Decision-Making Contracts with Work from Home Options

Decision-Making
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Decision-Making skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Decision-Making over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 90 78
Rank change year-on-year +25 -12 +13
Contract jobs citing Decision-Making 440 625 1,364
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.97% 2.54% 3.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.38% 2.83% 3.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 438 960
10th Percentile £331 £346 £338
25th Percentile £423 £450 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £534 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +1.67% +10.06%
75th Percentile £621 £638 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £540
% change year-on-year -2.33% -0.46% +13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 18 19
10th Percentile £26.55 £18.39 £15.64
25th Percentile £27.81 £19.00 £22.46
Median hourly rate £35.00 £21.73 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +61.07% -47.64% +49.66%
75th Percentile £45.07 £34.69 £47.63
90th Percentile £51.50 £37.65 £55.95
UK median hourly rate £19.38 £43.86 £45.00
% change year-on-year -55.83% -2.53% +52.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Decision-Making is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,003 22,075 40,116
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.92% 89.68% 91.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,720 15,632 29,130
10th Percentile £325 £363 £361
25th Percentile £425 £450 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 566 503 534
10th Percentile £14.94 £18.63 £14.08
25th Percentile £24.44 £26.68 £20.43
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £38.83
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +35.21% +61.78%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £71.75
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.11% +38.82% +5.90%

Decision-Making
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Decision-Making trend for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Decision-Making.

Decision-Making daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Decision-Making daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Decision-Making.

Decision-Making hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Decision-Making hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.68%) CMS
2 3 (0.68%) Confluence
3 2 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (0.45%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.45%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.45%) SAS
4 1 (0.23%) Apache
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Mule
Applications
1 32 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (3.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.59%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (1.14%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.68%) UserZoom
8 2 (0.45%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.45%) Revit
9 1 (0.23%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.91%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.68%) Loan IQ
3 3 (0.68%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.68%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.68%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.68%) Primavera
3 3 (0.68%) Shopify
4 2 (0.45%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.45%) JDE OneWorld
4 2 (0.45%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.45%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.45%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.23%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.23%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 56 (12.73%) Azure
2 39 (8.86%) AWS
3 38 (8.64%) Power Platform
4 13 (2.95%) GCP
5 11 (2.50%) SaaS
6 10 (2.27%) Google Analytics
7 7 (1.59%) npm
8 6 (1.36%) IaaS
8 6 (1.36%) PaaS
8 6 (1.36%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.36%) Serverless
9 5 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.14%) GitHub
9 5 (1.14%) Google Workspace
9 5 (1.14%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.14%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.91%) Figma
10 4 (0.91%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.68%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.68%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.95%) Firewall
2 9 (2.05%) VPN
3 8 (1.82%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.59%) Network Security
5 6 (1.36%) DNS
5 6 (1.36%) HTTP
6 5 (1.14%) 3G
6 5 (1.14%) 4G
6 5 (1.14%) 5G
6 5 (1.14%) DHCP
6 5 (1.14%) Radio Access Network
7 4 (0.91%) Junos
7 4 (0.91%) SDH
7 4 (0.91%) Structured Cabling
7 4 (0.91%) VLAN
7 4 (0.91%) WAN
8 3 (0.68%) BGP
8 3 (0.68%) MPLS
9 2 (0.45%) LAN
9 2 (0.45%) RSVP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.18%) Power BI
2 23 (5.23%) SQL Server
3 18 (4.09%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (3.41%) Tableau
5 10 (2.27%) Big Data
6 9 (2.05%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.82%) Data Mining
7 8 (1.82%) Looker
8 6 (1.36%) BigQuery
8 6 (1.36%) Metadata
9 5 (1.14%) MySQL
10 4 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.91%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.68%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.68%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.68%) PostHog
11 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.45%) Power Query
12 2 (0.45%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 23 (5.23%) JIRA
2 12 (2.73%) Jenkins
3 11 (2.50%) GitLab
4 9 (2.05%) Cucumber
4 9 (2.05%) Selenium
5 8 (1.82%) REST Assured
5 8 (1.82%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.91%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.91%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.91%) RStudio
7 2 (0.45%) Git
7 2 (0.45%) Maven
8 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.23%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.23%) Jaeger
8 1 (0.23%) Spinnaker
8 1 (0.23%) Storybook
8 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.23%) VisualWorks
General
1 199 (45.23%) Social Skills
2 121 (27.50%) Finance
3 103 (23.41%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (11.59%) Presentation Skills
5 50 (11.36%) Public Sector
6 35 (7.95%) Organisational Skills
7 31 (7.05%) Banking
8 19 (4.32%) Retail
8 19 (4.32%) Telecoms
9 17 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (3.18%) Front Office
11 11 (2.50%) Legal
12 9 (2.05%) Local Government
12 9 (2.05%) Marketing
13 8 (1.82%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.82%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.59%) Billing
14 7 (1.59%) Law
14 7 (1.59%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.59%) Police
Job Titles
1 53 (12.05%) Project Manager
2 51 (11.59%) Architect
3 49 (11.14%) Analyst
4 48 (10.91%) Senior
5 39 (8.86%) Developer
6 36 (8.18%) Lead
7 29 (6.59%) Consultant
8 20 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (4.32%) Business Analyst
10 14 (3.18%) Data Analyst
10 14 (3.18%) Senior Manager
11 13 (2.95%) Data Engineer
11 13 (2.95%) Java Developer
12 12 (2.73%) Software Engineer
13 11 (2.50%) Business Architect
14 10 (2.27%) Delivery Manager
14 10 (2.27%) Senior Project Manager
15 9 (2.05%) Security Analyst
15 9 (2.05%) Senior Analyst
15 9 (2.05%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.18%) REST
2 11 (2.50%) AngularJS
3 10 (2.27%) .NET
4 8 (1.82%) ARM Templates
4 8 (1.82%) Java EE
5 7 (1.59%) Spring
6 6 (1.36%) RESTful
7 5 (1.14%) React
8 4 (0.91%) .NET Framework
8 4 (0.91%) GraphQL
8 4 (0.91%) LDAP
9 3 (0.68%) CSS
9 3 (0.68%) scikit-learn
10 2 (0.45%) Kafka
10 2 (0.45%) Murex MxML
10 2 (0.45%) Node.js
10 2 (0.45%) RabbitMQ
10 2 (0.45%) Sass
10 2 (0.45%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.45%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.73%) Management Information System
2 19 (4.32%) Product Ownership
3 10 (2.27%) NHS
3 10 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.05%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (2.05%) Mobile App
5 8 (1.82%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.59%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.36%) FMCG
7 6 (1.36%) Replication
7 6 (1.36%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.14%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.91%) Blog
9 4 (0.91%) Digital Media
9 4 (0.91%) Life Science
9 4 (0.91%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.91%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.55%) Windows
2 16 (3.64%) Linux
3 6 (1.36%) Unix
4 4 (0.91%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.68%) Android
6 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.45%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.45%) zOS
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (30.91%) Problem-Solving
2 122 (27.73%) Agile
3 86 (19.55%) Project Management
4 67 (15.23%) Stakeholder Management
5 59 (13.41%) Analytics
6 53 (12.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (11.82%) Data Analysis
8 51 (11.59%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 47 (10.68%) Business Intelligence
10 46 (10.45%) Migration
10 46 (10.45%) Visualisation
11 45 (10.23%) PRINCE2
12 44 (10.00%) Roadmaps
13 41 (9.32%) Data Governance
14 40 (9.09%) Risk Management
15 39 (8.86%) Actionable Insight
16 38 (8.64%) Project Delivery
17 35 (7.95%) Computer Science
17 35 (7.95%) Data Visualisation
18 33 (7.50%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (13.18%) SQL
2 35 (7.95%) Python
3 31 (7.05%) Java
4 11 (2.50%) C#
5 7 (1.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.59%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.36%) PL/SQL
6 6 (1.36%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.14%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.14%) R
8 3 (0.68%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.68%) Search Processing Language
8 3 (0.68%) VBA
9 2 (0.45%) Bash
9 2 (0.45%) Go
9 2 (0.45%) Perl
9 2 (0.45%) Scala
10 1 (0.23%) PHP
10 1 (0.23%) Ruby
10 1 (0.23%) Rust
Qualifications
1 90 (20.45%) Degree
1 90 (20.45%) Security Cleared
2 71 (16.14%) SC Cleared
3 23 (5.23%) Master's Degree
4 22 (5.00%) DV Cleared
5 20 (4.55%) PMP
6 16 (3.64%) PMI Certification
7 13 (2.95%) CISSP
8 11 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (2.50%) CISM
8 11 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (2.50%) PhD
9 10 (2.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 7 (1.59%) APMP
11 6 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.14%) CCNP
13 4 (0.91%) CCNA
13 4 (0.91%) CEH
13 4 (0.91%) HND
13 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.73%) Data Quality
2 17 (3.86%) PMO
3 15 (3.41%) QA
4 12 (2.73%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.27%) SLA
6 7 (1.59%) NIST
7 6 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.91%) Dodd-Frank
9 4 (0.91%) GDPR
9 4 (0.91%) MiFID
10 3 (0.68%) Disclosure Scotland
11 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (0.45%) NCSC
11 2 (0.45%) P3O
12 1 (0.23%) COBIT
12 1 (0.23%) IFRS
12 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.23%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.23%) JSP 440
System Software
1 15 (3.41%) Docker
2 10 (2.27%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.91%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.91%) vSphere
5 2 (0.45%) HDFS
5 2 (0.45%) NFS
6 1 (0.23%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 17 (3.86%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.18%) Terraform
3 10 (2.27%) Ansible
4 8 (1.82%) Docker Swarm
4 8 (1.82%) Podman
5 2 (0.45%) Grafana
5 2 (0.45%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.45%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.45%) VxRail
6 1 (0.23%) Matomo
6 1 (0.23%) Nessus
6 1 (0.23%) SCOM
Vendors
1 55 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.23%) SAP
3 16 (3.64%) Google
4 12 (2.73%) Informatica
4 12 (2.73%) Oracle
5 11 (2.50%) Cisco
6 10 (2.27%) Salesforce
7 9 (2.05%) VMware
8 8 (1.82%) Dell
9 6 (1.36%) Facebook
9 6 (1.36%) IBM
9 6 (1.36%) Instagram
9 6 (1.36%) Juniper
9 6 (1.36%) Nokia
10 5 (1.14%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.14%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.14%) Splunk
11 4 (0.91%) Ciena
11 4 (0.91%) Databricks
11 4 (0.91%) Xamarin