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 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 133 124
Rank change year-on-year +39 -9 -17
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 513 421 840
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.64% 2.79% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.21% 2.95% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 362 240 625
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,231 £38,600
25th Percentile £51,506 £55,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £63,749
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +1.96% -1.93%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,313 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -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 15,967 14,283 30,442
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.05% 94.63% 89.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11,428 8,372 23,637
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £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% -9.54%

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 9 June 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 39 (7.60%) Apache Airflow
2 26 (5.07%) Apache
3 25 (4.87%) Apache Spark
4 12 (2.34%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.17%) SAS
7 5 (0.97%) Jupyter
8 3 (0.58%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.58%) CMS
8 3 (0.58%) Confluence
8 3 (0.58%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 28 (5.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.58%) Blender
3 3 (0.58%) Maya
4 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.19%) Sketch
5 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 7 (1.36%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.39%) Markit EDM
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 229 (44.64%) Azure
2 143 (27.88%) Power Platform
3 127 (24.76%) AWS
4 72 (14.04%) Azure Data Factory
5 65 (12.67%) GCP
6 45 (8.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 42 (8.19%) Snowflake
8 37 (7.21%) Serverless
9 36 (7.02%) dbt
10 35 (6.82%) Azure DevOps
11 31 (6.04%) Amazon S3
12 30 (5.85%) GitHub
13 26 (5.07%) SaaS
14 19 (3.70%) AWS Lambda
14 19 (3.70%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 15 (2.92%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 14 (2.73%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
17 12 (2.34%) Power Automate
17 12 (2.34%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (7.80%) 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
1 128 (24.95%) Power BI
2 84 (16.37%) Metadata
3 73 (14.23%) Data Warehouse
4 59 (11.50%) Data Lake
5 45 (8.77%) Tableau
6 44 (8.58%) PostgreSQL
6 44 (8.58%) Relational Database
7 38 (7.41%) SQL Server
8 28 (5.46%) Azure SQL Database
9 27 (5.26%) BigQuery
10 26 (5.07%) Semantic Layer
11 23 (4.48%) MySQL
12 22 (4.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 21 (4.09%) Amazon Redshift
14 19 (3.70%) NoSQL
15 18 (3.51%) MongoDB
16 17 (3.31%) Big Data
16 17 (3.31%) SAP BW
17 16 (3.12%) Delta Lake
17 16 (3.12%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 40 (7.80%) Git
2 17 (3.31%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.95%) JIRA
4 6 (1.17%) GitLab
5 2 (0.39%) ER Studio
5 2 (0.39%) ERwin
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
1 187 (36.45%) Social Skills
2 136 (26.51%) Analytical Skills
2 136 (26.51%) Finance
3 79 (15.40%) Public Sector
4 70 (13.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (7.41%) Law
6 25 (4.87%) Marketing
7 23 (4.48%) Influencing Skills
7 23 (4.48%) Retail
8 12 (2.34%) Legal
9 11 (2.14%) Banking
9 11 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.75%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.56%) Publishing
12 7 (1.36%) Games
13 5 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.78%) Billing
14 4 (0.78%) Local Government
15 3 (0.58%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 151 (29.43%) Data Engineer
2 111 (21.64%) Architect
3 104 (20.27%) Senior
4 71 (13.84%) Lead
5 68 (13.26%) Data Architect
6 67 (13.06%) Analyst
7 63 (12.28%) Developer
8 44 (8.58%) Senior Data Engineer
9 39 (7.60%) Data Analyst
10 25 (4.87%) Senior Architect
11 24 (4.68%) Lead Data Engineer
12 21 (4.09%) Platform Engineer
13 19 (3.70%) Business Analyst
14 18 (3.51%) Senior Data Architect
15 17 (3.31%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 16 (3.12%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 14 (2.73%) Salesforce Developer
18 13 (2.53%) Consultant
18 13 (2.53%) Solutions Architect
19 12 (2.34%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (9.55%) REST
2 43 (8.38%) PySpark
3 38 (7.41%) Node.js
4 37 (7.21%) Kafka
5 23 (4.48%) Lightning Web Components
5 23 (4.48%) SOAP
6 18 (3.51%) JSON
6 18 (3.51%) React
7 17 (3.31%) .NET
7 17 (3.31%) CSS
7 17 (3.31%) Middleware
8 13 (2.53%) Visualforce
9 12 (2.34%) Oracle Fusion
9 12 (2.34%) XML
10 10 (1.95%) HTML
11 8 (1.56%) Tailwind CSS
12 7 (1.36%) RESTful
12 7 (1.36%) Spring
13 5 (0.97%) OpenTelemetry
13 5 (0.97%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.33%) Data Structures
2 48 (9.36%) Cloud Native
3 27 (5.26%) Product Ownership
4 21 (4.09%) Social Media
5 18 (3.51%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.12%) Distributed Systems
6 16 (3.12%) Greenfield Project
6 16 (3.12%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.14%) Algorithms
9 10 (1.95%) FMCG
9 10 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.95%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.75%) Blog
10 9 (1.75%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.56%) Data Fabric
12 7 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.36%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (1.17%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.58%) Windows
2 2 (0.39%) Android
2 2 (0.39%) Linux
3 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (46.39%) Analytics
2 166 (32.36%) Business Intelligence
3 165 (32.16%) Data Engineering
4 150 (29.24%) Agile
5 149 (29.04%) Data Architecture
6 139 (27.10%) Data Pipeline
7 138 (26.90%) CI/CD
7 138 (26.90%) ETL
8 127 (24.76%) AI
8 127 (24.76%) Decision-Making
9 122 (23.78%) Data Governance
10 115 (22.42%) Problem-Solving
11 114 (22.22%) DevOps
12 99 (19.30%) Data Strategy
13 89 (17.35%) Mentoring
14 72 (14.04%) Machine Learning
15 63 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
16 62 (12.09%) Visualisation
17 58 (11.31%) Validation
18 57 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 244 (47.56%) SQL
2 216 (42.11%) Python
3 44 (8.58%) Java
4 43 (8.38%) JavaScript
5 28 (5.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 28 (5.46%) TypeScript
6 23 (4.48%) Apex Code
6 23 (4.48%) Scala
7 20 (3.90%) T-SQL
8 18 (3.51%) C#
8 18 (3.51%) PowerShell
9 10 (1.95%) Bash
10 7 (1.36%) Go
11 6 (1.17%) C++
12 5 (0.97%) Bicep
12 5 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.78%) PHP
13 4 (0.78%) R
13 4 (0.78%) SOQL
13 4 (0.78%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 73 (14.23%) Security Cleared
2 71 (13.84%) Degree
3 58 (11.31%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (3.31%) Azure Certification
6 13 (2.53%) TOGAF Certification
7 9 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.56%) ACCA
8 8 (1.56%) CIMA
9 6 (1.17%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (1.17%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.97%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.78%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.39%) CIPD
12 2 (0.39%) IIBA
12 2 (0.39%) SnowPro
13 1 (0.19%) GIAC
13 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (34.50%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.24%) GDPR
3 21 (4.09%) QA
4 12 (2.34%) Accessibility
4 12 (2.34%) 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 26 (5.07%) Docker
2 10 (1.95%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 38 (7.41%) Terraform
2 10 (1.95%) 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
1 117 (22.81%) Microsoft
2 100 (19.49%) Databricks
3 44 (8.58%) Salesforce
4 35 (6.82%) Oracle
5 34 (6.63%) SAP
6 12 (2.34%) MuleSoft
7 11 (2.14%) Google
8 10 (1.95%) Informatica
9 9 (1.75%) IBM
10 6 (1.17%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.17%) OpenAI
10 6 (1.17%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.97%) Foundry
12 4 (0.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.58%) Alteryx
13 3 (0.58%) BMC
13 3 (0.58%) Palantir
13 3 (0.58%) Talend
13 3 (0.58%) TOWER Software
14 2 (0.39%) Ab Initio