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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 55 64
Rank change year-on-year +22 +9 -2
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 523 268 387
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.75% 4.70% 3.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.37% 5.51% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 403 165 183
10th Percentile £31,310 £26,250 £35,184
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,869 £41,254
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +27.91%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,000 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.65%

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 9,735 4,863 8,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.87% 85.29% 78.21%
Number of salaries quoted 6,924 2,935 5,536
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,945 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,313 £63,750 £63,250
90th Percentile £80,947 £77,500 £75,386
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,185 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.79% +2.16% -11.29%

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 30 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 30 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 +6 309 £56,000 +1.82% 162
East Midlands +30 214 £58,589 +46.77% 105
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 (1.34%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.15%) Confluence
3 4 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.76%) CMS
4 3 (0.57%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) Drupal
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.19%) nginx
5 1 (0.19%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 78 (14.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 14 (2.68%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.76%) Primavera
3 4 (0.76%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.38%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.38%) Shopify
6 1 (0.19%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 94 (17.97%) Power Platform
2 67 (12.81%) Azure
3 46 (8.80%) SaaS
4 44 (8.41%) AWS
5 20 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (3.44%) Serverless
7 15 (2.87%) AWS CloudFormation
7 15 (2.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.91%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.53%) GCP
10 8 (1.53%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.53%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.96%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.76%) GitHub
12 4 (0.76%) Google Ads
12 4 (0.76%) Google Sheets
12 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.76%) PaaS
13 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.25%) Wireless
2 8 (1.53%) Broadband
3 3 (0.57%) SSL
4 2 (0.38%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.38%) Internet
4 2 (0.38%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) DHCP
5 1 (0.19%) DNS
5 1 (0.19%) Firewall
5 1 (0.19%) LAN
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) SNMP
5 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.19%) VLAN
5 1 (0.19%) VPN
5 1 (0.19%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (17.02%) Power BI
2 27 (5.16%) Power Query
3 23 (4.40%) Tableau
4 16 (3.06%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (1.72%) Metadata
7 8 (1.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.34%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.34%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.15%) Electronic Patient Records
9 6 (1.15%) QlikView
9 6 (1.15%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.76%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.57%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.38%) NoSQL
14 1 (0.19%) DynamoDB
14 1 (0.19%) GIS
Development Applications
1 12 (2.29%) JIRA
2 10 (1.91%) Git
3 4 (0.76%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.76%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.38%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.38%) JMeter
4 2 (0.38%) Locust
4 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.19%) GitLab
5 1 (0.19%) Vite
General
1 178 (34.03%) Social Skills
2 156 (29.83%) Finance
3 148 (28.30%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (9.56%) Marketing
5 45 (8.60%) Public Sector
6 44 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (7.27%) Retail
8 33 (6.31%) Manufacturing
9 31 (5.93%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (4.40%) Legal
12 19 (3.63%) Telecoms
13 18 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (2.87%) Law
15 8 (1.53%) Social Housing
16 7 (1.34%) Local Government
17 6 (1.15%) German Language
18 5 (0.96%) Fire and Rescue
19 4 (0.76%) Banking
19 4 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 85 (16.25%) Analyst
2 53 (10.13%) Senior
3 45 (8.60%) Lead
4 42 (8.03%) Data Analyst
5 35 (6.69%) Business Manager
6 30 (5.74%) Architect
7 27 (5.16%) Developer
8 24 (4.59%) Senior Analyst
9 23 (4.40%) Business Development Manager
9 23 (4.40%) Development Manager
10 21 (4.02%) Accountant
11 20 (3.82%) Data Manager
12 18 (3.44%) Data Architect
12 18 (3.44%) Data Engineer
12 18 (3.44%) Senior Data Analyst
13 17 (3.25%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.06%) Support Engineer
14 16 (3.06%) Systems Analyst
14 16 (3.06%) Technical Support
14 16 (3.06%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.68%) AWS CDK
1 14 (2.68%) React
2 13 (2.49%) Next.js
3 7 (1.34%) Kafka
3 7 (1.34%) REST
3 7 (1.34%) XML
4 5 (0.96%) Keycloak
5 4 (0.76%) .NET
5 4 (0.76%) PySpark
6 3 (0.57%) Blazor
6 3 (0.57%) GraphQL
6 3 (0.57%) JDBC
6 3 (0.57%) LDAP
6 3 (0.57%) SAML
6 3 (0.57%) Web Services
7 2 (0.38%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.38%) Middleware
7 2 (0.38%) Semantic Kernel
7 2 (0.38%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.37%) Management Information System
2 29 (5.54%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.59%) Driving Licence
4 21 (4.02%) NHS
5 18 (3.44%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (3.44%) Greenfield Project
6 15 (2.87%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.91%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.15%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.15%) PMI
10 6 (1.15%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.15%) SystemC
11 4 (0.76%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.76%) Insider Threat
11 4 (0.76%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.57%) Windows
2 2 (0.38%) Android
3 1 (0.19%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (33.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 157 (30.02%) Analytics
2 157 (30.02%) Problem-Solving
3 118 (22.56%) Business Intelligence
4 84 (16.06%) Roadmaps
5 78 (14.91%) Agile
6 76 (14.53%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 73 (13.96%) Stakeholder Management
8 69 (13.19%) AI
8 69 (13.19%) CRM
9 68 (13.00%) Data Analysis
10 63 (12.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 62 (11.85%) Data Management
12 59 (11.28%) Actionable Insight
13 58 (11.09%) Risk Management
14 55 (10.52%) Cybersecurity
14 55 (10.52%) Data Analytics
15 52 (9.94%) Data Governance
16 51 (9.75%) Data Modelling
17 50 (9.56%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 111 (21.22%) SQL
2 63 (12.05%) Python
3 22 (4.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (2.49%) TypeScript
5 11 (2.10%) T-SQL
6 8 (1.53%) R
7 7 (1.34%) Java
8 5 (0.96%) C
8 5 (0.96%) C#
8 5 (0.96%) Go
9 4 (0.76%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.57%) VBA
11 1 (0.19%) Bash
11 1 (0.19%) Bicep
11 1 (0.19%) PHP
11 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 73 (13.96%) Degree
2 33 (6.31%) CIMA
3 32 (6.12%) ACCA
4 30 (5.74%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.59%) SC Cleared
6 11 (2.10%) CISSP
7 8 (1.53%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.34%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.96%) CISM
10 5 (0.96%) CITP
11 4 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.76%) CCSP
11 4 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.76%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (0.57%) CIPD
12 3 (0.57%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.19%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (12.24%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.82%) GDPR
3 17 (3.25%) QA
4 15 (2.87%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.49%) GRC
6 11 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.76%) SLA
11 3 (0.57%) NIST
11 3 (0.57%) WCAG
12 2 (0.38%) PMO
13 1 (0.19%) GxP
13 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.19%) PSD2
System Software
1 5 (0.96%) Docker
2 2 (0.38%) Firmware
3 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.34%) Terraform
2 4 (0.76%) Grafana
2 4 (0.76%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.76%) Nmap
2 4 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.38%) EMC NetWorker
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.19%) Ansible
4 1 (0.19%) Argo
4 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 57 (10.90%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.02%) SAP
3 18 (3.44%) Cognos
4 16 (3.06%) Google
4 16 (3.06%) Workday
5 14 (2.68%) IBM
6 10 (1.91%) Databricks
7 8 (1.53%) SYSPRO
8 5 (0.96%) BT
8 5 (0.96%) HubSpot
8 5 (0.96%) Oracle
8 5 (0.96%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.96%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.76%) Ariba
10 3 (0.57%) Adobe
10 3 (0.57%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.57%) TOWER Software
11 2 (0.38%) Infor
11 2 (0.38%) NEC
12 1 (0.19%) Fortinet