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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 83 36
Rank change year-on-year +54 -47 +10
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,238 655 1,943
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.50% 4.51% 5.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.82% 4.76% 6.54%
Number of salaries quoted 760 374 1,095
10th Percentile £36,725 £36,250 £35,090
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 15,823 13,768 29,697
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.03% 94.85% 90.32%
Number of salaries quoted 11,289 8,032 23,418
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,826 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.78% +6.14% -9.84%

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 27 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 37 (2.99%) Confluence
2 36 (2.91%) CMS
3 34 (2.75%) SharePoint
4 14 (1.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 8 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.57%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.32%) WordPress
8 3 (0.24%) Apache
8 3 (0.24%) nginx
8 3 (0.24%) SAS
9 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle Application Server
9 2 (0.16%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.081%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.081%) Drupal
10 1 (0.081%) Umbraco
Applications
1 96 (7.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (4.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 35 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
6 7 (0.57%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.32%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.24%) MS Visio
10 2 (0.16%) Blender
10 2 (0.16%) Maya
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.081%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 39 (3.15%) Workfront
2 34 (2.75%) Adobe Campaign
3 16 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 14 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.48%) Shopify
6 5 (0.40%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 5 (0.40%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.32%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
10 1 (0.081%) Magento
10 1 (0.081%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.081%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.081%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.081%) Oracle General Ledger
10 1 (0.081%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.081%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.081%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.081%) ResourceLink
10 1 (0.081%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 226 (18.26%) Azure
2 164 (13.25%) Power Platform
3 123 (9.94%) AWS
4 100 (8.08%) SaaS
5 53 (4.28%) iPaaS
6 52 (4.20%) GCP
7 43 (3.47%) Azure Data Factory
8 32 (2.58%) Microsoft 365
8 32 (2.58%) Serverless
9 28 (2.26%) GitHub
10 27 (2.18%) Figma
11 26 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (2.02%) Adobe Analytics
12 25 (2.02%) Contentsquare
13 20 (1.62%) Azure Machine Learning
14 19 (1.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 15 (1.21%) AWS CloudFormation
15 15 (1.21%) Entra ID
16 13 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
17 12 (0.97%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 170 (13.73%) Broadband
2 8 (0.65%) Firewall
2 8 (0.65%) TCP/IP
3 7 (0.57%) Network Security
4 5 (0.40%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.40%) WAN
5 4 (0.32%) DNS
5 4 (0.32%) LAN
6 3 (0.24%) BGP
6 3 (0.24%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.24%) Internet
6 3 (0.24%) Modbus
6 3 (0.24%) MPLS
6 3 (0.24%) OSPF
6 3 (0.24%) SSL
6 3 (0.24%) VXLAN
7 2 (0.16%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.16%) SMS
7 2 (0.16%) VPN
8 1 (0.081%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 155 (12.52%) Power BI
2 75 (6.06%) Metadata
3 43 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
4 42 (3.39%) Tableau
5 39 (3.15%) SQL Server
6 21 (1.70%) Relational Database
7 18 (1.45%) Data Lake
8 15 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (1.13%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.13%) Oracle Database
9 14 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
10 12 (0.97%) Big Data
10 12 (0.97%) MySQL
11 10 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 9 (0.73%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 8 (0.65%) Looker
14 7 (0.57%) BigQuery
14 7 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
15 6 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 29 (2.34%) JIRA
2 20 (1.62%) Git
3 8 (0.65%) JMeter
4 6 (0.48%) Cucumber
4 6 (0.48%) Locust
5 5 (0.40%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.40%) Claude Code
5 5 (0.40%) GitLab
5 5 (0.40%) MLflow
6 4 (0.32%) Burp Suite
6 4 (0.32%) Metasploit
6 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.24%) Vite
8 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.16%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.16%) Storybook
8 2 (0.16%) Vagrant
8 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 401 (32.39%) Social Skills
2 366 (29.56%) Finance
3 339 (27.38%) Analytical Skills
4 205 (16.56%) Marketing
5 106 (8.56%) Public Sector
6 103 (8.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 83 (6.70%) Organisational Skills
8 75 (6.06%) Legal
9 71 (5.74%) Influencing Skills
10 69 (5.57%) Games
11 62 (5.01%) Retail
12 50 (4.04%) Law
13 31 (2.50%) Banking
14 25 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
15 24 (1.94%) Local Government
15 24 (1.94%) Manufacturing
16 20 (1.62%) Advertising
17 19 (1.53%) Publishing
18 11 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
19 10 (0.81%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 205 (16.56%) Senior
2 183 (14.78%) Analyst
3 136 (10.99%) Lead
4 71 (5.74%) Architect
5 64 (5.17%) Data Engineer
5 64 (5.17%) Senior Manager
6 55 (4.44%) Product Owner
7 51 (4.12%) Data Analyst
8 50 (4.04%) Senior Analyst
9 49 (3.96%) Developer
10 41 (3.31%) Product Manager
11 37 (2.99%) Business Analyst
11 37 (2.99%) Development Manager
12 36 (2.91%) Campaign Manager
13 31 (2.50%) Consultant
14 27 (2.18%) Business Manager
14 27 (2.18%) Software Engineer
15 24 (1.94%) Engineering Manager
16 23 (1.86%) Accountant
16 23 (1.86%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.31%) React
2 29 (2.34%) .NET
3 24 (1.94%) LangChain
4 19 (1.53%) REST
5 18 (1.45%) CSS
6 17 (1.37%) HTML
7 15 (1.21%) XML
8 14 (1.13%) Next.js
8 14 (1.13%) Node.js
9 13 (1.05%) AWS CDK
10 11 (0.89%) Middleware
10 11 (0.89%) RESTful
11 9 (0.73%) AngularJS
11 9 (0.73%) PySpark
11 9 (0.73%) Vue
12 8 (0.65%) EDI
12 8 (0.65%) Kafka
12 8 (0.65%) LlamaIndex
12 8 (0.65%) Spring
12 8 (0.65%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 139 (11.23%) Product Ownership
2 112 (9.05%) Social Media
3 102 (8.24%) Marketing Technology
4 88 (7.11%) Over-the-Top Content
5 61 (4.93%) Cloud Native
5 61 (4.93%) Onboarding
6 39 (3.15%) Management Information System
7 38 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
8 31 (2.50%) Mobile App
9 25 (2.02%) AI Agents
10 24 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
11 23 (1.86%) Algorithms
12 20 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
13 19 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
14 18 (1.45%) Security Posture
15 17 (1.37%) PMI
16 16 (1.29%) Data Structures
16 16 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
16 16 (1.29%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 33 (2.67%) Android
2 29 (2.34%) Apple iOS
3 15 (1.21%) Windows
4 7 (0.57%) Linux
5 6 (0.48%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.40%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.16%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (26.41%) Agile
2 308 (24.88%) Analytics
3 293 (23.67%) Roadmaps
4 274 (22.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 267 (21.57%) Problem-Solving
6 262 (21.16%) AI
7 195 (15.75%) Mentoring
8 177 (14.30%) Business Intelligence
9 168 (13.57%) Stakeholder Management
10 147 (11.87%) Customer Experience
11 132 (10.66%) CI/CD
12 131 (10.58%) Coaching
13 127 (10.26%) CRM
14 121 (9.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 118 (9.53%) Project Management
16 117 (9.45%) Data Modelling
17 116 (9.37%) Digital Marketing
18 110 (8.89%) User Stories
19 107 (8.64%) DevOps
20 103 (8.32%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 173 (13.97%) Python
2 172 (13.89%) SQL
3 34 (2.75%) Java
4 32 (2.58%) TypeScript
5 29 (2.34%) C#
6 26 (2.10%) JavaScript
7 23 (1.86%) R
8 8 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 8 (0.65%) T-SQL
8 8 (0.65%) VBA
9 6 (0.48%) C++
9 6 (0.48%) PHP
9 6 (0.48%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.40%) Bash
11 4 (0.32%) Scala
12 3 (0.24%) Bicep
12 3 (0.24%) Ruby
13 2 (0.16%) C
13 2 (0.16%) Formula Language
13 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 160 (12.92%) Degree
2 79 (6.38%) Security Cleared
3 77 (6.22%) ACCA
4 74 (5.98%) CIMA
5 59 (4.77%) SC Cleared
6 47 (3.80%) DBS Check
7 35 (2.83%) PMI Certification
8 34 (2.75%) Master's Degree
9 18 (1.45%) AAT
9 18 (1.45%) CISSP
9 18 (1.45%) PMP
10 16 (1.29%) TOGAF Certification
11 13 (1.05%) Azure Certification
12 10 (0.81%) CISM
12 10 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.81%) PhD
13 9 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
13 9 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.73%) HNC
14 8 (0.65%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (11.07%) Data Quality
2 88 (7.11%) Accessibility
3 70 (5.65%) GDPR
4 65 (5.25%) QA
5 32 (2.58%) WCAG
6 24 (1.94%) GRC
6 24 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
8 18 (1.45%) NIST
9 13 (1.05%) P3O
10 12 (0.97%) SLA
11 10 (0.81%) NCSC
11 10 (0.81%) PCI DSS
12 9 (0.73%) ISO 9001
12 9 (0.73%) PMO
13 7 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.40%) GAAP
14 5 (0.40%) IFRS
15 4 (0.32%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.24%) TickIT
System Software
1 27 (2.18%) Docker
2 7 (0.57%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.32%) Firmware
4 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.081%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (1.78%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.62%) Terraform
3 17 (1.37%) Grafana
4 8 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.32%) Argo
5 4 (0.32%) Nmap
5 4 (0.32%) SCCM
6 3 (0.24%) Control-M
6 3 (0.24%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.24%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.16%) Ansible
7 2 (0.16%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.16%) Packer
7 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.16%) Puppet
7 2 (0.16%) Salt
8 1 (0.081%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 172 (13.89%) Microsoft
2 120 (9.69%) Adobe
3 42 (3.39%) Databricks
3 42 (3.39%) Salesforce
4 38 (3.07%) Google
5 36 (2.91%) SAP
6 28 (2.26%) Oracle
7 23 (1.86%) ServiceNow
8 21 (1.70%) HubSpot
9 20 (1.62%) Sage
10 11 (0.89%) Foundry
10 11 (0.89%) OpenAI
11 10 (0.81%) BMC
11 10 (0.81%) Informatica
11 10 (0.81%) Workday
11 10 (0.81%) Xero
12 9 (0.73%) Cisco
13 6 (0.48%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.48%) Ariba
13 6 (0.48%) Talend