Hybrid/Remote Decision Science Contract Job Trends

Decision Science (Decision Theory)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Decision Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Decision Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.009% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.010% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £400 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £450 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £425 £375 £550
% change year-on-year +13.33% -31.82% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Decision Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,222 9,285 14,160
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.93% 90.32% 87.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,669 6,310 9,466
10th Percentile £350 £330 £335
25th Percentile £415 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.50%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 462 201 545
10th Percentile £17.00 £15.25 £15.17
25th Percentile £25.41 £21.25 £23.45
Median hourly rate £55.00 £39.04 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.88% -2.40% -29.05%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £77.30
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -7.69% - -7.14%

Decision Science
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Decision Science and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Decision Science job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Decision Science
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Decision Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Decision Science

Decision Science
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management