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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 52 60
Rank change year-on-year +28 +8 -20
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 650 265 361
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.24% 4.73% 3.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.09% 5.52% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 466 161 126
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,869 £41,675
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +30.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £65,603
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £56,282
% change year-on-year - +6.61% -6.20%

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 10,680 4,802 7,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.62% 85.75% 78.52%
Number of salaries quoted 7,602 2,883 4,022
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,822
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.26%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +21 418 £55,000 - 449
East Midlands +25 232 £55,000 +37.50% 272
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 9 (1.38%) Confluence
1 9 (1.38%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.92%) SAS
3 4 (0.62%) Apache
3 4 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.31%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 89 (13.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.15%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.38%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 20 (3.08%) Primavera
1 20 (3.08%) SAP EHS
2 13 (2.00%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 6 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.46%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.31%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.31%) Shopify
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 92 (14.15%) Power Platform
2 81 (12.46%) Azure
3 51 (7.85%) AWS
4 48 (7.38%) SaaS
5 29 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (3.08%) Azure Data Factory
6 20 (3.08%) Smartsheet
7 16 (2.46%) GCP
8 13 (2.00%) Serverless
9 12 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.23%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.23%) GitHub
12 6 (0.92%) Google Ads
13 5 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (0.77%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.77%) Snowflake
14 4 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (0.62%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.62%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.62%) Wireless
2 6 (0.92%) Broadband
3 5 (0.77%) Internet
4 4 (0.62%) VLAN
5 3 (0.46%) Intranet
6 2 (0.31%) Network Security
7 1 (0.15%) DHCP
7 1 (0.15%) DNS
7 1 (0.15%) Extranet
7 1 (0.15%) Firewall
7 1 (0.15%) LAN
7 1 (0.15%) LoRaWAN
7 1 (0.15%) Modbus
7 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.15%) SNMP
7 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.15%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.15%) VPN
7 1 (0.15%) WAN
7 1 (0.15%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (13.54%) Power BI
2 24 (3.69%) Power Query
2 24 (3.69%) Tableau
3 18 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.46%) Electronic Patient Records
5 12 (1.85%) Metadata
5 12 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (1.69%) Elasticsearch
6 11 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.23%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (1.08%) Delta Lake
8 7 (1.08%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.92%) QlikView
9 6 (0.92%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.77%) GIS
10 5 (0.77%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.62%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.62%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 17 (2.62%) JIRA
2 14 (2.15%) Git
3 5 (0.77%) GitLab
4 4 (0.62%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.62%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.46%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.31%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.31%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.31%) JMeter
6 2 (0.31%) Postman
6 2 (0.31%) Selenium
6 2 (0.31%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 224 (34.46%) Social Skills
2 180 (27.69%) Finance
3 176 (27.08%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (11.69%) Public Sector
5 59 (9.08%) Marketing
6 53 (8.15%) Manufacturing
7 47 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (6.00%) Legal
9 38 (5.85%) Influencing Skills
10 34 (5.23%) Telecoms
11 33 (5.08%) Retail
12 27 (4.15%) Presentation Skills
13 23 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (2.00%) Law
15 12 (1.85%) Automotive
16 11 (1.69%) Social Housing
17 8 (1.23%) Banking
17 8 (1.23%) Fire and Rescue
18 6 (0.92%) German Language
19 5 (0.77%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 86 (13.23%) Analyst
2 76 (11.69%) Senior
3 69 (10.62%) Lead
4 60 (9.23%) Business Manager
5 47 (7.23%) Architect
6 44 (6.77%) Business Development Manager
6 44 (6.77%) Development Manager
7 42 (6.46%) Data Analyst
8 32 (4.92%) Data Engineer
9 25 (3.85%) Consultant
10 24 (3.69%) Accountant
11 22 (3.38%) Data Architect
11 22 (3.38%) Developer
11 22 (3.38%) Sales Executive
11 22 (3.38%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (3.08%) Data Manager
12 20 (3.08%) Senior Architect
13 17 (2.62%) Presales Consultant
13 17 (2.62%) Senior Data Analyst
14 16 (2.46%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.00%) Kafka
2 11 (1.69%) Keycloak
2 11 (1.69%) PySpark
3 9 (1.38%) React
3 9 (1.38%) XML
4 7 (1.08%) AWS CDK
4 7 (1.08%) REST
5 6 (0.92%) .NET
5 6 (0.92%) Next.js
6 5 (0.77%) EDI
6 5 (0.77%) Terraform
7 4 (0.62%) JSON
7 4 (0.62%) Playwright
7 4 (0.62%) STL
8 3 (0.46%) Blazor
8 3 (0.46%) CSS
8 3 (0.46%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.46%) HTML
8 3 (0.46%) Middleware
8 3 (0.46%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 60 (9.23%) Management Information System
2 47 (7.23%) Self-Motivation
3 39 (6.00%) Driving Licence
4 30 (4.62%) NHS
5 23 (3.54%) PMI
6 19 (2.92%) Cloud Native
6 19 (2.92%) SystemC
7 14 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
8 13 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (1.69%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.38%) Onboarding
11 8 (1.23%) CCTV
12 6 (0.92%) IoT
12 6 (0.92%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.77%) Algorithms
13 5 (0.77%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.92%) Windows
2 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (33.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 181 (27.85%) Problem-Solving
3 172 (26.46%) Analytics
4 122 (18.77%) Business Intelligence
5 106 (16.31%) Agile
6 99 (15.23%) Stakeholder Management
7 97 (14.92%) AI
8 94 (14.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 91 (14.00%) Business Development
9 91 (14.00%) Roadmaps
10 78 (12.00%) CRM
11 71 (10.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 69 (10.62%) Cybersecurity
13 68 (10.46%) Risk Management
14 64 (9.85%) Data Management
15 62 (9.54%) Coaching
15 62 (9.54%) Data Analysis
16 59 (9.08%) Actionable Insight
17 58 (8.92%) ERP
18 57 (8.77%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 114 (17.54%) SQL
2 69 (10.62%) Python
3 19 (2.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (1.69%) Go
4 11 (1.69%) Java
5 9 (1.38%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.23%) C#
6 8 (1.23%) C++
6 8 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.77%) C
8 4 (0.62%) R
8 4 (0.62%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.15%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 97 (14.92%) Degree
2 62 (9.54%) Security Cleared
3 54 (8.31%) SC Cleared
4 34 (5.23%) ACCA
5 32 (4.92%) CIMA
6 23 (3.54%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.15%) Azure Certification
8 13 (2.00%) CISSP
9 12 (1.85%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.92%) CISM
11 5 (0.77%) CIPD
11 5 (0.77%) CITP
11 5 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.62%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.62%) CCSP
12 4 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.62%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (11.38%) Data Quality
2 28 (4.31%) QA
3 22 (3.38%) GDPR
4 16 (2.46%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.15%) GRC
6 12 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.23%) PMO
8 7 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.62%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.62%) SLA
11 3 (0.46%) AQAP
11 3 (0.46%) NCSC
11 3 (0.46%) NIST
12 2 (0.31%) ITGC
12 2 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.31%) WCAG
13 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (0.31%) Docker
2 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.62%) Nmap
2 2 (0.31%) EMC NetWorker
2 2 (0.31%) Grafana
2 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) Argo
3 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 75 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.15%) SAP
3 20 (3.08%) Google
4 17 (2.62%) Workday
5 16 (2.46%) Cognos
6 13 (2.00%) IBM
7 10 (1.54%) Oracle
8 9 (1.38%) Databricks
8 9 (1.38%) YouTube
9 8 (1.23%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.23%) SYSPRO
10 6 (0.92%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.77%) BT
11 5 (0.77%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.62%) Ariba
12 4 (0.62%) Pega
13 3 (0.46%) NCR
13 3 (0.46%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.46%) TOWER Software
13 3 (0.46%) Veritas