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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 53 64
Rank change year-on-year +21 +11 -2
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 484 259 449
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.63% 4.59% 3.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.20% 5.37% 4.44%
Number of salaries quoted 377 158 246
10th Percentile £31,820 £26,250 £35,460
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% +28.71%
75th Percentile £72,000 £67,500 £66,613
90th Percentile £84,250 £84,125 £83,759
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.63%

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 9,309 4,825 10,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.78% 85.56% 79.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,618 2,874 6,649
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £49,329
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -1.68% -6.04%
75th Percentile £66,250 £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 18 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 18 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 +5 287 £55,000 - 115
East Midlands +33 197 £58,589 +56.41% 93
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 (2.07%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.65%) Confluence
3 4 (0.83%) CMS
4 3 (0.62%) Apache
4 3 (0.62%) 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 68 (14.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (4.34%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 13 (2.69%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.83%) Primavera
3 4 (0.83%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.62%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.41%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.41%) 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 87 (17.98%) Power Platform
2 65 (13.43%) Azure
3 42 (8.68%) SaaS
4 40 (8.26%) AWS
5 19 (3.93%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (3.51%) Azure Data Factory
6 17 (3.51%) Serverless
7 15 (3.10%) AWS CloudFormation
8 13 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (2.27%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.86%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.86%) Smartsheet
11 7 (1.45%) GCP
12 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.83%) Copilot Studio
13 4 (0.83%) GitHub
13 4 (0.83%) Google Ads
13 4 (0.83%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.83%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.83%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.51%) Wireless
2 8 (1.65%) Broadband
3 3 (0.62%) SSL
4 2 (0.41%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.41%) Internet
4 2 (0.41%) 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 82 (16.94%) Power BI
2 24 (4.96%) Power Query
3 22 (4.55%) Tableau
4 14 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (1.86%) Metadata
7 8 (1.65%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.45%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.24%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.24%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.03%) QlikView
10 5 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.83%) Delta Lake
11 4 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.41%) NoSQL
13 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
13 1 (0.21%) DTS
13 1 (0.21%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 15 (3.10%) JIRA
2 10 (2.07%) Git
3 4 (0.83%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.83%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.41%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.41%) JMeter
4 2 (0.41%) Locust
4 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.21%) GitLab
5 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.21%) Vite
General
1 169 (34.92%) Social Skills
2 141 (29.13%) Finance
3 134 (27.69%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (9.71%) Marketing
5 45 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 44 (9.09%) Public Sector
7 34 (7.02%) Retail
8 28 (5.79%) Influencing Skills
8 28 (5.79%) Manufacturing
9 24 (4.96%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (4.34%) Legal
11 16 (3.31%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (2.89%) Law
14 7 (1.45%) Local Government
14 7 (1.45%) Social Housing
15 6 (1.24%) German Language
16 4 (0.83%) Banking
16 4 (0.83%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.62%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 84 (17.36%) Analyst
2 52 (10.74%) Senior
3 40 (8.26%) Data Analyst
4 37 (7.64%) Lead
5 28 (5.79%) Business Manager
5 28 (5.79%) Developer
6 27 (5.58%) Architect
7 25 (5.17%) Senior Analyst
8 21 (4.34%) Accountant
8 21 (4.34%) Business Development Manager
8 21 (4.34%) Development Manager
9 19 (3.93%) Business Analyst
9 19 (3.93%) Senior Data Analyst
10 18 (3.72%) Data Manager
11 17 (3.51%) Data Architect
11 17 (3.51%) Data Engineer
12 16 (3.31%) Support Engineer
12 16 (3.31%) Technical Engineer
12 16 (3.31%) Technical Support
12 16 (3.31%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.89%) AWS CDK
1 14 (2.89%) React
2 13 (2.69%) Next.js
3 7 (1.45%) REST
4 6 (1.24%) Kafka
5 5 (1.03%) XML
6 4 (0.83%) .NET
6 4 (0.83%) Keycloak
6 4 (0.83%) PySpark
7 3 (0.62%) Blazor
7 3 (0.62%) JDBC
7 3 (0.62%) LDAP
7 3 (0.62%) SAML
7 3 (0.62%) Web Services
8 2 (0.41%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.41%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.41%) CSS
8 2 (0.41%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.41%) HTML
8 2 (0.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.50%) Management Information System
2 24 (4.96%) Driving Licence
2 24 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.72%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (3.72%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.10%) NHS
5 14 (2.89%) Greenfield Project
6 10 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.86%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.45%) PMI
10 6 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.24%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.24%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.03%) Robotics
12 4 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.83%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.83%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (0.83%) Insider Threat
13 3 (0.62%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.62%) Windows
2 2 (0.41%) Android
3 1 (0.21%) Linux
3 1 (0.21%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (32.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 146 (30.17%) Problem-Solving
3 145 (29.96%) Analytics
4 107 (22.11%) Business Intelligence
5 82 (16.94%) Roadmaps
6 72 (14.88%) Agile
7 70 (14.46%) CRM
8 69 (14.26%) Stakeholder Management
9 68 (14.05%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 66 (13.64%) Data Analysis
11 62 (12.81%) AI
12 58 (11.98%) Data Management
12 58 (11.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 56 (11.57%) Actionable Insight
14 54 (11.16%) Risk Management
15 53 (10.95%) Data Analytics
16 50 (10.33%) Cybersecurity
16 50 (10.33%) Data Modelling
17 49 (10.12%) Mentoring
18 48 (9.92%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 104 (21.49%) SQL
2 60 (12.40%) Python
3 21 (4.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (2.69%) TypeScript
5 11 (2.27%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.86%) R
7 5 (1.03%) C#
7 5 (1.03%) Java
8 4 (0.83%) Go
8 4 (0.83%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.62%) C
9 3 (0.62%) VBA
10 1 (0.21%) Bash
10 1 (0.21%) Bicep
10 1 (0.21%) C++
10 1 (0.21%) PHP
10 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 73 (15.08%) Degree
2 30 (6.20%) CIMA
3 29 (5.99%) ACCA
4 28 (5.79%) Security Cleared
5 22 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 10 (2.07%) CISSP
7 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.86%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.24%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.24%) CITP
9 5 (1.03%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.83%) CCSP
10 4 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.83%) CISM
10 4 (0.83%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (0.83%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.62%) CIPD
12 2 (0.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (12.19%) Data Quality
2 18 (3.72%) QA
3 17 (3.51%) GDPR
4 14 (2.89%) Accessibility
5 11 (2.27%) GRC
5 11 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.83%) SLA
9 3 (0.62%) WCAG
10 2 (0.41%) NIST
10 2 (0.41%) P3O
10 2 (0.41%) PMO
11 1 (0.21%) GxP
11 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.21%) PSD2
System Software
1 5 (1.03%) Docker
2 2 (0.41%) Firmware
3 1 (0.21%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.45%) Terraform
2 4 (0.83%) Grafana
2 4 (0.83%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.83%) Nmap
2 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.41%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.41%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.21%) Ansible
5 1 (0.21%) Argo
5 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 51 (10.54%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.13%) SAP
3 17 (3.51%) Cognos
4 16 (3.31%) Google
5 15 (3.10%) Workday
6 13 (2.69%) IBM
7 9 (1.86%) Databricks
8 7 (1.45%) SYSPRO
9 5 (1.03%) BT
9 5 (1.03%) HubSpot
9 5 (1.03%) Oracle
9 5 (1.03%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.03%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.83%) Ariba
11 3 (0.62%) Adobe
11 3 (0.62%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.62%) TOWER Software
12 2 (0.41%) NEC
13 1 (0.21%) QAD
13 1 (0.21%) VMware