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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 51 66
Rank change year-on-year +22 +15 -9
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 555 280 355
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.82% 4.81% 3.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.47% 5.66% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 413 172 151
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £41,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.89% -13.64% +27.91%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £66,050
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,625 £75,000
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 10,144 4,949 8,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.85% 85.09% 77.47%
Number of salaries quoted 7,222 2,998 4,983
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
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 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 17 August 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 17 August 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 +16 337 £55,000 +4.76% 238
East Midlands +31 218 £58,015 +45.33% 183
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 6 (1.08%) Confluence
2 5 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
2 5 (0.90%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.54%) Apache
3 3 (0.54%) SAS
4 2 (0.36%) WordPress
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 78 (14.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 15 (2.70%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.90%) Primavera
3 5 (0.90%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.54%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.36%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.36%) Shopify
6 1 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 92 (16.58%) Power Platform
2 72 (12.97%) Azure
3 49 (8.83%) SaaS
4 45 (8.11%) AWS
5 21 (3.78%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (2.88%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (2.70%) Serverless
8 12 (2.16%) AWS CloudFormation
8 12 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (2.16%) GCP
9 9 (1.62%) Smartsheet
10 7 (1.26%) Power Automate
11 5 (0.90%) Google Ads
11 5 (0.90%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.90%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.72%) dbt
12 4 (0.72%) Google Sheets
12 4 (0.72%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.06%) Wireless
2 8 (1.44%) Broadband
3 2 (0.36%) Internet
3 2 (0.36%) Network Security
4 1 (0.18%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.18%) DHCP
4 1 (0.18%) DNS
4 1 (0.18%) Firewall
4 1 (0.18%) LAN
4 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.18%) SNMP
4 1 (0.18%) SSL
4 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.18%) VLAN
4 1 (0.18%) VPN
4 1 (0.18%) WAN
4 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (15.86%) Power BI
2 26 (4.68%) Power Query
3 22 (3.96%) Tableau
4 16 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.88%) Electronic Patient Records
5 11 (1.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 8 (1.44%) Metadata
8 7 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (1.26%) Elasticsearch
8 7 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.08%) QlikView
9 6 (1.08%) SQL Server
10 5 (0.90%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.72%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.72%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.54%) GIS
12 3 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 12 (2.16%) JIRA
2 9 (1.62%) Git
3 4 (0.72%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.72%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.36%) JMeter
4 2 (0.36%) Locust
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
General
1 189 (34.05%) Social Skills
2 162 (29.19%) Finance
3 155 (27.93%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (10.09%) Marketing
5 52 (9.37%) Public Sector
6 49 (8.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (7.03%) Manufacturing
7 39 (7.03%) Retail
8 31 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
9 25 (4.50%) Legal
10 24 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (4.14%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (4.14%) Telecoms
12 15 (2.70%) Law
13 9 (1.62%) Social Housing
14 7 (1.26%) Fire and Rescue
14 7 (1.26%) Local Government
15 6 (1.08%) German Language
16 4 (0.72%) Banking
16 4 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (15.14%) Analyst
2 58 (10.45%) Senior
3 50 (9.01%) Lead
4 43 (7.75%) Data Analyst
5 40 (7.21%) Business Manager
6 35 (6.31%) Architect
7 26 (4.68%) Business Development Manager
7 26 (4.68%) Consultant
7 26 (4.68%) Development Manager
8 24 (4.32%) Developer
9 23 (4.14%) Senior Analyst
10 21 (3.78%) Accountant
11 20 (3.60%) Data Engineer
12 19 (3.42%) Data Manager
13 18 (3.24%) Data Architect
13 18 (3.24%) Senior Data Analyst
14 17 (3.06%) Presales Consultant
14 17 (3.06%) Systems Analyst
15 16 (2.88%) Financial Analyst
15 16 (2.88%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.98%) AWS CDK
1 11 (1.98%) React
2 10 (1.80%) Next.js
3 9 (1.62%) Kafka
4 7 (1.26%) Keycloak
4 7 (1.26%) XML
5 5 (0.90%) REST
6 4 (0.72%) .NET
6 4 (0.72%) EDI
6 4 (0.72%) PySpark
7 3 (0.54%) Blazor
7 3 (0.54%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.54%) Middleware
8 2 (0.36%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.36%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.36%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.36%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.36%) JSON
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.36%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 53 (9.55%) Management Information System
2 36 (6.49%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (5.77%) NHS
4 27 (4.86%) Driving Licence
5 18 (3.24%) Analytical Mindset
6 16 (2.88%) SystemC
7 15 (2.70%) Greenfield Project
8 14 (2.52%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (2.16%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.44%) PMI
12 6 (1.08%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.90%) Low-Code
13 5 (0.90%) Onboarding
14 4 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (0.72%) Insider Threat
14 4 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.54%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (33.51%) Continuous Improvement
2 172 (30.99%) Problem-Solving
3 162 (29.19%) Analytics
4 117 (21.08%) Business Intelligence
5 87 (15.68%) Agile
5 87 (15.68%) Roadmaps
6 81 (14.59%) AI
7 78 (14.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 71 (12.79%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 67 (12.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 65 (11.71%) CRM
10 65 (11.71%) Data Analysis
11 63 (11.35%) Risk Management
12 61 (10.99%) Data Management
13 59 (10.63%) Business Development
13 59 (10.63%) Cybersecurity
14 58 (10.45%) Actionable Insight
15 55 (9.91%) Data Analytics
16 50 (9.01%) Data Governance
16 50 (9.01%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 109 (19.64%) SQL
2 65 (11.71%) Python
3 23 (4.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (1.80%) T-SQL
4 10 (1.80%) TypeScript
5 9 (1.62%) Java
6 7 (1.26%) Go
7 6 (1.08%) R
8 5 (0.90%) C
8 5 (0.90%) C#
8 5 (0.90%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.18%) Bicep
9 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 76 (13.69%) Degree
2 36 (6.49%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.13%) CIMA
4 33 (5.95%) ACCA
5 30 (5.41%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.34%) CISSP
7 10 (1.80%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.44%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.44%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.08%) CISM
9 6 (1.08%) CITP
9 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.72%) CCSP
10 4 (0.72%) CIPD
10 4 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 3 (0.54%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.36%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (11.35%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.60%) GDPR
3 18 (3.24%) QA
4 15 (2.70%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.34%) GRC
6 11 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.90%) SLA
10 4 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.54%) NIST
11 3 (0.54%) WCAG
12 2 (0.36%) PMO
13 1 (0.18%) GxP
13 1 (0.18%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.18%) ITGC
13 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.18%) PSD2
13 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (0.72%) Docker
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.26%) Terraform
2 4 (0.72%) Grafana
2 4 (0.72%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.72%) Nmap
3 2 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
3 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.18%) Ansible
4 1 (0.18%) Argo
4 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 57 (10.27%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.78%) SAP
3 19 (3.42%) Workday
4 18 (3.24%) Cognos
5 17 (3.06%) Google
6 15 (2.70%) IBM
7 11 (1.98%) Databricks
8 8 (1.44%) Oracle
8 8 (1.44%) SYSPRO
9 5 (0.90%) BT
9 5 (0.90%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.72%) Ariba
10 4 (0.72%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.54%) Adobe
11 3 (0.54%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.54%) TOWER Software
12 2 (0.36%) Infor
12 2 (0.36%) NEC
12 2 (0.36%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.18%) RedPrairie