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 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 44 30
Rank change year-on-year -12 -14 +35
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 271 340 337
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.47% 5.16% 6.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.26% 5.75% 7.45%
Number of salaries quoted 162 179 263
10th Percentile £33,325 £36,250 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,100 £56,700 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.82% +98.95% -48.18%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,625 £53,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,950 £67,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -4.00%

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 6,368 5,908 4,525
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.55% 89.75% 88.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,512 2,599 3,742
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,695
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 3 January 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 3 January 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 -12 159 £65,000 +15.56% 154
East Midlands -16 109 £45,390 -19.95% 90
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 4 (1.48%) Confluence
1 4 (1.48%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.11%) CMS
2 3 (1.11%) nginx
3 2 (0.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.37%) SAS
Applications
1 39 (14.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.11%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (1.11%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.74%) Trello
6 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.48%) SAP ERP
2 3 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.11%) Shopify
3 2 (0.74%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.74%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.37%) Odoo
4 1 (0.37%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 53 (19.56%) Power Platform
2 34 (12.55%) Azure
3 20 (7.38%) AWS
4 9 (3.32%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.95%) SaaS
6 7 (2.58%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 6 (2.21%) Power Automate
8 5 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.85%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.48%) GitHub
9 4 (1.48%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.11%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.11%) PaaS
10 3 (1.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 2 (0.74%) Asana
11 2 (0.74%) OCI
11 2 (0.74%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.37%) BGP
1 1 (0.37%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (0.37%) Firewall
1 1 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (0.37%) Network Security
1 1 (0.37%) OSPF
1 1 (0.37%) SD-WAN
1 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.37%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (18.45%) Power BI
2 18 (6.64%) Tableau
3 11 (4.06%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (3.32%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (2.95%) Metadata
6 6 (2.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.85%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.85%) Data Mining
7 5 (1.85%) Looker
7 5 (1.85%) Power Query
8 4 (1.48%) MySQL
9 3 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.74%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.74%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.74%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.74%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.37%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 17 (6.27%) JIRA
2 6 (2.21%) Burp Suite
2 6 (2.21%) Git
2 6 (2.21%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.11%) Vite
4 2 (0.74%) JUnit
4 2 (0.74%) Maven
4 2 (0.74%) Mockito
5 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 120 (44.28%) Social Skills
2 98 (36.16%) Analytical Skills
3 95 (35.06%) Finance
4 46 (16.97%) Retail
5 40 (14.76%) Public Sector
6 32 (11.81%) Marketing
7 26 (9.59%) Law
8 24 (8.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (7.75%) Manufacturing
10 17 (6.27%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (4.06%) Legal
12 8 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (2.58%) Local Government
13 7 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (2.21%) Banking
14 6 (2.21%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.48%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.48%) Electronics
15 4 (1.48%) Social Housing
16 3 (1.11%) Games
Job Titles
1 61 (22.51%) Analyst
2 50 (18.45%) Senior
3 33 (12.18%) Lead
4 23 (8.49%) Data Analyst
5 21 (7.75%) Senior Analyst
6 17 (6.27%) Architect
7 15 (5.54%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 15 (5.54%) Developer
8 14 (5.17%) Data Engineer
9 12 (4.43%) Financial Analyst
10 11 (4.06%) Report Analyst
10 11 (4.06%) Senior Financial Analyst
10 11 (4.06%) Senior Reporting Analyst
11 10 (3.69%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 10 (3.69%) Enterprise Architect
11 10 (3.69%) Project Engineer
12 9 (3.32%) Digital Analyst
13 8 (2.95%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
13 8 (2.95%) IT Director
13 8 (2.95%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.06%) Flash
2 9 (3.32%) HTML
3 4 (1.48%) CSS
3 4 (1.48%) REST
4 3 (1.11%) .NET
4 3 (1.11%) Laravel
4 3 (1.11%) LEMP Stack
4 3 (1.11%) PySpark
4 3 (1.11%) React
4 3 (1.11%) Tailwind CSS
4 3 (1.11%) Vue
4 3 (1.11%) YAML
5 2 (0.74%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.74%) JSON
5 2 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.74%) Spring
5 2 (0.74%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.37%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.37%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (7.38%) Security Posture
3 19 (7.01%) Management Information System
4 18 (6.64%) FMCG
5 16 (5.90%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (3.69%) Driving Licence
7 9 (3.32%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (2.21%) Insider Threat
10 5 (1.85%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.48%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.48%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.48%) Reference Data
12 3 (1.11%) Algorithms
12 3 (1.11%) Credit Risk
12 3 (1.11%) Onboarding
13 2 (0.74%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 2 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.85%) Linux
2 3 (1.11%) Windows
3 1 (0.37%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (34.69%) Analytics
2 88 (32.47%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (28.41%) Business Intelligence
4 70 (25.83%) Continuous Improvement
5 59 (21.77%) Project Management
6 42 (15.50%) CRM
7 39 (14.39%) Agile
8 38 (14.02%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 38 (14.02%) Stakeholder Management
9 36 (13.28%) Actionable Insight
9 36 (13.28%) ERP
10 33 (12.18%) Data Management
11 31 (11.44%) Visualisation
12 30 (11.07%) Cybersecurity
13 29 (10.70%) Data Analysis
14 26 (9.59%) Change Management
15 25 (9.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 23 (8.49%) Information Security
17 22 (8.12%) Data Science
17 22 (8.12%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 65 (23.99%) SQL
2 41 (15.13%) Python
3 14 (5.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (3.69%) R
5 8 (2.95%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.85%) Bash
6 5 (1.85%) Java
7 4 (1.48%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.48%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.11%) C#
8 3 (1.11%) PHP
9 2 (0.74%) C
9 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.37%) C++
10 1 (0.37%) Scala
10 1 (0.37%) VB
Qualifications
1 71 (26.20%) Degree
2 22 (8.12%) ACCA
3 20 (7.38%) CIMA
3 20 (7.38%) Security Cleared
4 16 (5.90%) SC Cleared
5 15 (5.54%) CISSP
6 13 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (4.06%) AAT
8 10 (3.69%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (3.32%) CISM
9 9 (3.32%) CompTIA Security+
9 9 (3.32%) DBS Check
9 9 (3.32%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (2.95%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (2.58%) MCSE
12 6 (2.21%) CCNA
12 6 (2.21%) CEH
12 6 (2.21%) CISMP
12 6 (2.21%) GIAC
12 6 (2.21%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (9.59%) Data Quality
2 24 (8.86%) QA
3 23 (8.49%) PMO
4 14 (5.17%) GDPR
5 12 (4.43%) SLA
6 11 (4.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (3.32%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (2.58%) GRC
8 7 (2.58%) NIST
9 5 (1.85%) COBIT
9 5 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.74%) NCSC
10 2 (0.74%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (2.58%) Docker
2 2 (0.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (2.21%) Nmap
2 5 (1.85%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.74%) Terraform
4 1 (0.37%) Ansible
4 1 (0.37%) Control-M
4 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 44 (16.24%) Microsoft
2 35 (12.92%) Salesforce
3 27 (9.96%) SAP
4 12 (4.43%) ServiceNow
5 8 (2.95%) Oracle
5 8 (2.95%) Sage
6 7 (2.58%) Cisco
6 7 (2.58%) Databricks
7 6 (2.21%) Google
8 3 (1.11%) Civica
8 3 (1.11%) Northgate
9 2 (0.74%) Ariba
10 1 (0.37%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.37%) BMC
10 1 (0.37%) Foundry
10 1 (0.37%) Genesys
10 1 (0.37%) IBM
10 1 (0.37%) NEC
10 1 (0.37%) Orchard
10 1 (0.37%) Talend