Decision-Making Job Trends in County Down

Decision-Making
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Down requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 2.31% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.82% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £42,000 £130,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -67.69% +333.33% -33.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
County Down

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 requiring process or methodology skills in County Down.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 142 17 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 82.08% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 8
10th Percentile £54,250 - £27,000
25th Percentile - £32,851 £33,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,426 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.32% +63.80% -21.05%
75th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £48,750
90th Percentile - - £54,375
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Decision-Making relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Down.

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in County Down

Decision-Making
Job Locations in County Down

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the County Down region over the 6 months to 3 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Downpatrick - 2 - -
Banbridge - 1 £52,500 - 1
Decision-Making
Northern Ireland

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Network Security
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Legal
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Quantity Surveyor
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (75.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 3 (75.00%) Logistics
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) Cost Management
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree