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

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 287 415
Rank change year-on-year +16 +128 +64
Permanent jobs citing Data-Driven Decision Making 522 496 467
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.76% 1.02% 0.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.96% 1.11% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 265 252 376
10th Percentile £38,410 £43,875 £34,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year - +15.56% -7.02%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +17.65% -15.00%

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 54,541 44,858 66,633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 79.08% 92.63% 88.37%
Number of salaries quoted 32,717 22,158 51,477
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,750 £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 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £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 22 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 22 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 +2 405 £65,000 - 271
UK excluding London +44 323 £58,500 -2.50% 251
London +2 154 £71,028 -5.30% 83
Work from Home +19 125 £66,500 +9.48% 79
South East +39 90 £55,000 -2.22% 77
Midlands -8 54 £61,250 +2.08% 48
Scotland +23 53 £38,000 -63.37% 13
North of England -20 52 £60,000 -7.69% 47
West Midlands +6 46 £65,750 +9.58% 23
North West -20 24 £57,500 -16.36% 28
Yorkshire -19 22 £83,750 +37.88% 10
South West -29 22 £70,000 +21.74% 29
Northern Ireland - 22 £77,500 - 6
East of England +24 21 £65,000 +20.93% 24
Wales +5 11 £42,500 -46.88% 11
East Midlands -21 8 £39,449 -52.18% 24
North East -8 6 - - 9

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 (4.02%) Apache Airflow
2 15 (2.87%) Confluence
3 12 (2.30%) Apache
3 12 (2.30%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.72%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.34%) CMS
6 6 (1.15%) SAS
7 5 (0.96%) IIS
7 5 (0.96%) nginx
8 4 (0.77%) Appian
9 2 (0.38%) CICS
9 2 (0.38%) MTS
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.19%) Drupal
10 1 (0.19%) GeoServer
Applications
1 65 (12.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (1.72%) Trello
3 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.96%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.96%) Photoshop
4 5 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 25 (4.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.30%) Shopify
3 6 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.38%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.19%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 145 (27.78%) Power Platform
2 91 (17.43%) Azure
3 63 (12.07%) SaaS
4 59 (11.30%) AWS
5 25 (4.79%) GCP
6 20 (3.83%) Azure Data Factory
7 19 (3.64%) GitHub
8 14 (2.68%) Amazon S3
8 14 (2.68%) Snowflake
9 11 (2.11%) Google Analytics
9 11 (2.11%) Serverless
10 10 (1.92%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 9 (1.72%) Amazon Kinesis
11 9 (1.72%) Asana
11 9 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
11 9 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (1.72%) PaaS
12 8 (1.53%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.34%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.15%) Broadband
1 6 (1.15%) Wireless
2 1 (0.19%) 5G
2 1 (0.19%) ADSL
2 1 (0.19%) Internet
2 1 (0.19%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 143 (27.39%) Power BI
2 67 (12.84%) Tableau
3 51 (9.77%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (5.94%) Metadata
5 20 (3.83%) Data Lake
6 18 (3.45%) Power Query
7 17 (3.26%) SQL Server
8 16 (3.07%) Amazon Redshift
9 14 (2.68%) Big Data
9 14 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (2.49%) Azure SQL Database
11 11 (2.11%) Apache Iceberg
12 10 (1.92%) NoSQL
12 10 (1.92%) SAP BW
12 10 (1.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 9 (1.72%) Amazon Athena
13 9 (1.72%) Amazon QuickSight
13 9 (1.72%) Looker
13 9 (1.72%) Relational Database
14 7 (1.34%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 37 (7.09%) JIRA
2 21 (4.02%) Git
3 20 (3.83%) Postman
4 7 (1.34%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.96%) MSI
5 5 (0.96%) Vite
6 2 (0.38%) MLflow
6 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.38%) Toad
7 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.19%) GitLab
7 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.19%) Selenium
7 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
General
1 250 (47.89%) Social Skills
2 203 (38.89%) Analytical Skills
3 152 (29.12%) Finance
4 78 (14.94%) Marketing
5 41 (7.85%) Law
6 33 (6.32%) Legal
7 31 (5.94%) Retail
8 28 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
9 26 (4.98%) Public Sector
10 24 (4.60%) Games
11 17 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
12 16 (3.07%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.87%) Banking
13 15 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
14 14 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (2.68%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.53%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.53%) Military
15 8 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 97 (18.58%) Analyst
2 82 (15.71%) Senior
3 57 (10.92%) Lead
4 45 (8.62%) Senior Manager
5 44 (8.43%) Data Engineer
6 38 (7.28%) Data Analyst
7 36 (6.90%) Architect
8 32 (6.13%) Innovation Manager
9 22 (4.21%) Developer
10 21 (4.02%) Product Manager
11 20 (3.83%) Senior Architect
12 17 (3.26%) Senior Analyst
13 16 (3.07%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 14 (2.68%) Business Analyst
14 14 (2.68%) Data Manager
15 12 (2.30%) Product Owner
16 11 (2.11%) Business Developer
16 11 (2.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 11 (2.11%) Digital Product Manager
17 9 (1.72%) Performance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.83%) OpenAPI
1 20 (3.83%) Swagger
2 19 (3.64%) RESTful
3 17 (3.26%) REST
4 14 (2.68%) Kafka
5 13 (2.49%) JSON
6 9 (1.72%) Middleware
6 9 (1.72%) React
6 9 (1.72%) Vue
7 8 (1.53%) CSS
8 7 (1.34%) PyTorch
8 7 (1.34%) TensorFlow
9 6 (1.15%) HTML
9 6 (1.15%) Node.js
10 5 (0.96%) .NET
10 5 (0.96%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.96%) Laravel
10 5 (0.96%) Play Framework
10 5 (0.96%) scikit-learn
10 5 (0.96%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.85%) Product Ownership
2 35 (6.70%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (4.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 22 (4.21%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.49%) Algorithms
6 13 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.49%) Social Media
7 11 (2.11%) Cloud Native
7 11 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.53%) NHS
10 7 (1.34%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.15%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.15%) Reference Data
12 5 (0.96%) AI Agents
12 5 (0.96%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.96%) Reinsurance
13 4 (0.77%) Blog
13 4 (0.77%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.92%) Windows
2 7 (1.34%) Linux
3 2 (0.38%) Unix
3 2 (0.38%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.38%) zOS
4 1 (0.19%) Android
4 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 426 (81.61%) Decision-Making
2 272 (52.11%) Analytics
3 182 (34.87%) Business Intelligence
4 170 (32.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 135 (25.86%) Agile
6 134 (25.67%) AI
7 124 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
8 117 (22.41%) Stakeholder Management
9 104 (19.92%) Roadmaps
10 103 (19.73%) Data Modelling
11 96 (18.39%) ETL
12 84 (16.09%) Data Analysis
13 82 (15.71%) Actionable Insight
14 76 (14.56%) Visualisation
15 71 (13.60%) Data Governance
16 65 (12.45%) Customer Experience
17 60 (11.49%) Data Science
18 56 (10.73%) Data Engineering
18 56 (10.73%) Data Strategy
19 55 (10.54%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 157 (30.08%) SQL
2 110 (21.07%) Python
3 21 (4.02%) R
4 19 (3.64%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.87%) Bash
6 13 (2.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 13 (2.49%) Java
7 8 (1.53%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.34%) Scala
9 6 (1.15%) PHP
9 6 (1.15%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.96%) Go
11 2 (0.38%) C#
11 2 (0.38%) COBOL
11 2 (0.38%) JCL
11 2 (0.38%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.38%) VB
11 2 (0.38%) VBA
12 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 141 (27.01%) Degree
2 38 (7.28%) Master's Degree
3 32 (6.13%) PMI Certification
4 31 (5.94%) PMP
5 28 (5.36%) MBA
6 15 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.49%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.34%) SC Cleared
9 6 (1.15%) ACCA
9 6 (1.15%) CIMA
10 5 (0.96%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.96%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.77%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.77%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.57%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (18.39%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.41%) GDPR
3 19 (3.64%) QA
4 13 (2.49%) Accessibility
5 10 (1.92%) SLA
6 9 (1.72%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (1.34%) PMO
8 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.57%) ISO 14001
9 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.19%) GAAP
10 1 (0.19%) GMP
10 1 (0.19%) GRC
10 1 (0.19%) IFRS
10 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.19%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (3.45%) Docker
2 2 (0.38%) RACF
Systems Management
1 11 (2.11%) Terraform
2 9 (1.72%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.96%) Ansible
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 67 (12.84%) Microsoft
2 53 (10.15%) SAP
3 30 (5.75%) Databricks
4 26 (4.98%) ServiceNow
5 21 (4.02%) Anaplan
6 20 (3.83%) Genesys
6 20 (3.83%) Verint
7 15 (2.87%) Google
7 15 (2.87%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.49%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.53%) Oracle
10 6 (1.15%) OpenAI
11 5 (0.96%) Alteryx
11 5 (0.96%) BT
11 5 (0.96%) Foundry
12 4 (0.77%) Workday
13 3 (0.57%) Informatica
13 3 (0.57%) Mercator
14 2 (0.38%) Ariba
14 2 (0.38%) Sage