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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 46 29
Rank change year-on-year -1 -17 +38
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 288 400 346
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.94% 4.55% 6.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.97% 5.52% 7.40%
Number of salaries quoted 180 162 279
10th Percentile £32,375 £36,325 -
25th Percentile £40,750 £40,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +91.67% -44.44%
75th Percentile £69,250 £75,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £91,100 £67,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £59,556
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.94% -0.74%

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 4,822 7,244 4,675
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.64% 82.47% 93.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,215 3,183 3,603
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,300 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 19 November 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 19 November 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 +1 165 £62,500 +11.11% 143
East Midlands +13 122 £42,500 -26.09% 83
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 (1.39%) Confluence
2 3 (1.04%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.04%) CMS
2 3 (1.04%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) nginx
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 47 (16.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.04%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.69%) Trello
6 1 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.35%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.04%) SAP ERP
1 3 (1.04%) Shopify
2 2 (0.69%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.69%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.35%) Odoo
3 1 (0.35%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 59 (20.49%) Power Platform
2 38 (13.19%) Azure
3 15 (5.21%) AWS
4 10 (3.47%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.78%) SaaS
6 6 (2.08%) Power Automate
7 5 (1.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 4 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.39%) GitHub
8 4 (1.39%) PaaS
8 4 (1.39%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 4 (1.39%) Snowflake
9 3 (1.04%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.04%) Google Analytics
9 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.04%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.69%) OCI
10 2 (0.69%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.35%) BGP
1 1 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (0.35%) Firewall
1 1 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (0.35%) Network Security
1 1 (0.35%) OSPF
1 1 (0.35%) SAN
1 1 (0.35%) SD-WAN
1 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (19.79%) Power BI
2 23 (7.99%) Tableau
3 13 (4.51%) SQL Server
4 10 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (3.13%) Metadata
6 7 (2.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (1.74%) Data Mining
8 5 (1.74%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.39%) Looker
9 4 (1.39%) MySQL
9 4 (1.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (1.04%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (1.04%) Big Data
10 3 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (1.04%) Power Query
11 2 (0.69%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.69%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.90%) JIRA
2 3 (1.04%) Burp Suite
2 3 (1.04%) Git
2 3 (1.04%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.35%) Bitbucket Server
3 1 (0.35%) DbUnit
3 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.35%) jMock
3 1 (0.35%) JUnit
3 1 (0.35%) Maven
3 1 (0.35%) Mockito
3 1 (0.35%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.35%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.35%) Vite
General
1 126 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 107 (37.15%) Analytical Skills
3 106 (36.81%) Finance
4 48 (16.67%) Retail
5 41 (14.24%) Marketing
6 39 (13.54%) Public Sector
7 31 (10.76%) Law
8 28 (9.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (8.33%) Manufacturing
10 20 (6.94%) Legal
11 19 (6.60%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (3.82%) Banking
14 9 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (2.43%) Local Government
15 7 (2.43%) Social Housing
16 6 (2.08%) Telecoms
17 5 (1.74%) Financial Institution
18 3 (1.04%) Aerospace
18 3 (1.04%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 67 (23.26%) Analyst
2 42 (14.58%) Senior
3 36 (12.50%) Lead
4 24 (8.33%) Data Analyst
5 19 (6.60%) Developer
6 17 (5.90%) Senior Analyst
7 16 (5.56%) Architect
7 16 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 15 (5.21%) Data Engineer
9 12 (4.17%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 12 (4.17%) Digital Analyst
10 11 (3.82%) Customer Analyst
10 11 (3.82%) Digital Analytics Analyst
11 10 (3.47%) Enterprise Architect
11 10 (3.47%) Project Engineer
11 10 (3.47%) Project Manager
12 8 (2.78%) Analyst Developer
12 8 (2.78%) Data Manager
12 8 (2.78%) Report Analyst
12 8 (2.78%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.78%) Flash
2 6 (2.08%) HTML
2 6 (2.08%) React
3 5 (1.74%) .NET
4 3 (1.04%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.04%) CSS
4 3 (1.04%) REST
4 3 (1.04%) Spring
4 3 (1.04%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.69%) JSON
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.69%) PySpark
5 2 (0.69%) XML
6 1 (0.35%) LEMP Stack
6 1 (0.35%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.35%) Spring Cloud
6 1 (0.35%) Tailwind CSS
6 1 (0.35%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.35%) Vue
6 1 (0.35%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.07%) Analytical Mindset
2 24 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 18 (6.25%) FMCG
4 17 (5.90%) Security Posture
5 15 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (3.47%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (2.43%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.74%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.39%) Cyber Security Posture
9 4 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.39%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.39%) Reference Data
10 3 (1.04%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.04%) Credit Risk
10 3 (1.04%) Insider Threat
10 3 (1.04%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.04%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.69%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.04%) Linux
2 2 (0.69%) Windows
3 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (35.76%) Analytics
2 93 (32.29%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
4 71 (24.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (20.83%) Project Management
6 50 (17.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 47 (16.32%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 46 (15.97%) CRM
9 42 (14.58%) Agile
10 39 (13.54%) Visualisation
11 37 (12.85%) Data Management
12 36 (12.50%) Data Analysis
13 35 (12.15%) Actionable Insight
14 32 (11.11%) ERP
15 31 (10.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 30 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
16 30 (10.42%) Data Science
17 28 (9.72%) Data Visualisation
17 28 (9.72%) Risk Management
18 27 (9.38%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 77 (26.74%) SQL
2 44 (15.28%) Python
3 13 (4.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (3.82%) R
5 6 (2.08%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.08%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.74%) C#
7 4 (1.39%) Java
7 4 (1.39%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.69%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.35%) Bash
9 1 (0.35%) C++
9 1 (0.35%) PHP
9 1 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 74 (25.69%) Degree
2 16 (5.56%) ACCA
3 15 (5.21%) Security Cleared
4 14 (4.86%) CIMA
5 12 (4.17%) CISSP
5 12 (4.17%) SC Cleared
6 11 (3.82%) Numerate Degree
7 9 (3.13%) CISM
7 9 (3.13%) TOGAF Certification
8 8 (2.78%) AAT
8 8 (2.78%) DBS Check
9 7 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.08%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.39%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.39%) MCSE
12 3 (1.04%) CCNA
12 3 (1.04%) MCP
12 3 (1.04%) PhD
12 3 (1.04%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.72%) Data Quality
2 23 (7.99%) PMO
3 22 (7.64%) QA
4 13 (4.51%) GDPR
4 13 (4.51%) SLA
5 10 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.43%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (2.43%) GRC
6 7 (2.43%) NIST
7 5 (1.74%) COBIT
7 5 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.69%) NCSC
8 2 (0.69%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 4 (1.39%) Docker
2 3 (1.04%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.35%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.35%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 3 (1.04%) Kubernetes
1 3 (1.04%) Nmap
2 1 (0.35%) Ansible
2 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.35%) Grafana
2 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
2 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 43 (14.93%) Microsoft
2 41 (14.24%) Salesforce
3 28 (9.72%) SAP
4 12 (4.17%) ServiceNow
5 10 (3.47%) Databricks
6 8 (2.78%) Oracle
7 6 (2.08%) Sage
8 4 (1.39%) Cisco
9 3 (1.04%) Google
10 2 (0.69%) Ahrefs
10 2 (0.69%) Alteryx
10 2 (0.69%) Ariba
10 2 (0.69%) Civica
10 2 (0.69%) Cognos
10 2 (0.69%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.69%) Northgate
10 2 (0.69%) OpenAI
11 1 (0.35%) Adaptive Insights
11 1 (0.35%) UiPath
11 1 (0.35%) Workday