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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 54 61
Rank change year-on-year +17 +7 +3
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 445 252 500
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.52% 4.97% 3.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 5.62% 4.54%
Number of salaries quoted 336 151 289
10th Percentile £32,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,869 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.02% +23.31%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £85,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%

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 8,819 4,485 11,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.70% 88.39% 78.99%
Number of salaries quoted 6,198 2,585 7,602
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

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 25 June 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 25 June 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 +3 266 £57,500 +0.11% 166
East Midlands +19 178 £57,500 +44.04% 107
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 10 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.80%) Confluence
3 7 (1.57%) CMS
4 4 (0.90%) nginx
5 3 (0.67%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.45%) Apache
6 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.22%) Drupal
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.22%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (12.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (4.72%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.90%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.02%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 5 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.90%) Shopify
4 2 (0.45%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.22%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.22%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 79 (17.75%) Power Platform
2 63 (14.16%) Azure
3 44 (9.89%) AWS
4 37 (8.31%) SaaS
5 17 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (3.82%) Serverless
6 14 (3.15%) AWS CloudFormation
6 14 (3.15%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (2.47%) Power Automate
8 10 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (2.02%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.35%) GitHub
11 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (1.12%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.90%) Copilot Studio
12 4 (0.90%) GCP
12 4 (0.90%) Google Sheets
12 4 (0.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.82%) Wireless
2 8 (1.80%) Broadband
3 3 (0.67%) SSL
4 2 (0.45%) Bluetooth
4 2 (0.45%) Internet
4 2 (0.45%) Network Security
5 1 (0.22%) DHCP
5 1 (0.22%) DNS
5 1 (0.22%) Firewall
5 1 (0.22%) LAN
5 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.22%) SNMP
5 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.22%) VLAN
5 1 (0.22%) VPN
5 1 (0.22%) WAN
5 1 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (16.85%) Power BI
2 18 (4.04%) Power Query
3 14 (3.15%) Tableau
4 12 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (2.02%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.80%) Metadata
8 7 (1.57%) Star Schema
9 5 (1.12%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (1.12%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.90%) MySQL
11 3 (0.67%) Delta Lake
11 3 (0.67%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.45%) Semantic Layer
13 1 (0.22%) DTS
13 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
13 1 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.22%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 15 (3.37%) JIRA
2 11 (2.47%) Git
3 6 (1.35%) Burp Suite
3 6 (1.35%) Metasploit
4 4 (0.90%) Vite
5 3 (0.67%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.67%) JUnit
5 3 (0.67%) Maven
5 3 (0.67%) Mockito
6 2 (0.45%) JMeter
6 2 (0.45%) Locust
6 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 157 (35.28%) Social Skills
2 132 (29.66%) Finance
3 121 (27.19%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (10.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 43 (9.66%) Marketing
6 40 (8.99%) Public Sector
7 33 (7.42%) Retail
8 26 (5.84%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (4.94%) Manufacturing
10 20 (4.49%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (3.60%) Legal
12 15 (3.37%) Telecoms
13 13 (2.92%) Law
14 8 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.57%) Local Government
15 7 (1.57%) Social Housing
16 6 (1.35%) German Language
17 4 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
18 2 (0.45%) Banking
18 2 (0.45%) Games
Job Titles
1 81 (18.20%) Analyst
2 53 (11.91%) Senior
3 40 (8.99%) Data Analyst
4 28 (6.29%) Developer
4 28 (6.29%) Lead
5 27 (6.07%) Senior Analyst
6 21 (4.72%) Architect
7 20 (4.49%) Business Manager
8 19 (4.27%) Business Analyst
8 19 (4.27%) Senior Data Analyst
9 17 (3.82%) Accountant
9 17 (3.82%) Business Development Manager
9 17 (3.82%) Development Manager
10 16 (3.60%) Support Engineer
10 16 (3.60%) Technical Engineer
10 16 (3.60%) Technical Support
10 16 (3.60%) Technical Support Engineer
11 14 (3.15%) Data Architect
11 14 (3.15%) Data Manager
12 13 (2.92%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.15%) AWS CDK
1 14 (3.15%) React
2 13 (2.92%) Next.js
3 9 (2.02%) REST
4 5 (1.12%) Vue
5 4 (0.90%) .NET
5 4 (0.90%) CSS
5 4 (0.90%) HTML
5 4 (0.90%) Laravel
5 4 (0.90%) LEMP Stack
5 4 (0.90%) Tailwind CSS
5 4 (0.90%) XML
5 4 (0.90%) YAML
6 3 (0.67%) Blazor
6 3 (0.67%) JDBC
6 3 (0.67%) LDAP
6 3 (0.67%) PySpark
6 3 (0.67%) SAML
6 3 (0.67%) Web Services
7 2 (0.45%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 40 (8.99%) Management Information System
2 23 (5.17%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.17%) Product Ownership
3 21 (4.72%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.04%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (2.92%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (2.70%) NHS
7 8 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.80%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.57%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.35%) Insider Threat
9 6 (1.35%) Robotics
10 5 (1.12%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.12%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.67%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.67%) Augmented Reality
11 3 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.67%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.57%) Linux
2 3 (0.67%) Android
2 3 (0.67%) Windows
3 2 (0.45%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (32.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 136 (30.56%) Problem-Solving
3 128 (28.76%) Analytics
4 99 (22.25%) Business Intelligence
5 84 (18.88%) Roadmaps
6 68 (15.28%) Agile
7 67 (15.06%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 63 (14.16%) CRM
9 61 (13.71%) Data Analysis
10 57 (12.81%) AI
11 56 (12.58%) Actionable Insight
11 56 (12.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 52 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
13 47 (10.56%) Cybersecurity
13 47 (10.56%) Data Modelling
14 46 (10.34%) Data Management
14 46 (10.34%) Mentoring
14 46 (10.34%) Risk Management
15 45 (10.11%) Data Analytics
16 43 (9.66%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 100 (22.47%) SQL
2 53 (11.91%) Python
3 19 (4.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (2.92%) R
4 13 (2.92%) TypeScript
5 11 (2.47%) T-SQL
6 7 (1.57%) Bash
7 6 (1.35%) Java
7 6 (1.35%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.12%) C
9 4 (0.90%) PHP
10 3 (0.67%) C#
10 3 (0.67%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.67%) VBA
11 2 (0.45%) C++
12 1 (0.22%) Bicep
12 1 (0.22%) Go
12 1 (0.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 61 (13.71%) Degree
2 32 (7.19%) CIMA
3 31 (6.97%) ACCA
4 29 (6.52%) Security Cleared
5 24 (5.39%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.70%) CISSP
8 6 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.35%) CITP
9 5 (1.12%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.90%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.90%) CCSP
10 4 (0.90%) CIPD
10 4 (0.90%) CISM
10 4 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (0.90%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.67%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.45%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.45%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (10.79%) Data Quality
2 25 (5.62%) QA
3 16 (3.60%) GDPR
4 14 (3.15%) Accessibility
5 11 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (2.02%) GRC
7 8 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.90%) SLA
11 3 (0.67%) WCAG
12 2 (0.45%) NIST
12 2 (0.45%) P3O
12 2 (0.45%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.45%) PMO
13 1 (0.22%) GxP
13 1 (0.22%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 12 (2.70%) Docker
2 2 (0.45%) Firmware
3 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.57%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.35%) Nmap
2 6 (1.35%) Terraform
3 4 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.45%) EMC NetWorker
5 2 (0.45%) Grafana
6 1 (0.22%) Ansible
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 48 (10.79%) Microsoft
2 13 (2.92%) Cognos
2 13 (2.92%) SAP
3 12 (2.70%) Google
3 12 (2.70%) Workday
4 10 (2.25%) Databricks
5 9 (2.02%) IBM
6 7 (1.57%) Oracle
7 5 (1.12%) BT
7 5 (1.12%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.90%) Ariba
8 4 (0.90%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.90%) Sage
8 4 (0.90%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.67%) Adobe
9 3 (0.67%) Cisco
9 3 (0.67%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.67%) TOWER Software
10 2 (0.45%) NEC
10 2 (0.45%) SYSPRO