Decision-Making Job Trends in the Midlands

Decision-Making
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 51 62
Rank change year-on-year +19 +11 -2
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 510 268 404
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.74% 4.74% 3.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.36% 5.55% 4.40%
Number of salaries quoted 393 164 203
10th Percentile £31,310 £26,250 £35,986
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,840 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +23.99%
75th Percentile £72,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.65%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,522 4,831 9,181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.79% 85.43% 78.54%
Number of salaries quoted 6,769 2,911 5,853
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,443 £77,500 £75,772
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -11.29%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Decision-Making.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the Midlands over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Decision-Making in the Midlands

Decision-Making
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 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
West Midlands +3 297 £55,000 - 140
East Midlands +25 213 £58,589 +46.77% 107
Decision-Making
England

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (1.57%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.37%) Confluence
3 4 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.78%) CMS
4 3 (0.59%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Drupal
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) nginx
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
5 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 75 (14.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 14 (2.75%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.78%) Primavera
3 4 (0.78%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.59%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.39%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.39%) Shopify
6 1 (0.20%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 91 (17.84%) Power Platform
2 67 (13.14%) Azure
3 45 (8.82%) SaaS
4 43 (8.43%) AWS
5 18 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (3.53%) Serverless
6 17 (3.33%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (2.94%) AWS CloudFormation
8 13 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.96%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.76%) Smartsheet
11 8 (1.57%) GCP
11 8 (1.57%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.98%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.78%) GitHub
13 4 (0.78%) Google Ads
13 4 (0.78%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.78%) PaaS
14 3 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.33%) Wireless
2 8 (1.57%) Broadband
3 3 (0.59%) SSL
4 2 (0.39%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.39%) Internet
4 2 (0.39%) Network Security
5 1 (0.20%) DHCP
5 1 (0.20%) DNS
5 1 (0.20%) Firewall
5 1 (0.20%) LAN
5 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.20%) SNMP
5 1 (0.20%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.20%) VLAN
5 1 (0.20%) VPN
5 1 (0.20%) WAN
5 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (17.06%) Power BI
2 27 (5.29%) Power Query
3 23 (4.51%) Tableau
4 17 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (1.76%) Metadata
7 8 (1.57%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.37%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.37%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.18%) QlikView
10 5 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.78%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.59%) Electronic Patient Records
13 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.39%) NoSQL
14 1 (0.20%) DTS
14 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 13 (2.55%) JIRA
2 10 (1.96%) Git
3 4 (0.78%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.78%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.39%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.39%) JMeter
4 2 (0.39%) Locust
4 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.20%) GitLab
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.20%) Vite
General
1 175 (34.31%) Social Skills
2 150 (29.41%) Finance
3 146 (28.63%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.41%) Marketing
5 45 (8.82%) Public Sector
6 44 (8.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (7.45%) Retail
8 31 (6.08%) Manufacturing
9 30 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (4.31%) Legal
12 17 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (3.33%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.94%) Law
14 7 (1.37%) Local Government
14 7 (1.37%) Social Housing
15 6 (1.18%) German Language
16 5 (0.98%) Fire and Rescue
17 4 (0.78%) Banking
17 4 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 87 (17.06%) Analyst
2 52 (10.20%) Senior
3 43 (8.43%) Lead
4 42 (8.24%) Data Analyst
5 31 (6.08%) Business Manager
6 28 (5.49%) Developer
7 27 (5.29%) Architect
8 24 (4.71%) Senior Analyst
9 21 (4.12%) Accountant
9 21 (4.12%) Business Development Manager
9 21 (4.12%) Development Manager
10 19 (3.73%) Data Engineer
10 19 (3.73%) Data Manager
11 18 (3.53%) Business Analyst
11 18 (3.53%) Senior Data Analyst
12 17 (3.33%) Data Architect
13 16 (3.14%) Support Engineer
13 16 (3.14%) Systems Analyst
13 16 (3.14%) Technical Support
13 16 (3.14%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.75%) AWS CDK
1 14 (2.75%) React
2 13 (2.55%) Next.js
3 7 (1.37%) Kafka
3 7 (1.37%) REST
4 6 (1.18%) XML
5 5 (0.98%) Keycloak
6 4 (0.78%) .NET
6 4 (0.78%) PySpark
7 3 (0.59%) Blazor
7 3 (0.59%) JDBC
7 3 (0.59%) LDAP
7 3 (0.59%) SAML
7 3 (0.59%) Web Services
8 2 (0.39%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.39%) GraphQL
8 2 (0.39%) Middleware
8 2 (0.39%) Semantic Kernel
8 2 (0.39%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.61%) Management Information System
2 26 (5.10%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.71%) Driving Licence
4 18 (3.53%) Analytical Mindset
4 18 (3.53%) NHS
5 16 (3.14%) Greenfield Project
5 16 (3.14%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.76%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.18%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.18%) Security Posture
10 5 (0.98%) PMI
10 5 (0.98%) Robotics
11 4 (0.78%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.78%) Insider Threat
12 3 (0.59%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.59%) Windows
2 2 (0.39%) Android
3 1 (0.20%) Linux
3 1 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (33.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 155 (30.39%) Problem-Solving
3 154 (30.20%) Analytics
4 115 (22.55%) Business Intelligence
5 84 (16.47%) Roadmaps
6 78 (15.29%) Agile
7 75 (14.71%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 70 (13.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 69 (13.53%) CRM
10 68 (13.33%) Data Analysis
11 67 (13.14%) AI
12 63 (12.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 61 (11.96%) Data Management
14 58 (11.37%) Actionable Insight
15 57 (11.18%) Risk Management
16 55 (10.78%) Data Analytics
17 53 (10.39%) Cybersecurity
18 52 (10.20%) Data Governance
19 51 (10.00%) Data Modelling
20 49 (9.61%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 110 (21.57%) SQL
2 64 (12.55%) Python
3 23 (4.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (2.55%) TypeScript
5 11 (2.16%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.76%) R
7 6 (1.18%) Java
8 5 (0.98%) C#
8 5 (0.98%) Go
9 4 (0.78%) C
9 4 (0.78%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.59%) VBA
11 1 (0.20%) Bash
11 1 (0.20%) Bicep
11 1 (0.20%) C++
11 1 (0.20%) PHP
11 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 75 (14.71%) Degree
2 32 (6.27%) CIMA
3 31 (6.08%) ACCA
4 30 (5.88%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.71%) SC Cleared
6 11 (2.16%) CISSP
7 8 (1.57%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.37%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.18%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.98%) CISM
10 5 (0.98%) CITP
11 4 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.78%) CCSP
11 4 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.78%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (0.78%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.59%) CIPD
13 2 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (12.35%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.73%) GDPR
3 18 (3.53%) QA
4 15 (2.94%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.55%) GRC
6 11 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.78%) SLA
11 3 (0.59%) NIST
11 3 (0.59%) WCAG
12 2 (0.39%) PMO
13 1 (0.20%) GxP
13 1 (0.20%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.20%) PSD2
System Software
1 5 (0.98%) Docker
2 2 (0.39%) Firmware
3 1 (0.20%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.37%) Terraform
2 4 (0.78%) Grafana
2 4 (0.78%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.78%) Nmap
2 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.39%) EMC NetWorker
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.39%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.20%) Ansible
4 1 (0.20%) Argo
4 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 54 (10.59%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.92%) SAP
3 18 (3.53%) Cognos
4 16 (3.14%) Google
4 16 (3.14%) Workday
5 14 (2.75%) IBM
6 10 (1.96%) Databricks
7 8 (1.57%) SYSPRO
8 5 (0.98%) BT
8 5 (0.98%) HubSpot
8 5 (0.98%) Oracle
8 5 (0.98%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.98%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.78%) Ariba
10 3 (0.59%) Adobe
10 3 (0.59%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.59%) TOWER Software
11 2 (0.39%) Infor
11 2 (0.39%) NEC
12 1 (0.20%) Fortinet