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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 66 37
Rank change year-on-year +45 -29 +31
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,692 808 1,523
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.68% 4.91% 5.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.26% 5.28% 6.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,059 495 685
10th Percentile £37,000 £36,250 £34,905
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,931 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £83,600 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £94,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -7.60%

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 18,280 15,315 23,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.99% 93.04% 88.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,282 9,035 17,224
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 30 July 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 46 (2.72%) Confluence
2 38 (2.25%) SharePoint
3 32 (1.89%) CMS
4 14 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 8 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.30%) Apache
7 5 (0.30%) WordPress
8 4 (0.24%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.24%) SAS
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle Application Server
10 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.059%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.059%) Appian
11 1 (0.059%) Drupal
11 1 (0.059%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.059%) Resin
11 1 (0.059%) Umbraco
Applications
1 130 (7.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 29 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
4 19 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.41%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.35%) Trello
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.24%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.24%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.24%) Simulink
9 3 (0.18%) Blender
9 3 (0.18%) Mathcad
9 3 (0.18%) Maya
10 1 (0.059%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 54 (3.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 39 (2.30%) Workfront
3 34 (2.01%) Adobe Campaign
4 31 (1.83%) Dynamics GP
5 19 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
6 14 (0.83%) NetSuite
7 6 (0.35%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.30%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 5 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.24%) Raiser’s Edge
10 2 (0.12%) Shopify
11 1 (0.059%) NEC Housing
11 1 (0.059%) Oracle Assets
11 1 (0.059%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.059%) Oracle General Ledger
11 1 (0.059%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.059%) Oracle Receivables
11 1 (0.059%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 285 (16.84%) Azure
2 201 (11.88%) Power Platform
3 173 (10.22%) AWS
4 140 (8.27%) SaaS
5 74 (4.37%) GCP
6 56 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
7 53 (3.13%) iPaaS
8 45 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
9 41 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
10 39 (2.30%) GitHub
11 34 (2.01%) Serverless
12 31 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
13 30 (1.77%) Figma
14 26 (1.54%) Adobe Analytics
15 25 (1.48%) Contentsquare
16 23 (1.36%) Entra ID
17 18 (1.06%) Google Analytics
17 18 (1.06%) PaaS
18 17 (1.00%) AWS CloudFormation
19 16 (0.95%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 168 (9.93%) Broadband
2 43 (2.54%) Network Security
3 42 (2.48%) Firewall
4 33 (1.95%) VLAN
5 8 (0.47%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.47%) VPN
6 6 (0.35%) SD-WAN
6 6 (0.35%) WAN
7 4 (0.24%) LAN
8 3 (0.18%) BGP
8 3 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.18%) DNS
8 3 (0.18%) Modbus
8 3 (0.18%) MPLS
8 3 (0.18%) OSPF
8 3 (0.18%) SSL
8 3 (0.18%) VXLAN
9 2 (0.12%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.12%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.12%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 179 (10.58%) Power BI
2 83 (4.91%) Metadata
3 73 (4.31%) Data Warehouse
4 51 (3.01%) Tableau
5 37 (2.19%) SQL Server
6 31 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 30 (1.77%) Data Lake
8 20 (1.18%) NoSQL
9 19 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (0.95%) Looker
11 15 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
11 15 (0.89%) Big Data
11 15 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 14 (0.83%) BigQuery
12 14 (0.83%) Oracle Database
13 13 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 12 (0.71%) MySQL
15 11 (0.65%) MongoDB
15 11 (0.65%) Star Schema
16 10 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 43 (2.54%) Git
2 42 (2.48%) JIRA
3 11 (0.65%) Claude Code
4 7 (0.41%) Bitbucket
4 7 (0.41%) JMeter
5 6 (0.35%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
6 5 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.30%) GitLab
6 5 (0.30%) Locust
7 4 (0.24%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.24%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.24%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.24%) MLflow
7 4 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.18%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.18%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.12%) Vagrant
General
1 618 (36.52%) Social Skills
2 486 (28.72%) Finance
3 456 (26.95%) Analytical Skills
4 276 (16.31%) Marketing
5 159 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 129 (7.62%) Public Sector
7 122 (7.21%) Legal
8 110 (6.50%) Influencing Skills
9 102 (6.03%) Retail
10 92 (5.44%) Organisational Skills
11 66 (3.90%) Games
12 53 (3.13%) Law
13 51 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
14 49 (2.90%) Manufacturing
15 32 (1.89%) Banking
16 28 (1.65%) Local Government
17 22 (1.30%) Aerospace
17 22 (1.30%) Pharmaceutical
18 19 (1.12%) Advertising
19 17 (1.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 290 (17.14%) Senior
2 224 (13.24%) Analyst
3 202 (11.94%) Lead
4 125 (7.39%) Architect
5 78 (4.61%) Data Engineer
6 72 (4.26%) Data Analyst
7 70 (4.14%) Senior Analyst
8 66 (3.90%) Development Manager
9 58 (3.43%) Developer
9 58 (3.43%) Product Owner
10 57 (3.37%) Business Manager
10 57 (3.37%) Consultant
11 56 (3.31%) Senior Manager
12 48 (2.84%) Business Development Manager
13 45 (2.66%) Product Manager
14 43 (2.54%) Marketing Manager
15 38 (2.25%) Campaign Manager
16 37 (2.19%) Business Analyst
17 34 (2.01%) IT Manager
18 33 (1.95%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.19%) React
2 29 (1.71%) .NET
3 28 (1.65%) LangChain
4 26 (1.54%) REST
5 25 (1.48%) Node.js
6 18 (1.06%) AWS CDK
6 18 (1.06%) Next.js
7 14 (0.83%) CSS
7 14 (0.83%) RESTful
8 13 (0.77%) HTML
8 13 (0.77%) PySpark
9 12 (0.71%) XML
10 11 (0.65%) Spring
10 11 (0.65%) Spring Boot
11 10 (0.59%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.59%) Django
11 10 (0.59%) PyTorch
12 9 (0.53%) GraphQL
12 9 (0.53%) React Native
12 9 (0.53%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 146 (8.63%) Product Ownership
2 130 (7.68%) Marketing Technology
3 117 (6.91%) Social Media
4 88 (5.20%) Over-the-Top Content
5 81 (4.79%) Cloud Native
6 78 (4.61%) Self-Motivation
7 77 (4.55%) Management Information System
8 47 (2.78%) AI Agents
9 44 (2.60%) Onboarding
10 37 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
11 36 (2.13%) Blog
12 31 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
12 31 (1.83%) Mobile App
13 28 (1.65%) Security Posture
14 27 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
14 27 (1.60%) Credit Risk
15 24 (1.42%) Driving Licence
16 23 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
17 19 (1.12%) Life Science
18 18 (1.06%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 31 (1.83%) Android
2 23 (1.36%) Apple iOS
3 19 (1.12%) Windows
4 6 (0.35%) VMS
5 4 (0.24%) Linux
5 4 (0.24%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.18%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.059%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (24.82%) Agile
2 412 (24.35%) AI
3 408 (24.11%) Analytics
4 400 (23.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 355 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
6 344 (20.33%) Roadmaps
7 286 (16.90%) Mentoring
8 281 (16.61%) Stakeholder Management
9 223 (13.18%) Business Intelligence
9 223 (13.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 200 (11.82%) CRM
11 194 (11.47%) Cybersecurity
12 175 (10.34%) CI/CD
13 168 (9.93%) Coaching
14 167 (9.87%) Customer Experience
15 159 (9.40%) Data Modelling
16 146 (8.63%) Data Management
16 146 (8.63%) Project Management
17 142 (8.39%) Digital Marketing
18 139 (8.22%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 231 (13.65%) SQL
2 214 (12.65%) Python
3 46 (2.72%) TypeScript
4 38 (2.25%) C#
5 37 (2.19%) Java
6 35 (2.07%) JavaScript
7 18 (1.06%) R
8 13 (0.77%) VBA
9 12 (0.71%) Bicep
9 12 (0.71%) Kusto Query Language
10 10 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 10 (0.59%) PowerShell
11 8 (0.47%) Bash
12 6 (0.35%) C
12 6 (0.35%) C++
12 6 (0.35%) Kotlin
12 6 (0.35%) Ruby
13 4 (0.24%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.24%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 177 (10.46%) Degree
2 121 (7.15%) Security Cleared
3 97 (5.73%) SC Cleared
4 88 (5.20%) ACCA
5 84 (4.96%) CIMA
6 51 (3.01%) DBS Check
7 42 (2.48%) PMI Certification
8 33 (1.95%) PMP
9 29 (1.71%) Master's Degree
10 27 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
11 25 (1.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 23 (1.36%) CISSP
13 22 (1.30%) AAT
14 19 (1.12%) CISM
15 17 (1.00%) TOGAF Certification
16 16 (0.95%) DV Cleared
17 13 (0.77%) CIPD
17 13 (0.77%) ICAEW
18 11 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
18 11 (0.65%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (10.17%) Data Quality
2 109 (6.44%) Accessibility
3 103 (6.09%) GDPR
4 64 (3.78%) QA
5 48 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 35 (2.07%) GRC
7 32 (1.89%) WCAG
8 30 (1.77%) NIST
9 21 (1.24%) PMO
9 21 (1.24%) SLA
10 17 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
11 14 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (0.71%) IFRS
13 9 (0.53%) NCSC
14 8 (0.47%) PCI DSS
15 7 (0.41%) COBIT
16 6 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 5 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 5 (0.30%) EU AI Act
17 5 (0.30%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 41 (2.42%) Docker
2 14 (0.83%) Active Directory
3 11 (0.65%) Firmware
4 8 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.35%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (0.35%) vSphere
7 2 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.059%) GPFS
8 1 (0.059%) Lustre
8 1 (0.059%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 33 (1.95%) Kubernetes
2 31 (1.83%) Terraform
3 21 (1.24%) Grafana
4 9 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.24%) Argo
5 4 (0.24%) Nmap
6 3 (0.18%) Ansible
6 3 (0.18%) CASB
6 3 (0.18%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.12%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.12%) Packer
7 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.12%) Puppet
7 2 (0.12%) Salt
7 2 (0.12%) SCCM
8 1 (0.059%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 244 (14.42%) Microsoft
2 119 (7.03%) Adobe
3 54 (3.19%) Google
4 52 (3.07%) Databricks
5 46 (2.72%) Salesforce
6 40 (2.36%) SAP
7 29 (1.71%) Oracle
8 20 (1.18%) HubSpot
9 17 (1.00%) Foundry
10 16 (0.95%) Sage
11 14 (0.83%) Informatica
11 14 (0.83%) ServiceNow
12 10 (0.59%) Xero
13 9 (0.53%) OpenAI
14 8 (0.47%) VMware
15 7 (0.41%) Alteryx
15 7 (0.41%) Cisco
16 6 (0.35%) Ariba
16 6 (0.35%) ScienceLogic
16 6 (0.35%) Workday