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 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 53 58
Rank change year-on-year +11 +5 +2
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 398 257 498
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.25% 5.16% 3.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.69% 5.81% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 292 159 293
10th Percentile £31,280 £26,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,811 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,875 £85,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.60%

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 8,494 4,427 10,872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.45% 88.95% 79.18%
Number of salaries quoted 5,902 2,507 7,620
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,275 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.64% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 10 June 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 10 June 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 -2 236 £57,500 +0.93% 173
East Midlands +22 160 £55,000 +37.78% 77
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 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.01%) Confluence
3 7 (1.76%) CMS
4 4 (1.01%) nginx
4 4 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.25%) Apache
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) Drupal
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.25%) SAS
Applications
1 51 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (5.28%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.01%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (1.01%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.50%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.26%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 5 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.01%) Shopify
4 2 (0.50%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.50%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.25%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 71 (17.84%) Power Platform
2 57 (14.32%) Azure
3 42 (10.55%) AWS
4 31 (7.79%) SaaS
5 16 (4.02%) Serverless
6 15 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.52%) AWS CloudFormation
8 13 (3.27%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (2.26%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.76%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (1.26%) GitHub
12 5 (1.26%) Smartsheet
13 4 (1.01%) GCP
13 4 (1.01%) Google Sheets
13 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.01%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.01%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.27%) Wireless
2 8 (2.01%) Broadband
3 3 (0.75%) SSL
4 2 (0.50%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.50%) Internet
4 2 (0.50%) Network Security
5 1 (0.25%) DHCP
5 1 (0.25%) DNS
5 1 (0.25%) Firewall
5 1 (0.25%) LAN
5 1 (0.25%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.25%) SNMP
5 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.25%) VLAN
5 1 (0.25%) VPN
5 1 (0.25%) WAN
5 1 (0.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (17.09%) Power BI
2 18 (4.52%) Power Query
3 12 (3.02%) Tableau
4 11 (2.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.01%) SQL Server
6 8 (2.01%) Star Schema
7 7 (1.76%) Metadata
8 5 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.01%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.01%) MySQL
10 3 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.75%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.50%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.50%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.25%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.25%) Parquet
12 1 (0.25%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 15 (3.77%) JIRA
2 11 (2.76%) Git
3 6 (1.51%) Burp Suite
3 6 (1.51%) Metasploit
4 4 (1.01%) JUnit
4 4 (1.01%) Maven
4 4 (1.01%) Mockito
4 4 (1.01%) Vite
5 3 (0.75%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.50%) JMeter
6 2 (0.50%) Locust
6 2 (0.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.25%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 145 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 123 (30.90%) Finance
3 104 (26.13%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (9.80%) Marketing
6 32 (8.04%) Public Sector
7 29 (7.29%) Retail
8 23 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (4.27%) Legal
10 16 (4.02%) Manufacturing
11 15 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (3.52%) Law
13 11 (2.76%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.76%) Social Housing
16 6 (1.51%) German Language
16 6 (1.51%) Local Government
17 4 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
18 2 (0.50%) Games
19 1 (0.25%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 76 (19.10%) Analyst
2 45 (11.31%) Senior
3 37 (9.30%) Data Analyst
4 28 (7.04%) Developer
5 26 (6.53%) Senior Analyst
6 24 (6.03%) Lead
7 18 (4.52%) Senior Data Analyst
8 16 (4.02%) Business Analyst
8 16 (4.02%) Business Manager
8 16 (4.02%) Support Engineer
8 16 (4.02%) Technical Engineer
8 16 (4.02%) Technical Support
8 16 (4.02%) Technical Support Engineer
9 15 (3.77%) Architect
10 14 (3.52%) Business Development Manager
10 14 (3.52%) Development Manager
11 13 (3.27%) Accountant
11 13 (3.27%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 12 (3.02%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 12 (3.02%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.52%) AWS CDK
1 14 (3.52%) React
2 13 (3.27%) Next.js
3 10 (2.51%) REST
4 5 (1.26%) HTML
4 5 (1.26%) Vue
5 4 (1.01%) CSS
5 4 (1.01%) Laravel
5 4 (1.01%) LEMP Stack
5 4 (1.01%) PySpark
5 4 (1.01%) Tailwind CSS
5 4 (1.01%) XML
5 4 (1.01%) YAML
6 3 (0.75%) JDBC
6 3 (0.75%) LDAP
6 3 (0.75%) SAML
6 3 (0.75%) Web Services
7 2 (0.50%) .NET
7 2 (0.50%) EDI
7 2 (0.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.30%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.03%) Product Ownership
3 23 (5.78%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.77%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (3.27%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (2.51%) NHS
8 8 (2.01%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.51%) Insider Threat
9 6 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.26%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.26%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.26%) Robotics
11 4 (1.01%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.75%) Augmented Reality
12 3 (0.75%) BBC
12 3 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
13 2 (0.50%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.01%) Linux
2 4 (1.01%) Windows
3 3 (0.75%) Android
4 2 (0.50%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (33.42%) Continuous Improvement
2 125 (31.41%) Problem-Solving
3 116 (29.15%) Analytics
4 88 (22.11%) Business Intelligence
5 72 (18.09%) Roadmaps
6 63 (15.83%) Agile
7 57 (14.32%) Data Analysis
7 57 (14.32%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 56 (14.07%) CRM
9 53 (13.32%) Actionable Insight
10 49 (12.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 45 (11.31%) AI
11 45 (11.31%) Data Modelling
12 42 (10.55%) Mentoring
13 40 (10.05%) Data Analytics
13 40 (10.05%) Data Management
13 40 (10.05%) Risk Management
14 39 (9.80%) Stakeholder Management
15 37 (9.30%) Collaborative Working
15 37 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 95 (23.87%) SQL
2 51 (12.81%) Python
3 20 (5.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (3.27%) R
4 13 (3.27%) TypeScript
5 10 (2.51%) T-SQL
6 8 (2.01%) Bash
7 7 (1.76%) Java
8 6 (1.51%) C
9 5 (1.26%) JavaScript
10 4 (1.01%) PHP
10 4 (1.01%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.75%) VBA
12 2 (0.50%) C++
13 1 (0.25%) Bicep
13 1 (0.25%) C#
13 1 (0.25%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 53 (13.32%) Degree
2 27 (6.78%) CIMA
2 27 (6.78%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.53%) ACCA
4 22 (5.53%) SC Cleared
5 16 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.76%) CISSP
7 6 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.26%) CITP
8 5 (1.26%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.01%) CCNA
9 4 (1.01%) CEH
9 4 (1.01%) CISMP
9 4 (1.01%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.01%) CREST Certified
9 4 (1.01%) GPEN
9 4 (1.01%) MCSE
9 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (1.01%) OSCP
9 4 (1.01%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.55%) Data Quality
2 23 (5.78%) QA
3 15 (3.77%) GDPR
4 14 (3.52%) Accessibility
5 9 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.76%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.26%) GRC
9 4 (1.01%) SLA
10 3 (0.75%) PMO
10 3 (0.75%) WCAG
11 2 (0.50%) NIST
11 2 (0.50%) P3O
11 2 (0.50%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.25%) GxP
12 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.25%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (2.76%) Docker
2 2 (0.50%) Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.76%) Kubernetes
1 7 (1.76%) Terraform
2 6 (1.51%) Nmap
3 4 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.50%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.50%) Grafana
5 1 (0.25%) Ansible
5 1 (0.25%) Control-M
5 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 43 (10.80%) Microsoft
2 13 (3.27%) Cognos
2 13 (3.27%) SAP
3 12 (3.02%) Google
3 12 (3.02%) Workday
4 10 (2.51%) Databricks
4 10 (2.51%) IBM
5 8 (2.01%) Oracle
6 5 (1.26%) BT
6 5 (1.26%) Cisco
6 5 (1.26%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.01%) Ariba
7 4 (1.01%) Sage
7 4 (1.01%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.75%) Adobe
8 3 (0.75%) OpenAI
8 3 (0.75%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.75%) TOWER Software
9 2 (0.50%) NEC
10 1 (0.25%) QAD