Decision-Making Jobs in the Midlands

Decision-Making
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Decision-Making skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Decision-Making over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 61 62
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 +11
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 311 443 496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.48% 3.79% 5.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.90% 4.60% 5.37%
Number of salaries quoted 189 275 207
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £38,754 £40,625 £36,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,750 £61,125
90th Percentile £86,450 £87,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% -

All Process and 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 6,342 9,627 9,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 91.30% 82.47% 96.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,662 7,118 4,613
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,002 £34,750 £38,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,950 £75,000 £78,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Decision-Making in the Midlands

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Decision-Making in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Decision-Making in the Midlands

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 2025. 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 -1 192 £52,500 -4.55% 174
East Midlands +24 116 £54,388 +14.50% 100
Decision-Making
England

Decision-Making
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.29%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.64%) Jupyter
3 2 (0.64%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (0.64%) SAS
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 40 (12.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (10.61%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.64%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.32%) Revit
5 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (2.89%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.29%) Infor LN
3 4 (1.29%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.64%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.32%) iTrent
5 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.32%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 62 (19.94%) Power Platform
2 50 (16.08%) Azure
3 25 (8.04%) AWS
4 19 (6.11%) Azure Data Factory
5 14 (4.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 14 (4.50%) Power Automate
6 11 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (3.22%) IaaS
7 10 (3.22%) PaaS
7 10 (3.22%) PowerApps
8 8 (2.57%) SaaS
9 6 (1.93%) Google Ads
9 6 (1.93%) Google Analytics
10 5 (1.61%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.61%) Serverless
11 4 (1.29%) GitHub
12 3 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.96%) Boomi
12 3 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.29%) SMS
1 4 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (0.96%) VLAN
3 2 (0.64%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.64%) WAN
4 1 (0.32%) 5G
4 1 (0.32%) Firewall
4 1 (0.32%) Internet
4 1 (0.32%) LoRaWAN
4 1 (0.32%) Modbus
4 1 (0.32%) MQTT
4 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (18.33%) Power BI
2 19 (6.11%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (5.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 15 (4.82%) Tableau
5 12 (3.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (3.54%) Relational Database
7 10 (3.22%) SQL Server
8 9 (2.89%) Star Schema
9 5 (1.61%) Big Data
10 4 (1.29%) Power Query
10 4 (1.29%) Spark SQL
11 3 (0.96%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.96%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.96%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.96%) Parquet
11 3 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.64%) Metadata
12 2 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 10 (3.22%) JIRA
1 10 (3.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 6 (1.93%) Oracle Forms
3 5 (1.61%) Git
3 5 (1.61%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.96%) GitLab
5 1 (0.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.32%) FitNesse
5 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.32%) kappa
5 1 (0.32%) Newman
5 1 (0.32%) Postman
5 1 (0.32%) Vite
5 1 (0.32%) webpack
General
1 131 (42.12%) Finance
2 114 (36.66%) Social Skills
3 82 (26.37%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (20.58%) Marketing
5 30 (9.65%) Legal
6 26 (8.36%) Electronics
7 22 (7.07%) Presentation Skills
7 22 (7.07%) Public Sector
8 18 (5.79%) Police
9 17 (5.47%) Law
9 17 (5.47%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (4.82%) Manufacturing
11 14 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (4.50%) Retail
12 7 (2.25%) Front Office
13 6 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.61%) Automotive
14 5 (1.61%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.29%) Advertising
16 3 (0.96%) Billing
Job Titles
1 54 (17.36%) Analyst
2 31 (9.97%) Senior
3 24 (7.72%) Customer Executive
4 21 (6.75%) Lead
5 18 (5.79%) Developer
5 18 (5.79%) Principal Engineer
5 18 (5.79%) Software Assurance Engineer
6 16 (5.14%) Architect
7 15 (4.82%) Business Analyst
7 15 (4.82%) Data Scientist
8 14 (4.50%) Machine Learning Engineer
9 13 (4.18%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 12 (3.86%) Power BI Developer
11 11 (3.54%) Sales Representative
12 10 (3.22%) Business Developer
12 10 (3.22%) Data Engineer
12 10 (3.22%) Graduate
13 9 (2.89%) Data Analyst
13 9 (2.89%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (2.89%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.61%) EDI
2 4 (1.29%) PySpark
3 3 (0.96%) XGBoost
4 2 (0.64%) JSON
5 1 (0.32%) .NET
5 1 (0.32%) Alpine.js
5 1 (0.32%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.32%) CSS
5 1 (0.32%) HTML
5 1 (0.32%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.32%) React
5 1 (0.32%) Tailwind CSS
5 1 (0.32%) Vue
5 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.72%) Management Information System
2 15 (4.82%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.57%) Algorithms
4 8 (2.57%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (2.57%) Marketing Technology
4 8 (2.57%) Product Ownership
5 6 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.93%) Taxonomies
6 5 (1.61%) Social Media
7 4 (1.29%) Credit Risk
7 4 (1.29%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.29%) Replication
8 3 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.64%) CMDB
9 2 (0.64%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.64%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.64%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.61%) Linux
2 2 (0.64%) Windows
2 2 (0.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (28.62%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (27.97%) Analytics
3 69 (22.19%) Business Intelligence
4 62 (19.94%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 55 (17.68%) Artificial Intelligence
6 51 (16.40%) CRM
7 47 (15.11%) Stakeholder Management
8 46 (14.79%) Data Analysis
8 46 (14.79%) Machine Learning
9 43 (13.83%) Actionable Insight
10 37 (11.90%) Software Engineering
11 34 (10.93%) Project Management
12 32 (10.29%) ETL
12 32 (10.29%) Visualisation
13 31 (9.97%) Business Strategy
13 31 (9.97%) Roadmaps
14 30 (9.65%) Agile
15 29 (9.32%) Business Development
15 29 (9.32%) Workflow
16 26 (8.36%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 61 (19.61%) SQL
2 51 (16.40%) Python
3 18 (5.79%) R
4 15 (4.82%) Java
5 14 (4.50%) C++
6 4 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (1.29%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.64%) C#
7 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.32%) C
8 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 69 (22.19%) Degree
2 30 (9.65%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (3.86%) Master's Degree
4 9 (2.89%) ACCA
4 9 (2.89%) CIMA
4 9 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.93%) CBAP
5 6 (1.93%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.93%) IIBA
5 6 (1.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 5 (1.61%) Numerate Degree
7 4 (1.29%) HND
7 4 (1.29%) PhD
8 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.96%) Postgraduate
8 3 (0.96%) Security Cleared
9 2 (0.64%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.64%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.32%) APMP
10 1 (0.32%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.07%) Data Quality
2 16 (5.14%) GDPR
3 6 (1.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 6 (1.93%) PMO
3 6 (1.93%) QA
4 4 (1.29%) GAAP
4 4 (1.29%) IFRS
5 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.32%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (1.29%) Docker
2 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.64%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 45 (14.47%) Microsoft
2 42 (13.50%) Salesforce
3 13 (4.18%) SAP
4 11 (3.54%) Databricks
5 7 (2.25%) Google
5 7 (2.25%) Oracle
6 6 (1.93%) Alteryx
6 6 (1.93%) Cognos
7 4 (1.29%) Infor
7 4 (1.29%) Zoho
8 3 (0.96%) IBM
8 3 (0.96%) Informatica
9 2 (0.64%) Ahrefs
9 2 (0.64%) Avaya
9 2 (0.64%) Cisco
9 2 (0.64%) Facebook
9 2 (0.64%) Snow
9 2 (0.64%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.64%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.32%) PeopleSoft