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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 73 61
Rank change year-on-year +35 -12 +19
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 904 806 1,064
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.78% 4.05% 4.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.29% 4.57% 5.12%
Number of salaries quoted 570 379 695
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,563 £42,500 £45,754
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -
75th Percentile £78,800 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -8.33%

All Process and 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 14,377 17,627 20,780
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.87% 88.62% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,785 10,527 16,788
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,406
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 15 November 2025.

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 24 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.44%) Confluence
3 9 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (0.88%) CMS
5 7 (0.77%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.77%) SAS
6 5 (0.55%) Apache
6 5 (0.55%) WordPress
7 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.44%) Moodle
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.33%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.22%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.11%) nginx
Applications
1 170 (18.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.44%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.33%) Trello
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 16 (1.77%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.00%) Shopify
4 8 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
5 6 (0.66%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.44%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.44%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
8 3 (0.33%) SAP PS
9 2 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.22%) Primavera
9 2 (0.22%) ResourceLink
9 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
10 1 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 196 (21.68%) Power Platform
2 139 (15.38%) Azure
3 87 (9.62%) SaaS
4 64 (7.08%) AWS
5 43 (4.76%) Azure Data Factory
6 36 (3.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 35 (3.87%) Microsoft 365
8 26 (2.88%) GCP
9 23 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (2.21%) Google Analytics
11 19 (2.10%) PaaS
12 17 (1.88%) Cloud Computing
12 17 (1.88%) GitHub
13 16 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
13 16 (1.77%) PowerApps
14 15 (1.66%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 13 (1.44%) Snowflake
16 10 (1.11%) Serverless
17 9 (1.00%) Amazon S3
17 9 (1.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.00%) Firewall
1 9 (1.00%) Internet
2 5 (0.55%) Network Security
3 4 (0.44%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.44%) VPN
3 4 (0.44%) WAN
4 3 (0.33%) Broadband
4 3 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (0.33%) SAN
5 2 (0.22%) BGP
5 2 (0.22%) LAN
5 2 (0.22%) OSPF
5 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.22%) VLAN
6 1 (0.11%) 4G
6 1 (0.11%) 5G
6 1 (0.11%) ADSL
6 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 184 (20.35%) Power BI
2 62 (6.86%) Tableau
3 54 (5.97%) SQL Server
4 35 (3.87%) Power Query
4 35 (3.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 33 (3.65%) Azure SQL Database
6 29 (3.21%) Data Warehouse
7 17 (1.88%) Data Lake
8 15 (1.66%) Metadata
9 14 (1.55%) BigQuery
9 14 (1.55%) BusinessObjects
9 14 (1.55%) GIS
10 13 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
11 12 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.11%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (1.11%) Geospatial Data
12 10 (1.11%) MySQL
13 7 (0.77%) Data Mining
13 7 (0.77%) QlikView
14 6 (0.66%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (2.54%) JIRA
2 4 (0.44%) ER Studio
2 4 (0.44%) ERwin
2 4 (0.44%) PowerDesigner
2 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (0.44%) Toad
3 3 (0.33%) Burp Suite
3 3 (0.33%) Git
3 3 (0.33%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.33%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.22%) GitLab
4 2 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.11%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.11%) Selenium
5 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.11%) Vite
General
1 429 (47.46%) Social Skills
2 386 (42.70%) Finance
3 343 (37.94%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (11.95%) Marketing
5 93 (10.29%) Public Sector
6 89 (9.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 89 (9.85%) Presentation Skills
7 63 (6.97%) Legal
8 56 (6.19%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (4.98%) Manufacturing
9 45 (4.98%) Retail
10 39 (4.31%) Banking
10 39 (4.31%) Influencing Skills
11 31 (3.43%) Law
12 23 (2.54%) Advertising
13 22 (2.43%) Local Government
14 17 (1.88%) Financial Institution
15 14 (1.55%) Billing
16 13 (1.44%) Automotive
17 9 (1.00%) French Language
Job Titles
1 214 (23.67%) Analyst
2 120 (13.27%) Senior
3 85 (9.40%) Lead
4 70 (7.74%) Architect
5 61 (6.75%) Financial Analyst
6 60 (6.64%) Developer
7 45 (4.98%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 44 (4.87%) Senior Analyst
9 40 (4.42%) Business Manager
9 40 (4.42%) Consultant
10 38 (4.20%) Data Analyst
11 35 (3.87%) Solutions Architect
12 33 (3.65%) Business Analyst
13 32 (3.54%) Development Manager
14 31 (3.43%) Sales Executive
15 30 (3.32%) Senior Manager
16 28 (3.10%) Power BI Analyst
16 28 (3.10%) Product Manager
17 26 (2.88%) Commercial Analyst
17 26 (2.88%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.99%) .NET
2 17 (1.88%) REST
3 12 (1.33%) JSON
3 12 (1.33%) React
4 10 (1.11%) HTML
5 9 (1.00%) CSS
5 9 (1.00%) Flash
5 9 (1.00%) Middleware
5 9 (1.00%) SOAP
6 8 (0.88%) Blazor
7 7 (0.77%) Node.js
7 7 (0.77%) Spring
7 7 (0.77%) Spring Boot
7 7 (0.77%) XML
8 6 (0.66%) Kafka
9 5 (0.55%) .NET Core
9 5 (0.55%) OAuth
10 4 (0.44%) RESTful
10 4 (0.44%) TensorFlow
10 4 (0.44%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.85%) Self-Motivation
2 55 (6.08%) Analytical Mindset
3 53 (5.86%) Onboarding
4 47 (5.20%) Cloud Native
5 46 (5.09%) Management Information System
6 31 (3.43%) Product Ownership
7 28 (3.10%) Social Media
7 28 (3.10%) Virtual Team
8 17 (1.88%) Web Conferencing
9 12 (1.33%) Driving Licence
9 12 (1.33%) NHS
10 10 (1.11%) Digital Media
10 10 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.11%) Life Science
10 10 (1.11%) Security Posture
11 7 (0.77%) IoT
11 7 (0.77%) Learning Management System
11 7 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.66%) Distributed Systems
13 5 (0.55%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.77%) Windows
2 8 (0.88%) Linux
3 6 (0.66%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.55%) Unix
5 1 (0.11%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (31.75%) Analytics
2 272 (30.09%) Problem-Solving
3 216 (23.89%) Business Intelligence
4 205 (22.68%) Continuous Improvement
5 161 (17.81%) AI
6 157 (17.37%) Agile
7 139 (15.38%) Visualisation
8 135 (14.93%) Data Analysis
9 127 (14.05%) CRM
10 119 (13.16%) Actionable Insight
10 119 (13.16%) Roadmaps
11 105 (11.62%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 103 (11.39%) Project Management
13 93 (10.29%) B2B
14 90 (9.96%) Process Improvement
14 90 (9.96%) Stakeholder Management
15 88 (9.73%) Data Visualisation
16 81 (8.96%) Mentoring
17 71 (7.85%) Data Modelling
17 71 (7.85%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 225 (24.89%) SQL
2 120 (13.27%) Python
3 49 (5.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (2.32%) VBA
5 19 (2.10%) Java
5 19 (2.10%) JavaScript
5 19 (2.10%) R
6 18 (1.99%) C#
7 13 (1.44%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.77%) Bash
8 7 (0.77%) C++
8 7 (0.77%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.66%) Scala
10 5 (0.55%) PHP
10 5 (0.55%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.44%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.44%) VB
12 2 (0.22%) ABAP
12 2 (0.22%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 171 (18.92%) Degree
2 88 (9.73%) ACCA
2 88 (9.73%) CIMA
3 50 (5.53%) Security Cleared
4 41 (4.54%) SC Cleared
5 28 (3.10%) Master's Degree
6 27 (2.99%) DBS Check
7 17 (1.88%) CISM
8 16 (1.77%) AAT
8 16 (1.77%) CISSP
8 16 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.55%) Numerate Degree
10 13 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (1.33%) CISA
11 12 (1.33%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (1.33%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 10 (1.11%) CRISC
13 9 (1.00%) Azure Certification
13 9 (1.00%) PMI Certification
14 8 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (7.74%) Data Quality
2 53 (5.86%) GDPR
3 29 (3.21%) Accessibility
4 24 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (2.43%) QA
6 20 (2.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 16 (1.77%) NIST
8 14 (1.55%) PMO
9 13 (1.44%) GRC
10 8 (0.88%) NCSC
11 6 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.55%) COBIT
12 5 (0.55%) ITGC
13 4 (0.44%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.44%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.33%) SLA
15 2 (0.22%) IFRS
16 1 (0.11%) Basel III
16 1 (0.11%) EMIR
16 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 10 (1.11%) Docker
2 6 (0.66%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) vSphere
4 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 14 (1.55%) Terraform
2 12 (1.33%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.33%) Ansible
4 3 (0.33%) Nmap
5 2 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.11%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.11%) Grafana
6 1 (0.11%) Kibana
6 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 183 (20.24%) Microsoft
2 59 (6.53%) SAP
3 49 (5.42%) Google
4 38 (4.20%) Oracle
4 38 (4.20%) Salesforce
5 35 (3.87%) Workday
6 32 (3.54%) Databricks
7 27 (2.99%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.44%) Sage
9 12 (1.33%) HubSpot
10 11 (1.22%) Adaptive Insights
10 11 (1.22%) Autodesk
11 9 (1.00%) Anaplan
11 9 (1.00%) IBM
12 8 (0.88%) Alteryx
12 8 (0.88%) Apple
13 6 (0.66%) Informatica
13 6 (0.66%) Xero
14 4 (0.44%) Amplitude
14 4 (0.44%) Charles River