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 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 68 54
Rank change year-on-year +36 -14 -7
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 984 640 1,513
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.83% 4.61% 5.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.85% 4.84% 5.49%
Number of salaries quoted 568 384 1,062
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £34,915
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +9.14% +0.44%
75th Percentile £82,813 £82,958 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,625 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £67,660 £54,700
% change year-on-year -7.63% +23.69% -8.83%

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 14,366 13,216 27,580
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.17% 95.27% 92.06%
Number of salaries quoted 9,452 8,852 22,837
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,478 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £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 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 15 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 (2.74%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.44%) Confluence
3 19 (1.93%) CMS
4 10 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.91%) SAS
6 7 (0.71%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.51%) Apache
9 4 (0.41%) nginx
9 4 (0.41%) WordPress
10 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.20%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 133 (13.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (5.49%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 10 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.81%) Photoshop
6 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.41%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.41%) Trello
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.10%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (1.32%) Adobe Campaign
2 12 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.22%) Shopify
3 11 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (1.02%) Workfront
5 4 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
6 3 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.30%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.30%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.30%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.30%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.20%) SAP PS
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.10%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.10%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.10%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 212 (21.54%) Azure
2 184 (18.70%) Power Platform
3 99 (10.06%) AWS
4 86 (8.74%) SaaS
5 65 (6.61%) Azure Data Factory
6 47 (4.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 43 (4.37%) GCP
8 34 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
9 33 (3.35%) GitHub
10 32 (3.25%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
12 23 (2.34%) Serverless
13 20 (2.03%) Azure Machine Learning
14 17 (1.73%) iPaaS
15 15 (1.52%) Snowflake
16 14 (1.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 14 (1.42%) PaaS
17 12 (1.22%) PowerApps
18 11 (1.12%) Contentsquare
18 11 (1.12%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 89 (9.04%) Broadband
2 5 (0.51%) Internet
2 5 (0.51%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.30%) DNS
3 3 (0.30%) Firewall
3 3 (0.30%) Modbus
3 3 (0.30%) SSL
4 2 (0.20%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.10%) ADSL
5 1 (0.10%) DSL
5 1 (0.10%) Intranet
5 1 (0.10%) NAS
5 1 (0.10%) Network Security
5 1 (0.10%) NGFW
5 1 (0.10%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.10%) VPN
5 1 (0.10%) WAN
5 1 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (17.68%) Power BI
2 58 (5.89%) Tableau
3 57 (5.79%) SQL Server
4 44 (4.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 42 (4.27%) Metadata
6 40 (4.07%) Data Warehouse
7 33 (3.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 24 (2.44%) Data Lake
9 15 (1.52%) MySQL
9 15 (1.52%) Power Query
10 12 (1.22%) Relational Database
10 12 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (1.02%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
12 9 (0.91%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 9 (0.91%) BusinessObjects
13 8 (0.81%) NoSQL
13 8 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.71%) Looker
15 6 (0.61%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 22 (2.24%) JIRA
2 10 (1.02%) Git
3 7 (0.71%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.71%) JMeter
3 7 (0.71%) Metasploit
4 5 (0.51%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.51%) Locust
5 4 (0.41%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.41%) ERwin
5 4 (0.41%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.41%) Vite
6 3 (0.30%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.30%) GitLab
6 3 (0.30%) MLflow
6 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.20%) Storybook
7 2 (0.20%) Vagrant
General
1 446 (45.33%) Social Skills
2 369 (37.50%) Finance
3 335 (34.04%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (12.91%) Marketing
5 99 (10.06%) Public Sector
6 77 (7.83%) Presentation Skills
7 76 (7.72%) Organisational Skills
8 65 (6.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 52 (5.28%) Influencing Skills
10 48 (4.88%) Retail
11 44 (4.47%) Legal
12 43 (4.37%) Games
12 43 (4.37%) Manufacturing
13 33 (3.35%) Advertising
14 31 (3.15%) Banking
15 29 (2.95%) Law
16 21 (2.13%) Local Government
17 15 (1.52%) Publishing
18 13 (1.32%) Billing
19 11 (1.12%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 192 (19.51%) Analyst
2 147 (14.94%) Senior
3 87 (8.84%) Lead
4 69 (7.01%) Architect
5 46 (4.67%) Data Engineer
5 46 (4.67%) Senior Manager
6 42 (4.27%) Developer
6 42 (4.27%) Financial Analyst
7 38 (3.86%) Consultant
7 38 (3.86%) Data Analyst
7 38 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
8 37 (3.76%) Senior Analyst
9 31 (3.15%) Report Analyst
10 28 (2.85%) Sales Executive
11 25 (2.54%) Product Owner
12 24 (2.44%) Business Analyst
13 23 (2.34%) Business Manager
14 21 (2.13%) Development Manager
15 20 (2.03%) Engineering Manager
16 19 (1.93%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.24%) React
2 21 (2.13%) .NET
3 13 (1.32%) CSS
3 13 (1.32%) HTML
4 11 (1.12%) REST
5 10 (1.02%) Flash
5 10 (1.02%) LangChain
6 9 (0.91%) Kafka
6 9 (0.91%) Spring
6 9 (0.91%) XML
7 8 (0.81%) RESTful
8 7 (0.71%) AngularJS
8 7 (0.71%) AWS CDK
8 7 (0.71%) JSON
8 7 (0.71%) Middleware
8 7 (0.71%) Next.js
8 7 (0.71%) PySpark
8 7 (0.71%) Spring Boot
8 7 (0.71%) TensorFlow
9 6 (0.61%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 82 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 74 (7.52%) Product Ownership
3 58 (5.89%) Social Media
4 56 (5.69%) Onboarding
5 53 (5.39%) Cloud Native
6 45 (4.57%) Management Information System
7 39 (3.96%) Analytical Mindset
8 33 (3.35%) Marketing Technology
9 32 (3.25%) Virtual Team
10 29 (2.95%) Over-the-Top Content
11 24 (2.44%) Mobile App
12 18 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.73%) Algorithms
14 16 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (1.63%) PMI
14 16 (1.63%) Security Posture
15 15 (1.52%) Data Structures
16 11 (1.12%) GNSS
16 11 (1.12%) Satnav
17 9 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (2.85%) Android
2 26 (2.64%) Apple iOS
3 15 (1.52%) Windows
4 9 (0.91%) Linux
5 6 (0.61%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.30%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (31.61%) Analytics
2 284 (28.86%) Problem-Solving
3 234 (23.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 213 (21.65%) AI
5 207 (21.04%) Business Intelligence
6 203 (20.63%) Agile
7 184 (18.70%) Roadmaps
8 138 (14.02%) Project Management
9 131 (13.31%) Mentoring
10 127 (12.91%) Stakeholder Management
11 118 (11.99%) CRM
12 107 (10.87%) Data Analysis
12 107 (10.87%) Visualisation
13 106 (10.77%) Actionable Insight
13 106 (10.77%) CI/CD
14 102 (10.37%) Customer Experience
14 102 (10.37%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 94 (9.55%) Data Modelling
16 86 (8.74%) Coaching
17 85 (8.64%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 171 (17.38%) SQL
2 143 (14.53%) Python
3 35 (3.56%) Java
4 31 (3.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 21 (2.13%) R
5 21 (2.13%) TypeScript
6 20 (2.03%) C#
7 17 (1.73%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.02%) T-SQL
8 10 (1.02%) VBA
9 7 (0.71%) PHP
10 6 (0.61%) Bash
11 5 (0.51%) C++
11 5 (0.51%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.41%) Scala
13 3 (0.30%) Bicep
14 2 (0.20%) C
14 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.10%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 163 (16.57%) Degree
2 86 (8.74%) ACCA
3 85 (8.64%) CIMA
4 56 (5.69%) Security Cleared
5 41 (4.17%) DBS Check
6 40 (4.07%) SC Cleared
7 35 (3.56%) Master's Degree
8 26 (2.64%) PMI Certification
9 25 (2.54%) AAT
10 23 (2.34%) CISSP
11 19 (1.93%) Azure Certification
12 16 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (1.32%) CISM
14 12 (1.22%) AWS Certification
14 12 (1.22%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 11 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
15 11 (1.12%) PMP
16 10 (1.02%) CEH
16 10 (1.02%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (11.69%) Data Quality
2 58 (5.89%) Accessibility
3 53 (5.39%) QA
4 49 (4.98%) GDPR
5 33 (3.35%) Actionable Recommendations
6 22 (2.24%) GRC
7 21 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.63%) WCAG
9 14 (1.42%) P3O
10 13 (1.32%) NCSC
10 13 (1.32%) NIST
11 12 (1.22%) ISO 9001
11 12 (1.22%) PCI DSS
11 12 (1.22%) PMO
12 6 (0.61%) GAAP
13 5 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (0.51%) IFRS
14 4 (0.41%) SLA
15 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 1 (0.10%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 22 (2.24%) Docker
2 6 (0.61%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.20%) Firmware
3 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (2.34%) Terraform
2 22 (2.24%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.22%) Grafana
4 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.71%) Nmap
5 4 (0.41%) SCCM
6 3 (0.30%) Control-M
6 3 (0.30%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.20%) Packer
7 2 (0.20%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.10%) Argo
8 1 (0.10%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.10%) Kibana
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.10%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 150 (15.24%) Microsoft
2 53 (5.39%) Databricks
3 46 (4.67%) Adobe
4 43 (4.37%) SAP
5 36 (3.66%) Google
5 36 (3.66%) Salesforce
6 27 (2.74%) Oracle
7 23 (2.34%) HubSpot
8 21 (2.13%) ServiceNow
9 16 (1.63%) Sage
10 11 (1.12%) Foundry
10 11 (1.12%) Informatica
10 11 (1.12%) Workday
11 10 (1.02%) Autodesk
12 8 (0.81%) Alteryx
12 8 (0.81%) Cisco
13 7 (0.71%) IBM
14 6 (0.61%) OpenAI
14 6 (0.61%) Talend
15 5 (0.51%) Anaplan