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 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 127 119
Rank change year-on-year +39 -8 -27
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 529 422 836
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.76% 2.82% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.33% 2.98% 2.79%
Number of salaries quoted 373 241 624
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,231 £37,800
25th Percentile £51,750 £55,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,400
% change year-on-year +7.69% -0.61% -3.11%

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 15,882 14,159 29,959
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.77% 94.77% 89.99%
Number of salaries quoted 11,378 8,323 23,497
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 31 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 40 (7.56%) Apache Airflow
2 27 (5.10%) Apache
3 26 (4.91%) Apache Spark
4 11 (2.08%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.13%) SAS
7 5 (0.95%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.76%) CMS
9 3 (0.57%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.57%) Confluence
9 3 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.19%) Camunda
Applications
1 28 (5.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.38%) Blender
3 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.38%) Maya
3 2 (0.38%) Sketch
4 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.51%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.57%) Markit EDM
3 3 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 245 (46.31%) Azure
2 142 (26.84%) Power Platform
3 129 (24.39%) AWS
4 84 (15.88%) Azure Data Factory
5 65 (12.29%) GCP
6 55 (10.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 45 (8.51%) Snowflake
8 42 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (7.37%) Serverless
10 36 (6.81%) dbt
11 35 (6.62%) GitHub
12 33 (6.24%) Amazon S3
13 24 (4.54%) SaaS
14 20 (3.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 19 (3.59%) AWS Lambda
16 17 (3.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 16 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
18 14 (2.65%) GitHub Actions
19 13 (2.46%) Power Automate
19 13 (2.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 39 (7.37%) Broadband
2 3 (0.57%) 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
1 126 (23.82%) Power BI
2 81 (15.31%) Metadata
3 78 (14.74%) Data Warehouse
4 65 (12.29%) Data Lake
5 44 (8.32%) Tableau
6 42 (7.94%) Relational Database
7 41 (7.75%) PostgreSQL
8 37 (6.99%) SQL Server
9 29 (5.48%) Azure SQL Database
10 27 (5.10%) BigQuery
11 25 (4.73%) Semantic Layer
12 22 (4.16%) Amazon Redshift
12 22 (4.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 21 (3.97%) MySQL
14 19 (3.59%) NoSQL
15 18 (3.40%) Big Data
15 18 (3.40%) Delta Lake
16 17 (3.21%) MongoDB
16 17 (3.21%) SAP BW
17 16 (3.02%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 43 (8.13%) Git
2 16 (3.02%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.70%) JIRA
4 6 (1.13%) GitLab
5 3 (0.57%) ER Studio
5 3 (0.57%) ERwin
6 2 (0.38%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) Ant
7 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.19%) Postman
7 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.19%) Toad
7 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 192 (36.29%) Social Skills
2 147 (27.79%) Finance
3 141 (26.65%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (14.93%) Public Sector
5 67 (12.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (7.18%) Law
7 27 (5.10%) Marketing
8 26 (4.91%) Influencing Skills
9 24 (4.54%) Retail
10 13 (2.46%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (2.27%) Legal
12 11 (2.08%) Banking
13 9 (1.70%) Publishing
14 7 (1.32%) Games
14 7 (1.32%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.76%) Billing
16 4 (0.76%) Local Government
16 4 (0.76%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.57%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 157 (29.68%) Data Engineer
2 113 (21.36%) Architect
3 103 (19.47%) Senior
4 73 (13.80%) Lead
5 67 (12.67%) Data Architect
6 64 (12.10%) Analyst
6 64 (12.10%) Developer
7 44 (8.32%) Senior Data Engineer
8 40 (7.56%) Data Analyst
9 24 (4.54%) Lead Data Engineer
10 23 (4.35%) Senior Architect
11 22 (4.16%) Platform Engineer
12 17 (3.21%) Business Analyst
12 17 (3.21%) Consultant
13 16 (3.02%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 16 (3.02%) Senior Data Architect
14 15 (2.84%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 15 (2.84%) Salesforce Developer
15 14 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
16 12 (2.27%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (9.45%) REST
2 44 (8.32%) PySpark
3 36 (6.81%) Kafka
3 36 (6.81%) Node.js
4 26 (4.91%) Lightning Web Components
4 26 (4.91%) SOAP
5 19 (3.59%) .NET
5 19 (3.59%) JSON
6 18 (3.40%) Middleware
6 18 (3.40%) React
7 17 (3.21%) CSS
8 14 (2.65%) Visualforce
9 12 (2.27%) Oracle Fusion
9 12 (2.27%) XML
10 10 (1.89%) HTML
11 8 (1.51%) Tailwind CSS
12 7 (1.32%) RESTful
13 6 (1.13%) Spring
14 5 (0.95%) HTML5 Canvas
14 5 (0.95%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.02%) Data Structures
2 48 (9.07%) Cloud Native
3 29 (5.48%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.97%) Social Media
5 20 (3.78%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.21%) Greenfield Project
7 16 (3.02%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
10 11 (2.08%) FMCG
11 10 (1.89%) Algorithms
11 10 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.89%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.70%) Low-Code
13 8 (1.51%) Blog
13 8 (1.51%) Data Fabric
14 7 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (1.32%) Video\Live Streaming
15 6 (1.13%) Anti-Piracy
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.76%) Windows
2 3 (0.57%) Android
3 2 (0.38%) Linux
4 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (46.12%) Analytics
2 170 (32.14%) Data Engineering
3 165 (31.19%) Business Intelligence
4 154 (29.11%) Agile
5 152 (28.73%) ETL
6 147 (27.79%) Data Architecture
6 147 (27.79%) Data Pipeline
7 144 (27.22%) CI/CD
8 127 (24.01%) AI
9 126 (23.82%) DevOps
10 124 (23.44%) Data Governance
11 120 (22.68%) Decision-Making
12 118 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
13 95 (17.96%) Data Strategy
14 89 (16.82%) Mentoring
15 72 (13.61%) Machine Learning
16 64 (12.10%) Visualisation
17 61 (11.53%) Continuous Improvement
18 59 (11.15%) Validation
19 56 (10.59%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 253 (47.83%) SQL
2 228 (43.10%) Python
3 47 (8.88%) Java
4 45 (8.51%) JavaScript
5 29 (5.48%) TypeScript
6 27 (5.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 25 (4.73%) Apex Code
7 25 (4.73%) Scala
8 21 (3.97%) C#
8 21 (3.97%) T-SQL
9 20 (3.78%) PowerShell
10 11 (2.08%) Bash
11 7 (1.32%) Go
12 6 (1.13%) C++
13 5 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.95%) R
14 4 (0.76%) Bicep
14 4 (0.76%) PHP
14 4 (0.76%) SOQL
14 4 (0.76%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 76 (14.37%) Degree
1 76 (14.37%) Security Cleared
2 61 (11.53%) SC Cleared
3 31 (5.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (3.40%) Azure Certification
5 15 (2.84%) TOGAF Certification
6 11 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.70%) ACCA
7 9 (1.70%) CIMA
8 8 (1.51%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (1.13%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.13%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.57%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.38%) IIBA
12 1 (0.19%) CBAP
12 1 (0.19%) GIAC
12 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (33.27%) Data Quality
2 33 (6.24%) GDPR
3 21 (3.97%) QA
4 13 (2.46%) Accessibility
4 13 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.57%) IFRS
5 3 (0.57%) IFRS 17
5 3 (0.57%) PERC
5 3 (0.57%) Solvency II
6 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.19%) HL7
6 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 25 (4.73%) Docker
2 11 (2.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 40 (7.56%) Terraform
2 9 (1.70%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.57%) Ansible
3 3 (0.57%) Control-M
3 3 (0.57%) Packer
4 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.19%) Grafana
5 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 126 (23.82%) Microsoft
2 107 (20.23%) Databricks
3 47 (8.88%) Salesforce
4 34 (6.43%) SAP
5 33 (6.24%) Oracle
6 13 (2.46%) MuleSoft
7 11 (2.08%) Google
8 10 (1.89%) IBM
8 10 (1.89%) Informatica
9 7 (1.32%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.13%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.13%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.95%) Foundry
12 4 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.57%) Ab Initio
13 3 (0.57%) Alteryx
13 3 (0.57%) Palantir
13 3 (0.57%) Sparx
13 3 (0.57%) Talend
13 3 (0.57%) TOWER Software