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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 52 64
Rank change year-on-year +27 +12 -10
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 576 280 359
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.90% 4.82% 3.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.60% 5.69% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 422 167 149
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,184
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,390 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.68% -17.47% +27.91%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £66,498
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £75,000
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 10,290 4,924 8,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.64% 84.68% 77.39%
Number of salaries quoted 7,358 2,953 4,877
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,607 £63,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,460
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.59% -8.94%

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 28 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 28 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 +15 354 £56,000 +6.67% 253
East Midlands +27 222 £57,758 +44.39% 194
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 (1.39%) Confluence
2 6 (1.04%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.87%) Apache
3 5 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.69%) SAS
5 2 (0.35%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 74 (12.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (2.60%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.87%) Primavera
3 5 (0.87%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.35%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.35%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.35%) Shopify
6 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 88 (15.28%) Power Platform
2 74 (12.85%) Azure
3 52 (9.03%) AWS
4 47 (8.16%) SaaS
5 24 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (3.13%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (2.60%) Serverless
8 13 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (2.26%) GCP
9 11 (1.91%) AWS CloudFormation
10 7 (1.22%) Smartsheet
11 6 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.04%) Google Ads
12 5 (0.87%) PaaS
12 5 (0.87%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.87%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.69%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.69%) IaaS
13 4 (0.69%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.95%) Wireless
2 8 (1.39%) Broadband
3 4 (0.69%) Internet
4 2 (0.35%) Network Security
4 2 (0.35%) VLAN
5 1 (0.17%) DHCP
5 1 (0.17%) DNS
5 1 (0.17%) Firewall
5 1 (0.17%) LAN
5 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.17%) SNMP
5 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.17%) VPN
5 1 (0.17%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (14.58%) Power BI
2 23 (3.99%) Power Query
3 22 (3.82%) Tableau
4 18 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.78%) Electronic Patient Records
6 11 (1.91%) Metadata
6 11 (1.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (1.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.39%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.22%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.04%) QlikView
9 6 (1.04%) SQL Server
9 6 (1.04%) Star Schema
10 5 (0.87%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.69%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.69%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.69%) GIS
11 4 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (2.60%) JIRA
2 12 (2.08%) Git
3 4 (0.69%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.69%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.52%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.52%) GitLab
4 3 (0.52%) JMeter
5 2 (0.35%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.35%) Postman
5 2 (0.35%) Selenium
5 2 (0.35%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.35%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.17%) Locust
General
1 199 (34.55%) Social Skills
2 172 (29.86%) Finance
3 160 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (10.42%) Public Sector
5 59 (10.24%) Marketing
6 48 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (7.12%) Manufacturing
8 36 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
8 36 (6.25%) Retail
9 26 (4.51%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.17%) Legal
10 24 (4.17%) Telecoms
11 23 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (2.26%) Law
13 10 (1.74%) Social Housing
14 7 (1.22%) Banking
14 7 (1.22%) Fire and Rescue
15 6 (1.04%) German Language
15 6 (1.04%) Local Government
16 4 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 81 (14.06%) Analyst
2 66 (11.46%) Senior
3 51 (8.85%) Lead
4 47 (8.16%) Business Manager
5 43 (7.47%) Architect
6 40 (6.94%) Data Analyst
7 31 (5.38%) Business Development Manager
7 31 (5.38%) Development Manager
8 25 (4.34%) Consultant
9 24 (4.17%) Accountant
9 24 (4.17%) Data Engineer
10 23 (3.99%) Developer
11 22 (3.82%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (3.65%) Data Architect
13 20 (3.47%) Data Manager
14 18 (3.13%) Senior Architect
15 17 (2.95%) Presales Consultant
15 17 (2.95%) Senior Data Analyst
15 17 (2.95%) Systems Analyst
16 16 (2.78%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.74%) AWS CDK
1 10 (1.74%) Kafka
1 10 (1.74%) React
2 9 (1.56%) Next.js
2 9 (1.56%) XML
3 8 (1.39%) Keycloak
3 8 (1.39%) PySpark
4 6 (1.04%) Terraform
5 5 (0.87%) .NET
5 5 (0.87%) EDI
5 5 (0.87%) REST
6 4 (0.69%) JSON
7 3 (0.52%) Blazor
7 3 (0.52%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.52%) Middleware
8 2 (0.35%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.35%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.35%) Playwright
8 2 (0.35%) Semantic Kernel
8 2 (0.35%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 56 (9.72%) Management Information System
2 40 (6.94%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (5.38%) NHS
4 29 (5.03%) Driving Licence
5 19 (3.30%) SystemC
6 16 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (2.43%) Cloud Native
7 14 (2.43%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (2.26%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.39%) PMI
11 7 (1.22%) Onboarding
12 6 (1.04%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.87%) IoT
13 5 (0.87%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.69%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (0.69%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.69%) Windows
2 1 (0.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 176 (30.56%) Problem-Solving
3 160 (27.78%) Analytics
4 114 (19.79%) Business Intelligence
5 89 (15.45%) Agile
5 89 (15.45%) Roadmaps
6 88 (15.28%) AI
7 87 (15.10%) Stakeholder Management
8 72 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 70 (12.15%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 65 (11.28%) Business Development
10 65 (11.28%) CRM
10 65 (11.28%) Risk Management
11 62 (10.76%) Cybersecurity
11 62 (10.76%) Data Analysis
12 58 (10.07%) Data Management
13 56 (9.72%) Actionable Insight
14 54 (9.38%) Data Analytics
15 50 (8.68%) Data Governance
16 49 (8.51%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 108 (18.75%) SQL
2 64 (11.11%) Python
3 20 (3.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (1.91%) Java
5 9 (1.56%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.39%) Go
7 6 (1.04%) C#
7 6 (1.04%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.04%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.87%) C
9 4 (0.69%) R
10 3 (0.52%) C++
11 1 (0.17%) Bicep
11 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 79 (13.72%) Degree
2 41 (7.12%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.90%) CIMA
4 33 (5.73%) ACCA
4 33 (5.73%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.26%) CISSP
6 11 (1.91%) Azure Certification
7 9 (1.56%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.39%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.04%) CISM
10 5 (0.87%) CITP
11 4 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.69%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.69%) CCSP
11 4 (0.69%) CIPD
11 4 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.52%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (11.28%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.34%) QA
3 19 (3.30%) GDPR
4 14 (2.43%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.43%) GRC
5 11 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.87%) SLA
9 4 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.69%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.52%) AQAP
10 3 (0.52%) NIST
10 3 (0.52%) PMO
11 2 (0.35%) ITGC
11 2 (0.35%) NCSC
11 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.35%) WCAG
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (0.52%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.69%) Nmap
2 3 (0.52%) Grafana
2 3 (0.52%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.35%) EMC NetWorker
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.35%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.17%) Ansible
4 1 (0.17%) Argo
4 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 63 (10.94%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.99%) SAP
3 19 (3.30%) Workday
4 18 (3.13%) Cognos
4 18 (3.13%) Google
5 15 (2.60%) IBM
6 11 (1.91%) Databricks
7 9 (1.56%) Oracle
8 8 (1.39%) SYSPRO
9 6 (1.04%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.04%) YouTube
10 5 (0.87%) BT
10 5 (0.87%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.69%) Ariba
11 4 (0.69%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.52%) Adobe
12 3 (0.52%) NCR
12 3 (0.52%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.52%) TOWER Software
12 3 (0.52%) Veritas