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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 68 37
Rank change year-on-year +47 -31 +24
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,647 797 1,611
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.59% 4.84% 5.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.16% 5.19% 6.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,027 489 776
10th Percentile £37,000 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,931 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £83,600 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £102,750 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.60%

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 17,978 15,345 25,010
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.84% 93.19% 88.41%
Number of salaries quoted 13,054 9,077 18,589
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £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 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,410 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 24 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 46 (2.79%) Confluence
2 36 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 32 (1.94%) CMS
4 14 (0.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 9 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.43%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.30%) Apache
8 5 (0.30%) WordPress
9 4 (0.24%) Jupyter
9 4 (0.24%) SAS
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.061%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.061%) Appian
12 1 (0.061%) Drupal
12 1 (0.061%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.061%) Resin
12 1 (0.061%) Umbraco
Applications
1 124 (7.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (3.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 30 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
4 19 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.49%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.36%) Trello
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.24%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.24%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.18%) Blender
9 3 (0.18%) Maya
10 2 (0.12%) Mathcad
10 2 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 55 (3.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 39 (2.37%) Workfront
3 34 (2.06%) Adobe Campaign
4 31 (1.88%) Dynamics GP
5 19 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
6 14 (0.85%) NetSuite
7 6 (0.36%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.30%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 4 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.24%) Raiser’s Edge
10 2 (0.12%) Shopify
11 1 (0.061%) NEC Housing
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle Assets
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle General Ledger
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.061%) Oracle Receivables
11 1 (0.061%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 277 (16.82%) Azure
2 192 (11.66%) Power Platform
3 164 (9.96%) AWS
4 133 (8.08%) SaaS
5 66 (4.01%) GCP
6 54 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
7 53 (3.22%) iPaaS
8 45 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
9 39 (2.37%) GitHub
10 34 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
10 34 (2.06%) Serverless
11 28 (1.70%) Figma
12 26 (1.58%) Adobe Analytics
13 25 (1.52%) Contentsquare
14 23 (1.40%) Entra ID
15 19 (1.15%) PaaS
16 17 (1.03%) AWS CloudFormation
17 16 (0.97%) Azure Machine Learning
17 16 (0.97%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 175 (10.63%) Broadband
2 36 (2.19%) Network Security
3 35 (2.13%) Firewall
4 26 (1.58%) VLAN
5 8 (0.49%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.49%) VPN
6 6 (0.36%) SD-WAN
6 6 (0.36%) WAN
7 4 (0.24%) DNS
7 4 (0.24%) LAN
8 3 (0.18%) BGP
8 3 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (0.18%) Modbus
8 3 (0.18%) MPLS
8 3 (0.18%) OSPF
8 3 (0.18%) SSL
8 3 (0.18%) VXLAN
9 2 (0.12%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.12%) SMS
9 2 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 171 (10.38%) Power BI
2 82 (4.98%) Metadata
3 69 (4.19%) Data Warehouse
4 48 (2.91%) Tableau
5 38 (2.31%) SQL Server
6 31 (1.88%) Relational Database
7 29 (1.76%) Data Lake
8 20 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
9 17 (1.03%) NoSQL
10 16 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 15 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
11 15 (0.91%) Big Data
12 14 (0.85%) Oracle Database
13 13 (0.79%) MySQL
13 13 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 12 (0.73%) BigQuery
14 12 (0.73%) Looker
15 10 (0.61%) MongoDB
15 10 (0.61%) Semantic Layer
16 9 (0.55%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 43 (2.61%) JIRA
2 40 (2.43%) Git
3 11 (0.67%) Claude Code
4 7 (0.43%) JMeter
5 6 (0.36%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.30%) GitLab
6 5 (0.30%) Locust
6 5 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.24%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.24%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.24%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.24%) MLflow
7 4 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.12%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.12%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.12%) Vagrant
General
1 594 (36.07%) Social Skills
2 464 (28.17%) Finance
3 451 (27.38%) Analytical Skills
4 269 (16.33%) Marketing
5 151 (9.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 125 (7.59%) Public Sector
7 119 (7.23%) Legal
8 105 (6.38%) Influencing Skills
9 93 (5.65%) Retail
10 85 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
11 73 (4.43%) Games
12 51 (3.10%) Law
13 47 (2.85%) Manufacturing
13 47 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
14 30 (1.82%) Banking
15 29 (1.76%) Local Government
16 20 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
17 19 (1.15%) Advertising
18 18 (1.09%) Aerospace
19 16 (0.97%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 279 (16.94%) Senior
2 225 (13.66%) Analyst
3 191 (11.60%) Lead
4 115 (6.98%) Architect
5 75 (4.55%) Data Engineer
6 71 (4.31%) Data Analyst
7 70 (4.25%) Senior Analyst
8 64 (3.89%) Development Manager
9 59 (3.58%) Developer
10 56 (3.40%) Consultant
10 56 (3.40%) Product Owner
11 54 (3.28%) Senior Manager
12 51 (3.10%) Business Manager
13 45 (2.73%) Product Manager
14 44 (2.67%) Business Development Manager
15 43 (2.61%) Marketing Manager
16 38 (2.31%) Campaign Manager
17 37 (2.25%) Business Analyst
18 34 (2.06%) IT Manager
19 33 (2.00%) Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.22%) React
2 29 (1.76%) .NET
3 28 (1.70%) LangChain
4 26 (1.58%) Node.js
4 26 (1.58%) REST
5 18 (1.09%) Next.js
6 17 (1.03%) AWS CDK
7 15 (0.91%) CSS
8 14 (0.85%) HTML
8 14 (0.85%) RESTful
9 11 (0.67%) PySpark
9 11 (0.67%) PyTorch
9 11 (0.67%) Spring
9 11 (0.67%) Spring Boot
9 11 (0.67%) XML
10 10 (0.61%) TensorFlow
11 9 (0.55%) AngularJS
11 9 (0.55%) Django
11 9 (0.55%) LangGraph
12 8 (0.49%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 143 (8.68%) Product Ownership
2 130 (7.89%) Marketing Technology
3 117 (7.10%) Social Media
4 88 (5.34%) Over-the-Top Content
5 79 (4.80%) Management Information System
6 78 (4.74%) Cloud Native
7 72 (4.37%) Self-Motivation
8 53 (3.22%) Onboarding
9 45 (2.73%) AI Agents
10 37 (2.25%) Blog
11 36 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
11 36 (2.19%) Mobile App
12 29 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
13 28 (1.70%) Security Posture
14 27 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
15 26 (1.58%) Credit Risk
16 24 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
17 23 (1.40%) Driving Licence
18 18 (1.09%) Algorithms
18 18 (1.09%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 37 (2.25%) Android
2 29 (1.76%) Apple iOS
3 20 (1.21%) Windows
4 6 (0.36%) VMS
5 4 (0.24%) Linux
5 4 (0.24%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.24%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.061%) Robot Operating System
6 1 (0.061%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 418 (25.38%) Agile
2 413 (25.08%) AI
3 402 (24.41%) Analytics
4 393 (23.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 349 (21.19%) Roadmaps
6 345 (20.95%) Problem-Solving
7 281 (17.06%) Mentoring
8 265 (16.09%) Stakeholder Management
9 217 (13.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 214 (12.99%) Business Intelligence
11 198 (12.02%) CRM
12 181 (10.99%) Cybersecurity
13 177 (10.75%) CI/CD
14 162 (9.84%) Customer Experience
15 159 (9.65%) Data Modelling
16 158 (9.59%) Coaching
17 153 (9.29%) Project Management
18 143 (8.68%) Data Management
19 140 (8.50%) Digital Marketing
20 138 (8.38%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 221 (13.42%) SQL
2 207 (12.57%) Python
3 47 (2.85%) TypeScript
4 38 (2.31%) C#
5 37 (2.25%) JavaScript
6 36 (2.19%) Java
7 18 (1.09%) R
8 12 (0.73%) Bicep
8 12 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
8 12 (0.73%) VBA
9 11 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 11 (0.67%) PowerShell
10 8 (0.49%) Bash
11 7 (0.43%) C++
12 6 (0.36%) Kotlin
12 6 (0.36%) Ruby
13 5 (0.30%) C
14 4 (0.24%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.18%) PHP
16 2 (0.12%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 180 (10.93%) Degree
2 118 (7.16%) Security Cleared
3 94 (5.71%) SC Cleared
4 88 (5.34%) ACCA
5 84 (5.10%) CIMA
6 50 (3.04%) DBS Check
7 40 (2.43%) PMI Certification
8 31 (1.88%) Master's Degree
8 31 (1.88%) PMP
9 24 (1.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 23 (1.40%) AAT
10 23 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
10 23 (1.40%) CISSP
11 19 (1.15%) CISM
12 17 (1.03%) TOGAF Certification
13 14 (0.85%) DV Cleared
14 13 (0.79%) CIPD
15 11 (0.67%) Azure Certification
15 11 (0.67%) ICAEW
15 11 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 171 (10.38%) Data Quality
2 110 (6.68%) Accessibility
3 99 (6.01%) GDPR
4 66 (4.01%) QA
5 47 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 35 (2.13%) GRC
7 31 (1.88%) WCAG
8 28 (1.70%) NIST
9 24 (1.46%) PMO
10 21 (1.28%) SLA
11 16 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
13 12 (0.73%) IFRS
14 9 (0.55%) NCSC
15 7 (0.43%) PCI DSS
16 6 (0.36%) COBIT
16 6 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 5 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 5 (0.30%) ISO 9001
18 4 (0.24%) NIST 800
System Software
1 39 (2.37%) Docker
2 15 (0.91%) Active Directory
3 10 (0.61%) Firmware
4 8 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.36%) vSphere
7 5 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.12%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.061%) GPFS
9 1 (0.061%) Lustre
9 1 (0.061%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 31 (1.88%) Kubernetes
1 31 (1.88%) Terraform
2 21 (1.28%) Grafana
3 10 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.24%) Argo
4 4 (0.24%) Nmap
5 3 (0.18%) Ansible
5 3 (0.18%) CSIRT
5 3 (0.18%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.18%) SCCM
5 3 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.12%) CASB
6 2 (0.12%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.12%) Packer
6 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.12%) Puppet
6 2 (0.12%) Salt
7 1 (0.061%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 244 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 119 (7.23%) Adobe
3 49 (2.98%) Databricks
3 49 (2.98%) Salesforce
4 47 (2.85%) Google
5 39 (2.37%) SAP
6 30 (1.82%) Oracle
7 21 (1.28%) HubSpot
8 17 (1.03%) Foundry
9 16 (0.97%) Sage
10 15 (0.91%) ServiceNow
11 13 (0.79%) Informatica
12 10 (0.61%) OpenAI
12 10 (0.61%) Xero
13 8 (0.49%) VMware
14 7 (0.43%) Alteryx
14 7 (0.43%) Cisco
15 6 (0.36%) Ariba
15 6 (0.36%) BMC
15 6 (0.36%) ScienceLogic