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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 129 97
Rank change year-on-year -15 -32 +33
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 357 601 796
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.19% 2.57% 3.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 2.93% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 269 311 611
10th Percentile £49,650 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £57,000 £53,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £103,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £68,500 £68,490 £67,003
% change year-on-year +0.01% +2.22% +3.08%

All Process and 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 15,161 20,531 23,571
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.20% 87.83% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 8,602 12,551 19,428
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,903 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +1.63%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £99,575
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Data Modelling
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Modelling trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Modelling
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

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

Data Modelling
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Modelling over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Data Modelling salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (5.32%) Apache Spark
2 18 (5.04%) Apache
3 12 (3.36%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (3.36%) Confluence
4 4 (1.12%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.84%) SAS
6 1 (0.28%) Luigi
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 19 (5.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.56%) Trello
4 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.28%) PlantUML
4 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.12%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.84%) Shopify
4 2 (0.56%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 155 (43.42%) Azure
2 101 (28.29%) Power Platform
3 79 (22.13%) AWS
4 45 (12.61%) Snowflake
5 33 (9.24%) SaaS
6 32 (8.96%) Azure Data Factory
7 26 (7.28%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (7.28%) Serverless
8 25 (7.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 24 (6.72%) GCP
10 19 (5.32%) GitHub
11 18 (5.04%) dbt
12 17 (4.76%) Amazon S3
13 16 (4.48%) AWS Lambda
13 16 (4.48%) Power Automate
14 14 (3.92%) PowerApps
15 13 (3.64%) Dynamics 365
15 13 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
16 11 (3.08%) Microsoft Purview
17 10 (2.80%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.12%) Broadband
2 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (31.09%) Data Warehouse
2 92 (25.77%) Power BI
3 53 (14.85%) Data Lake
4 39 (10.92%) Metadata
5 26 (7.28%) Amazon Redshift
6 22 (6.16%) SQL Server
7 21 (5.88%) Tableau
8 20 (5.60%) Power Query
9 17 (4.76%) Big Data
10 16 (4.48%) Relational Database
10 16 (4.48%) Snowflake Schema
11 14 (3.92%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (3.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 11 (3.08%) MySQL
13 11 (3.08%) NoSQL
13 11 (3.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (2.80%) Data Vault
15 8 (2.24%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
15 8 (2.24%) Metadata Repository
15 8 (2.24%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 34 (9.52%) JIRA
2 23 (6.44%) Git
3 11 (3.08%) ER Studio
4 10 (2.80%) ERwin
5 6 (1.68%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.12%) Subversion
7 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.28%) LSMW
General
1 129 (36.13%) Social Skills
2 103 (28.85%) Finance
3 80 (22.41%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (11.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 24 (6.72%) Public Sector
6 23 (6.44%) Marketing
7 20 (5.60%) Law
8 16 (4.48%) Banking
9 15 (4.20%) Retail
10 9 (2.52%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.96%) Games
12 6 (1.68%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.68%) Tech for Good
13 5 (1.40%) Billing
13 5 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.12%) Electronics
14 4 (1.12%) Legal
15 3 (0.84%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 90 (25.21%) Data Engineer
2 74 (20.73%) Senior
3 72 (20.17%) Architect
4 48 (13.45%) Developer
5 47 (13.17%) Analyst
6 45 (12.61%) Data Architect
7 40 (11.20%) Lead
8 35 (9.80%) Senior Data Engineer
9 18 (5.04%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 16 (4.48%) Business Analyst
10 16 (4.48%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 16 (4.48%) Data Manager
11 15 (4.20%) Business Intelligence Lead
11 15 (4.20%) Power BI Developer
12 14 (3.92%) Enterprise Architect
13 12 (3.36%) Data Analyst
13 12 (3.36%) Engineering Manager
13 12 (3.36%) Lead Data Engineer
14 10 (2.80%) Power BI Analyst
14 10 (2.80%) ServiceNow Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.76%) XML
2 16 (4.48%) JSON
3 14 (3.92%) REST
4 12 (3.36%) HTML
4 12 (3.36%) Kafka
5 11 (3.08%) CSS
5 11 (3.08%) Lightning Web Components
6 10 (2.80%) .NET
7 8 (2.24%) PySpark
8 7 (1.96%) Middleware
9 6 (1.68%) Visualforce
10 5 (1.40%) RESTful
11 4 (1.12%) ADO
11 4 (1.12%) EDI
11 4 (1.12%) OAuth
11 4 (1.12%) SOAP
12 3 (0.84%) Node.js
12 3 (0.84%) Restlet
12 3 (0.84%) SAML
12 3 (0.84%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.60%) Management Information System
2 17 (4.76%) Data Structures
3 16 (4.48%) Enterprise Software
3 16 (4.48%) Legacy Systems
4 15 (4.20%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.36%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.80%) CMDB
6 10 (2.80%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.40%) Legacy Code
9 4 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.84%) IoT
10 3 (0.84%) Market Risk
10 3 (0.84%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.84%) Reinsurance
10 3 (0.84%) Replication
10 3 (0.84%) Taxonomies
11 2 (0.56%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.12%) Linux
2 3 (0.84%) Android
2 3 (0.84%) Apple iOS
2 3 (0.84%) Unix
2 3 (0.84%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (39.22%) ETL
2 119 (33.33%) Agile
2 119 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 118 (33.05%) Analytics
4 86 (24.09%) Data Architecture
4 86 (24.09%) Mentoring
5 79 (22.13%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (21.57%) Data Governance
7 76 (21.29%) Data Engineering
8 71 (19.89%) DevOps
9 70 (19.61%) Data Pipeline
10 63 (17.65%) CI/CD
11 62 (17.37%) Decision-Making
11 62 (17.37%) Visualisation
12 59 (16.53%) Data Integration
13 52 (14.57%) Data Management
13 52 (14.57%) Roadmaps
14 50 (14.01%) Migration
15 49 (13.73%) Data Science
16 48 (13.45%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 205 (57.42%) SQL
2 133 (37.25%) Python
3 36 (10.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 27 (7.56%) Java
5 20 (5.60%) Scala
6 19 (5.32%) JavaScript
7 17 (4.76%) R
8 16 (4.48%) C#
9 13 (3.64%) PowerShell
10 10 (2.80%) PL/SQL
11 9 (2.52%) Apex Code
12 7 (1.96%) TypeScript
13 5 (1.40%) Bash
13 5 (1.40%) T-SQL
13 5 (1.40%) VBA
14 4 (1.12%) Fortran
14 4 (1.12%) Go
14 4 (1.12%) Julia
15 3 (0.84%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.84%) Swift
Qualifications
1 35 (9.80%) Degree
2 19 (5.32%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (4.20%) Microsoft Certification
4 14 (3.92%) Security Cleared
5 12 (3.36%) Azure Certification
6 11 (3.08%) AWS Certification
6 11 (3.08%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.52%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.96%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (1.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.12%) SnowPro
11 3 (0.84%) CFA
11 3 (0.84%) CITP
11 3 (0.84%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.84%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.84%) PMP
12 1 (0.28%) PhD
12 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.28%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (13.17%) Data Quality
2 22 (6.16%) GDPR
3 11 (3.08%) QA
4 4 (1.12%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.84%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.28%) Dublin Core
7 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (2.52%) Docker
2 4 (1.12%) HDFS
3 2 (0.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (4.48%) Terraform
2 4 (1.12%) Ansible
2 4 (1.12%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.84%) Grafana
3 3 (0.84%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.28%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.28%) Puppet
Vendors
1 81 (22.69%) Microsoft
2 59 (16.53%) Databricks
3 20 (5.60%) Oracle
3 20 (5.60%) Salesforce
4 17 (4.76%) Google
5 14 (3.92%) SAP
6 13 (3.64%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.80%) Informatica
8 7 (1.96%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.40%) Adobe
10 4 (1.12%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (1.12%) Sparx
10 4 (1.12%) Talend
10 4 (1.12%) Teradata
11 3 (0.84%) Murex
11 3 (0.84%) TikTok
12 2 (0.56%) Alteryx
12 2 (0.56%) IBM
12 2 (0.56%) Palantir
12 2 (0.56%) Sage