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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 121 117
Rank change year-on-year +35 -4 -24
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 527 423 850
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.86% 2.89% 2.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.45% 3.04% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 358 237 637
10th Percentile £43,750 £47,392 £37,379
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -2.99%

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 15,256 13,894 29,639
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.05% 91.08%
Number of salaries quoted 10,822 8,909 23,455
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,208 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% +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 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 11 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 39 (7.40%) Apache Airflow
2 26 (4.93%) Apache
2 26 (4.93%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.90%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.52%) SAS
5 6 (1.14%) CMS
6 4 (0.76%) Confluence
7 3 (0.57%) Apache Solr
7 3 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.19%) Camunda
Applications
1 29 (5.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.57%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.38%) Sketch
5 1 (0.19%) Notion
5 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 10 (1.90%) NetSuite
3 7 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.76%) Markit EDM
5 3 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 268 (50.85%) Azure
2 133 (25.24%) Power Platform
3 123 (23.34%) AWS
4 90 (17.08%) Azure Data Factory
5 65 (12.33%) Azure DevOps
6 64 (12.14%) Snowflake
7 61 (11.57%) GCP
8 57 (10.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 47 (8.92%) dbt
10 45 (8.54%) GitHub
11 43 (8.16%) Serverless
12 30 (5.69%) Amazon S3
13 25 (4.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 24 (4.55%) GitHub Copilot
14 24 (4.55%) SaaS
15 22 (4.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 20 (3.80%) AWS Lambda
17 14 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
18 13 (2.47%) Power Automate
18 13 (2.47%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.07%) Broadband
2 3 (0.57%) NGN
3 1 (0.19%) 4G
3 1 (0.19%) 5G
3 1 (0.19%) Network Security
3 1 (0.19%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (22.39%) Power BI
2 96 (18.22%) Data Warehouse
3 81 (15.37%) Metadata
4 66 (12.52%) Data Lake
5 47 (8.92%) Tableau
6 40 (7.59%) Relational Database
7 35 (6.64%) SQL Server
8 34 (6.45%) PostgreSQL
9 29 (5.50%) Azure SQL Database
10 25 (4.74%) Amazon Redshift
11 23 (4.36%) BigQuery
11 23 (4.36%) MySQL
12 20 (3.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 18 (3.42%) Delta Lake
13 18 (3.42%) SAP BW
14 17 (3.23%) NoSQL
15 14 (2.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 13 (2.47%) Amazon Athena
16 13 (2.47%) Amazon QuickSight
16 13 (2.47%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 43 (8.16%) Git
2 17 (3.23%) JIRA
3 10 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.76%) ER Studio
4 4 (0.76%) ERwin
5 2 (0.38%) MLflow
6 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.19%) git-flow
6 1 (0.19%) GitLab
6 1 (0.19%) Postman
6 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.19%) Toad
General
1 186 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 165 (31.31%) Finance
3 138 (26.19%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (13.47%) Public Sector
5 47 (8.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (6.45%) Law
7 32 (6.07%) Marketing
8 26 (4.93%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (4.17%) Retail
10 12 (2.28%) Publishing
11 11 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.71%) Banking
13 8 (1.52%) Legal
14 7 (1.33%) Games
15 5 (0.95%) Back Office
15 5 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.95%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.57%) Advertising
16 3 (0.57%) Health Technology
16 3 (0.57%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 149 (28.27%) Data Engineer
2 112 (21.25%) Architect
3 108 (20.49%) Senior
4 67 (12.71%) Analyst
4 67 (12.71%) Lead
5 66 (12.52%) Developer
6 64 (12.14%) Data Architect
7 42 (7.97%) Data Analyst
7 42 (7.97%) Senior Data Engineer
8 25 (4.74%) Lead Data Engineer
9 22 (4.17%) Platform Engineer
9 22 (4.17%) Senior Architect
10 19 (3.61%) Consultant
11 16 (3.04%) Azure Engineer
11 16 (3.04%) Business Analyst
11 16 (3.04%) Salesforce Developer
12 15 (2.85%) Senior Data Architect
13 14 (2.66%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 14 (2.66%) Salesforce Engineer
13 14 (2.66%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (9.87%) REST
2 41 (7.78%) PySpark
3 37 (7.02%) Kafka
4 35 (6.64%) Lightning Web Components
5 34 (6.45%) SOAP
6 21 (3.98%) .NET
7 20 (3.80%) Node.js
8 19 (3.61%) Middleware
9 16 (3.04%) JSON
10 15 (2.85%) React
10 15 (2.85%) Visualforce
11 13 (2.47%) CSS
12 12 (2.28%) Oracle Fusion
12 12 (2.28%) XML
13 11 (2.09%) HTML
14 7 (1.33%) YAML
15 5 (0.95%) RESTful
15 5 (0.95%) Spring
16 4 (0.76%) AngularJS
16 4 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.30%) Data Structures
2 44 (8.35%) Cloud Native
3 42 (7.97%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.98%) Social Media
5 20 (3.80%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.42%) Greenfield Project
7 15 (2.85%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (2.28%) FMCG
11 10 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.90%) Low-Code
11 10 (1.90%) Public Cloud
12 8 (1.52%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.33%) Data Fabric
13 7 (1.33%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (1.14%) Anti-Piracy
15 5 (0.95%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.95%) Windows
2 3 (0.57%) Android
3 2 (0.38%) Linux
4 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (44.02%) Analytics
2 167 (31.69%) ETL
3 164 (31.12%) Agile
3 164 (31.12%) Data Engineering
4 158 (29.98%) Business Intelligence
5 148 (28.08%) Data Pipeline
6 146 (27.70%) CI/CD
7 143 (27.13%) Data Architecture
7 143 (27.13%) DevOps
8 121 (22.96%) Data Governance
9 115 (21.82%) AI
10 108 (20.49%) Problem-Solving
11 100 (18.98%) Decision-Making
12 91 (17.27%) Mentoring
13 81 (15.37%) Data Strategy
14 71 (13.47%) Continuous Improvement
15 68 (12.90%) Coaching
15 68 (12.90%) Data Integration
16 61 (11.57%) Visualisation
17 60 (11.39%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 245 (46.49%) SQL
2 224 (42.50%) Python
3 47 (8.92%) Java
4 44 (8.35%) JavaScript
5 34 (6.45%) Apex Code
6 26 (4.93%) C#
6 26 (4.93%) Scala
7 25 (4.74%) PowerShell
7 25 (4.74%) TypeScript
8 23 (4.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 22 (4.17%) T-SQL
10 11 (2.09%) Bash
11 7 (1.33%) Go
12 6 (1.14%) C++
13 5 (0.95%) Bicep
13 5 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.95%) PHP
13 5 (0.95%) R
14 4 (0.76%) SOQL
14 4 (0.76%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 78 (14.80%) Degree
2 64 (12.14%) Security Cleared
3 51 (9.68%) SC Cleared
4 33 (6.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (4.17%) Azure Certification
6 19 (3.61%) TOGAF Certification
7 14 (2.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (2.28%) AWS Certification
8 12 (2.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 11 (2.09%) ACCA
9 11 (2.09%) CIMA
10 6 (1.14%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.76%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.38%) IIBA
13 1 (0.19%) CBAP
13 1 (0.19%) SAP Certification
13 1 (0.19%) SnowPro
13 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (29.03%) Data Quality
2 31 (5.88%) GDPR
3 20 (3.80%) QA
4 19 (3.61%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.57%) IFRS
6 3 (0.57%) IFRS 17
6 3 (0.57%) PERC
6 3 (0.57%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.19%) HL7
7 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 15 (2.85%) Docker
2 12 (2.28%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 36 (6.83%) Terraform
2 8 (1.52%) 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
1 131 (24.86%) Microsoft
2 110 (20.87%) Databricks
3 56 (10.63%) Salesforce
4 35 (6.64%) Oracle
5 33 (6.26%) SAP
6 14 (2.66%) Google
6 14 (2.66%) MuleSoft
7 11 (2.09%) IBM
7 11 (2.09%) Informatica
8 6 (1.14%) Foundry
8 6 (1.14%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.14%) Talend
9 5 (0.95%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.76%) Ab Initio
10 4 (0.76%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.76%) Palantir
10 4 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.57%) BMC
11 3 (0.57%) Sparx
12 2 (0.38%) iManage