Decision-Making Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Decision-Making
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Decision-Making skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Decision-Making over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 39 45
Rank change year-on-year -34 +6 +43
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 649 1,978 2,692
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.21% 5.85% 6.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 6.39% 6.61%
Number of salaries quoted 393 1,123 1,030
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £42,500 £44,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% -5.83% -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £78,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 14,384 30,949 40,734
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.29% 91.59% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 9,737 23,494 28,287
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Decision-Making
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Decision-Making trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Decision-Making
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Decision-Making.

Decision-Making salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Decision-Making salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (3.70%) Jupyter
2 22 (3.39%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.31%) Apache Spark
4 13 (2.00%) OpenEdge
5 9 (1.39%) CMS
6 6 (0.92%) Apache
7 5 (0.77%) Confluence
8 4 (0.62%) Moodle
9 3 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.31%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.31%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.15%) SAS
11 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 89 (13.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.23%) Trello
5 7 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.62%) Adobe XD
7 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.31%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.31%) Sketch
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 17 (2.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.39%) Salesforce CRM
3 7 (1.08%) Shopify
4 3 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.31%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.31%) Magento
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.31%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) iTrent
6 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.15%) Primavera
6 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 163 (25.12%) Power Platform
2 123 (18.95%) Azure
3 58 (8.94%) AWS
4 51 (7.86%) SaaS
5 38 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (5.55%) GCP
7 27 (4.16%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (3.85%) Power Automate
9 21 (3.24%) Azure Data Factory
10 20 (3.08%) PowerApps
11 18 (2.77%) Serverless
12 14 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
13 13 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
13 13 (2.00%) Google Analytics
13 13 (2.00%) PaaS
14 10 (1.54%) Amazon S3
14 10 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (1.54%) Snowflake
15 9 (1.39%) IaaS
16 8 (1.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.31%) Firewall
2 8 (1.23%) VLAN
2 8 (1.23%) WAN
3 7 (1.08%) Unified Communications
4 6 (0.92%) BGP
4 6 (0.92%) HSRP
5 5 (0.77%) Internet
5 5 (0.77%) Intranet
6 4 (0.62%) 4G
6 4 (0.62%) 5G
6 4 (0.62%) LAN
6 4 (0.62%) VPN
7 3 (0.46%) Network Security
8 2 (0.31%) Broadband
8 2 (0.31%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.15%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.15%) SMS
9 1 (0.15%) VoIP
9 1 (0.15%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 143 (22.03%) Power BI
2 61 (9.40%) Tableau
3 56 (8.63%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (5.24%) SQL Server
5 33 (5.08%) Big Data
6 17 (2.62%) PostgreSQL
7 16 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 15 (2.31%) Power Query
8 15 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 12 (1.85%) Data Lake
10 10 (1.54%) Looker
10 10 (1.54%) Metadata
11 9 (1.39%) Data Hub
11 9 (1.39%) MySQL
11 9 (1.39%) Star Schema
12 8 (1.23%) NoSQL
13 7 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (1.08%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
15 5 (0.77%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 25 (3.85%) JIRA
2 18 (2.77%) Git
3 11 (1.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 7 (1.08%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.92%) GitLab
6 4 (0.62%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.31%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.15%) kappa
8 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.15%) Vite
8 1 (0.15%) webpack
General
1 300 (46.22%) Social Skills
2 241 (37.13%) Finance
3 177 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (11.25%) Marketing
5 72 (11.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 71 (10.94%) Banking
7 53 (8.17%) Presentation Skills
8 49 (7.55%) Legal
9 32 (4.93%) Retail
10 31 (4.78%) Law
11 25 (3.85%) Public Sector
12 23 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
13 22 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (2.93%) Manufacturing
15 18 (2.77%) Games
16 12 (1.85%) Advertising
17 11 (1.69%) Publishing
18 10 (1.54%) Automotive
19 9 (1.39%) Local Government
20 7 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 112 (17.26%) Senior
2 94 (14.48%) Analyst
3 90 (13.87%) Lead
4 45 (6.93%) Architect
5 44 (6.78%) Data Scientist
6 40 (6.16%) Developer
7 39 (6.01%) Senior Data Scientist
8 32 (4.93%) Business Manager
9 30 (4.62%) Data Analyst
10 26 (4.01%) Data Manager
10 26 (4.01%) IT Manager
11 25 (3.85%) Data Engineer
12 24 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
13 23 (3.54%) Business Development Manager
13 23 (3.54%) Development Manager
14 22 (3.39%) Business Analyst
14 22 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
15 19 (2.93%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 18 (2.77%) Graduate
17 17 (2.62%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.39%) .NET
2 18 (2.77%) Pandas
3 12 (1.85%) .NET Core
3 12 (1.85%) PySpark
3 12 (1.85%) React
4 11 (1.69%) CSS
4 11 (1.69%) HTML
4 11 (1.69%) scikit-learn
4 11 (1.69%) TensorFlow
5 10 (1.54%) EDI
6 9 (1.39%) AngularJS
6 9 (1.39%) REST
7 8 (1.23%) RESTful
7 8 (1.23%) XGBoost
8 7 (1.08%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.92%) JSON
10 5 (0.77%) FastAPI
10 5 (0.77%) SOAP
11 4 (0.62%) Leaflet
11 4 (0.62%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 67 (10.32%) Management Information System
2 62 (9.55%) Algorithms
3 29 (4.47%) Product Ownership
4 28 (4.31%) Cyberattack
5 25 (3.85%) Credit Risk
6 22 (3.39%) Learning Management System
6 22 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
7 19 (2.93%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (2.62%) Data Centre
8 17 (2.62%) Social Media
9 13 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.85%) IoT
11 10 (1.54%) NHS
12 8 (1.23%) Cloud Native
12 8 (1.23%) Data Structures
12 8 (1.23%) Onboarding
13 7 (1.08%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.92%) Mainframe
14 6 (0.92%) Mobile Games
14 6 (0.92%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.77%) Windows
2 6 (0.92%) Linux
3 3 (0.46%) Unix
4 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.31%) Robot Operating System
4 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.15%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
2 201 (30.97%) Analytics
3 170 (26.19%) Business Intelligence
4 153 (23.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 151 (23.27%) Visualisation
6 145 (22.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 140 (21.57%) Agile
8 115 (17.72%) Artificial Intelligence
9 109 (16.80%) Data Analysis
10 102 (15.72%) Mentoring
11 99 (15.25%) Project Management
12 98 (15.10%) Data Science
13 95 (14.64%) Machine Learning
14 88 (13.56%) CRM
14 88 (13.56%) Data Visualisation
15 84 (12.94%) Roadmaps
16 83 (12.79%) Actionable Insight
17 69 (10.63%) Stakeholder Management
18 66 (10.17%) Data Analytics
18 66 (10.17%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 162 (24.96%) SQL
2 130 (20.03%) Python
3 53 (8.17%) JavaScript
4 28 (4.31%) Java
5 20 (3.08%) C#
6 15 (2.31%) R
7 12 (1.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 11 (1.69%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.08%) C++
10 6 (0.92%) Bash
11 5 (0.77%) PHP
11 5 (0.77%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.77%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.62%) VB
13 3 (0.46%) VBA
14 2 (0.31%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.15%) ActionScript
15 1 (0.15%) Fortran
15 1 (0.15%) Lisp
15 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 160 (24.65%) Degree
2 53 (8.17%) Security Cleared
3 45 (6.93%) Master's Degree
4 31 (4.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (4.47%) DV Cleared
6 23 (3.54%) PhD
7 22 (3.39%) DBS Check
8 15 (2.31%) ACCA
8 15 (2.31%) CIMA
9 14 (2.16%) SC Cleared
10 8 (1.23%) CCNP
10 8 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.08%) CISSP
11 7 (1.08%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.92%) Six Sigma Black Belt
13 5 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.77%) Numerate Degree
13 5 (0.77%) PMP
14 4 (0.62%) CESG Certified Professional
14 4 (0.62%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (11.56%) Data Quality
2 32 (4.93%) Accessibility
2 32 (4.93%) GDPR
3 23 (3.54%) QA
4 6 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.77%) NIST
6 4 (0.62%) NCSC
6 4 (0.62%) PMO
7 3 (0.46%) COBIT
8 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.31%) IEC 62304
8 2 (0.31%) ISO 13485
8 2 (0.31%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.31%) SLA
8 2 (0.31%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.15%) GRC
9 1 (0.15%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 31 (4.78%) Docker
2 7 (1.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 28 (4.31%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.08%) Terraform
3 6 (0.92%) Ansible
4 2 (0.31%) Grafana
4 2 (0.31%) Marathon
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.15%) Matomo
5 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 125 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 58 (8.94%) Salesforce
3 35 (5.39%) Google
4 27 (4.16%) SAP
5 25 (3.85%) Databricks
6 16 (2.47%) Oracle
7 13 (2.00%) IBM
8 12 (1.85%) Adobe
9 9 (1.39%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.23%) Anaplan
10 8 (1.23%) HubSpot
10 8 (1.23%) Xero
11 6 (0.92%) Adyen
12 5 (0.77%) Sage
12 5 (0.77%) TikTok
13 4 (0.62%) Informatica
13 4 (0.62%) Workday
13 4 (0.62%) Zoho
14 3 (0.46%) Talend
14 3 (0.46%) Zscaler