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 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 101 115
Rank change year-on-year +20 +14 -17
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 554 411 855
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.17% 3.14% 2.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.81% 3.31% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 352 209 639
10th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £49,108
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.25% +3.60% -4.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £101,125 £104,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% +0.74%

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 14,527 12,420 29,443
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.14% 94.78% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,146 8,885 23,513
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.54%

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 15 April 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 42 (7.58%) Apache Airflow
2 24 (4.33%) Apache
3 19 (3.43%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.81%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.44%) Confluence
5 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.44%) SAS
6 6 (1.08%) CMS
7 3 (0.54%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.18%) Camunda
8 1 (0.18%) Mendix
Applications
1 32 (5.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.90%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.54%) Sketch
5 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) Notion
6 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.81%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.72%) Markit EDM
3 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 317 (57.22%) Azure
2 127 (22.92%) Power Platform
3 124 (22.38%) AWS
4 108 (19.49%) Azure Data Factory
5 97 (17.51%) Snowflake
6 77 (13.90%) Azure DevOps
7 71 (12.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 61 (11.01%) GCP
9 56 (10.11%) dbt
9 56 (10.11%) GitHub
10 45 (8.12%) Serverless
11 36 (6.50%) GitHub Copilot
12 31 (5.60%) Amazon S3
12 31 (5.60%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 28 (5.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 25 (4.51%) SaaS
15 18 (3.25%) AWS Lambda
15 18 (3.25%) Microsoft 365
16 14 (2.53%) Power Automate
17 13 (2.35%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.89%) Broadband
2 3 (0.54%) NGN
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (24.37%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (20.76%) Power BI
3 75 (13.54%) Metadata
4 62 (11.19%) Data Lake
5 50 (9.03%) SQL Server
6 44 (7.94%) Azure SQL Database
7 38 (6.86%) Relational Database
7 38 (6.86%) Tableau
8 30 (5.42%) PostgreSQL
9 28 (5.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 25 (4.51%) Amazon Redshift
10 25 (4.51%) MySQL
11 22 (3.97%) BigQuery
12 20 (3.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 19 (3.43%) NoSQL
14 16 (2.89%) Delta Lake
15 14 (2.53%) Amazon Athena
16 13 (2.35%) Amazon QuickSight
16 13 (2.35%) Snowflake Schema
17 12 (2.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 38 (6.86%) Git
2 25 (4.51%) JIRA
3 7 (1.26%) ERwin
4 5 (0.90%) ER Studio
4 5 (0.90%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.54%) git-flow
6 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.18%) GitLab
6 1 (0.18%) Postman
6 1 (0.18%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 195 (35.20%) Social Skills
2 187 (33.75%) Finance
3 151 (27.26%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (11.55%) Public Sector
5 41 (7.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (6.32%) Law
7 33 (5.96%) Marketing
8 22 (3.97%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (3.25%) Retail
10 12 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (1.99%) Publishing
12 10 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.81%) Legal
13 9 (1.62%) Banking
14 7 (1.26%) Games
15 6 (1.08%) Advertising
15 6 (1.08%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.90%) Back Office
16 5 (0.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 136 (24.55%) Data Engineer
2 135 (24.37%) Architect
3 106 (19.13%) Senior
4 89 (16.06%) Data Architect
5 71 (12.82%) Developer
6 59 (10.65%) Lead
7 58 (10.47%) Analyst
8 39 (7.04%) Senior Data Engineer
9 35 (6.32%) Data Analyst
10 24 (4.33%) Lead Data Engineer
11 19 (3.43%) Platform Engineer
11 19 (3.43%) Salesforce Developer
12 18 (3.25%) Salesforce Engineer
13 17 (3.07%) Azure Engineer
13 17 (3.07%) Consultant
13 17 (3.07%) Senior Architect
14 16 (2.89%) Business Analyst
15 14 (2.53%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 13 (2.35%) Full-Stack Developer
16 13 (2.35%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (9.93%) REST
2 40 (7.22%) Lightning Web Components
3 39 (7.04%) SOAP
4 36 (6.50%) PySpark
5 33 (5.96%) Kafka
6 27 (4.87%) .NET
7 23 (4.15%) Middleware
8 18 (3.25%) Visualforce
9 16 (2.89%) JSON
10 15 (2.71%) React
11 13 (2.35%) CSS
11 13 (2.35%) HTML
12 12 (2.17%) XML
13 11 (1.99%) Node.js
14 8 (1.44%) YAML
15 6 (1.08%) RabbitMQ
15 6 (1.08%) RESTful
16 5 (0.90%) gRPC
16 5 (0.90%) HTML5 Canvas
16 5 (0.90%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.03%) Product Ownership
2 48 (8.66%) Cloud Native
3 37 (6.68%) Data Structures
4 24 (4.33%) Management Information System
5 18 (3.25%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.25%) Greenfield Project
6 16 (2.89%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (2.35%) Onboarding
8 12 (2.17%) FMCG
8 12 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.81%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.81%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.62%) Social Media
11 8 (1.44%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.26%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (1.08%) Anti-Piracy
13 6 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
14 5 (0.90%) Data Fabric
14 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.72%) Android
1 4 (0.72%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (47.47%) Analytics
2 185 (33.39%) Data Engineering
3 183 (33.03%) Agile
4 168 (30.32%) ETL
5 165 (29.78%) Data Architecture
6 158 (28.52%) Business Intelligence
7 153 (27.62%) DevOps
8 146 (26.35%) CI/CD
9 139 (25.09%) Data Pipeline
10 131 (23.65%) AI
11 128 (23.10%) Data Governance
12 120 (21.66%) Problem-Solving
13 111 (20.04%) Decision-Making
14 98 (17.69%) Data Integration
15 96 (17.33%) Continuous Improvement
16 94 (16.97%) Mentoring
17 86 (15.52%) Coaching
18 78 (14.08%) Data Management
19 71 (12.82%) Visualisation
20 70 (12.64%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 243 (43.86%) SQL
2 212 (38.27%) Python
3 51 (9.21%) Java
3 51 (9.21%) JavaScript
4 39 (7.04%) Apex Code
5 33 (5.96%) C#
6 30 (5.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 30 (5.42%) TypeScript
7 25 (4.51%) PowerShell
7 25 (4.51%) Scala
8 24 (4.33%) T-SQL
9 11 (1.99%) Bash
10 8 (1.44%) Go
11 7 (1.26%) PHP
12 6 (1.08%) C++
13 5 (0.90%) R
14 4 (0.72%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.54%) Bicep
16 2 (0.36%) Groovy
16 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 86 (15.52%) Degree
2 60 (10.83%) Security Cleared
3 53 (9.57%) SC Cleared
4 41 (7.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (4.69%) Azure Certification
6 23 (4.15%) TOGAF Certification
7 19 (3.43%) AWS Certification
7 19 (3.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (3.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (2.17%) ACCA
9 12 (2.17%) CIMA
9 12 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 4 (0.72%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.72%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.54%) SnowPro
12 2 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.36%) IIBA
12 2 (0.36%) SAP Certification
13 1 (0.18%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (25.99%) Data Quality
2 44 (7.94%) Accessibility
3 31 (5.60%) GDPR
4 21 (3.79%) QA
5 12 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
5 12 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.54%) PERC
7 1 (0.18%) HL7
7 1 (0.18%) IFRS
7 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.18%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.18%) P3O
7 1 (0.18%) PMO
7 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
7 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.99%) Docker
Systems Management
1 33 (5.96%) Terraform
2 6 (1.08%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.54%) Control-M
4 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.18%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) Grafana
5 1 (0.18%) Packer
5 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 158 (28.52%) Microsoft
2 105 (18.95%) Databricks
3 59 (10.65%) Salesforce
4 21 (3.79%) Oracle
5 18 (3.25%) Google
5 18 (3.25%) SAP
6 17 (3.07%) MuleSoft
7 13 (2.35%) Informatica
8 12 (2.17%) IBM
9 6 (1.08%) Foundry
9 6 (1.08%) Talend
10 4 (0.72%) Ab Initio
10 4 (0.72%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.72%) Palantir
10 4 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.72%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.54%) BMC
11 3 (0.54%) Sparx
12 2 (0.36%) Cloudera
12 2 (0.36%) TOWER Software