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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 116 116
Rank change year-on-year +29 0 -21
Permanent jobs citing Data Modelling 529 422 850
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.88% 2.94% 2.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.49% 3.09% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 356 235 642
10th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £37,600
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 £81,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,500 £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 15,177 13,659 29,626
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.05% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10,750 8,839 23,447
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,498 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +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 9 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 (7.37%) Apache Airflow
2 27 (5.10%) Apache Spark
3 26 (4.91%) Apache
4 10 (1.89%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (1.51%) SAS
6 6 (1.13%) CMS
7 5 (0.95%) Confluence
8 3 (0.57%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.57%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.19%) Camunda
Applications
1 30 (5.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.51%) 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 (2.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 10 (1.89%) NetSuite
3 7 (1.32%) 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
1 272 (51.42%) Azure
2 131 (24.76%) Power Platform
3 123 (23.25%) AWS
4 91 (17.20%) Azure Data Factory
5 67 (12.67%) Azure DevOps
5 67 (12.67%) Snowflake
6 61 (11.53%) GCP
7 57 (10.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 47 (8.88%) dbt
9 45 (8.51%) GitHub
10 43 (8.13%) Serverless
11 30 (5.67%) Amazon S3
12 26 (4.91%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 24 (4.54%) GitHub Copilot
13 24 (4.54%) SaaS
14 23 (4.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 20 (3.78%) AWS Lambda
16 14 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
17 13 (2.46%) Power Automate
17 13 (2.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.05%) 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
1 116 (21.93%) Power BI
2 100 (18.90%) Data Warehouse
3 80 (15.12%) Metadata
4 66 (12.48%) Data Lake
5 48 (9.07%) Tableau
6 40 (7.56%) Relational Database
7 35 (6.62%) SQL Server
8 34 (6.43%) PostgreSQL
9 30 (5.67%) Azure SQL Database
10 25 (4.73%) Amazon Redshift
11 24 (4.54%) MySQL
12 23 (4.35%) BigQuery
13 19 (3.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 18 (3.40%) Delta Lake
14 18 (3.40%) SAP BW
15 17 (3.21%) NoSQL
16 14 (2.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 13 (2.46%) Amazon Athena
17 13 (2.46%) Amazon QuickSight
18 12 (2.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 44 (8.32%) Git
2 17 (3.21%) JIRA
3 11 (2.08%) 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 (35.16%) Social Skills
2 166 (31.38%) Finance
3 138 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (13.42%) Public Sector
5 48 (9.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (6.62%) Law
7 32 (6.05%) Marketing
8 25 (4.73%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (3.78%) Retail
10 12 (2.27%) Publishing
11 11 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.70%) Banking
13 8 (1.51%) Legal
14 7 (1.32%) 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
1 147 (27.79%) Data Engineer
2 113 (21.36%) Architect
3 107 (20.23%) Senior
4 67 (12.67%) Analyst
4 67 (12.67%) Lead
5 66 (12.48%) Data Architect
5 66 (12.48%) Developer
6 42 (7.94%) Data Analyst
7 41 (7.75%) Senior Data Engineer
8 25 (4.73%) Lead Data Engineer
9 22 (4.16%) Platform Engineer
10 21 (3.97%) Senior Architect
11 19 (3.59%) Consultant
12 17 (3.21%) Salesforce Developer
13 16 (3.02%) Azure Engineer
13 16 (3.02%) Business Analyst
14 14 (2.65%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 14 (2.65%) Salesforce Engineer
14 14 (2.65%) Senior Data Architect
14 14 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (9.83%) REST
2 42 (7.94%) PySpark
3 38 (7.18%) Kafka
4 36 (6.81%) Lightning Web Components
5 34 (6.43%) SOAP
6 22 (4.16%) .NET
7 20 (3.78%) Middleware
7 20 (3.78%) Node.js
8 16 (3.02%) JSON
8 16 (3.02%) Visualforce
9 15 (2.84%) React
10 13 (2.46%) CSS
11 12 (2.27%) Oracle Fusion
11 12 (2.27%) XML
12 11 (2.08%) HTML
13 7 (1.32%) YAML
14 5 (0.95%) RESTful
14 5 (0.95%) Spring
15 4 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
15 4 (0.76%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 48 (9.07%) Data Structures
2 44 (8.32%) Cloud Native
3 42 (7.94%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.97%) Social Media
5 20 (3.78%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.40%) Greenfield Project
7 15 (2.84%) Onboarding
8 14 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (2.27%) FMCG
11 10 (1.89%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.89%) Low-Code
11 10 (1.89%) Public Cloud
12 8 (1.51%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.32%) Data Fabric
13 7 (1.32%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (1.13%) Anti-Piracy
15 5 (0.95%) Taxonomies
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 (43.86%) Analytics
2 167 (31.57%) Data Engineering
3 166 (31.38%) Agile
3 166 (31.38%) ETL
4 157 (29.68%) Business Intelligence
5 148 (27.98%) Data Pipeline
6 147 (27.79%) CI/CD
7 146 (27.60%) Data Architecture
7 146 (27.60%) DevOps
8 120 (22.68%) Data Governance
9 113 (21.36%) AI
10 109 (20.60%) Problem-Solving
11 98 (18.53%) Decision-Making
12 91 (17.20%) Mentoring
13 81 (15.31%) Data Strategy
14 72 (13.61%) Data Integration
15 71 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
16 68 (12.85%) Coaching
17 62 (11.72%) Visualisation
18 59 (11.15%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 245 (46.31%) SQL
2 224 (42.34%) Python
3 48 (9.07%) Java
4 45 (8.51%) JavaScript
5 35 (6.62%) Apex Code
6 27 (5.10%) Scala
7 26 (4.91%) C#
8 25 (4.73%) PowerShell
8 25 (4.73%) TypeScript
9 22 (4.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 22 (4.16%) T-SQL
10 11 (2.08%) Bash
11 7 (1.32%) Go
12 6 (1.13%) 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 79 (14.93%) Degree
2 65 (12.29%) Security Cleared
3 53 (10.02%) SC Cleared
4 33 (6.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (4.35%) Azure Certification
6 19 (3.59%) TOGAF Certification
7 14 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (2.27%) ACCA
8 12 (2.27%) AWS Certification
8 12 (2.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 12 (2.27%) CIMA
9 6 (1.13%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.38%) IIBA
12 1 (0.19%) CBAP
12 1 (0.19%) GIAC
12 1 (0.19%) SnowPro
12 1 (0.19%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (28.73%) Data Quality
2 30 (5.67%) GDPR
3 22 (4.16%) Accessibility
4 20 (3.78%) QA
5 13 (2.46%) 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 16 (3.02%) Docker
2 12 (2.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 36 (6.81%) 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
1 131 (24.76%) Microsoft
2 110 (20.79%) Databricks
3 56 (10.59%) Salesforce
4 35 (6.62%) Oracle
5 32 (6.05%) SAP
6 15 (2.84%) MuleSoft
7 14 (2.65%) Google
8 11 (2.08%) IBM
8 11 (2.08%) Informatica
9 6 (1.13%) Foundry
9 6 (1.13%) Talend
10 5 (0.95%) OpenAI
10 5 (0.95%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.76%) Ab Initio
11 4 (0.76%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.76%) Palantir
11 4 (0.76%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 3 (0.57%) BMC
12 3 (0.57%) Sparx
13 2 (0.38%) Planon