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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 66 55
Rank change year-on-year +24 -11 -6
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 880 759 1,399
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.38% 4.87% 5.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.24% 5.14% 5.47%
Number of salaries quoted 545 378 982
10th Percentile £39,400 £38,350 £36,250
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% -0.74%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,958 £80,435
90th Percentile £99,000 £98,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,050 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.92% +23.90% -14.06%

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 14,103 14,778 25,599
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.18% 94.85% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,134 8,791 21,233
10th Percentile £30,538 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +9.18% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,249 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 18 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 30 (3.41%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.59%) Confluence
3 10 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (0.91%) Apache Spark
4 8 (0.91%) CMS
4 8 (0.91%) SAS
5 5 (0.57%) Apache
6 4 (0.45%) nginx
6 4 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.23%) WordPress
8 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 130 (14.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.68%) Adobe Illustrator
4 6 (0.68%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.45%) Trello
7 3 (0.34%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
8 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.14%) Shopify
2 9 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.57%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.45%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.45%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.45%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.34%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.34%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.34%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.34%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.11%) Primavera
7 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 190 (21.59%) Azure
2 186 (21.14%) Power Platform
3 84 (9.55%) SaaS
4 79 (8.98%) AWS
5 62 (7.05%) Azure Data Factory
6 50 (5.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 35 (3.98%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (3.64%) Dynamics 365
8 32 (3.64%) GitHub
9 28 (3.18%) GCP
10 22 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
11 21 (2.39%) Serverless
12 18 (2.05%) PaaS
13 15 (1.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 15 (1.70%) Azure Machine Learning
13 15 (1.70%) Snowflake
14 14 (1.59%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.36%) Amazon S3
16 9 (1.02%) Azure Event Grid
16 9 (1.02%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.73%) Broadband
2 7 (0.80%) Internet
3 3 (0.34%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.23%) DNS
4 2 (0.23%) Firewall
4 2 (0.23%) SSL
5 1 (0.11%) ADSL
5 1 (0.11%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.11%) DSL
5 1 (0.11%) Intranet
5 1 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.11%) NAS
5 1 (0.11%) Network Security
5 1 (0.11%) NGFW
5 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.11%) VPN
5 1 (0.11%) WAN
5 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (19.77%) Power BI
2 56 (6.36%) SQL Server
3 55 (6.25%) Tableau
4 44 (5.00%) Azure SQL Database
5 38 (4.32%) Data Warehouse
6 33 (3.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 27 (3.07%) Metadata
8 24 (2.73%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.82%) Power Query
10 14 (1.59%) MySQL
11 13 (1.48%) BusinessObjects
12 11 (1.25%) BigQuery
12 11 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.91%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.68%) Looker
14 6 (0.68%) Qlik Sense
14 6 (0.68%) QlikView
14 6 (0.68%) Relational Database
15 5 (0.57%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 21 (2.39%) JIRA
2 8 (0.91%) Git
3 7 (0.80%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.80%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.45%) ER Studio
4 4 (0.45%) ERwin
4 4 (0.45%) PowerDesigner
4 4 (0.45%) Toad
4 4 (0.45%) Vite
5 3 (0.34%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.34%) GitLab
5 3 (0.34%) JMeter
5 3 (0.34%) MLflow
5 3 (0.34%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.23%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.23%) Selenium
6 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.23%) Storybook
6 2 (0.23%) Vagrant
7 1 (0.11%) Locust
General
1 425 (48.30%) Social Skills
2 370 (42.05%) Finance
3 318 (36.14%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (11.36%) Public Sector
5 89 (10.11%) Marketing
6 78 (8.86%) Presentation Skills
7 64 (7.27%) Organisational Skills
8 61 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 47 (5.34%) Influencing Skills
10 41 (4.66%) Retail
11 37 (4.20%) Manufacturing
12 34 (3.86%) Legal
13 30 (3.41%) Banking
14 25 (2.84%) Advertising
15 23 (2.61%) Law
16 22 (2.50%) Games
16 22 (2.50%) Local Government
17 13 (1.48%) Billing
18 11 (1.25%) Telecoms
19 9 (1.02%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 189 (21.48%) Analyst
2 135 (15.34%) Senior
3 73 (8.30%) Lead
4 63 (7.16%) Architect
5 48 (5.45%) Developer
6 45 (5.11%) Financial Analyst
7 43 (4.89%) Consultant
7 43 (4.89%) Data Engineer
8 39 (4.43%) Senior Analyst
9 35 (3.98%) Data Analyst
10 33 (3.75%) Senior Manager
11 31 (3.52%) Sales Executive
11 31 (3.52%) Solutions Architect
12 28 (3.18%) Report Analyst
13 26 (2.95%) Business Analyst
13 26 (2.95%) Business Manager
14 20 (2.27%) Insight Analyst
15 19 (2.16%) Software Engineer
16 18 (2.05%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 18 (2.05%) Supply Chain Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.16%) .NET
2 18 (2.05%) React
3 11 (1.25%) Flash
4 10 (1.14%) CSS
4 10 (1.14%) HTML
4 10 (1.14%) REST
4 10 (1.14%) Spring
5 9 (1.02%) Kafka
6 8 (0.91%) Middleware
6 8 (0.91%) PySpark
6 8 (0.91%) Spring Boot
7 7 (0.80%) RESTful
7 7 (0.80%) TensorFlow
8 6 (0.68%) AngularJS
8 6 (0.68%) Node.js
8 6 (0.68%) Vue
8 6 (0.68%) XML
9 5 (0.57%) EDI
9 5 (0.57%) JSON
9 5 (0.57%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 81 (9.20%) Self-Motivation
2 52 (5.91%) Cloud Native
3 45 (5.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 45 (5.11%) Onboarding
4 43 (4.89%) Product Ownership
5 42 (4.77%) Management Information System
6 29 (3.30%) Virtual Team
7 21 (2.39%) Social Media
8 16 (1.82%) Algorithms
9 15 (1.70%) Mobile App
9 15 (1.70%) PMI
10 14 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
11 13 (1.48%) Data Structures
11 13 (1.48%) Security Posture
12 11 (1.25%) Web Conferencing
13 10 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (1.02%) IoT
14 9 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
15 8 (0.91%) Insider Threat
15 8 (0.91%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.05%) Android
2 17 (1.93%) Apple iOS
3 16 (1.82%) Windows
4 8 (0.91%) Linux
5 6 (0.68%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.45%) Unix
8 2 (0.23%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (32.95%) Analytics
2 255 (28.98%) Problem-Solving
3 231 (26.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 195 (22.16%) Business Intelligence
5 179 (20.34%) AI
6 162 (18.41%) Agile
7 134 (15.23%) Roadmaps
8 119 (13.52%) Stakeholder Management
9 111 (12.61%) Project Management
9 111 (12.61%) Visualisation
10 110 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
11 109 (12.39%) Data Analysis
12 108 (12.27%) CRM
13 103 (11.70%) Mentoring
14 100 (11.36%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 89 (10.11%) CI/CD
16 85 (9.66%) Data Modelling
17 84 (9.55%) DevOps
18 79 (8.98%) Process Improvement
19 78 (8.86%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 177 (20.11%) SQL
2 130 (14.77%) Python
3 31 (3.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 26 (2.95%) Java
5 22 (2.50%) R
6 17 (1.93%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.82%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.48%) C#
9 11 (1.25%) VBA
10 9 (1.02%) T-SQL
11 8 (0.91%) C++
12 7 (0.80%) PHP
12 7 (0.80%) PowerShell
13 6 (0.68%) Bash
13 6 (0.68%) Scala
13 6 (0.68%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.45%) VB
15 2 (0.23%) ABAP
15 2 (0.23%) Bicep
16 1 (0.11%) C
Qualifications
1 170 (19.32%) Degree
2 84 (9.55%) ACCA
2 84 (9.55%) CIMA
3 58 (6.59%) Security Cleared
4 46 (5.23%) SC Cleared
5 38 (4.32%) DBS Check
6 32 (3.64%) Master's Degree
7 26 (2.95%) CISSP
8 22 (2.50%) Azure Certification
9 21 (2.39%) AAT
9 21 (2.39%) PMI Certification
10 20 (2.27%) CISM
11 19 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (1.48%) AWS Certification
14 12 (1.36%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 11 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
16 10 (1.14%) Numerate Degree
16 10 (1.14%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (12.05%) Data Quality
2 49 (5.57%) QA
3 42 (4.77%) GDPR
4 29 (3.30%) Accessibility
4 29 (3.30%) Actionable Recommendations
5 27 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 18 (2.05%) GRC
7 17 (1.93%) NIST
8 14 (1.59%) P3O
9 13 (1.48%) NCSC
10 12 (1.36%) PCI DSS
10 12 (1.36%) PMO
11 9 (1.02%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.68%) GAAP
13 5 (0.57%) IFRS
13 5 (0.57%) SLA
14 3 (0.34%) COBIT
14 3 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.34%) ITGC
15 2 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (2.05%) Docker
2 6 (0.68%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.11%) Firmware
3 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (2.27%) Terraform
2 19 (2.16%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.80%) Nmap
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.45%) SCCM
6 3 (0.34%) Control-M
7 2 (0.23%) CSIRT
7 2 (0.23%) Packer
7 2 (0.23%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.11%) Argo
8 1 (0.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.11%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.11%) Grafana
8 1 (0.11%) Kibana
8 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 140 (15.91%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.02%) Databricks
3 44 (5.00%) SAP
4 34 (3.86%) Salesforce
5 24 (2.73%) Google
5 24 (2.73%) Oracle
6 21 (2.39%) HubSpot
6 21 (2.39%) ServiceNow
7 15 (1.70%) Sage
8 13 (1.48%) Workday
9 12 (1.36%) Autodesk
10 10 (1.14%) Informatica
11 8 (0.91%) Cisco
11 8 (0.91%) IBM
12 7 (0.80%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.68%) Anaplan
13 6 (0.68%) Foundry
13 6 (0.68%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.57%) Adobe
14 5 (0.57%) Talend