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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 327 404
Rank change year-on-year +92 +77 +81
Permanent jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making 570 451 469
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.88% 0.89% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 0.97% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 251 239 381
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,625 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +15.38% -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 51,976 46,628 65,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 79.87% 91.97% 88.39%
Number of salaries quoted 30,795 22,565 51,052
10th Percentile £28,750 £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 £76,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £101,000 £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 7 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 7 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 +47 435 £65,000 - 267
UK excluding London +112 368 £57,500 -4.17% 207
London +7 152 £71,028 -11.22% 110
South East +77 130 £55,000 -2.22% 70
Work from Home +37 114 £65,500 +4.80% 127
Scotland +40 67 £38,000 -61.03% 12
North of England -22 51 £60,000 -7.69% 40
Midlands -4 48 £61,250 +2.08% 42
West Midlands +17 45 £65,000 +8.33% 28
North West +7 26 £56,250 -22.41% 22
Northern Ireland - 22 £77,500 - 3
South West +7 21 £69,500 +18.30% 17
East of England +28 20 £48,000 -20.00% 18
Yorkshire -23 19 £65,000 +3.39% 11
Wales +16 11 £42,500 -46.88% 6
North East 0 6 - - 8
East Midlands -16 3 £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 (3.68%) Apache Airflow
2 14 (2.46%) Confluence
3 12 (2.11%) Apache
3 12 (2.11%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.58%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.23%) CMS
6 6 (1.05%) SAS
7 5 (0.88%) IIS
8 4 (0.70%) Appian
8 4 (0.70%) nginx
8 4 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.35%) CICS
9 2 (0.35%) MTS
10 1 (0.18%) Drupal
10 1 (0.18%) GeoServer
Applications
1 73 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.58%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.58%) Trello
4 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.70%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.70%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.35%) Windchill
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 43 (7.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.63%) Shopify
3 7 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.70%) Magento
5 4 (0.70%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.18%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 141 (24.74%) Power Platform
2 91 (15.96%) Azure
3 81 (14.21%) SaaS
4 61 (10.70%) AWS
5 25 (4.39%) GCP
6 21 (3.68%) Azure Data Factory
7 18 (3.16%) GitHub
8 14 (2.46%) Amazon S3
8 14 (2.46%) Serverless
8 14 (2.46%) Snowflake
9 13 (2.28%) Google Analytics
10 11 (1.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 10 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
12 9 (1.58%) Amazon Kinesis
12 9 (1.58%) Asana
12 9 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.58%) PaaS
13 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (1.40%) Power Automate
14 7 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.05%) Wireless
2 4 (0.70%) Broadband
3 1 (0.18%) 5G
3 1 (0.18%) ADSL
3 1 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 139 (24.39%) Power BI
2 65 (11.40%) Tableau
3 51 (8.95%) Data Warehouse
4 30 (5.26%) Metadata
5 22 (3.86%) Data Lake
6 18 (3.16%) Power Query
6 18 (3.16%) SQL Server
7 16 (2.81%) Amazon Redshift
8 14 (2.46%) Big Data
9 13 (2.28%) Azure SQL Database
9 13 (2.28%) NoSQL
9 13 (2.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 11 (1.93%) Apache Iceberg
11 10 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 9 (1.58%) Amazon Athena
12 9 (1.58%) Amazon QuickSight
12 9 (1.58%) Looker
12 9 (1.58%) SAP BW
13 7 (1.23%) Hadoop
13 7 (1.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 45 (7.89%) JIRA
2 31 (5.44%) Git
3 16 (2.81%) Postman
4 12 (2.11%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.23%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.88%) MSI
7 4 (0.70%) Toad
7 4 (0.70%) 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
1 298 (52.28%) Social Skills
2 221 (38.77%) Analytical Skills
3 174 (30.53%) Finance
4 80 (14.04%) Marketing
5 39 (6.84%) Law
6 36 (6.32%) Legal
7 30 (5.26%) Retail
8 29 (5.09%) Public Sector
9 28 (4.91%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.21%) Games
10 24 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (3.16%) Manufacturing
12 16 (2.81%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.63%) Banking
13 15 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.40%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.40%) Military
14 8 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.05%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 87 (15.26%) Analyst
2 84 (14.74%) Senior
3 78 (13.68%) Lead
4 48 (8.42%) Innovation Manager
5 45 (7.89%) Senior Manager
6 44 (7.72%) Data Engineer
7 41 (7.19%) Architect
8 33 (5.79%) Data Analyst
9 23 (4.04%) Developer
10 21 (3.68%) Product Manager
11 20 (3.51%) Senior Architect
12 17 (2.98%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 15 (2.63%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (2.28%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.11%) Business Developer
15 12 (2.11%) Data Manager
16 11 (1.93%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 11 (1.93%) Digital Product Manager
16 11 (1.93%) Senior Data Engineer
17 9 (1.58%) Report Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.16%) REST
2 17 (2.98%) OpenAPI
2 17 (2.98%) Swagger
3 16 (2.81%) RESTful
4 14 (2.46%) Kafka
5 12 (2.11%) React
6 11 (1.93%) JSON
6 11 (1.93%) Vue
7 9 (1.58%) Middleware
7 9 (1.58%) PyTorch
8 8 (1.40%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.40%) TensorFlow
9 7 (1.23%) CSS
10 6 (1.05%) Node.js
11 5 (0.88%) .NET
11 5 (0.88%) GraphQL
11 5 (0.88%) HTML
11 5 (0.88%) Play Framework
11 5 (0.88%) scikit-learn
12 4 (0.70%) LEMP Stack
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.84%) Management Information System
1 39 (6.84%) Product Ownership
2 29 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.21%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (3.33%) Data Structures
5 13 (2.28%) Algorithms
5 13 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (1.93%) Social Media
7 10 (1.75%) Cloud Native
7 10 (1.75%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.40%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.40%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.05%) NHS
10 6 (1.05%) Reference Data
11 5 (0.88%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.88%) Reinsurance
12 4 (0.70%) Hackathon
12 4 (0.70%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.75%) Windows
2 6 (1.05%) Linux
3 4 (0.70%) Unix
3 4 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.35%) zOS
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 454 (79.65%) Decision-Making
2 282 (49.47%) Analytics
3 191 (33.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 180 (31.58%) Business Intelligence
5 149 (26.14%) AI
6 133 (23.33%) Agile
7 132 (23.16%) Stakeholder Management
8 129 (22.63%) Problem-Solving
9 112 (19.65%) Data Modelling
10 103 (18.07%) Roadmaps
11 91 (15.96%) ETL
12 88 (15.44%) Data Analysis
13 80 (14.04%) Customer Experience
14 76 (13.33%) Actionable Insight
15 73 (12.81%) ERP
16 72 (12.63%) Visualisation
17 69 (12.11%) Data Governance
18 58 (10.18%) Data Strategy
19 57 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
19 57 (10.00%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 151 (26.49%) SQL
2 104 (18.25%) Python
3 21 (3.68%) JavaScript
4 19 (3.33%) R
5 16 (2.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 14 (2.46%) Bash
7 13 (2.28%) Java
8 7 (1.23%) Scala
8 7 (1.23%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.88%) Go
9 5 (0.88%) PHP
9 5 (0.88%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.70%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.70%) VB
11 2 (0.35%) C#
11 2 (0.35%) COBOL
11 2 (0.35%) JCL
12 1 (0.18%) ABAP
12 1 (0.18%) C++
Qualifications
1 184 (32.28%) Degree
2 57 (10.00%) Master's Degree
3 46 (8.07%) MBA
4 32 (5.61%) PMI Certification
5 31 (5.44%) PMP
6 22 (3.86%) Security Cleared
7 14 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.75%) TOGAF Certification
9 9 (1.58%) SC Cleared
10 7 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (1.05%) ACCA
11 6 (1.05%) CIMA
12 5 (0.88%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.88%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.53%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (18.25%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.56%) QA
3 23 (4.04%) GDPR
4 14 (2.46%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.46%) SLA
5 11 (1.93%) Def Stans
6 8 (1.40%) PMO
7 6 (1.05%) 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 (2.98%) Docker
2 2 (0.35%) RACF
Systems Management
1 11 (1.93%) Terraform
2 9 (1.58%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.88%) Ansible
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 82 (14.39%) SAP
2 72 (12.63%) Microsoft
3 31 (5.44%) Databricks
4 26 (4.56%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.68%) Anaplan
6 20 (3.51%) Genesys
6 20 (3.51%) Verint
7 18 (3.16%) Salesforce
8 17 (2.98%) Google
9 11 (1.93%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.58%) Oracle
11 6 (1.05%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.88%) BT
13 4 (0.70%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.70%) NEC
13 4 (0.70%) Workday
14 3 (0.53%) Foundry
14 3 (0.53%) Informatica
14 3 (0.53%) Mercator
15 2 (0.35%) Sage