Decision Science Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Decision Science (Decision Theory)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Decision Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Decision Science over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 441 581 286
Rank change year-on-year +140 -295 +545
Permanent jobs citing Decision Science 4 8 475
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.024% 0.024% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.026% 0.026% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3 8 15
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £37,879
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £82,500 £38,903
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +112.07% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £110,000 £39,926
90th Percentile - - £88,250
UK median annual salary £77,606 £70,000 £40,113
% change year-on-year +10.87% +74.51% -43.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Decision Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,587 30,857 39,858
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.80% 91.38% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 9,824 23,439 27,686
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £44,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Decision Science
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Decision Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Decision Science trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Decision Science
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Decision Science.

Decision Science salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Decision Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) SAS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
1 3 (75.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Statistics
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech
3 1 (25.00%) Random Forest
3 1 (25.00%) Scorecard
3 1 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 4 (100.00%) PhD