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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 54 60
Rank change year-on-year +20 +6 +3
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 478 254 469
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.61% 4.52% 3.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.17% 5.28% 4.48%
Number of salaries quoted 372 153 263
10th Percentile £32,050 £26,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -8.59% +27.21%
75th Percentile £72,000 £67,500 £66,650
90th Percentile £84,875 £85,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,151
% change year-on-year - +10.80% -9.08%

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 9,245 4,809 10,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.74% 85.66% 79.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6,553 2,863 7,014
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

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 15 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 15 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 +5 286 £55,500 +0.91% 213
East Midlands +29 192 £58,589 +56.41% 182
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 10 (2.09%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.67%) Confluence
3 4 (0.84%) CMS
4 3 (0.63%) Apache
4 3 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.21%) Drupal
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.21%) nginx
5 1 (0.21%) SAS
5 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 64 (13.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 12 (2.51%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.84%) Primavera
3 4 (0.84%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.63%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.42%) Shopify
6 1 (0.21%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 85 (17.78%) Power Platform
2 62 (12.97%) Azure
3 40 (8.37%) SaaS
4 39 (8.16%) AWS
5 18 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (3.56%) Serverless
7 16 (3.35%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (3.14%) AWS CloudFormation
9 13 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (2.30%) Power Automate
11 9 (1.88%) PowerApps
11 9 (1.88%) Smartsheet
12 7 (1.46%) GCP
13 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (0.84%) Copilot Studio
14 4 (0.84%) GitHub
14 4 (0.84%) Google Ads
14 4 (0.84%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.84%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.84%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.56%) Wireless
2 8 (1.67%) Broadband
3 3 (0.63%) SSL
4 2 (0.42%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.42%) Internet
4 2 (0.42%) Network Security
5 1 (0.21%) DHCP
5 1 (0.21%) DNS
5 1 (0.21%) Firewall
5 1 (0.21%) LAN
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) SNMP
5 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.21%) VLAN
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
5 1 (0.21%) WAN
5 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (16.74%) Power BI
2 23 (4.81%) Power Query
3 21 (4.39%) Tableau
4 14 (2.93%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (1.88%) Metadata
7 8 (1.67%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.46%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.26%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.84%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.84%) QlikView
12 3 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.63%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
13 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
13 1 (0.21%) DTS
13 1 (0.21%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 14 (2.93%) JIRA
2 10 (2.09%) Git
3 4 (0.84%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.84%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.63%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.42%) JMeter
5 2 (0.42%) Locust
5 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.21%) Vite
General
1 167 (34.94%) Social Skills
2 136 (28.45%) Finance
3 131 (27.41%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (9.83%) Marketing
5 46 (9.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 43 (9.00%) Public Sector
7 35 (7.32%) Retail
8 28 (5.86%) Manufacturing
9 27 (5.65%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (4.18%) Legal
12 17 (3.56%) Telecoms
13 14 (2.93%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (2.72%) Law
15 7 (1.46%) Local Government
15 7 (1.46%) Social Housing
16 6 (1.26%) German Language
17 4 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
18 3 (0.63%) Banking
18 3 (0.63%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 83 (17.36%) Analyst
2 52 (10.88%) Senior
3 40 (8.37%) Data Analyst
4 36 (7.53%) Lead
5 27 (5.65%) Developer
6 26 (5.44%) Architect
6 26 (5.44%) Business Manager
6 26 (5.44%) Senior Analyst
7 20 (4.18%) Accountant
7 20 (4.18%) Business Development Manager
7 20 (4.18%) Development Manager
8 19 (3.97%) Business Analyst
8 19 (3.97%) Senior Data Analyst
9 16 (3.35%) Data Architect
9 16 (3.35%) Data Engineer
9 16 (3.35%) Data Manager
9 16 (3.35%) Support Engineer
9 16 (3.35%) Technical Engineer
9 16 (3.35%) Technical Support
9 16 (3.35%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.14%) React
2 14 (2.93%) AWS CDK
3 13 (2.72%) Next.js
4 8 (1.67%) REST
5 6 (1.26%) Kafka
6 5 (1.05%) .NET
7 4 (0.84%) PySpark
7 4 (0.84%) XML
8 3 (0.63%) Blazor
8 3 (0.63%) JDBC
8 3 (0.63%) Keycloak
8 3 (0.63%) LDAP
8 3 (0.63%) SAML
8 3 (0.63%) Vue
8 3 (0.63%) Web Services
9 2 (0.42%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.42%) CSS
9 2 (0.42%) EDI
9 2 (0.42%) HTML
9 2 (0.42%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 44 (9.21%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.02%) Driving Licence
3 22 (4.60%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (3.97%) Product Ownership
5 18 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (3.14%) NHS
7 14 (2.93%) Greenfield Project
8 10 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.88%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.26%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.26%) PMI
11 6 (1.26%) Robotics
11 6 (1.26%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.84%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (0.84%) Insider Threat
14 3 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.63%) Android
1 3 (0.63%) Windows
2 2 (0.42%) Robot Operating System
3 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.21%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (32.64%) Continuous Improvement
2 144 (30.13%) Analytics
2 144 (30.13%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (21.97%) Business Intelligence
4 85 (17.78%) Roadmaps
5 71 (14.85%) Agile
6 69 (14.44%) CRM
7 68 (14.23%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 66 (13.81%) Stakeholder Management
9 65 (13.60%) Data Analysis
10 63 (13.18%) AI
11 59 (12.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 57 (11.92%) Data Management
13 56 (11.72%) Actionable Insight
14 55 (11.51%) Risk Management
15 53 (11.09%) Data Analytics
16 50 (10.46%) Cybersecurity
16 50 (10.46%) Data Modelling
17 49 (10.25%) Mentoring
18 48 (10.04%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 104 (21.76%) SQL
2 60 (12.55%) Python
3 21 (4.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (2.72%) TypeScript
5 11 (2.30%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.88%) R
7 5 (1.05%) C#
7 5 (1.05%) Java
8 4 (0.84%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.63%) Go
9 3 (0.63%) VBA
10 2 (0.42%) C
10 2 (0.42%) C++
11 1 (0.21%) Bash
11 1 (0.21%) Bicep
11 1 (0.21%) PHP
11 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 73 (15.27%) Degree
2 29 (6.07%) CIMA
3 28 (5.86%) ACCA
4 27 (5.65%) Security Cleared
5 21 (4.39%) SC Cleared
6 10 (2.09%) CISSP
7 9 (1.88%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.67%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.26%) CITP
10 5 (1.05%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.05%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.84%) CCSP
11 4 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.84%) CISM
11 4 (0.84%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.84%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (0.63%) CIPD
13 2 (0.42%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (11.92%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.97%) GDPR
2 19 (3.97%) QA
3 15 (3.14%) Accessibility
4 11 (2.30%) GRC
4 11 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.84%) SLA
8 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.63%) WCAG
9 2 (0.42%) NIST
9 2 (0.42%) P3O
9 2 (0.42%) PMO
10 1 (0.21%) GxP
10 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.21%) PSD2
System Software
1 6 (1.26%) Docker
2 2 (0.42%) Firmware
3 1 (0.21%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.67%) Terraform
2 5 (1.05%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.84%) Grafana
3 4 (0.84%) Nmap
3 4 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.42%) EMC NetWorker
5 2 (0.42%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) Argo
6 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 50 (10.46%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.97%) SAP
3 16 (3.35%) Cognos
3 16 (3.35%) Google
4 14 (2.93%) Workday
5 12 (2.51%) IBM
6 9 (1.88%) Databricks
7 6 (1.26%) SYSPRO
8 5 (1.05%) BT
8 5 (1.05%) HubSpot
8 5 (1.05%) Oracle
8 5 (1.05%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.84%) Ariba
9 4 (0.84%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.63%) Adobe
10 3 (0.63%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.63%) TOWER Software
11 2 (0.42%) NEC
12 1 (0.21%) Intel
12 1 (0.21%) Qualtrics