Data-Driven Decision Making Job Trends

Data-Driven Decision Making
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Data-Driven Decision Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 343 354
Rank change year-on-year +133 +11 +166
Permanent jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making 635 451 402
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.08% 0.79% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% 0.89% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 260 264 306
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,263 £34,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,925 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £100,250 £105,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +20.00% -4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data-Driven Decision Making falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,883 50,789 45,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.99% 89.40% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 28,699 25,691 35,102
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,720 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.42% +4.76% -2.78%

Data-Driven Decision Making
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data-Driven Decision Making relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Data-Driven Decision Making job vacancy trend in the UK

Data-Driven Decision Making
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data-Driven Decision Making.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Data-Driven Decision Making

Data-Driven Decision Making
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Data-Driven Decision Making in the UK

Data-Driven Decision Making
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making within the UK over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +85 462 £62,500 -3.85% 390
UK excluding London +141 449 £57,500 -4.17% 377
South East +90 166 £55,000 +1.62% 111
London +42 145 £75,000 -16.67% 76
Scotland +82 105 £54,855 -34.01% 12
Work from Home +58 101 £67,500 +8.00% 211
North of England +28 64 £60,000 -7.69% 82
Midlands +1 42 £57,500 -4.17% 71
North West +25 39 £56,250 -10.00% 46
West Midlands +20 36 £65,000 +8.33% 48
Northern Ireland - 22 £77,500 - 4
South West +16 19 £66,000 +12.34% 39
Yorkshire -13 19 £75,000 -9.09% 28
East of England +31 17 £52,500 -44.44% 47
Wales +16 14 £46,250 -42.19% 18
North East +13 6 - - 9
East Midlands -12 6 £39,449 -52.18% 22

Data-Driven Decision Making
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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (2.68%) Confluence
2 12 (1.89%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.57%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.94%) Apache
4 6 (0.94%) SAS
4 6 (0.94%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.63%) Appian
5 4 (0.63%) IIS
5 4 (0.63%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.47%) CMS
7 2 (0.31%) CICS
7 2 (0.31%) MTS
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.16%) Drupal
8 1 (0.16%) nginx
Applications
1 86 (13.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.42%) Trello
5 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.63%) Windchill
7 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 44 (6.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.89%) Shopify
3 7 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.10%) SAP CO
3 7 (1.10%) SAP FI
3 7 (1.10%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.63%) Magento
5 4 (0.63%) NEC Housing
5 4 (0.63%) SAP WM
6 3 (0.47%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.31%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.16%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.16%) SAP PLM
8 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 138 (21.73%) Power Platform
2 75 (11.81%) SaaS
3 70 (11.02%) Azure
4 45 (7.09%) AWS
5 19 (2.99%) GCP
5 19 (2.99%) Snowflake
6 18 (2.83%) GitHub
7 16 (2.52%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (2.36%) Google Analytics
9 14 (2.20%) Serverless
10 11 (1.73%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 11 (1.73%) Microsoft 365
11 9 (1.42%) Amazon S3
11 9 (1.42%) Asana
11 9 (1.42%) PaaS
12 8 (1.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (1.26%) Google Tag Manager
13 7 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (0.94%) dbt
14 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.79%) Wireless
2 4 (0.63%) BGP
2 4 (0.63%) DHCP
2 4 (0.63%) DNS
2 4 (0.63%) Firewall
2 4 (0.63%) LAN
2 4 (0.63%) Network Security
2 4 (0.63%) OSPF
2 4 (0.63%) SD-WAN
2 4 (0.63%) TCP/IP
2 4 (0.63%) VLAN
2 4 (0.63%) VPN
2 4 (0.63%) WAN
3 1 (0.16%) 5G
3 1 (0.16%) ADSL
3 1 (0.16%) Broadband
3 1 (0.16%) Internet
3 1 (0.16%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 136 (21.42%) Power BI
2 64 (10.08%) Tableau
3 47 (7.40%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (3.46%) Data Lake
5 20 (3.15%) Metadata
6 16 (2.52%) Power Query
7 13 (2.05%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (1.89%) SQL Server
9 11 (1.73%) NoSQL
10 10 (1.57%) Big Data
10 10 (1.57%) Looker
11 8 (1.26%) Data Mining
11 8 (1.26%) Hadoop
11 8 (1.26%) SAP BW
12 7 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 6 (0.94%) Apache Iceberg
13 6 (0.94%) BigQuery
14 5 (0.79%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 64 (10.08%) JIRA
2 36 (5.67%) Git
3 26 (4.09%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.10%) Postman
5 6 (0.94%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.79%) MSI
7 4 (0.63%) Toad
8 1 (0.16%) GitLab
8 1 (0.16%) MLflow
8 1 (0.16%) Selenium
8 1 (0.16%) Vite
General
1 377 (59.37%) Social Skills
2 279 (43.94%) Analytical Skills
3 168 (26.46%) Finance
4 87 (13.70%) Marketing
5 40 (6.30%) Organisational Skills
6 38 (5.98%) Retail
7 31 (4.88%) Law
8 30 (4.72%) Legal
9 29 (4.57%) Manufacturing
10 28 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (4.09%) Public Sector
12 22 (3.46%) Games
13 17 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (2.36%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.73%) Banking
15 11 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.42%) Military
17 7 (1.10%) Aerospace
18 6 (0.94%) Advertising
18 6 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 97 (15.28%) Lead
2 96 (15.12%) Innovation Manager
3 93 (14.65%) Analyst
4 80 (12.60%) Senior
5 45 (7.09%) Senior Manager
6 44 (6.93%) Architect
7 34 (5.35%) Data Analyst
8 28 (4.41%) Data Engineer
9 20 (3.15%) Senior Architect
10 18 (2.83%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 17 (2.68%) Developer
11 17 (2.68%) Product Manager
12 16 (2.52%) Business Analyst
13 15 (2.36%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (2.05%) Data Manager
15 12 (1.89%) Product Owner
16 11 (1.73%) Digital Product Manager
17 10 (1.57%) Business Intelligence Manager
17 10 (1.57%) E-Commerce Manager
17 10 (1.57%) Performance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.52%) REST
2 13 (2.05%) React
3 11 (1.73%) Middleware
4 9 (1.42%) JSON
5 8 (1.26%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.26%) OpenAPI
5 8 (1.26%) PyTorch
5 8 (1.26%) Swagger
5 8 (1.26%) Vue
6 7 (1.10%) RESTful
6 7 (1.10%) scikit-learn
6 7 (1.10%) TensorFlow
7 6 (0.94%) Node.js
8 5 (0.79%) CSS
8 5 (0.79%) Kafka
8 5 (0.79%) Pandas
9 4 (0.63%) Django
9 4 (0.63%) FastAPI
9 4 (0.63%) GraphQL
9 4 (0.63%) Play Framework
Miscellaneous
1 40 (6.30%) Product Ownership
2 34 (5.35%) Management Information System
3 24 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (3.46%) Onboarding
5 21 (3.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.42%) Data Structures
7 9 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (1.42%) Social Media
8 8 (1.26%) Algorithms
8 8 (1.26%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.26%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.26%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.79%) Augmented Reality
9 5 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.79%) NHS
9 5 (0.79%) Reinsurance
10 4 (0.63%) e-Learning
10 4 (0.63%) FMCG
10 4 (0.63%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.42%) Windows
2 4 (0.63%) Unix
2 4 (0.63%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.31%) zOS
4 1 (0.16%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 491 (77.32%) Decision-Making
2 305 (48.03%) Analytics
3 239 (37.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 184 (28.98%) Stakeholder Management
5 181 (28.50%) AI
6 166 (26.14%) Business Intelligence
7 130 (20.47%) Customer Experience
8 124 (19.53%) Agile
9 119 (18.74%) Problem-Solving
10 107 (16.85%) Data Modelling
11 92 (14.49%) Roadmaps
12 90 (14.17%) ERP
13 86 (13.54%) Data Analysis
14 73 (11.50%) Visualisation
15 71 (11.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 67 (10.55%) ETL
17 66 (10.39%) Actionable Insight
18 63 (9.92%) Project Management
18 63 (9.92%) Strategic Thinking
19 56 (8.82%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 142 (22.36%) SQL
2 91 (14.33%) Python
3 21 (3.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 19 (2.99%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.68%) R
6 10 (1.57%) Java
7 8 (1.26%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.10%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.94%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.79%) Bash
10 5 (0.79%) Go
10 5 (0.79%) Scala
11 4 (0.63%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.63%) VB
12 2 (0.31%) ABAP
12 2 (0.31%) COBOL
12 2 (0.31%) JCL
12 2 (0.31%) PHP
13 1 (0.16%) Fortran
13 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 210 (33.07%) Degree
2 64 (10.08%) Master's Degree
3 43 (6.77%) MBA
4 36 (5.67%) PMI Certification
5 35 (5.51%) PMP
6 34 (5.35%) Security Cleared
7 15 (2.36%) TOGAF Certification
8 11 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.73%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.10%) ACCA
9 7 (1.10%) CIMA
9 7 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.79%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.63%) CCIE
11 4 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.63%) CISSP
11 4 (0.63%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.63%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (16.06%) Data Quality
2 37 (5.83%) QA
3 26 (4.09%) Def Stans
4 24 (3.78%) GDPR
5 14 (2.20%) SLA
6 12 (1.89%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.10%) PMO
8 5 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.31%) IFRS
11 1 (0.16%) GRC
11 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.16%) Solvency II
11 1 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (1.89%) Docker
2 2 (0.31%) RACF
Systems Management
1 7 (1.10%) Kubernetes
1 7 (1.10%) Terraform
2 4 (0.63%) Ansible
3 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 97 (15.28%) SAP
2 77 (12.13%) Microsoft
3 37 (5.83%) Databricks
4 25 (3.94%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.31%) Anaplan
6 20 (3.15%) Genesys
6 20 (3.15%) Google
6 20 (3.15%) Salesforce
6 20 (3.15%) Verint
7 9 (1.42%) Oracle
8 8 (1.26%) HubSpot
9 5 (0.79%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.63%) Adobe
10 4 (0.63%) Alteryx
10 4 (0.63%) BT
10 4 (0.63%) NEC
10 4 (0.63%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.63%) Workday
11 3 (0.47%) Ariba
11 3 (0.47%) Sage