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 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 65 54
Rank change year-on-year +32 -11 -8
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,005 616 1,533
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.96% 4.77% 4.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.06% 5.02% 5.43%
Number of salaries quoted 580 388 1,081
10th Percentile £38,979 £36,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,313 £45,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +12.14% -1.92%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,156 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,475 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +22.73% -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 14,237 12,283 28,237
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.42% 95.05% 91.85%
Number of salaries quoted 9,595 8,796 23,110
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,806
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 26 March 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 28 (2.79%) Confluence
2 25 (2.49%) SharePoint
3 24 (2.39%) CMS
4 11 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.90%) SAS
6 7 (0.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.60%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.40%) Apache
8 4 (0.40%) nginx
8 4 (0.40%) WordPress
9 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 131 (13.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (5.27%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 10 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.80%) Photoshop
6 7 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.40%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.40%) Trello
9 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.100%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.100%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.39%) Adobe Campaign
2 13 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.19%) Shopify
4 11 (1.09%) Workfront
5 10 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.30%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.30%) Oracle Applications
6 3 (0.30%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.30%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.20%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.100%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.100%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.100%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.100%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.100%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.100%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 216 (21.49%) Azure
2 179 (17.81%) Power Platform
3 102 (10.15%) AWS
4 86 (8.56%) SaaS
5 66 (6.57%) Azure Data Factory
6 47 (4.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 46 (4.58%) GCP
8 34 (3.38%) GitHub
8 34 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
10 24 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (2.29%) Serverless
12 20 (1.99%) Azure Machine Learning
13 19 (1.89%) iPaaS
14 16 (1.59%) Contentsquare
14 16 (1.59%) Figma
14 16 (1.59%) Snowflake
15 15 (1.49%) Adobe Analytics
16 14 (1.39%) PaaS
17 13 (1.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 98 (9.75%) Broadband
2 5 (0.50%) Internet
2 5 (0.50%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.30%) DNS
3 3 (0.30%) Firewall
3 3 (0.30%) Modbus
3 3 (0.30%) SSL
4 2 (0.20%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.100%) ADSL
5 1 (0.100%) DSL
5 1 (0.100%) Intranet
5 1 (0.100%) NAS
5 1 (0.100%) Network Security
5 1 (0.100%) NGFW
5 1 (0.100%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.100%) VPN
5 1 (0.100%) WAN
5 1 (0.100%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 170 (16.92%) Power BI
2 60 (5.97%) SQL Server
3 53 (5.27%) Tableau
4 48 (4.78%) Metadata
5 44 (4.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 39 (3.88%) Data Warehouse
7 33 (3.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 23 (2.29%) Data Lake
9 15 (1.49%) MySQL
9 15 (1.49%) Power Query
10 14 (1.39%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.00%) BigQuery
12 10 (1.00%) Oracle Database
13 9 (0.90%) Amazon Redshift
13 9 (0.90%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 9 (0.90%) BusinessObjects
14 8 (0.80%) NoSQL
14 8 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
15 7 (0.70%) Looker
Development Applications
1 22 (2.19%) JIRA
2 10 (1.00%) Git
3 7 (0.70%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.70%) JMeter
3 7 (0.70%) Metasploit
4 5 (0.50%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.50%) Locust
5 4 (0.40%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.40%) ERwin
5 4 (0.40%) PowerDesigner
5 4 (0.40%) Vite
6 3 (0.30%) MLflow
6 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.20%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.20%) Selenium
7 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.20%) Storybook
7 2 (0.20%) Vagrant
General
1 448 (44.58%) Social Skills
2 369 (36.72%) Finance
3 336 (33.43%) Analytical Skills
4 130 (12.94%) Marketing
5 96 (9.55%) Public Sector
6 81 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
7 75 (7.46%) Presentation Skills
8 65 (6.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 54 (5.37%) Influencing Skills
10 53 (5.27%) Legal
11 52 (5.17%) Retail
12 48 (4.78%) Games
13 41 (4.08%) Manufacturing
14 35 (3.48%) Law
15 33 (3.28%) Advertising
16 31 (3.08%) Banking
17 20 (1.99%) Local Government
18 15 (1.49%) Publishing
19 14 (1.39%) Billing
20 11 (1.09%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 182 (18.11%) Analyst
2 149 (14.83%) Senior
3 91 (9.05%) Lead
4 70 (6.97%) Architect
5 48 (4.78%) Senior Manager
6 47 (4.68%) Data Engineer
7 42 (4.18%) Financial Analyst
8 38 (3.78%) Developer
8 38 (3.78%) Solutions Architect
9 35 (3.48%) Data Analyst
9 35 (3.48%) Senior Analyst
10 33 (3.28%) Consultant
11 29 (2.89%) Report Analyst
12 26 (2.59%) Product Owner
13 25 (2.49%) Sales Executive
14 24 (2.39%) Engineering Manager
15 23 (2.29%) Business Manager
16 22 (2.19%) Business Analyst
17 21 (2.09%) Development Manager
18 20 (1.99%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.39%) React
2 21 (2.09%) .NET
3 16 (1.59%) CSS
3 16 (1.59%) HTML
4 10 (1.00%) Flash
4 10 (1.00%) LangChain
4 10 (1.00%) REST
4 10 (1.00%) XML
5 9 (0.90%) Kafka
6 7 (0.70%) AWS CDK
6 7 (0.70%) JSON
6 7 (0.70%) Middleware
6 7 (0.70%) Next.js
6 7 (0.70%) PySpark
6 7 (0.70%) RESTful
6 7 (0.70%) Spring
6 7 (0.70%) TensorFlow
6 7 (0.70%) Vue
7 6 (0.60%) .NET Core
7 6 (0.60%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 80 (7.96%) Self-Motivation
2 75 (7.46%) Product Ownership
3 61 (6.07%) Social Media
4 58 (5.77%) Onboarding
5 53 (5.27%) Cloud Native
6 45 (4.48%) Management Information System
7 41 (4.08%) Marketing Technology
8 36 (3.58%) Analytical Mindset
9 33 (3.28%) Virtual Team
10 32 (3.18%) Over-the-Top Content
11 24 (2.39%) Mobile App
12 19 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
13 17 (1.69%) Algorithms
13 17 (1.69%) Data Structures
13 17 (1.69%) Security Posture
14 16 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
15 15 (1.49%) PMI
16 12 (1.19%) GNSS
16 12 (1.19%) Satnav
17 9 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (2.79%) Android
2 26 (2.59%) Apple iOS
3 16 (1.59%) Windows
4 9 (0.90%) Linux
5 6 (0.60%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.40%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (31.44%) Analytics
2 287 (28.56%) Problem-Solving
3 241 (23.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 233 (23.18%) AI
5 212 (21.09%) Agile
6 204 (20.30%) Business Intelligence
7 194 (19.30%) Roadmaps
8 140 (13.93%) Mentoring
9 139 (13.83%) Project Management
10 131 (13.03%) Stakeholder Management
11 111 (11.04%) CRM
12 109 (10.85%) Customer Experience
13 106 (10.55%) CI/CD
14 105 (10.45%) Visualisation
15 103 (10.25%) Data Analysis
16 102 (10.15%) Data-Driven Decision Making
17 101 (10.05%) Actionable Insight
18 100 (9.95%) Data Modelling
19 91 (9.05%) Coaching
20 88 (8.76%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 165 (16.42%) SQL
2 141 (14.03%) Python
3 33 (3.28%) Java
4 31 (3.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 21 (2.09%) R
6 19 (1.89%) C#
6 19 (1.89%) TypeScript
7 18 (1.79%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.00%) T-SQL
9 9 (0.90%) VBA
10 7 (0.70%) PHP
11 6 (0.60%) Bash
12 5 (0.50%) C++
12 5 (0.50%) PowerShell
13 4 (0.40%) Scala
14 3 (0.30%) Bicep
15 2 (0.20%) C
15 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.100%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 161 (16.02%) Degree
2 94 (9.35%) ACCA
3 93 (9.25%) CIMA
4 60 (5.97%) Security Cleared
5 42 (4.18%) DBS Check
6 41 (4.08%) SC Cleared
7 36 (3.58%) Master's Degree
8 27 (2.69%) PMI Certification
9 26 (2.59%) AAT
10 23 (2.29%) CISSP
11 20 (1.99%) Azure Certification
12 16 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (1.29%) AWS Certification
13 13 (1.29%) CISM
14 12 (1.19%) PMP
14 12 (1.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 11 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (1.00%) CEH
16 10 (1.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (12.24%) Data Quality
2 68 (6.77%) Accessibility
3 55 (5.47%) QA
4 53 (5.27%) GDPR
5 32 (3.18%) Actionable Recommendations
6 25 (2.49%) GRC
7 22 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 21 (2.09%) WCAG
9 15 (1.49%) NIST
10 14 (1.39%) P3O
11 13 (1.29%) ISO 9001
11 13 (1.29%) NCSC
11 13 (1.29%) PMO
12 12 (1.19%) PCI DSS
13 7 (0.70%) GAAP
14 6 (0.60%) IFRS
15 5 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
16 4 (0.40%) SLA
17 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 2 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 22 (2.19%) Docker
2 6 (0.60%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.20%) Firmware
3 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.100%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.100%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (2.39%) Terraform
2 21 (2.09%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.29%) Grafana
4 7 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.70%) Nmap
5 4 (0.40%) SCCM
6 3 (0.30%) Argo
6 3 (0.30%) Control-M
6 3 (0.30%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.20%) Ansible
7 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.20%) Packer
7 2 (0.20%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.20%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.20%) Puppet
7 2 (0.20%) Salt
8 1 (0.100%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 159 (15.82%) Microsoft
2 54 (5.37%) Adobe
2 54 (5.37%) Databricks
3 40 (3.98%) SAP
4 36 (3.58%) Google
5 32 (3.18%) Salesforce
6 29 (2.89%) Oracle
7 24 (2.39%) HubSpot
8 21 (2.09%) Sage
8 21 (2.09%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.19%) Informatica
10 11 (1.09%) Foundry
11 9 (0.90%) Autodesk
11 9 (0.90%) Workday
12 8 (0.80%) Cisco
13 7 (0.70%) IBM
14 6 (0.60%) Alteryx
14 6 (0.60%) OpenAI
14 6 (0.60%) Talend
15 5 (0.50%) Xero