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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 129 149
Rank change year-on-year +15 +20 -55
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 541 432 590
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 2.62% 2.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.99% 2.81% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 385 266 400
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £41,700
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £67,750
Median % change year-on-year - -4.06% +1.26%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,438 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% -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 18,117 15,347 24,174
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.98% 93.11% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 13,143 9,074 17,866
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,410 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 26 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 (4.99%) Apache Airflow
1 27 (4.99%) Apache Spark
2 23 (4.25%) Apache
3 14 (2.59%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.11%) SAS
5 5 (0.92%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.55%) Apache Solr
6 3 (0.55%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 32 (5.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.55%) Blender
3 3 (0.55%) Maya
4 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.18%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.37%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 207 (38.26%) Azure
2 168 (31.05%) Power Platform
3 107 (19.78%) AWS
4 66 (12.20%) GCP
5 61 (11.28%) Azure Data Factory
6 42 (7.76%) Snowflake
7 37 (6.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 29 (5.36%) Serverless
9 28 (5.18%) SaaS
10 27 (4.99%) dbt
11 23 (4.25%) Amazon S3
12 21 (3.88%) GitHub
13 19 (3.51%) AWS Lambda
13 19 (3.51%) Microsoft Purview
14 18 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
15 16 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
16 15 (2.77%) PowerApps
17 14 (2.59%) GitHub Actions
18 13 (2.40%) Power Automate
18 13 (2.40%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 44 (8.13%) Broadband
2 4 (0.74%) NGN
3 2 (0.37%) SMS
4 1 (0.18%) 4G
4 1 (0.18%) 5G
4 1 (0.18%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 152 (28.10%) Power BI
2 92 (17.01%) Data Warehouse
3 89 (16.45%) Metadata
4 57 (10.54%) Data Lake
5 49 (9.06%) PostgreSQL
6 47 (8.69%) SQL Server
7 46 (8.50%) Relational Database
8 42 (7.76%) Tableau
9 34 (6.28%) Semantic Layer
10 33 (6.10%) BigQuery
11 29 (5.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 22 (4.07%) MongoDB
13 21 (3.88%) Delta Lake
14 20 (3.70%) Big Data
15 19 (3.51%) Star Schema
16 18 (3.33%) Amazon Redshift
16 18 (3.33%) MySQL
16 18 (3.33%) NoSQL
16 18 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 17 (3.14%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 40 (7.39%) Git
2 23 (4.25%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.29%) JIRA
4 6 (1.11%) GitLab
5 3 (0.55%) MLflow
6 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.18%) Ant
7 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.18%) ERwin
7 1 (0.18%) Mocha
7 1 (0.18%) Postman
7 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.18%) Toad
7 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 202 (37.34%) Social Skills
2 150 (27.73%) Analytical Skills
3 136 (25.14%) Finance
4 80 (14.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 68 (12.57%) Public Sector
6 45 (8.32%) Law
7 30 (5.55%) Retail
8 26 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (4.07%) Marketing
10 15 (2.77%) Banking
11 14 (2.59%) Legal
12 13 (2.40%) Manufacturing
13 11 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.29%) Games
15 5 (0.92%) Billing
15 5 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.74%) Health Technology
16 4 (0.74%) Legal Technology
16 4 (0.74%) Military
16 4 (0.74%) Police
Job Titles
1 149 (27.54%) Data Engineer
2 126 (23.29%) Architect
3 103 (19.04%) Senior
4 84 (15.53%) Data Architect
5 66 (12.20%) Lead
6 65 (12.01%) Analyst
7 57 (10.54%) Developer
8 40 (7.39%) Senior Data Engineer
9 33 (6.10%) Data Analyst
10 26 (4.81%) Senior Architect
11 22 (4.07%) Solutions Architect
12 19 (3.51%) Business Analyst
12 19 (3.51%) Consultant
12 19 (3.51%) Senior Data Architect
13 17 (3.14%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 15 (2.77%) Financial Analyst
15 14 (2.59%) Lead Data Engineer
16 13 (2.40%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 13 (2.40%) Software Engineer
16 13 (2.40%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (9.06%) PySpark
2 44 (8.13%) REST
3 38 (7.02%) Node.js
4 32 (5.91%) Kafka
5 19 (3.51%) JSON
6 17 (3.14%) Lightning Web Components
7 16 (2.96%) Middleware
8 14 (2.59%) Oracle Fusion
8 14 (2.59%) React
8 14 (2.59%) SOAP
9 13 (2.40%) .NET
9 13 (2.40%) CSS
10 11 (2.03%) XML
11 10 (1.85%) RESTful
12 8 (1.48%) Tailwind CSS
12 8 (1.48%) Visualforce
13 7 (1.29%) Spring
14 6 (1.11%) Django
14 6 (1.11%) HTML
14 6 (1.11%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.72%) Cloud Native
2 57 (10.54%) Data Structures
3 24 (4.44%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.07%) Social Media
5 18 (3.33%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (3.14%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.77%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (2.40%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.03%) Algorithms
9 11 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.85%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.66%) Blog
12 8 (1.48%) Data Fabric
12 8 (1.48%) Reference Data
13 7 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.29%) Taxonomies
13 7 (1.29%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (1.11%) Anti-Piracy
14 6 (1.11%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.55%) Linux
2 1 (0.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (45.47%) Analytics
2 194 (35.86%) Business Intelligence
3 166 (30.68%) Data Engineering
4 162 (29.94%) AI
5 161 (29.76%) Decision-Making
6 160 (29.57%) Data Architecture
7 134 (24.77%) Agile
7 134 (24.77%) Data Pipeline
8 127 (23.48%) CI/CD
8 127 (23.48%) ETL
8 127 (23.48%) Problem-Solving
9 123 (22.74%) Data Governance
10 120 (22.18%) Data Strategy
11 83 (15.34%) Machine Learning
12 82 (15.16%) DevOps
13 80 (14.79%) Mentoring
13 80 (14.79%) Roadmaps
14 75 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 71 (13.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 65 (12.01%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 251 (46.40%) SQL
2 210 (38.82%) Python
3 37 (6.84%) Java
4 34 (6.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 33 (6.10%) JavaScript
6 23 (4.25%) Scala
7 22 (4.07%) T-SQL
8 21 (3.88%) TypeScript
9 17 (3.14%) C#
10 16 (2.96%) Apex Code
11 13 (2.40%) Bicep
11 13 (2.40%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.66%) C++
12 9 (1.66%) Kusto Query Language
13 7 (1.29%) Go
14 5 (0.92%) Bash
15 4 (0.74%) R
16 3 (0.55%) Groovy
16 3 (0.55%) PHP
16 3 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 76 (14.05%) Security Cleared
2 68 (12.57%) Degree
3 57 (10.54%) SC Cleared
4 23 (4.25%) Azure Certification
5 21 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.22%) DV Cleared
8 11 (2.03%) SnowPro
8 11 (2.03%) TOGAF Certification
9 9 (1.66%) CIPD
10 7 (1.29%) DBS Check
11 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.11%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.74%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.55%) ACCA
13 3 (0.55%) CIMA
14 2 (0.37%) IIBA
15 1 (0.18%) CBAP
15 1 (0.18%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (35.30%) Data Quality
2 42 (7.76%) GDPR
3 20 (3.70%) QA
4 16 (2.96%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.74%) PERC
7 3 (0.55%) IFRS
7 3 (0.55%) IFRS 17
7 3 (0.55%) Solvency II
8 2 (0.37%) MiFID
8 2 (0.37%) UCITS
9 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.18%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.18%) HL7
9 1 (0.18%) PMO
9 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 31 (5.73%) Docker
2 6 (1.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 38 (7.02%) Terraform
2 14 (2.59%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.74%) Ansible
4 3 (0.55%) Packer
5 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.18%) Grafana
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.18%) QRadar
Vendors
1 141 (26.06%) Microsoft
2 98 (18.11%) Databricks
3 45 (8.32%) Oracle
4 39 (7.21%) Salesforce
4 39 (7.21%) SAP
5 11 (2.03%) MuleSoft
6 8 (1.48%) Google
6 8 (1.48%) Informatica
7 7 (1.29%) Foundry
7 7 (1.29%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.11%) OpenAI
8 6 (1.11%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 5 (0.92%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.74%) Epicor
10 4 (0.74%) IBM
10 4 (0.74%) IFS
10 4 (0.74%) Infor
11 3 (0.55%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.55%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.55%) TOWER Software