Decision-Making
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 30 | 48 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +19 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Decision-Making | 3,002 | 1,520 | 1,161 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 5.63% | 4.58% | 2.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.63% | 5.07% | 3.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,879 | 922 | 695 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £409 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -0.41% | -6.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 91 | 60 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £17.48 | £10.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.73 | £22.14 | £11.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £31.20 | £16.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.26% | +94.27% | -65.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £48.31 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £80.30 | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £22.14 | £16.06 |
| % change year-on-year | +148.42% | +37.86% | -66.82% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Decision-Making falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 45,268 | 29,990 | 33,185 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.86% | 90.46% | 85.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,853 | 18,764 | 21,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £729 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,826 | 1,696 | 1,837 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.89 | £17.30 | £18.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -38.57% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.63 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +94.26% | -46.75% | +13.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Decision-Making relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Decision-Making.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 10 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Decision-Making.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 10 August 2026.
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Top 18 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the UK over the 6 months to 10 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +18 | 2,644 | £525 | +2.14% | 3,735 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 1,380 | £500 | +2.56% | 2,158 |
| London | +18 | 1,350 | £550 | +4.76% | 1,946 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 939 | £505 | +1.00% | 1,468 |
| South East | +12 | 337 | £525 | - | 682 |
| North of England | 0 | 307 | £500 | +5.26% | 548 |
| Midlands | +9 | 295 | £489 | +15.00% | 348 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 220 | £477 | +0.42% | 212 |
| South West | +10 | 205 | £494 | -5.50% | 227 |
| North West | +4 | 158 | £500 | +10.38% | 315 |
| Yorkshire | -20 | 119 | £496 | +3.87% | 162 |
| Scotland | +7 | 109 | £450 | -3.95% | 121 |
| East of England | +28 | 99 | £550 | - | 167 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 73 | £500 | +38.89% | 136 |
| Wales | +5 | 33 | £563 | +69.85% | 61 |
| North East | -19 | 32 | £463 | -11.90% | 72 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 10 | £342 | -45.28% | 31 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 1 | - | - |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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