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 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 65 58
Rank change year-on-year +24 -7 +16
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 831 839 975
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.45% 4.71% 4.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.11% 5.11% 5.10%
Number of salaries quoted 520 427 619
10th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £79,039 £81,875 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,625 £98,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -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 13,609 16,433 19,106
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.33% 92.17% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,723 10,018 15,359
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 14 December 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 23 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.44%) Confluence
3 10 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (1.08%) Apache Spark
5 7 (0.84%) SAS
6 6 (0.72%) CMS
7 5 (0.60%) Apache
7 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.48%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.36%) Skype for Business
9 3 (0.36%) WordPress
10 2 (0.24%) Moodle
11 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.12%) nginx
Applications
1 151 (18.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (6.26%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.48%) Trello
5 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.24%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.12%) Revit
Business Applications
1 14 (1.68%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.96%) Shopify
4 6 (0.72%) NEC Housing
4 6 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.48%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.48%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.36%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.36%) SAP PS
7 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.24%) Magento
7 2 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.24%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.12%) Primavera
8 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 176 (21.18%) Power Platform
2 143 (17.21%) Azure
3 87 (10.47%) SaaS
4 66 (7.94%) AWS
5 43 (5.17%) Azure Data Factory
6 42 (5.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 33 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (3.73%) Dynamics 365
9 24 (2.89%) GCP
10 22 (2.65%) GitHub
11 17 (2.05%) PaaS
11 17 (2.05%) Snowflake
12 16 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
13 14 (1.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 13 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
14 13 (1.56%) Google Analytics
15 12 (1.44%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.44%) PowerApps
16 11 (1.32%) Serverless
17 8 (0.96%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.96%) Internet
2 4 (0.48%) Firewall
3 3 (0.36%) Broadband
3 3 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (0.24%) Network Security
4 2 (0.24%) SAN
4 2 (0.24%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.12%) ADSL
5 1 (0.12%) LAN
5 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.12%) VPN
5 1 (0.12%) WAN
5 1 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 165 (19.86%) Power BI
2 52 (6.26%) Tableau
3 50 (6.02%) SQL Server
4 35 (4.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 33 (3.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 29 (3.49%) Power Query
7 27 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
8 23 (2.77%) Data Lake
9 19 (2.29%) Metadata
10 15 (1.81%) BusinessObjects
11 12 (1.44%) BigQuery
12 10 (1.20%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (1.20%) Geospatial Data
12 10 (1.20%) GIS
12 10 (1.20%) MySQL
12 10 (1.20%) Oracle Reports
13 8 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (0.84%) Data Mining
14 7 (0.84%) Looker
14 7 (0.84%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 18 (2.17%) JIRA
2 5 (0.60%) Git
3 4 (0.48%) ER Studio
3 4 (0.48%) ERwin
3 4 (0.48%) PowerDesigner
3 4 (0.48%) Toad
4 3 (0.36%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.36%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.24%) GitLab
5 2 (0.24%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.24%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.12%) JMeter
6 1 (0.12%) Locust
6 1 (0.12%) Mercurial
6 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.12%) Storybook
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 380 (45.73%) Social Skills
2 369 (44.40%) Finance
3 321 (38.63%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (11.31%) Marketing
5 89 (10.71%) Public Sector
6 81 (9.75%) Presentation Skills
7 74 (8.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 54 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
9 50 (6.02%) Legal
10 46 (5.54%) Retail
11 45 (5.42%) Manufacturing
12 28 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
13 23 (2.77%) Advertising
13 23 (2.77%) Banking
13 23 (2.77%) Law
14 21 (2.53%) Local Government
15 14 (1.68%) Billing
16 10 (1.20%) Automotive
16 10 (1.20%) French Language
17 9 (1.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 184 (22.14%) Analyst
2 117 (14.08%) Senior
3 72 (8.66%) Lead
4 67 (8.06%) Architect
5 64 (7.70%) Financial Analyst
6 54 (6.50%) Developer
7 40 (4.81%) Consultant
7 40 (4.81%) Senior Analyst
8 36 (4.33%) Business Manager
9 34 (4.09%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 34 (4.09%) Solutions Architect
10 32 (3.85%) Data Engineer
11 30 (3.61%) Data Analyst
11 30 (3.61%) Sales Executive
12 29 (3.49%) Senior Manager
13 27 (3.25%) Business Analyst
14 26 (3.13%) Development Manager
15 23 (2.77%) Commercial Analyst
15 23 (2.77%) Power BI Analyst
15 23 (2.77%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.93%) REST
2 13 (1.56%) Flash
3 12 (1.44%) .NET
4 11 (1.32%) React
5 10 (1.20%) Middleware
6 9 (1.08%) JSON
6 9 (1.08%) SOAP
7 8 (0.96%) Blazor
7 8 (0.96%) Kafka
8 7 (0.84%) HTML
8 7 (0.84%) Spring
8 7 (0.84%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.72%) CSS
9 6 (0.72%) OAuth
9 6 (0.72%) PySpark
10 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.60%) TensorFlow
11 4 (0.48%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.48%) Node.js
11 4 (0.48%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 89 (10.71%) Self-Motivation
2 50 (6.02%) Analytical Mindset
3 48 (5.78%) Onboarding
4 47 (5.66%) Cloud Native
5 40 (4.81%) Management Information System
6 34 (4.09%) Product Ownership
7 27 (3.25%) Virtual Team
8 15 (1.81%) Social Media
8 15 (1.81%) Web Conferencing
9 11 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.20%) Digital Media
10 10 (1.20%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.20%) Life Science
10 10 (1.20%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (0.96%) NHS
12 7 (0.84%) Algorithms
12 7 (0.84%) IoT
13 6 (0.72%) Data Structures
13 6 (0.72%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.68%) Windows
2 7 (0.84%) Linux
3 6 (0.72%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.48%) Unix
5 1 (0.12%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (31.17%) Analytics
2 251 (30.20%) Problem-Solving
3 197 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 192 (23.10%) Business Intelligence
5 157 (18.89%) AI
6 143 (17.21%) Agile
7 121 (14.56%) Visualisation
8 112 (13.48%) Data Analysis
9 108 (13.00%) CRM
10 105 (12.64%) Roadmaps
11 103 (12.39%) Actionable Insight
12 90 (10.83%) Project Management
13 84 (10.11%) B2B
13 84 (10.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 82 (9.87%) ERP
15 79 (9.51%) DevOps
16 77 (9.27%) Process Improvement
17 75 (9.03%) Stakeholder Management
18 74 (8.90%) Data Visualisation
19 66 (7.94%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 200 (24.07%) SQL
2 116 (13.96%) Python
3 42 (5.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (2.53%) R
5 20 (2.41%) VBA
6 18 (2.17%) Java
7 14 (1.68%) C#
7 14 (1.68%) JavaScript
8 9 (1.08%) T-SQL
9 8 (0.96%) Scala
9 8 (0.96%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.84%) PowerShell
11 6 (0.72%) C++
12 5 (0.60%) Bash
12 5 (0.60%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.48%) VB
14 3 (0.36%) PHP
15 2 (0.24%) ABAP
15 2 (0.24%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 159 (19.13%) Degree
2 104 (12.52%) ACCA
2 104 (12.52%) CIMA
3 48 (5.78%) Security Cleared
4 38 (4.57%) SC Cleared
5 31 (3.73%) DBS Check
6 27 (3.25%) Master's Degree
7 20 (2.41%) AAT
8 17 (2.05%) CISM
9 16 (1.93%) CISSP
9 16 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.44%) Azure Certification
10 12 (1.44%) CISA
10 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.44%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 10 (1.20%) CRISC
11 10 (1.20%) Numerate Degree
12 9 (1.08%) DV Cleared
13 8 (0.96%) PMI Certification
14 7 (0.84%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (9.03%) Data Quality
2 49 (5.90%) GDPR
3 25 (3.01%) Accessibility
4 23 (2.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (2.53%) QA
6 20 (2.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 15 (1.81%) NIST
8 13 (1.56%) PMO
9 12 (1.44%) GRC
10 7 (0.84%) NCSC
11 5 (0.60%) COBIT
11 5 (0.60%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.60%) ITGC
11 5 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.48%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.48%) SLA
13 3 (0.36%) GAAP
14 2 (0.24%) IFRS
15 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
15 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 12 (1.44%) Docker
2 4 (0.48%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) vSphere
4 1 (0.12%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 18 (2.17%) Terraform
2 14 (1.68%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.36%) Nmap
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.12%) Argo
6 1 (0.12%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.12%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.12%) Control-M
6 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) Kibana
6 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.12%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 170 (20.46%) Microsoft
2 59 (7.10%) SAP
3 42 (5.05%) Databricks
4 38 (4.57%) Google
5 35 (4.21%) Oracle
6 34 (4.09%) Workday
7 30 (3.61%) ServiceNow
8 28 (3.37%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.56%) HubSpot
9 13 (1.56%) Sage
10 12 (1.44%) Autodesk
11 11 (1.32%) Adaptive Insights
12 9 (1.08%) Anaplan
13 8 (0.96%) IBM
14 7 (0.84%) Alteryx
15 6 (0.72%) Apple
15 6 (0.72%) Informatica
16 5 (0.60%) Xero
17 4 (0.48%) Adobe
17 4 (0.48%) Charles River