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 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 345 355
Rank change year-on-year +131 +10 +151
Permanent jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making 625 454 403
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.04% 0.81% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 0.91% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 250 268 310
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,263 £34,000
25th Percentile £49,063 £51,188 £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 £81,250 £90,000 £71,250
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% -9.09%

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 49,174 50,059 47,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.96% 89.84% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 28,944 25,024 36,293
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.34%

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 27 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 27 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 +81 453 £63,500 -2.31% 760
UK excluding London +131 444 £57,500 -4.17% 625
South East +86 166 £55,000 +1.62% 173
London +25 141 £75,000 -16.67% 196
Scotland +80 105 £54,855 -34.01% 23
Work from Home +72 102 £67,500 +3.85% 337
North of England +16 62 £60,000 -7.69% 145
Midlands +14 41 £58,750 -2.08% 118
West Midlands +18 37 £65,750 +9.58% 70
North West +11 37 £56,250 -11.76% 82
Northern Ireland - 22 £77,500 - 5
Yorkshire +2 19 £76,250 -7.58% 56
South West -2 18 £67,000 +14.04% 66
East of England +30 16 £52,500 -44.44% 88
Wales +13 14 £46,250 -42.19% 17
North East +18 6 - - 8
East Midlands -8 4 £39,449 -53.32% 42

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 (2.72%) Confluence
2 11 (1.76%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.44%) Apache Spark
4 7 (1.12%) Apache
5 6 (0.96%) SAS
5 6 (0.96%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.80%) IIS
7 4 (0.64%) Appian
7 4 (0.64%) CMS
7 4 (0.64%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.32%) CICS
8 2 (0.32%) MTS
8 2 (0.32%) nginx
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 85 (13.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.44%) Trello
5 7 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.64%) Windchill
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 44 (7.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.08%) Shopify
3 7 (1.12%) Salesforce CRM
3 7 (1.12%) SAP CO
3 7 (1.12%) SAP FI
3 7 (1.12%) SAP FI/CO
4 6 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.64%) Magento
5 4 (0.64%) NEC Housing
6 3 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.48%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.16%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.16%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.16%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 135 (21.60%) Power Platform
2 79 (12.64%) SaaS
3 68 (10.88%) Azure
4 48 (7.68%) AWS
5 18 (2.88%) GCP
5 18 (2.88%) Snowflake
6 17 (2.72%) GitHub
7 15 (2.40%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (2.24%) Google Analytics
8 14 (2.24%) Serverless
9 11 (1.76%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 11 (1.76%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (1.60%) Amazon S3
11 9 (1.44%) Asana
11 9 (1.44%) PaaS
12 8 (1.28%) Google Tag Manager
13 7 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
14 6 (0.96%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.80%) Wireless
2 3 (0.48%) BGP
2 3 (0.48%) DHCP
2 3 (0.48%) DNS
2 3 (0.48%) Firewall
2 3 (0.48%) LAN
2 3 (0.48%) Network Security
2 3 (0.48%) OSPF
2 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
2 3 (0.48%) TCP/IP
2 3 (0.48%) VLAN
2 3 (0.48%) VPN
2 3 (0.48%) 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
1 133 (21.28%) Power BI
2 64 (10.24%) Tableau
3 46 (7.36%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (3.52%) Data Lake
5 21 (3.36%) Metadata
6 17 (2.72%) Power Query
7 13 (2.08%) Amazon Redshift
7 13 (2.08%) SQL Server
8 12 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
8 12 (1.92%) NoSQL
9 9 (1.44%) Big Data
9 9 (1.44%) Looker
10 8 (1.28%) Data Mining
10 8 (1.28%) Hadoop
10 8 (1.28%) SAP BW
10 8 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (1.12%) Apache Iceberg
11 7 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.80%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.80%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 62 (9.92%) JIRA
2 38 (6.08%) Git
3 26 (4.16%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.28%) Postman
5 6 (0.96%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.80%) MSI
7 4 (0.64%) Toad
8 2 (0.32%) Vite
9 1 (0.16%) GitLab
9 1 (0.16%) MLflow
9 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 367 (58.72%) Social Skills
2 269 (43.04%) Analytical Skills
3 171 (27.36%) Finance
4 87 (13.92%) Marketing
5 40 (6.40%) Organisational Skills
6 36 (5.76%) Retail
7 30 (4.80%) Law
7 30 (4.80%) Legal
8 28 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (4.32%) Manufacturing
10 26 (4.16%) Public Sector
11 22 (3.52%) Games
12 16 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (2.24%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (1.76%) Banking
16 8 (1.28%) Military
16 8 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.96%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.96%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 98 (15.68%) Lead
2 96 (15.36%) Innovation Manager
3 89 (14.24%) Analyst
4 82 (13.12%) Senior
5 46 (7.36%) Senior Manager
6 43 (6.88%) Architect
7 34 (5.44%) Data Analyst
8 29 (4.64%) Data Engineer
9 20 (3.20%) Senior Architect
10 17 (2.72%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 17 (2.72%) Developer
10 17 (2.72%) Product Manager
11 15 (2.40%) Business Analyst
11 15 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (2.08%) Data Manager
13 12 (1.92%) Product Owner
14 11 (1.76%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 11 (1.76%) Digital Product Manager
15 10 (1.60%) Business Intelligence Manager
16 9 (1.44%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.40%) REST
2 13 (2.08%) React
3 11 (1.76%) Middleware
4 9 (1.44%) OpenAPI
4 9 (1.44%) Swagger
4 9 (1.44%) Vue
5 8 (1.28%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.28%) JSON
5 8 (1.28%) PyTorch
5 8 (1.28%) RESTful
6 7 (1.12%) scikit-learn
6 7 (1.12%) TensorFlow
7 6 (0.96%) CSS
7 6 (0.96%) Kafka
8 5 (0.80%) Node.js
8 5 (0.80%) Pandas
8 5 (0.80%) Play Framework
9 4 (0.64%) Django
9 4 (0.64%) GraphQL
9 4 (0.64%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.08%) Product Ownership
2 33 (5.28%) Management Information System
3 24 (3.84%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.20%) Analytical Mindset
5 19 (3.04%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (1.44%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.44%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.44%) Low-Code
8 9 (1.44%) Social Media
9 8 (1.28%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.28%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.80%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.80%) NHS
10 5 (0.80%) Reinsurance
11 4 (0.64%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.64%) Hackathon
11 4 (0.64%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.44%) Windows
2 4 (0.64%) Unix
2 4 (0.64%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.32%) Linux
3 2 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 485 (77.60%) Decision-Making
2 301 (48.16%) Analytics
3 238 (38.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 185 (29.60%) AI
5 182 (29.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 163 (26.08%) Business Intelligence
7 128 (20.48%) Customer Experience
8 122 (19.52%) Agile
9 121 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
10 106 (16.96%) Data Modelling
11 93 (14.88%) Roadmaps
12 89 (14.24%) ERP
13 85 (13.60%) Data Analysis
14 70 (11.20%) Visualisation
15 68 (10.88%) ETL
15 68 (10.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 65 (10.40%) Actionable Insight
17 63 (10.08%) Strategic Thinking
18 60 (9.60%) Project Management
19 57 (9.12%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 139 (22.24%) SQL
2 89 (14.24%) Python
3 20 (3.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 20 (3.20%) JavaScript
4 17 (2.72%) R
5 11 (1.76%) Java
6 8 (1.28%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.12%) Bash
7 7 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.96%) Scala
9 5 (0.80%) Go
9 5 (0.80%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.64%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.64%) VB
11 3 (0.48%) PHP
12 2 (0.32%) ABAP
12 2 (0.32%) COBOL
12 2 (0.32%) JCL
13 1 (0.16%) Fortran
13 1 (0.16%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 208 (33.28%) Degree
2 62 (9.92%) Master's Degree
3 44 (7.04%) MBA
4 35 (5.60%) PMI Certification
5 34 (5.44%) PMP
5 34 (5.44%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.24%) TOGAF Certification
7 11 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.76%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.12%) ACCA
8 7 (1.12%) CIMA
8 7 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (0.80%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.64%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.48%) CCIE
11 3 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.48%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (16.48%) Data Quality
2 38 (6.08%) QA
3 26 (4.16%) Def Stans
4 24 (3.84%) GDPR
5 14 (2.24%) SLA
6 12 (1.92%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.12%) PMO
8 6 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.32%) IFRS
12 1 (0.16%) GRC
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.16%) Solvency II
12 1 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (2.08%) Docker
2 2 (0.32%) RACF
Systems Management
1 7 (1.12%) Kubernetes
1 7 (1.12%) Terraform
2 4 (0.64%) Ansible
3 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 95 (15.20%) SAP
2 74 (11.84%) Microsoft
3 37 (5.92%) Databricks
4 25 (4.00%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.36%) Anaplan
5 21 (3.36%) Salesforce
6 20 (3.20%) Genesys
6 20 (3.20%) Verint
7 18 (2.88%) Google
8 9 (1.44%) Oracle
9 8 (1.28%) HubSpot
10 5 (0.80%) BT
10 5 (0.80%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.64%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.64%) NEC
11 4 (0.64%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.64%) Workday
12 3 (0.48%) Adobe
12 3 (0.48%) Ariba
12 3 (0.48%) Sage