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 citing Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 49 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +4 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making | 769 | 271 | 373 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 4.83% | 4.89% | 4.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.77% | 5.65% | 5.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 534 | 173 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £29,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,869 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,928 | £51,058 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.70% | -11.20% | +76.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,625 | £84,375 | £81,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +4.35% |
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 citing process or methodology skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 11,358 | 4,798 | 7,293 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 71.37% | 86.65% | 80.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,027 | 2,809 | 3,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,987 | £32,500 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,390 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.16% | -12.71% | -0.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,750 | £65,603 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £79,680 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
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 Salary Trend in the Midlands
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 23 October 2026.
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 23 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | +27 | 484 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 233 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 285 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 156 |
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Decision-Making Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 31.2% | 240 |
| 2 | Analytics | 27.7% | 213 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 27.2% | 209 |
| 4 | Business Intelligence | 21.1% | 162 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 18.3% | 141 |
| 6 | AI | 15.3% | 118 |
| 7 | CRM | 15.2% | 117 |
| 8 | Agile | 15.1% | 116 |
| 9 | Business Development | 14.2% | 109 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 14.0% | 108 |
| 11 | Roadmaps | 11.2% | 86 |
| 12 | Data Governance | 10.4% | 80 |
| 13 | Data Modelling | 10.1% | 78 |
| 14 | Data-Driven Decision Making | 9.9% | 76 |
| 15 | Actionable Insight | 9.8% | 75 |
| 16 | Data Analytics | 9.6% | 74 |
| 16 | Data Management | 9.6% | 74 |
| 16 | ERP | 9.6% | 74 |
| 19 | Cybersecurity | 9.5% | 73 |
| 20 | Mentoring | 9.1% | 70 |