (18.32%) Databricks
3 44 (8.40%) Oracle
4 41 (7.82%) Salesforce
5 38 (7.25%) SAP
6 11 (2.10%) MuleSoft
7 10 (1.91%) Informatica
8 8 (1.53%) Google
9 7 (1.34%) Foundry
9 7 (1.34%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.15%) OpenAI
10 6 (1.15%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 5 (0.95%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.76%) Epicor
12 4 (0.76%) IBM
12 4 (0.76%) IFS
12 4 (0.76%) Infor
13 3 (0.57%) BiZZdesign
13 3 (0.57%) Palantir
13 3 (0.57%) TOWER Software