Hybrid/Remote Decision-Making Job Trends

Decision-Making
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 67 56
Rank change year-on-year +31 -11 -8
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 927 688 1,441
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.53% 4.74% 5.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.47% 4.97% 5.46%
Number of salaries quoted 560 387 1,005
10th Percentile £39,900 £37,500 £36,120
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +9.14% -0.74%
75th Percentile £82,813 £82,500 £80,435
90th Percentile £97,500 £99,250 £96,539
UK median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £53,625
% change year-on-year -7.41% +25.87% -10.63%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,332 13,831 26,413
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.55% 95.24% 92.39%
Number of salaries quoted 9,355 8,710 21,901
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,000 £34,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,350 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.86% +9.73% -12.00%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Decision-Making and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Decision-Making job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Decision-Making
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Decision-Making.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.

Decision-Making salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 27 (2.91%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.05%) Confluence
3 13 (1.40%) CMS
4 9 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (0.97%) SAS
5 7 (0.76%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.54%) Apache
7 4 (0.43%) nginx
7 4 (0.43%) WordPress
8 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle Application Server
8 2 (0.22%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 132 (14.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.86%) Adobe Illustrator
4 8 (0.86%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.43%) Trello
7 3 (0.32%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
1 11 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
1 11 (1.19%) Shopify
2 7 (0.76%) Adobe Campaign
3 5 (0.54%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (0.43%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.43%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.32%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.32%) ResourceLink
5 3 (0.32%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.32%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.11%) Magento
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 197 (21.25%) Azure
2 181 (19.53%) Power Platform
3 91 (9.82%) SaaS
4 83 (8.95%) AWS
5 63 (6.80%) Azure Data Factory
6 47 (5.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 35 (3.78%) Microsoft 365
8 33 (3.56%) GCP
9 32 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
9 32 (3.45%) GitHub
10 20 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (2.05%) PaaS
11 19 (2.05%) Serverless
12 17 (1.83%) Azure Machine Learning
13 15 (1.62%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 15 (1.62%) Snowflake
14 13 (1.40%) PowerApps
15 10 (1.08%) Azure Event Grid
16 9 (0.97%) Amazon S3
17 8 (0.86%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 48 (5.18%) Broadband
2 8 (0.86%) Internet
3 5 (0.54%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.32%) SSL
5 2 (0.22%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.22%) DNS
5 2 (0.22%) Firewall
5 2 (0.22%) Modbus
6 1 (0.11%) ADSL
6 1 (0.11%) DSL
6 1 (0.11%) Intranet
6 1 (0.11%) NAS
6 1 (0.11%) Network Security
6 1 (0.11%) NGFW
6 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.11%) VPN
6 1 (0.11%) WAN
6 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (18.55%) Power BI
2 55 (5.93%) Tableau
3 54 (5.83%) SQL Server
4 44 (4.75%) Azure SQL Database
5 41 (4.42%) Data Warehouse
6 33 (3.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 27 (2.91%) Metadata
8 24 (2.59%) Data Lake
9 17 (1.83%) Power Query
10 13 (1.40%) MySQL
11 11 (1.19%) Relational Database
11 11 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.08%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 10 (1.08%) BigQuery
13 9 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
14 8 (0.86%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.65%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
15 6 (0.65%) Qlik Sense
15 6 (0.65%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 21 (2.27%) JIRA
2 9 (0.97%) Git
3 7 (0.76%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.76%) Metasploit
4 6 (0.65%) JMeter
5 4 (0.43%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.43%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.43%) ERwin
5 4 (0.43%) Locust
5 4 (0.43%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.43%) Vite
6 3 (0.32%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.32%) GitLab
6 3 (0.32%) MLflow
6 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.22%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.22%) Selenium
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.22%) Vagrant
General
1 434 (46.82%) Social Skills
2 371 (40.02%) Finance
3 326 (35.17%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (10.90%) Marketing
5 97 (10.46%) Public Sector
6 78 (8.41%) Presentation Skills
7 74 (7.98%) Organisational Skills
8 66 (7.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 50 (5.39%) Influencing Skills
10 43 (4.64%) Retail
11 41 (4.42%) Manufacturing
12 38 (4.10%) Games
13 37 (3.99%) Legal
14 31 (3.34%) Banking
15 30 (3.24%) Advertising
16 24 (2.59%) Law
17 21 (2.27%) Local Government
18 13 (1.40%) Billing
18 13 (1.40%) Publishing
19 10 (1.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 190 (20.50%) Analyst
2 141 (15.21%) Senior
3 88 (9.49%) Lead
4 67 (7.23%) Architect
5 46 (4.96%) Data Engineer
6 44 (4.75%) Financial Analyst
7 43 (4.64%) Consultant
8 42 (4.53%) Developer
8 42 (4.53%) Senior Manager
9 37 (3.99%) Senior Analyst
10 36 (3.88%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (3.67%) Data Analyst
12 31 (3.34%) Report Analyst
13 30 (3.24%) Sales Executive
14 24 (2.59%) Business Manager
15 23 (2.48%) Business Analyst
16 20 (2.16%) Product Manager
17 19 (2.05%) Insight Analyst
17 19 (2.05%) Software Engineer
18 18 (1.94%) Supply Chain Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.94%) .NET
2 16 (1.73%) React
3 11 (1.19%) Flash
4 10 (1.08%) REST
5 9 (0.97%) CSS
5 9 (0.97%) HTML
5 9 (0.97%) Spring
6 8 (0.86%) Kafka
6 8 (0.86%) XML
7 7 (0.76%) LangChain
7 7 (0.76%) PySpark
7 7 (0.76%) Spring Boot
7 7 (0.76%) TensorFlow
8 6 (0.65%) AngularJS
8 6 (0.65%) JSON
8 6 (0.65%) Middleware
8 6 (0.65%) RESTful
8 6 (0.65%) Vue
9 5 (0.54%) EDI
9 5 (0.54%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 83 (8.95%) Self-Motivation
2 53 (5.72%) Onboarding
3 52 (5.61%) Product Ownership
4 51 (5.50%) Cloud Native
5 44 (4.75%) Management Information System
6 40 (4.31%) Analytical Mindset
7 35 (3.78%) Social Media
8 30 (3.24%) Virtual Team
9 24 (2.59%) Mobile App
10 17 (1.83%) Algorithms
11 16 (1.73%) PMI
12 15 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
12 15 (1.62%) Security Posture
13 14 (1.51%) Data Structures
13 14 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
14 11 (1.19%) Marketing Technology
15 10 (1.08%) GNSS
15 10 (1.08%) Satnav
15 10 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
16 9 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.02%) Android
2 26 (2.80%) Apple iOS
3 13 (1.40%) Windows
4 8 (0.86%) Linux
5 6 (0.65%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.22%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 299 (32.25%) Analytics
2 267 (28.80%) Problem-Solving
3 232 (25.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 202 (21.79%) Business Intelligence
5 193 (20.82%) AI
6 174 (18.77%) Agile
7 158 (17.04%) Roadmaps
8 125 (13.48%) Project Management
9 119 (12.84%) Mentoring
9 119 (12.84%) Stakeholder Management
10 116 (12.51%) CRM
11 111 (11.97%) Data Analysis
12 109 (11.76%) Visualisation
13 103 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
14 99 (10.68%) CI/CD
15 97 (10.46%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 89 (9.60%) Data Modelling
17 82 (8.85%) DevOps
18 81 (8.74%) B2B
19 80 (8.63%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 165 (17.80%) SQL
2 132 (14.24%) Python
3 31 (3.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 29 (3.13%) Java
5 21 (2.27%) R
6 17 (1.83%) TypeScript
7 14 (1.51%) JavaScript
8 12 (1.29%) C#
8 12 (1.29%) VBA
9 9 (0.97%) T-SQL
10 8 (0.86%) C++
11 6 (0.65%) Bash
11 6 (0.65%) PHP
12 4 (0.43%) Scala
13 2 (0.22%) ABAP
13 2 (0.22%) Bicep
13 2 (0.22%) C
13 2 (0.22%) PowerShell
13 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 163 (17.58%) Degree
2 88 (9.49%) ACCA
3 87 (9.39%) CIMA
4 60 (6.47%) Security Cleared
5 45 (4.85%) SC Cleared
6 38 (4.10%) DBS Check
7 33 (3.56%) Master's Degree
8 25 (2.70%) AAT
9 23 (2.48%) CISSP
10 22 (2.37%) PMI Certification
11 20 (2.16%) Azure Certification
12 17 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
13 15 (1.62%) CISM
13 15 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.29%) AWS Certification
14 12 (1.29%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 11 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (1.08%) CEH
16 10 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
16 10 (1.08%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (11.97%) Data Quality
2 54 (5.83%) QA
3 49 (5.29%) Accessibility
4 45 (4.85%) GDPR
5 32 (3.45%) Actionable Recommendations
6 22 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.73%) GRC
8 14 (1.51%) P3O
9 13 (1.40%) NCSC
9 13 (1.40%) NIST
10 12 (1.29%) PCI DSS
10 12 (1.29%) PMO
11 11 (1.19%) ISO 9001
12 10 (1.08%) WCAG
13 6 (0.65%) GAAP
14 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.54%) IFRS
14 5 (0.54%) SLA
15 2 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 21 (2.27%) Docker
2 5 (0.54%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.22%) Firmware
3 2 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (2.27%) Terraform
2 20 (2.16%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.76%) Nmap
4 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.43%) Grafana
5 4 (0.43%) SCCM
6 3 (0.32%) Control-M
6 3 (0.32%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.22%) Packer
7 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.11%) Argo
8 1 (0.11%) Kibana
8 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 142 (15.32%) Microsoft
2 52 (5.61%) Databricks
3 44 (4.75%) SAP
4 34 (3.67%) Salesforce
5 27 (2.91%) Google
5 27 (2.91%) Oracle
6 24 (2.59%) HubSpot
7 22 (2.37%) ServiceNow
8 20 (2.16%) Adobe
9 15 (1.62%) Sage
10 13 (1.40%) Workday
11 11 (1.19%) Autodesk
11 11 (1.19%) Informatica
12 8 (0.86%) Alteryx
12 8 (0.86%) Cisco
12 8 (0.86%) Foundry
13 7 (0.76%) IBM
14 6 (0.65%) OpenAI
14 6 (0.65%) Talend
15 5 (0.54%) Anaplan