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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 52 68
Rank change year-on-year +24 +16 -12
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 567 283 352
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.87% 4.87% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.54% 5.74% 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 421 172 148
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,151
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £41,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £46,445 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.80% -15.55% +29.41%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £65,827
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,125 £74,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%

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 10,229 4,934 8,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.77% 84.91% 77.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,307 2,959 4,924
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,762
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.37% -10.78%

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 23 August 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 23 August 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 +18 349 £56,000 +1.82% 175
East Midlands +26 218 £58,015 +45.33% 114
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 7 (1.23%) Confluence
2 6 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.53%) Apache
4 3 (0.53%) SAS
5 2 (0.35%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 77 (13.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (4.06%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 15 (2.65%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.88%) Primavera
3 5 (0.88%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.35%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.35%) Shopify
6 1 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 91 (16.05%) Power Platform
2 73 (12.87%) Azure
3 50 (8.82%) SaaS
4 46 (8.11%) AWS
5 23 (4.06%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (3.00%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (2.47%) Serverless
8 12 (2.12%) GCP
9 11 (1.94%) AWS CloudFormation
10 8 (1.41%) Smartsheet
11 6 (1.06%) PaaS
11 6 (1.06%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (0.88%) Google Ads
12 5 (0.88%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.71%) dbt
13 4 (0.71%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.71%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.00%) Wireless
2 8 (1.41%) Broadband
3 4 (0.71%) Internet
4 2 (0.35%) Network Security
4 2 (0.35%) VLAN
5 1 (0.18%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.18%) DHCP
5 1 (0.18%) DNS
5 1 (0.18%) Firewall
5 1 (0.18%) LAN
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.18%) SNMP
5 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.18%) VPN
5 1 (0.18%) WAN
5 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (15.34%) Power BI
2 25 (4.41%) Power Query
3 22 (3.88%) Tableau
4 17 (3.00%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.82%) Electronic Patient Records
6 11 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (1.41%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.41%) Metadata
7 8 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.23%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (1.23%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.06%) QlikView
9 6 (1.06%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.88%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.71%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.71%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.71%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.71%) GIS
11 4 (0.71%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (2.65%) JIRA
2 10 (1.76%) Git
3 4 (0.71%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.71%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.53%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.53%) JMeter
5 2 (0.35%) GitLab
5 2 (0.35%) Locust
6 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.18%) Postman
6 1 (0.18%) Selenium
6 1 (0.18%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 194 (34.22%) Social Skills
2 165 (29.10%) Finance
3 159 (28.04%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (10.23%) Marketing
5 55 (9.70%) Public Sector
6 49 (8.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (6.88%) Manufacturing
8 38 (6.70%) Retail
9 36 (6.35%) Influencing Skills
10 25 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (4.23%) Legal
11 24 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (4.06%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.65%) Law
14 10 (1.76%) Social Housing
15 7 (1.23%) Fire and Rescue
16 6 (1.06%) German Language
16 6 (1.06%) Local Government
17 4 (0.71%) Banking
17 4 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (14.81%) Analyst
2 64 (11.29%) Senior
3 51 (8.99%) Lead
4 43 (7.58%) Business Manager
4 43 (7.58%) Data Analyst
5 39 (6.88%) Architect
6 28 (4.94%) Business Development Manager
6 28 (4.94%) Development Manager
7 25 (4.41%) Consultant
8 23 (4.06%) Developer
8 23 (4.06%) Senior Analyst
9 22 (3.88%) Accountant
10 21 (3.70%) Data Engineer
11 20 (3.53%) Data Manager
12 18 (3.17%) Data Architect
12 18 (3.17%) Senior Data Analyst
13 17 (3.00%) Presales Consultant
13 17 (3.00%) Systems Analyst
14 16 (2.82%) Technical Engineer
14 16 (2.82%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.76%) AWS CDK
1 10 (1.76%) Kafka
1 10 (1.76%) React
2 9 (1.59%) Next.js
3 8 (1.41%) Keycloak
3 8 (1.41%) XML
4 7 (1.23%) Terraform
5 5 (0.88%) EDI
6 4 (0.71%) .NET
6 4 (0.71%) PySpark
6 4 (0.71%) REST
7 3 (0.53%) Blazor
7 3 (0.53%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.53%) JSON
7 3 (0.53%) Middleware
8 2 (0.35%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.35%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.35%) Node.js
8 2 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.35%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.05%) Management Information System
2 38 (6.70%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (5.47%) NHS
4 28 (4.94%) Driving Licence
5 17 (3.00%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (3.00%) SystemC
6 14 (2.47%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.47%) Greenfield Project
7 13 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (2.12%) Product Ownership
9 9 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.41%) PMI
11 6 (1.06%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.06%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.88%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.71%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (0.71%) Insider Threat
13 4 (0.71%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.71%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (34.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 174 (30.69%) Problem-Solving
3 160 (28.22%) Analytics
4 116 (20.46%) Business Intelligence
5 91 (16.05%) Roadmaps
6 90 (15.87%) Agile
7 87 (15.34%) AI
8 86 (15.17%) Stakeholder Management
9 72 (12.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 71 (12.52%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 66 (11.64%) CRM
12 64 (11.29%) Data Analysis
12 64 (11.29%) Risk Management
13 63 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
14 62 (10.93%) Business Development
15 61 (10.76%) Data Management
16 58 (10.23%) Actionable Insight
17 55 (9.70%) Data Analytics
18 50 (8.82%) Data Governance
19 49 (8.64%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 109 (19.22%) SQL
2 65 (11.46%) Python
3 21 (3.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (1.76%) Java
5 9 (1.59%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.41%) Go
6 8 (1.41%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.88%) C
7 5 (0.88%) C#
7 5 (0.88%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.88%) R
8 1 (0.18%) Bicep
8 1 (0.18%) C++
8 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (14.11%) Degree
2 40 (7.05%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.00%) CIMA
4 33 (5.82%) ACCA
5 32 (5.64%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.29%) CISSP
7 11 (1.94%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.59%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.41%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.06%) CISM
10 6 (1.06%) CITP
11 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.71%) CCSP
12 4 (0.71%) CIPD
12 4 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.53%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.53%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (11.11%) Data Quality
2 22 (3.88%) QA
3 21 (3.70%) GDPR
4 15 (2.65%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.47%) GRC
6 11 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.88%) SLA
10 4 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.53%) NIST
11 3 (0.53%) WCAG
12 2 (0.35%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.35%) ITGC
12 2 (0.35%) NCSC
12 2 (0.35%) PMO
12 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.18%) AQAP
13 1 (0.18%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.18%) PSD2
System Software
1 4 (0.71%) Docker
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.71%) Grafana
1 4 (0.71%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.71%) Nmap
2 2 (0.35%) EMC NetWorker
2 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.35%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.18%) Ansible
3 1 (0.18%) Argo
3 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 61 (10.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.88%) SAP
3 19 (3.35%) Workday
4 18 (3.17%) Cognos
5 17 (3.00%) Google
6 15 (2.65%) IBM
7 11 (1.94%) Databricks
8 9 (1.59%) Oracle
9 8 (1.41%) SYSPRO
10 6 (1.06%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.88%) BT
11 5 (0.88%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.71%) Ariba
12 4 (0.71%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.71%) YouTube
13 3 (0.53%) Adobe
13 3 (0.53%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.53%) TOWER Software
14 2 (0.35%) Infor
14 2 (0.35%) NEC