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 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 70 36
Rank change year-on-year +39 -34 +7
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,115 654 1,962
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.11% 4.60% 6.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.38% 4.84% 6.63%
Number of salaries quoted 667 394 1,118
10th Percentile £36,650 £36,250 £34,972
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,813 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,443
Median % change year-on-year - +8.22% -7.60%
75th Percentile £83,125 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,650 £97,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,100 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.54% +18.18% -8.33%

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 15,111 13,517 29,606
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.80% 95.05% 91.16%
Number of salaries quoted 10,669 8,801 23,474
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £33,756
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 8 May 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 38 (3.41%) CMS
2 36 (3.23%) Confluence
3 35 (3.14%) SharePoint
4 14 (1.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 8 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.63%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.36%) nginx
7 4 (0.36%) WordPress
8 3 (0.27%) SAS
9 2 (0.18%) Apache
9 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.090%) Drupal
10 1 (0.090%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.090%) Umbraco
Applications
1 95 (8.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (3.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
4 8 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (0.72%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.27%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.18%) Trello
9 1 (0.090%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 34 (3.05%) Adobe Campaign
2 20 (1.79%) Workfront
3 16 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 11 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.63%) Shopify
6 5 (0.45%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 5 (0.45%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.18%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.090%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.090%) Magento
8 1 (0.090%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.090%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.090%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.090%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.090%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 206 (18.48%) Azure
2 152 (13.63%) Power Platform
3 107 (9.60%) AWS
4 87 (7.80%) SaaS
5 44 (3.95%) GCP
6 41 (3.68%) Azure Data Factory
7 35 (3.14%) iPaaS
8 32 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
9 28 (2.51%) Serverless
10 27 (2.42%) Figma
11 26 (2.33%) Contentsquare
11 26 (2.33%) GitHub
12 25 (2.24%) Adobe Analytics
12 25 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
14 21 (1.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 20 (1.79%) Azure Machine Learning
16 14 (1.26%) Entra ID
17 13 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
18 12 (1.08%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 150 (13.45%) Broadband
2 6 (0.54%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.45%) Firewall
4 4 (0.36%) Network Security
5 3 (0.27%) DNS
5 3 (0.27%) Internet
5 3 (0.27%) Modbus
5 3 (0.27%) SSL
6 2 (0.18%) Bluetooth
6 2 (0.18%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.18%) WAN
7 1 (0.090%) BGP
7 1 (0.090%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.090%) LAN
7 1 (0.090%) MPLS
7 1 (0.090%) NAS
7 1 (0.090%) NGFW
7 1 (0.090%) OSPF
7 1 (0.090%) VPN
7 1 (0.090%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (12.91%) Power BI
2 56 (5.02%) Metadata
3 43 (3.86%) Tableau
4 38 (3.41%) SQL Server
5 36 (3.23%) Data Warehouse
6 20 (1.79%) Data Lake
7 19 (1.70%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.26%) Oracle Database
10 13 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 12 (1.08%) MySQL
11 12 (1.08%) NoSQL
12 11 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
13 9 (0.81%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 9 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 8 (0.72%) Looker
15 7 (0.63%) Big Data
15 7 (0.63%) BigQuery
16 6 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
16 6 (0.54%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 26 (2.33%) JIRA
2 19 (1.70%) Git
3 8 (0.72%) JMeter
4 6 (0.54%) Cucumber
4 6 (0.54%) Locust
5 5 (0.45%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.36%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.36%) GitLab
6 4 (0.36%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.36%) Vite
7 3 (0.27%) MLflow
7 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.18%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.18%) NUnit
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.18%) Selenium
8 2 (0.18%) Storybook
8 2 (0.18%) Vagrant
General
1 387 (34.71%) Social Skills
2 352 (31.57%) Finance
3 318 (28.52%) Analytical Skills
4 179 (16.05%) Marketing
5 109 (9.78%) Public Sector
6 81 (7.26%) Organisational Skills
7 80 (7.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 71 (6.37%) Legal
9 70 (6.28%) Games
10 60 (5.38%) Influencing Skills
11 49 (4.39%) Retail
12 43 (3.86%) Law
13 35 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (2.51%) Banking
15 25 (2.24%) Manufacturing
16 24 (2.15%) Advertising
17 19 (1.70%) Local Government
17 19 (1.70%) Publishing
18 11 (0.99%) Multimedia
18 11 (0.99%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 183 (16.41%) Senior
2 178 (15.96%) Analyst
3 118 (10.58%) Lead
4 63 (5.65%) Architect
5 58 (5.20%) Senior Manager
6 57 (5.11%) Data Engineer
7 43 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
8 40 (3.59%) Developer
9 38 (3.41%) Product Manager
10 37 (3.32%) Product Owner
11 36 (3.23%) Business Analyst
12 35 (3.14%) Campaign Manager
12 35 (3.14%) Data Analyst
13 32 (2.87%) Consultant
14 31 (2.78%) Development Manager
15 30 (2.69%) Financial Analyst
16 25 (2.24%) Engineering Manager
17 23 (2.06%) Solutions Architect
18 22 (1.97%) Accountant
18 22 (1.97%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (2.69%) React
2 24 (2.15%) .NET
3 17 (1.52%) CSS
3 17 (1.52%) HTML
4 16 (1.43%) LangChain
5 15 (1.35%) REST
5 15 (1.35%) XML
6 12 (1.08%) Middleware
7 11 (0.99%) AWS CDK
7 11 (0.99%) Next.js
8 9 (0.81%) RESTful
9 8 (0.72%) Kafka
9 8 (0.72%) PySpark
9 8 (0.72%) Vue
10 7 (0.63%) AngularJS
10 7 (0.63%) EDI
10 7 (0.63%) JSON
10 7 (0.63%) Node.js
10 7 (0.63%) TensorFlow
11 6 (0.54%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 116 (10.40%) Product Ownership
2 93 (8.34%) Social Media
3 82 (7.35%) Marketing Technology
4 68 (6.10%) Over-the-Top Content
5 61 (5.47%) Onboarding
6 53 (4.75%) Cloud Native
7 45 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
8 37 (3.32%) Management Information System
9 27 (2.42%) Mobile App
10 23 (2.06%) Greenfield Project
11 20 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
12 19 (1.70%) AI Agents
12 19 (1.70%) Virtual Team
13 18 (1.61%) Algorithms
13 18 (1.61%) Security Posture
14 17 (1.52%) PMI
15 16 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
15 16 (1.43%) Data Structures
16 14 (1.26%) Driving Licence
16 14 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 31 (2.78%) Android
2 29 (2.60%) Apple iOS
3 13 (1.17%) Windows
4 8 (0.72%) Linux
5 6 (0.54%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.36%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.18%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 291 (26.10%) Analytics
2 277 (24.84%) Agile
3 259 (23.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 255 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
5 245 (21.97%) Roadmaps
6 239 (21.43%) AI
7 180 (16.14%) Mentoring
8 166 (14.89%) Business Intelligence
9 151 (13.54%) Stakeholder Management
10 138 (12.38%) Customer Experience
11 131 (11.75%) Coaching
12 127 (11.39%) Project Management
13 115 (10.31%) CRM
14 114 (10.22%) CI/CD
15 100 (8.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 94 (8.43%) Data Modelling
17 93 (8.34%) Digital Marketing
18 92 (8.25%) Data-Driven Decision Making
19 91 (8.16%) DevOps
20 89 (7.98%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 141 (12.65%) SQL
2 139 (12.47%) Python
3 32 (2.87%) Java
4 23 (2.06%) C#
4 23 (2.06%) TypeScript
5 21 (1.88%) R
6 20 (1.79%) JavaScript
7 10 (0.90%) VBA
8 8 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 8 (0.72%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.63%) PHP
10 5 (0.45%) Bash
10 5 (0.45%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.36%) Bicep
11 4 (0.36%) Scala
12 3 (0.27%) C++
13 2 (0.18%) C
13 2 (0.18%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.090%) Formula Language
14 1 (0.090%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 146 (13.09%) Degree
2 93 (8.34%) ACCA
3 92 (8.25%) CIMA
4 69 (6.19%) Security Cleared
5 47 (4.22%) SC Cleared
6 46 (4.13%) DBS Check
7 36 (3.23%) Master's Degree
8 33 (2.96%) PMI Certification
9 21 (1.88%) AAT
10 18 (1.61%) CISSP
11 16 (1.43%) PMP
12 15 (1.35%) Azure Certification
13 14 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (0.99%) CISM
15 10 (0.90%) PhD
16 9 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
17 8 (0.72%) AWS Certification
17 8 (0.72%) HNC
17 8 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (10.85%) Data Quality
2 85 (7.62%) Accessibility
3 62 (5.56%) GDPR
4 59 (5.29%) QA
5 32 (2.87%) WCAG
6 27 (2.42%) GRC
7 25 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 18 (1.61%) NIST
9 15 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 13 (1.17%) P3O
11 11 (0.99%) NCSC
12 10 (0.90%) PCI DSS
12 10 (0.90%) PMO
13 9 (0.81%) ISO 9001
14 7 (0.63%) SLA
15 6 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
15 6 (0.54%) GAAP
16 5 (0.45%) IFRS
17 4 (0.36%) NIST 800
18 3 (0.27%) EMIR
System Software
1 22 (1.97%) Docker
2 6 (0.54%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.18%) Firmware
3 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.090%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.090%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (1.70%) Kubernetes
1 19 (1.70%) Terraform
2 16 (1.43%) Grafana
3 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.36%) Nmap
4 4 (0.36%) SCCM
5 3 (0.27%) Argo
5 3 (0.27%) Control-M
5 3 (0.27%) CSIRT
5 3 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.18%) Ansible
6 2 (0.18%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.18%) Packer
6 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.18%) Puppet
6 2 (0.18%) Salt
7 1 (0.090%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 167 (14.98%) Microsoft
2 100 (8.97%) Adobe
3 44 (3.95%) Databricks
4 40 (3.59%) SAP
5 36 (3.23%) Google
6 33 (2.96%) Salesforce
7 28 (2.51%) Oracle
8 21 (1.88%) HubSpot
8 21 (1.88%) Sage
8 21 (1.88%) ServiceNow
9 11 (0.99%) Workday
10 10 (0.90%) Foundry
11 8 (0.72%) BMC
11 8 (0.72%) Informatica
11 8 (0.72%) OpenAI
11 8 (0.72%) Xero
12 6 (0.54%) Alteryx
12 6 (0.54%) Ariba
12 6 (0.54%) Cisco
12 6 (0.54%) Talend