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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 70 59
Rank change year-on-year +33 -11 +21
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 906 797 1,050
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.93% 4.07% 4.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.48% 4.58% 5.15%
Number of salaries quoted 570 377 683
10th Percentile £38,794 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,780 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -
75th Percentile £78,788 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -8.33%

All Process and 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 13,987 17,399 20,381
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.56% 88.82% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8,773 10,336 16,477
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 19 November 2025.

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 24 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.32%) Confluence
3 10 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.77%) CMS
5 7 (0.77%) SAS
6 5 (0.55%) Apache
6 5 (0.55%) WordPress
7 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.44%) Moodle
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.33%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.22%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.11%) nginx
Applications
1 168 (18.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (5.85%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.44%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.33%) Trello
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 15 (1.66%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.99%) Shopify
4 8 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
5 6 (0.66%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.44%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.44%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
8 3 (0.33%) SAP PS
9 2 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.22%) Primavera
9 2 (0.22%) ResourceLink
9 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
10 1 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 198 (21.85%) Power Platform
2 141 (15.56%) Azure
3 86 (9.49%) SaaS
4 65 (7.17%) AWS
5 43 (4.75%) Azure Data Factory
6 37 (4.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 35 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
8 29 (3.20%) Dynamics 365
9 27 (2.98%) GCP
10 21 (2.32%) Google Analytics
11 19 (2.10%) PaaS
12 17 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (1.88%) Cloud Computing
12 17 (1.88%) GitHub
13 16 (1.77%) PowerApps
14 15 (1.66%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 13 (1.43%) Snowflake
16 10 (1.10%) Serverless
17 9 (0.99%) Amazon S3
17 9 (0.99%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.99%) Firewall
1 9 (0.99%) Internet
2 5 (0.55%) Network Security
3 4 (0.44%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.44%) VPN
3 4 (0.44%) WAN
4 3 (0.33%) Broadband
4 3 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (0.33%) SAN
5 2 (0.22%) BGP
5 2 (0.22%) LAN
5 2 (0.22%) OSPF
5 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.22%) VLAN
6 1 (0.11%) 4G
6 1 (0.11%) 5G
6 1 (0.11%) ADSL
6 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (20.53%) Power BI
2 62 (6.84%) Tableau
3 54 (5.96%) SQL Server
4 34 (3.75%) Power Query
4 34 (3.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 33 (3.64%) Azure SQL Database
6 28 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (1.99%) Data Lake
8 15 (1.66%) Metadata
9 14 (1.55%) BigQuery
9 14 (1.55%) BusinessObjects
9 14 (1.55%) GIS
10 12 (1.32%) Oracle Reports
11 11 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.10%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (1.10%) Geospatial Data
12 10 (1.10%) MySQL
13 7 (0.77%) Data Mining
13 7 (0.77%) QlikView
14 6 (0.66%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 22 (2.43%) JIRA
2 4 (0.44%) ER Studio
2 4 (0.44%) ERwin
2 4 (0.44%) Git
2 4 (0.44%) PowerDesigner
2 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (0.44%) Toad
3 3 (0.33%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.33%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.33%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.22%) GitLab
4 2 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.11%) Selenium
5 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.11%) Vite
General
1 421 (46.47%) Social Skills
2 390 (43.05%) Finance
3 350 (38.63%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (11.70%) Marketing
5 93 (10.26%) Public Sector
6 87 (9.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 87 (9.60%) Presentation Skills
7 63 (6.95%) Legal
8 55 (6.07%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (4.97%) Retail
10 44 (4.86%) Manufacturing
11 39 (4.30%) Banking
12 38 (4.19%) Influencing Skills
13 31 (3.42%) Law
14 23 (2.54%) Advertising
15 22 (2.43%) Local Government
16 17 (1.88%) Financial Institution
17 14 (1.55%) Billing
18 12 (1.32%) Automotive
19 9 (0.99%) French Language
Job Titles
1 218 (24.06%) Analyst
2 121 (13.36%) Senior
3 84 (9.27%) Lead
4 70 (7.73%) Architect
5 66 (7.28%) Financial Analyst
6 60 (6.62%) Developer
7 44 (4.86%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 44 (4.86%) Senior Analyst
8 39 (4.30%) Consultant
9 38 (4.19%) Business Manager
9 38 (4.19%) Data Analyst
10 35 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
11 32 (3.53%) Business Analyst
12 31 (3.42%) Sales Executive
13 30 (3.31%) Development Manager
13 30 (3.31%) Senior Manager
14 27 (2.98%) Data Engineer
14 27 (2.98%) Power BI Analyst
14 27 (2.98%) Product Manager
15 24 (2.65%) Commercial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.99%) .NET
2 17 (1.88%) REST
3 12 (1.32%) JSON
3 12 (1.32%) React
4 10 (1.10%) Flash
4 10 (1.10%) HTML
4 10 (1.10%) Middleware
5 9 (0.99%) CSS
5 9 (0.99%) SOAP
6 8 (0.88%) Blazor
7 7 (0.77%) Kafka
7 7 (0.77%) Node.js
7 7 (0.77%) Spring
7 7 (0.77%) Spring Boot
7 7 (0.77%) XML
8 5 (0.55%) .NET Core
8 5 (0.55%) OAuth
9 4 (0.44%) RESTful
9 4 (0.44%) TensorFlow
9 4 (0.44%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.93%) Self-Motivation
2 56 (6.18%) Analytical Mindset
3 54 (5.96%) Onboarding
4 47 (5.19%) Cloud Native
5 45 (4.97%) Management Information System
6 31 (3.42%) Product Ownership
7 28 (3.09%) Virtual Team
8 25 (2.76%) Social Media
9 18 (1.99%) Web Conferencing
10 12 (1.32%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.10%) Digital Media
11 10 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.10%) Life Science
11 10 (1.10%) NHS
11 10 (1.10%) Security Posture
12 7 (0.77%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (0.77%) IoT
12 7 (0.77%) Learning Management System
12 7 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.55%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.77%) Windows
2 8 (0.88%) Linux
3 6 (0.66%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.55%) Unix
5 1 (0.11%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (32.01%) Analytics
2 272 (30.02%) Problem-Solving
3 218 (24.06%) Business Intelligence
4 206 (22.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 162 (17.88%) AI
6 155 (17.11%) Agile
7 139 (15.34%) Visualisation
8 135 (14.90%) Data Analysis
9 125 (13.80%) CRM
10 119 (13.13%) Roadmaps
11 118 (13.02%) Actionable Insight
12 105 (11.59%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 102 (11.26%) Project Management
14 91 (10.04%) B2B
14 91 (10.04%) Stakeholder Management
15 87 (9.60%) Data Visualisation
15 87 (9.60%) Process Improvement
16 80 (8.83%) Mentoring
17 76 (8.39%) ERP
18 72 (7.95%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 224 (24.72%) SQL
2 121 (13.36%) Python
3 47 (5.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (2.32%) VBA
5 20 (2.21%) Java
5 20 (2.21%) R
6 19 (2.10%) JavaScript
7 18 (1.99%) C#
8 12 (1.32%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.77%) C++
9 7 (0.77%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.66%) Bash
10 6 (0.66%) Scala
11 5 (0.55%) PHP
11 5 (0.55%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.44%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.44%) VB
13 2 (0.22%) ABAP
13 2 (0.22%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 171 (18.87%) Degree
2 96 (10.60%) ACCA
2 96 (10.60%) CIMA
3 50 (5.52%) Security Cleared
4 41 (4.53%) SC Cleared
5 28 (3.09%) DBS Check
5 28 (3.09%) Master's Degree
6 17 (1.88%) AAT
6 17 (1.88%) CISM
7 16 (1.77%) CISSP
7 16 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.55%) Numerate Degree
9 12 (1.32%) CISA
9 12 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
9 12 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (1.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 10 (1.10%) CRISC
11 9 (0.99%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.99%) PMI Certification
12 8 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (7.84%) Data Quality
2 52 (5.74%) GDPR
3 29 (3.20%) Accessibility
4 24 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (2.32%) QA
6 20 (2.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 16 (1.77%) NIST
8 14 (1.55%) PMO
9 13 (1.43%) GRC
10 8 (0.88%) NCSC
11 6 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.55%) COBIT
12 5 (0.55%) ITGC
13 4 (0.44%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.44%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.33%) IFRS
14 3 (0.33%) SLA
15 2 (0.22%) GAAP
16 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
16 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 10 (1.10%) Docker
2 6 (0.66%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) vSphere
4 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (1.66%) Terraform
2 12 (1.32%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.33%) Ansible
4 3 (0.33%) Nmap
5 2 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.11%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.11%) Grafana
6 1 (0.11%) Kibana
6 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 187 (20.64%) Microsoft
2 58 (6.40%) SAP
3 51 (5.63%) Google
4 37 (4.08%) Oracle
4 37 (4.08%) Salesforce
5 35 (3.86%) Databricks
5 35 (3.86%) Workday
6 27 (2.98%) ServiceNow
7 13 (1.43%) HubSpot
7 13 (1.43%) Sage
8 11 (1.21%) Adaptive Insights
8 11 (1.21%) Autodesk
9 9 (0.99%) Anaplan
9 9 (0.99%) IBM
10 8 (0.88%) Alteryx
10 8 (0.88%) Apple
11 6 (0.66%) Informatica
11 6 (0.66%) Xero
12 4 (0.44%) Amplitude
12 4 (0.44%) Charles River