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 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 64 58
Rank change year-on-year +21 -6 -9
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 846 745 1,394
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.22% 4.75% 5.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.04% 5.02% 5.45%
Number of salaries quoted 533 380 985
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,975 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,745 £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 £82,241 £82,958 £80,435
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,875 £96,539
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +23.81% -14.63%

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 14,010 14,842 25,591
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.46% 94.70% 92.66%
Number of salaries quoted 8,916 8,853 21,164
10th Percentile £30,165 £36,250 £34,760
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,381
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.69% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £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 11 February 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 29 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.54%) Confluence
3 10 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (0.95%) Apache Spark
4 8 (0.95%) CMS
4 8 (0.95%) SAS
5 5 (0.59%) Apache
6 4 (0.47%) nginx
6 4 (0.47%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.24%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 126 (14.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.59%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.47%) Trello
6 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.12%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.18%) Shopify
2 8 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.59%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.59%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.47%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.47%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.35%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.35%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.35%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.12%) Magento
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.12%) Primavera
7 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 184 (21.75%) Azure
2 183 (21.63%) Power Platform
3 83 (9.81%) SaaS
4 76 (8.98%) AWS
5 60 (7.09%) Azure Data Factory
6 49 (5.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 33 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
7 33 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (3.66%) GitHub
9 26 (3.07%) GCP
10 21 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (2.13%) Serverless
12 17 (2.01%) PaaS
13 15 (1.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 15 (1.77%) Snowflake
14 13 (1.54%) Amazon S3
14 13 (1.54%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.42%) Azure Machine Learning
16 9 (1.06%) Azure AI
16 9 (1.06%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.65%) Broadband
2 7 (0.83%) Internet
3 3 (0.35%) Network Security
4 2 (0.24%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.12%) ADSL
5 1 (0.12%) DNS
5 1 (0.12%) DSL
5 1 (0.12%) Firewall
5 1 (0.12%) Intranet
5 1 (0.12%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.12%) NAS
5 1 (0.12%) NGFW
5 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.12%) WAN
5 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 171 (20.21%) Power BI
2 56 (6.62%) SQL Server
3 54 (6.38%) Tableau
4 43 (5.08%) Azure SQL Database
5 38 (4.49%) Data Warehouse
6 33 (3.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 27 (3.19%) Metadata
8 25 (2.96%) Data Lake
9 15 (1.77%) Power Query
10 14 (1.65%) MySQL
11 13 (1.54%) BusinessObjects
12 11 (1.30%) BigQuery
12 11 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
14 7 (0.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 6 (0.71%) Looker
15 6 (0.71%) Qlik Sense
15 6 (0.71%) QlikView
15 6 (0.71%) Relational Database
16 5 (0.59%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 21 (2.48%) JIRA
2 8 (0.95%) Git
3 7 (0.83%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.83%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.47%) ER Studio
4 4 (0.47%) ERwin
4 4 (0.47%) PowerDesigner
4 4 (0.47%) Toad
4 4 (0.47%) Vite
5 3 (0.35%) GitLab
5 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.24%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.24%) JMeter
6 2 (0.24%) MLflow
6 2 (0.24%) Selenium
6 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.24%) Storybook
7 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.12%) Vagrant
General
1 414 (48.94%) Social Skills
2 365 (43.14%) Finance
3 306 (36.17%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (12.06%) Public Sector
5 87 (10.28%) Marketing
6 78 (9.22%) Presentation Skills
7 60 (7.09%) Organisational Skills
8 58 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 47 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
10 41 (4.85%) Retail
11 40 (4.73%) Manufacturing
12 35 (4.14%) Legal
13 29 (3.43%) Banking
14 23 (2.72%) Advertising
14 23 (2.72%) Law
15 22 (2.60%) Local Government
16 14 (1.65%) Games
17 13 (1.54%) Billing
18 11 (1.30%) Telecoms
19 7 (0.83%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 180 (21.28%) Analyst
2 132 (15.60%) Senior
3 71 (8.39%) Lead
4 64 (7.57%) Architect
5 48 (5.67%) Developer
6 45 (5.32%) Data Engineer
6 45 (5.32%) Financial Analyst
7 41 (4.85%) Consultant
8 38 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
9 34 (4.02%) Data Analyst
10 33 (3.90%) Senior Manager
11 32 (3.78%) Sales Executive
11 32 (3.78%) Solutions Architect
12 28 (3.31%) Business Manager
13 27 (3.19%) Report Analyst
14 25 (2.96%) Business Analyst
15 19 (2.25%) Development Manager
15 19 (2.25%) Insight Analyst
15 19 (2.25%) Sales Manager
16 18 (2.13%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.13%) .NET
2 15 (1.77%) React
3 11 (1.30%) Flash
4 10 (1.18%) CSS
4 10 (1.18%) HTML
4 10 (1.18%) REST
5 9 (1.06%) Kafka
5 9 (1.06%) Spring
6 8 (0.95%) Middleware
6 8 (0.95%) PySpark
7 7 (0.83%) RESTful
7 7 (0.83%) Spring Boot
7 7 (0.83%) TensorFlow
7 7 (0.83%) XML
8 6 (0.71%) AngularJS
8 6 (0.71%) JSON
8 6 (0.71%) Node.js
8 6 (0.71%) Vue
9 5 (0.59%) SOAP
9 5 (0.59%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 83 (9.81%) Self-Motivation
2 51 (6.03%) Cloud Native
3 47 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
4 41 (4.85%) Onboarding
4 41 (4.85%) Product Ownership
5 40 (4.73%) Management Information System
6 29 (3.43%) Virtual Team
7 18 (2.13%) Social Media
8 16 (1.89%) Algorithms
9 14 (1.65%) PMI
10 13 (1.54%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.54%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.42%) Web Conferencing
12 9 (1.06%) IoT
12 9 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.06%) Mobile App
13 8 (0.95%) GNSS
13 8 (0.95%) Insider Threat
13 8 (0.95%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.77%) Windows
2 9 (1.06%) Android
2 9 (1.06%) Apple iOS
3 7 (0.83%) Linux
4 5 (0.59%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.59%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.47%) Unix
6 2 (0.24%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (33.81%) Analytics
2 248 (29.31%) Problem-Solving
3 224 (26.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 190 (22.46%) Business Intelligence
5 168 (19.86%) AI
6 149 (17.61%) Agile
7 126 (14.89%) Roadmaps
8 122 (14.42%) Stakeholder Management
9 112 (13.24%) Visualisation
10 107 (12.65%) Actionable Insight
11 106 (12.53%) Data Analysis
12 103 (12.17%) CRM
13 102 (12.06%) Project Management
14 95 (11.23%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 89 (10.52%) Mentoring
16 83 (9.81%) DevOps
17 81 (9.57%) Data Modelling
18 80 (9.46%) CI/CD
19 77 (9.10%) Process Improvement
20 75 (8.87%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 180 (21.28%) SQL
2 127 (15.01%) Python
3 31 (3.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 23 (2.72%) Java
5 22 (2.60%) R
6 18 (2.13%) JavaScript
7 14 (1.65%) C#
8 12 (1.42%) TypeScript
9 10 (1.18%) VBA
10 9 (1.06%) T-SQL
11 8 (0.95%) C++
12 7 (0.83%) PHP
12 7 (0.83%) PowerShell
13 6 (0.71%) Bash
13 6 (0.71%) Scala
13 6 (0.71%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.47%) VB
15 2 (0.24%) ABAP
15 2 (0.24%) Bicep
15 2 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 171 (20.21%) Degree
2 83 (9.81%) ACCA
2 83 (9.81%) CIMA
3 57 (6.74%) Security Cleared
4 46 (5.44%) SC Cleared
5 39 (4.61%) DBS Check
6 31 (3.66%) Master's Degree
7 24 (2.84%) CISSP
8 21 (2.48%) Azure Certification
8 21 (2.48%) CISM
9 20 (2.36%) AAT
9 20 (2.36%) PMI Certification
10 19 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
12 12 (1.42%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 11 (1.30%) CISA
13 11 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (1.18%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (11.82%) Data Quality
2 47 (5.56%) QA
3 39 (4.61%) GDPR
4 28 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 27 (3.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 23 (2.72%) Accessibility
7 19 (2.25%) GRC
7 19 (2.25%) NIST
8 14 (1.65%) P3O
9 13 (1.54%) PMO
10 12 (1.42%) NCSC
11 9 (1.06%) ISO 9001
11 9 (1.06%) PCI DSS
12 6 (0.71%) GAAP
13 4 (0.47%) COBIT
13 4 (0.47%) IFRS
13 4 (0.47%) ITGC
13 4 (0.47%) SLA
14 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (1.89%) Docker
2 5 (0.59%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (2.13%) Terraform
2 16 (1.89%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.83%) Nmap
4 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.47%) SCCM
6 3 (0.35%) Control-M
7 1 (0.12%) Argo
7 1 (0.12%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.12%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.12%) Grafana
7 1 (0.12%) Kibana
7 1 (0.12%) Packer
7 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 139 (16.43%) Microsoft
2 52 (6.15%) Databricks
3 42 (4.96%) SAP
4 34 (4.02%) Salesforce
5 24 (2.84%) Oracle
6 22 (2.60%) Google
7 20 (2.36%) ServiceNow
8 19 (2.25%) HubSpot
9 15 (1.77%) Sage
10 13 (1.54%) Autodesk
10 13 (1.54%) Workday
11 10 (1.18%) Informatica
12 8 (0.95%) Cisco
12 8 (0.95%) IBM
13 7 (0.83%) Alteryx
13 7 (0.83%) Anaplan
14 6 (0.71%) OpenAI
15 5 (0.59%) BMC
15 5 (0.59%) Talend
16 4 (0.47%) NEC