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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 72 38
Rank change year-on-year +46 -34 +16
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,532 787 1,851
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.23% 4.80% 5.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.72% 5.13% 6.38%
Number of salaries quoted 971 485 1,000
10th Percentile £37,000 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,931 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £83,600 £75,000 £71,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £94,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year - +14.18% -11.72%

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 17,569 15,347 29,009
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.87% 93.54% 89.03%
Number of salaries quoted 12,813 9,109 22,187
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.71%

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 9 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 45 (2.94%) Confluence
2 38 (2.48%) SharePoint
3 33 (2.15%) CMS
4 14 (0.91%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 9 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.52%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (0.33%) SAS
8 5 (0.33%) WordPress
9 4 (0.26%) Apache
9 4 (0.26%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.13%) Oracle Application Server
11 1 (0.065%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.065%) Appian
11 1 (0.065%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.065%) Drupal
11 1 (0.065%) nginx
11 1 (0.065%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.065%) Resin
11 1 (0.065%) Umbraco
Applications
1 117 (7.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 29 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 18 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.46%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.39%) Trello
8 5 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.33%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
9 4 (0.26%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.20%) Blender
10 3 (0.20%) Maya
Business Applications
1 39 (2.55%) Workfront
2 34 (2.22%) Adobe Campaign
3 27 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
4 17 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
5 12 (0.78%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.33%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 4 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
9 3 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
9 3 (0.20%) Shopify
10 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle Assets
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle General Ledger
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle Receivables
11 1 (0.065%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 280 (18.28%) Azure
2 188 (12.27%) Power Platform
3 163 (10.64%) AWS
4 123 (8.03%) SaaS
5 63 (4.11%) GCP
6 53 (3.46%) iPaaS
7 48 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
8 43 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (2.55%) Azure Data Factory
10 38 (2.48%) Serverless
11 34 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
12 33 (2.15%) GitHub
13 27 (1.76%) Figma
14 26 (1.70%) Adobe Analytics
15 25 (1.63%) Contentsquare
16 22 (1.44%) Entra ID
17 20 (1.31%) Azure Machine Learning
18 19 (1.24%) PaaS
19 17 (1.11%) AWS CloudFormation
20 15 (0.98%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 178 (11.62%) Broadband
2 21 (1.37%) Network Security
3 19 (1.24%) Firewall
4 12 (0.78%) VLAN
5 8 (0.52%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.52%) VPN
6 5 (0.33%) SD-WAN
6 5 (0.33%) WAN
7 4 (0.26%) DNS
7 4 (0.26%) LAN
8 3 (0.20%) BGP
8 3 (0.20%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.20%) Modbus
8 3 (0.20%) MPLS
8 3 (0.20%) OSPF
8 3 (0.20%) SSL
8 3 (0.20%) VXLAN
9 2 (0.13%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.13%) Internet
9 2 (0.13%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (11.03%) Power BI
2 81 (5.29%) Metadata
3 65 (4.24%) Data Warehouse
4 44 (2.87%) Tableau
5 37 (2.42%) SQL Server
6 32 (2.09%) Relational Database
7 21 (1.37%) Data Lake
8 19 (1.24%) PostgreSQL
9 17 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
9 17 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (0.91%) Big Data
10 14 (0.91%) MySQL
10 14 (0.91%) NoSQL
10 14 (0.91%) Oracle Database
11 13 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 10 (0.65%) BigQuery
12 10 (0.65%) Looker
12 10 (0.65%) Star Schema
13 9 (0.59%) Semantic Layer
14 8 (0.52%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 41 (2.68%) JIRA
2 34 (2.22%) Git
3 10 (0.65%) Claude Code
4 7 (0.46%) JMeter
5 6 (0.39%) Cucumber
5 6 (0.39%) GitLab
6 5 (0.33%) Locust
6 5 (0.33%) MLflow
7 4 (0.26%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.26%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.26%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.26%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.26%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.13%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.13%) NUnit
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.13%) Vagrant
General
1 530 (34.60%) Social Skills
2 440 (28.72%) Finance
3 398 (25.98%) Analytical Skills
4 218 (14.23%) Marketing
5 136 (8.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 132 (8.62%) Public Sector
7 99 (6.46%) Influencing Skills
8 88 (5.74%) Organisational Skills
9 86 (5.61%) Legal
10 79 (5.16%) Retail
11 74 (4.83%) Games
12 52 (3.39%) Law
13 45 (2.94%) Manufacturing
14 38 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
15 34 (2.22%) Local Government
16 30 (1.96%) Banking
17 21 (1.37%) Advertising
18 20 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
19 19 (1.24%) Publishing
20 13 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 262 (17.10%) Senior
2 225 (14.69%) Analyst
3 170 (11.10%) Lead
4 112 (7.31%) Architect
5 73 (4.77%) Data Engineer
6 69 (4.50%) Senior Analyst
7 66 (4.31%) Data Analyst
8 62 (4.05%) Senior Manager
9 58 (3.79%) Developer
10 56 (3.66%) Development Manager
10 56 (3.66%) Product Owner
11 55 (3.59%) Consultant
12 42 (2.74%) Product Manager
13 41 (2.68%) Business Manager
14 37 (2.42%) Campaign Manager
15 36 (2.35%) Business Analyst
15 36 (2.35%) Business Development Manager
16 31 (2.02%) Engineering Manager
17 30 (1.96%) Accountant
17 30 (1.96%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.20%) React
2 30 (1.96%) .NET
3 29 (1.89%) LangChain
4 24 (1.57%) REST
5 21 (1.37%) Node.js
6 16 (1.04%) CSS
6 16 (1.04%) Next.js
7 15 (0.98%) AWS CDK
7 15 (0.98%) HTML
8 14 (0.91%) RESTful
9 13 (0.85%) Spring
9 13 (0.85%) XML
10 12 (0.78%) PyTorch
10 12 (0.78%) TensorFlow
11 11 (0.72%) Spring Boot
12 10 (0.65%) Kafka
13 9 (0.59%) LangGraph
13 9 (0.59%) PySpark
13 9 (0.59%) Vue
14 8 (0.52%) LlamaIndex
Miscellaneous
1 142 (9.27%) Product Ownership
2 119 (7.77%) Social Media
3 103 (6.72%) Marketing Technology
4 88 (5.74%) Over-the-Top Content
5 78 (5.09%) Cloud Native
6 74 (4.83%) Management Information System
7 58 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
8 53 (3.46%) Onboarding
9 45 (2.94%) AI Agents
10 36 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
11 32 (2.09%) Mobile App
12 28 (1.83%) Security Posture
13 27 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
14 25 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
15 24 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
16 23 (1.50%) Credit Risk
17 20 (1.31%) Algorithms
17 20 (1.31%) Driving Licence
18 18 (1.17%) PMI
19 17 (1.11%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 35 (2.28%) Android
2 29 (1.89%) Apple iOS
3 22 (1.44%) Windows
4 6 (0.39%) Linux
4 6 (0.39%) VMS
4 6 (0.39%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.26%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.13%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.065%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 395 (25.78%) Agile
2 361 (23.56%) Analytics
3 356 (23.24%) AI
4 351 (22.91%) Roadmaps
5 345 (22.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 337 (22.00%) Problem-Solving
7 273 (17.82%) Mentoring
8 243 (15.86%) Stakeholder Management
9 202 (13.19%) Business Intelligence
10 193 (12.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 168 (10.97%) CI/CD
12 157 (10.25%) Coaching
12 157 (10.25%) Data Modelling
13 154 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
14 153 (9.99%) Customer Experience
15 151 (9.86%) CRM
16 148 (9.66%) Project Management
17 134 (8.75%) DevOps
18 127 (8.29%) Actionable Insight
19 125 (8.16%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 214 (13.97%) SQL
2 206 (13.45%) Python
3 43 (2.81%) TypeScript
4 38 (2.48%) C#
5 37 (2.42%) Java
6 35 (2.28%) JavaScript
7 20 (1.31%) R
8 12 (0.78%) Bicep
9 11 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 11 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
9 11 (0.72%) PowerShell
9 11 (0.72%) VBA
10 10 (0.65%) Bash
11 7 (0.46%) C++
12 5 (0.33%) Ruby
13 4 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.26%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.20%) PHP
15 2 (0.13%) C
15 2 (0.13%) Formula Language
Qualifications
1 178 (11.62%) Degree
2 107 (6.98%) Security Cleared
3 83 (5.42%) SC Cleared
4 80 (5.22%) ACCA
5 77 (5.03%) CIMA
6 59 (3.85%) DBS Check
7 46 (3.00%) PMI Certification
8 35 (2.28%) Master's Degree
9 28 (1.83%) PMP
10 24 (1.57%) CISSP
11 23 (1.50%) AAT
11 23 (1.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 20 (1.31%) TOGAF Certification
13 18 (1.17%) CISM
14 16 (1.04%) Azure Certification
15 14 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
16 13 (0.85%) CIPD
17 12 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
18 10 (0.65%) ICAEW
18 10 (0.65%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (10.90%) Data Quality
2 94 (6.14%) Accessibility
3 91 (5.94%) GDPR
4 75 (4.90%) QA
5 42 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (2.09%) GRC
7 30 (1.96%) WCAG
8 25 (1.63%) NIST
9 23 (1.50%) PMO
10 21 (1.37%) SLA
11 15 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
12 12 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (0.78%) IFRS
12 12 (0.78%) P3O
13 11 (0.72%) NCSC
14 8 (0.52%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.33%) ISO 9001
16 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.26%) NIST 800
16 4 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (2.42%) Docker
2 16 (1.04%) Active Directory
3 8 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.39%) Firmware
5 6 (0.39%) vSphere
6 2 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.065%) GPFS
7 1 (0.065%) Lustre
7 1 (0.065%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 29 (1.89%) Kubernetes
1 29 (1.89%) Terraform
2 20 (1.31%) Grafana
3 10 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.26%) Argo
4 4 (0.26%) Nmap
4 4 (0.26%) SCCM
5 3 (0.20%) CSIRT
5 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.13%) Ansible
6 2 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.13%) Packer
6 2 (0.13%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.13%) Puppet
6 2 (0.13%) Salt
7 1 (0.065%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.065%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 229 (14.95%) Microsoft
2 119 (7.77%) Adobe
3 47 (3.07%) Salesforce
4 44 (2.87%) Databricks
5 43 (2.81%) Google
6 37 (2.42%) SAP
7 30 (1.96%) Oracle
8 19 (1.24%) HubSpot
9 17 (1.11%) Foundry
10 16 (1.04%) Sage
10 16 (1.04%) ServiceNow
11 14 (0.91%) Informatica
12 11 (0.72%) OpenAI
13 10 (0.65%) Xero
14 8 (0.52%) Alteryx
14 8 (0.52%) VMware
15 6 (0.39%) Ariba
15 6 (0.39%) BMC
15 6 (0.39%) Cisco
15 6 (0.39%) Workday