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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 328 413
Rank change year-on-year +79 +85 +81
Permanent jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making 565 437 468
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.86% 0.87% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.08% 0.95% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 251 238 382
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +15.56% -7.02%
75th Percentile £81,875 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,000 £60,743 £52,000
% change year-on-year -4.52% +16.81% -13.33%

All Process & 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 52,411 45,996 65,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 79.77% 91.99% 88.32%
Number of salaries quoted 31,090 22,202 50,938
10th Percentile £28,809 £35,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,375 £101,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -8.90%

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 10 February 2026.

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 10 February 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +67 432 £65,000 - 222
UK excluding London +105 367 £58,000 -4.52% 191
London +1 150 £71,764 -10.30% 80
South East +85 127 £55,000 -4.35% 62
Work from Home +39 117 £65,500 +6.07% 115
Scotland +41 67 £38,000 -61.03% 13
North of England -14 50 £60,000 -7.69% 35
Midlands -2 48 £60,000 - 40
West Midlands +9 44 £65,000 +8.33% 26
North West +2 25 £57,500 -20.69% 21
East of England +29 23 £52,500 -12.50% 16
Northern Ireland - 22 £77,500 - 4
South West -4 21 £69,500 +18.30% 17
Yorkshire -32 19 £65,000 +7.01% 8
Wales +11 11 £42,500 -46.88% 5
North East +3 6 - - 7
East Midlands -16 4 £39,449 -53.32% 14

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 21 (3.72%) Apache Airflow
2 14 (2.48%) Confluence
3 12 (2.12%) Apache
3 12 (2.12%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.59%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.24%) CMS
6 6 (1.06%) SAS
7 5 (0.88%) IIS
8 4 (0.71%) Appian
8 4 (0.71%) nginx
8 4 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.35%) CICS
9 2 (0.35%) MTS
10 1 (0.18%) Drupal
10 1 (0.18%) GeoServer
Applications
1 75 (13.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.59%) Trello
4 7 (1.24%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.71%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.35%) Windchill
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 43 (7.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.30%) Shopify
3 7 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.71%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.35%) Magento
7 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.18%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 142 (25.13%) Power Platform
2 90 (15.93%) Azure
3 82 (14.51%) SaaS
4 60 (10.62%) AWS
5 25 (4.42%) GCP
6 21 (3.72%) Azure Data Factory
7 18 (3.19%) GitHub
8 14 (2.48%) Amazon S3
8 14 (2.48%) Snowflake
9 13 (2.30%) Serverless
10 12 (2.12%) Google Analytics
11 11 (1.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 10 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
13 9 (1.59%) Amazon Kinesis
13 9 (1.59%) Asana
13 9 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (1.59%) PaaS
14 8 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
14 8 (1.42%) Power Automate
15 7 (1.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.06%) Wireless
2 4 (0.71%) Broadband
3 1 (0.18%) 5G
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 140 (24.78%) Power BI
2 66 (11.68%) Tableau
3 50 (8.85%) Data Warehouse
4 30 (5.31%) Metadata
5 22 (3.89%) Data Lake
6 18 (3.19%) Power Query
6 18 (3.19%) SQL Server
7 16 (2.83%) Amazon Redshift
8 14 (2.48%) Big Data
9 13 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
9 13 (2.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (2.12%) NoSQL
11 11 (1.95%) Apache Iceberg
12 10 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 9 (1.59%) Amazon Athena
13 9 (1.59%) Amazon QuickSight
13 9 (1.59%) Looker
13 9 (1.59%) SAP BW
14 7 (1.24%) Relational Database
14 7 (1.24%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 43 (7.61%) JIRA
2 29 (5.13%) Git
3 16 (2.83%) Postman
4 10 (1.77%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.24%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.88%) MSI
7 4 (0.71%) Toad
7 4 (0.71%) Vite
8 2 (0.35%) MLflow
8 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.18%) GitLab
9 1 (0.18%) Selenium
9 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
General
1 296 (52.39%) Social Skills
2 219 (38.76%) Analytical Skills
3 174 (30.80%) Finance
4 80 (14.16%) Marketing
5 40 (7.08%) Law
6 35 (6.19%) Legal
7 30 (5.31%) Retail
8 29 (5.13%) Public Sector
9 28 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.25%) Games
11 23 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.83%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.65%) Banking
13 15 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (2.65%) Manufacturing
14 13 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.42%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.42%) Military
15 8 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.06%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 88 (15.58%) Analyst
2 84 (14.87%) Senior
3 75 (13.27%) Lead
4 48 (8.50%) Innovation Manager
5 45 (7.96%) Senior Manager
6 43 (7.61%) Data Engineer
7 40 (7.08%) Architect
8 34 (6.02%) Data Analyst
9 23 (4.07%) Developer
10 21 (3.72%) Product Manager
11 20 (3.54%) Senior Architect
12 17 (3.01%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 16 (2.83%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (2.30%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.12%) Data Manager
16 11 (1.95%) Business Developer
16 11 (1.95%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 11 (1.95%) Digital Product Manager
17 10 (1.77%) Senior Data Engineer
18 9 (1.59%) Report Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.01%) OpenAPI
1 17 (3.01%) REST
1 17 (3.01%) Swagger
2 16 (2.83%) RESTful
3 14 (2.48%) Kafka
4 11 (1.95%) JSON
4 11 (1.95%) React
5 10 (1.77%) Vue
6 9 (1.59%) Middleware
7 8 (1.42%) PyTorch
8 7 (1.24%) AngularJS
8 7 (1.24%) CSS
8 7 (1.24%) TensorFlow
9 6 (1.06%) Node.js
10 5 (0.88%) .NET
10 5 (0.88%) GraphQL
10 5 (0.88%) HTML
10 5 (0.88%) Play Framework
10 5 (0.88%) scikit-learn
11 4 (0.71%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.90%) Product Ownership
2 38 (6.73%) Management Information System
3 28 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (4.07%) Analytical Mindset
5 19 (3.36%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.30%) Algorithms
6 13 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (1.95%) Social Media
8 10 (1.77%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.42%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.24%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.24%) Onboarding
12 6 (1.06%) NHS
12 6 (1.06%) Reference Data
13 5 (0.88%) AI Agents
13 5 (0.88%) Reinsurance
14 4 (0.71%) IoT
14 4 (0.71%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.77%) Windows
2 6 (1.06%) Linux
3 4 (0.71%) Unix
3 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.35%) zOS
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 456 (80.71%) Decision-Making
2 284 (50.27%) Analytics
3 191 (33.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 182 (32.21%) Business Intelligence
5 147 (26.02%) AI
6 132 (23.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 131 (23.19%) Problem-Solving
8 129 (22.83%) Agile
9 113 (20.00%) Data Modelling
10 104 (18.41%) Roadmaps
11 92 (16.28%) ETL
12 90 (15.93%) Data Analysis
13 80 (14.16%) Customer Experience
14 79 (13.98%) Actionable Insight
15 73 (12.92%) ERP
15 73 (12.92%) Visualisation
16 69 (12.21%) Data Governance
17 58 (10.27%) Critical Thinking
17 58 (10.27%) Data Science
18 57 (10.09%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 151 (26.73%) SQL
2 103 (18.23%) Python
3 20 (3.54%) JavaScript
4 19 (3.36%) R
5 14 (2.48%) Bash
5 14 (2.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 13 (2.30%) Java
7 7 (1.24%) Scala
7 7 (1.24%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.88%) Go
8 5 (0.88%) PHP
8 5 (0.88%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.71%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.71%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.71%) VB
10 2 (0.35%) C#
10 2 (0.35%) COBOL
10 2 (0.35%) JCL
11 1 (0.18%) ABAP
11 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 180 (31.86%) Degree
2 56 (9.91%) Master's Degree
3 46 (8.14%) MBA
4 32 (5.66%) PMI Certification
5 31 (5.49%) PMP
6 20 (3.54%) Security Cleared
7 14 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.59%) SC Cleared
8 9 (1.59%) TOGAF Certification
9 7 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.06%) ACCA
10 6 (1.06%) CIMA
11 5 (0.88%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.71%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.71%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.53%) Numerate Degree
14 2 (0.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (18.41%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.25%) GDPR
2 24 (4.25%) QA
3 14 (2.48%) Accessibility
4 13 (2.30%) SLA
5 9 (1.59%) Def Stans
6 8 (1.42%) PMO
7 7 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.53%) ISO 14001
9 3 (0.53%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.18%) GAAP
10 1 (0.18%) GMP
10 1 (0.18%) IFRS
10 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (3.01%) Docker
2 2 (0.35%) RACF
Systems Management
1 11 (1.95%) Terraform
2 9 (1.59%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.88%) Ansible
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 82 (14.51%) SAP
2 69 (12.21%) Microsoft
3 31 (5.49%) Databricks
4 26 (4.60%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.72%) Anaplan
6 20 (3.54%) Genesys
6 20 (3.54%) Verint
7 17 (3.01%) Salesforce
8 16 (2.83%) Google
9 13 (2.30%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.59%) Oracle
11 6 (1.06%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.88%) Alteryx
12 5 (0.88%) BT
13 4 (0.71%) NEC
13 4 (0.71%) Workday
14 3 (0.53%) Foundry
14 3 (0.53%) Informatica
14 3 (0.53%) Mercator
15 2 (0.35%) Sage