Decision-Making Contracts with Work from Home Options

Decision-Making
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Decision-Making skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Decision-Making over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 86 87
Rank change year-on-year +15 +1 +3
Contract jobs citing Decision-Making 423 626 1,296
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.89% 2.62% 2.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.30% 2.92% 3.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 442 942
10th Percentile £331 £339 £338
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £547 £528
Median % change year-on-year -4.07% +3.74% +5.50%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £637
90th Percentile £688 £748 £738
UK median daily rate £504 £550 £548
% change year-on-year -8.45% +0.46% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 17 17
10th Percentile - - £13.85
25th Percentile £27.81 £19.00 £19.91
Median hourly rate £35.00 £22.16 £32.77
Median % change year-on-year +57.94% -32.38% +18.18%
75th Percentile £43.75 £35.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £51.50 £37.70 £58.15
UK median hourly rate £19.38 £43.43 £45.00
% change year-on-year -55.39% -3.49% +59.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Decision-Making is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,808 21,452 40,398
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.38% 89.66% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,620 15,212 29,410
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £734
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 498 524
10th Percentile £14.90 £17.50 £14.50
25th Percentile £23.75 £25.75 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.81
90th Percentile £74.40 £78.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +2.38% +38.82% +11.65%

Decision-Making
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Decision-Making trend for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Decision-Making.

Decision-Making daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Decision-Making daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Decision-Making.

Decision-Making hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Decision-Making
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Decision-Making hourly rate 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 10 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.71%) CMS
2 3 (0.71%) Confluence
2 3 (0.71%) SAS
3 2 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (0.47%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.47%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.24%) Apache
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.24%) Mule
Applications
1 26 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.65%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.47%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.47%) Revit
6 2 (0.47%) UserZoom
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.24%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 9 (2.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.95%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.71%) MIS ActiveH
3 3 (0.71%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.71%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.71%) Primavera
3 3 (0.71%) Shopify
4 2 (0.47%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.47%) JDE OneWorld
4 2 (0.47%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.47%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.47%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.24%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.24%) OPENHousing
Cloud Services
1 54 (12.77%) Azure
2 39 (9.22%) AWS
3 35 (8.27%) Power Platform
4 12 (2.84%) GCP
5 11 (2.60%) SaaS
6 10 (2.36%) Google Analytics
7 8 (1.89%) npm
8 6 (1.42%) IaaS
8 6 (1.42%) PaaS
8 6 (1.42%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.42%) Serverless
9 5 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.18%) GitHub
9 5 (1.18%) Google Workspace
9 5 (1.18%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.18%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.71%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.71%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.84%) Firewall
2 9 (2.13%) VPN
3 8 (1.89%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.65%) Network Security
5 6 (1.42%) DNS
5 6 (1.42%) HTTP
6 5 (1.18%) 3G
6 5 (1.18%) 4G
6 5 (1.18%) 5G
6 5 (1.18%) DHCP
6 5 (1.18%) Radio Access Network
7 4 (0.95%) Junos
7 4 (0.95%) SDH
7 4 (0.95%) VLAN
7 4 (0.95%) WAN
8 3 (0.71%) BGP
8 3 (0.71%) LAN
8 3 (0.71%) MPLS
8 3 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.47%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (7.80%) Power BI
2 22 (5.20%) SQL Server
3 18 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.31%) Tableau
5 10 (2.36%) Relational Database
6 9 (2.13%) Big Data
7 8 (1.89%) Data Mining
7 8 (1.89%) Looker
8 6 (1.42%) BigQuery
8 6 (1.42%) Metadata
9 5 (1.18%) MySQL
10 4 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.95%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.71%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.71%) PostHog
11 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.47%) GIS
12 2 (0.47%) MS Access
12 2 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (4.26%) JIRA
2 12 (2.84%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.36%) GitLab
4 9 (2.13%) Cucumber
4 9 (2.13%) Selenium
5 8 (1.89%) REST Assured
5 8 (1.89%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.95%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.95%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.95%) RStudio
7 3 (0.71%) Git
8 2 (0.47%) Maven
9 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.24%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
9 1 (0.24%) Spinnaker
9 1 (0.24%) Storybook
9 1 (0.24%) VisualWorks
General
1 191 (45.15%) Social Skills
2 114 (26.95%) Finance
3 100 (23.64%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (11.58%) Presentation Skills
5 43 (10.17%) Public Sector
6 37 (8.75%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (6.15%) Banking
8 19 (4.49%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (4.49%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.31%) Front Office
9 14 (3.31%) Retail
10 10 (2.36%) Marketing
11 8 (1.89%) Aerospace
11 8 (1.89%) Law
11 8 (1.89%) Legal
11 8 (1.89%) Local Government
12 7 (1.65%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.65%) Police
13 6 (1.42%) Military
13 6 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 50 (11.82%) Analyst
2 48 (11.35%) Architect
3 47 (11.11%) Senior
4 46 (10.87%) Project Manager
5 40 (9.46%) Developer
6 36 (8.51%) Lead
7 32 (7.57%) Consultant
8 18 (4.26%) Business Analyst
8 18 (4.26%) Solutions Architect
9 16 (3.78%) Senior Manager
10 15 (3.55%) Data Analyst
11 13 (3.07%) Java Developer
12 12 (2.84%) Software Engineer
13 11 (2.60%) Data Engineer
13 11 (2.60%) Senior Project Manager
14 10 (2.36%) Business Architect
14 10 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
15 9 (2.13%) Security Analyst
15 9 (2.13%) Senior Analyst
16 8 (1.89%) Data Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.07%) REST
2 12 (2.84%) AngularJS
3 10 (2.36%) .NET
4 8 (1.89%) ARM Templates
4 8 (1.89%) Java EE
4 8 (1.89%) Spring
5 6 (1.42%) React
6 5 (1.18%) .NET Framework
6 5 (1.18%) RESTful
7 4 (0.95%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.95%) LDAP
8 3 (0.71%) CSS
8 3 (0.71%) scikit-learn
9 2 (0.47%) ADO
9 2 (0.47%) HTML
9 2 (0.47%) J2EE
9 2 (0.47%) Middleware
9 2 (0.47%) Murex MxML
9 2 (0.47%) VML
9 2 (0.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.27%) Management Information System
2 16 (3.78%) Product Ownership
3 10 (2.36%) Mobile App
3 10 (2.36%) NHS
4 9 (2.13%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (2.13%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.65%) Algorithms
5 7 (1.65%) FMCG
5 7 (1.65%) Replication
6 6 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.18%) Digital Media
7 5 (1.18%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.95%) Blog
8 4 (0.95%) Equities
8 4 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.95%) Life Science
8 4 (0.95%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.73%) Windows
2 14 (3.31%) Linux
3 6 (1.42%) Unix
4 4 (0.95%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.71%) Android
6 2 (0.47%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.47%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.47%) zOS
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (30.97%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (25.06%) Agile
3 76 (17.97%) Project Management
4 62 (14.66%) Analytics
4 62 (14.66%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 50 (11.82%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 46 (10.87%) Data Analysis
8 43 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
8 43 (10.17%) Roadmaps
9 42 (9.93%) Data Governance
9 42 (9.93%) Migration
10 41 (9.69%) Visualisation
11 39 (9.22%) Actionable Insight
12 38 (8.98%) PRINCE2
13 37 (8.75%) Risk Management
14 36 (8.51%) Data Modelling
15 35 (8.27%) Computer Science
15 35 (8.27%) Mentoring
16 34 (8.04%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (13.95%) SQL
2 30 (7.09%) Java
2 30 (7.09%) Python
3 10 (2.36%) C#
4 6 (1.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 6 (1.42%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.42%) PL/SQL
4 6 (1.42%) R
4 6 (1.42%) TypeScript
5 5 (1.18%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.71%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.71%) Search Processing Language
6 3 (0.71%) VBA
7 2 (0.47%) Go
8 1 (0.24%) Bash
8 1 (0.24%) PHP
8 1 (0.24%) Rust
8 1 (0.24%) Scala
8 1 (0.24%) Smalltalk
8 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 81 (19.15%) Degree
2 80 (18.91%) Security Cleared
3 63 (14.89%) SC Cleared
4 23 (5.44%) Master's Degree
5 20 (4.73%) PMP
6 18 (4.26%) DV Cleared
7 16 (3.78%) PMI Certification
8 13 (3.07%) CISSP
9 12 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (2.60%) CISM
11 10 (2.36%) PhD
12 7 (1.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 6 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.18%) CCNP
14 5 (1.18%) CEH
15 4 (0.95%) CCNA
15 4 (0.95%) CISA
15 4 (0.95%) HND
15 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.27%) Data Quality
2 14 (3.31%) PMO
3 11 (2.60%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.60%) QA
4 8 (1.89%) GDPR
4 8 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.65%) NIST
6 6 (1.42%) SLA
7 5 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.95%) Dodd-Frank
8 4 (0.95%) MiFID
9 3 (0.71%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.47%) NCSC
10 2 (0.47%) P3O
10 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.24%) COBIT
11 1 (0.24%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.24%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 14 (3.31%) Docker
2 10 (2.36%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.95%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.95%) vSphere
5 3 (0.71%) HDFS
6 2 (0.47%) NFS
Systems Management
1 16 (3.78%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.31%) Terraform
3 11 (2.60%) Ansible
4 8 (1.89%) Docker Swarm
4 8 (1.89%) Podman
5 2 (0.47%) Grafana
5 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.47%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.47%) VxRail
6 1 (0.24%) Matomo
6 1 (0.24%) Nessus
6 1 (0.24%) SCOM
6 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 47 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.96%) SAP
3 15 (3.55%) Google
4 12 (2.84%) Informatica
4 12 (2.84%) Oracle
5 11 (2.60%) Cisco
5 11 (2.60%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.89%) Dell
6 8 (1.89%) VMware
7 7 (1.65%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.42%) Facebook
8 6 (1.42%) IBM
8 6 (1.42%) Instagram
8 6 (1.42%) Juniper
8 6 (1.42%) Nokia
9 5 (1.18%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.18%) Splunk
9 5 (1.18%) Xamarin
10 4 (0.95%) Brio
10 4 (0.95%) Ciena