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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 55 64
Rank change year-on-year +31 +9 -18
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 604 269 346
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.03% 4.72% 3.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.79% 5.58% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 439 159 131
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £41,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.44% -18.18% +28.65%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £66,050
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,250 £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 10,440 4,819 7,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.65% 84.59% 77.47%
Number of salaries quoted 7,460 2,876 4,345
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,371
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £36,000
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 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 5 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 5 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 +14 385 £56,000 +4.19% 250
East Midlands +29 219 £57,500 +43.75% 188
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 (1.49%) Confluence
2 6 (0.99%) SAS
2 6 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.83%) Apache
3 5 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.33%) WordPress
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 77 (12.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.32%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 10 (1.66%) Primavera
2 10 (1.66%) SAP EHS
3 6 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.50%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.33%) Adobe Campaign
6 2 (0.33%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.33%) Shopify
7 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 91 (15.07%) Power Platform
2 77 (12.75%) Azure
3 55 (9.11%) AWS
4 46 (7.62%) SaaS
5 24 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (3.15%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (2.48%) Serverless
8 14 (2.32%) GCP
9 13 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.99%) Smartsheet
11 10 (1.66%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.99%) GitHub
13 6 (0.99%) Google Ads
14 5 (0.83%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.83%) PaaS
14 5 (0.83%) Power Automate
15 4 (0.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 4 (0.66%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.66%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.81%) Wireless
2 8 (1.32%) Broadband
3 4 (0.66%) Internet
4 2 (0.33%) Network Security
4 2 (0.33%) VLAN
5 1 (0.17%) DHCP
5 1 (0.17%) DNS
5 1 (0.17%) Firewall
5 1 (0.17%) LAN
5 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.17%) SNMP
5 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.17%) VPN
5 1 (0.17%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (14.40%) Power BI
2 24 (3.97%) Power Query
3 22 (3.64%) Tableau
4 19 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.65%) Electronic Patient Records
6 12 (1.99%) Metadata
6 12 (1.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 12 (1.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
7 9 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (1.16%) Delta Lake
9 7 (1.16%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.99%) QlikView
10 6 (0.99%) SQL Server
10 6 (0.99%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.66%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.66%) GIS
11 4 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (2.65%) JIRA
2 14 (2.32%) Git
3 4 (0.66%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.66%) GitLab
3 4 (0.66%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.50%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.50%) JMeter
5 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.33%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.33%) Postman
5 2 (0.33%) Selenium
5 2 (0.33%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.33%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.17%) Locust
General
1 208 (34.44%) Social Skills
2 173 (28.64%) Finance
3 166 (27.48%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (11.26%) Public Sector
5 60 (9.93%) Marketing
6 48 (7.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 45 (7.45%) Manufacturing
8 39 (6.46%) Influencing Skills
9 34 (5.63%) Retail
10 29 (4.80%) Legal
11 27 (4.47%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (3.97%) Telecoms
13 23 (3.81%) Organisational Skills
14 14 (2.32%) Law
15 10 (1.66%) Social Housing
16 8 (1.32%) Banking
16 8 (1.32%) Fire and Rescue
17 7 (1.16%) Local Government
18 6 (0.99%) German Language
19 4 (0.66%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 82 (13.58%) Analyst
2 70 (11.59%) Senior
3 59 (9.77%) Lead
4 53 (8.77%) Business Manager
5 46 (7.62%) Architect
6 42 (6.95%) Data Analyst
7 37 (6.13%) Business Development Manager
7 37 (6.13%) Development Manager
8 29 (4.80%) Data Engineer
9 25 (4.14%) Consultant
10 24 (3.97%) Accountant
11 23 (3.81%) Developer
12 22 (3.64%) Data Architect
12 22 (3.64%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (3.31%) Data Manager
13 20 (3.31%) Senior Architect
14 17 (2.81%) Presales Consultant
14 17 (2.81%) Senior Data Analyst
15 16 (2.65%) Technical Engineer
15 16 (2.65%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.82%) Kafka
1 11 (1.82%) PySpark
2 10 (1.66%) React
3 9 (1.49%) AWS CDK
3 9 (1.49%) Keycloak
3 9 (1.49%) XML
4 8 (1.32%) Next.js
5 6 (0.99%) .NET
5 6 (0.99%) REST
5 6 (0.99%) Terraform
6 5 (0.83%) EDI
7 4 (0.66%) JSON
7 4 (0.66%) STL
8 3 (0.50%) Blazor
8 3 (0.50%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.50%) Middleware
8 3 (0.50%) Playwright
9 2 (0.33%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.33%) ASP.NET Core
9 2 (0.33%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 56 (9.27%) Management Information System
2 44 (7.28%) Self-Motivation
3 33 (5.46%) Driving Licence
4 30 (4.97%) NHS
5 19 (3.15%) SystemC
6 18 (2.98%) Cloud Native
7 14 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (2.15%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (2.15%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (2.15%) PMI
8 13 (2.15%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.16%) Onboarding
12 6 (0.99%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.83%) IoT
13 5 (0.83%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.66%) Algorithms
14 4 (0.66%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.66%) Windows
2 1 (0.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (34.27%) Continuous Improvement
2 175 (28.97%) Problem-Solving
3 168 (27.81%) Analytics
4 119 (19.70%) Business Intelligence
5 99 (16.39%) Agile
6 97 (16.06%) AI
7 93 (15.40%) Roadmaps
7 93 (15.40%) Stakeholder Management
8 81 (13.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 72 (11.92%) Business Development
9 72 (11.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 68 (11.26%) CRM
11 67 (11.09%) Risk Management
12 63 (10.43%) Cybersecurity
12 63 (10.43%) Data Analysis
13 61 (10.10%) Data Management
14 59 (9.77%) Actionable Insight
15 57 (9.44%) Data Analytics
16 56 (9.27%) Coaching
17 55 (9.11%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 111 (18.38%) SQL
2 69 (11.42%) Python
3 21 (3.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 12 (1.99%) Java
5 9 (1.49%) Go
5 9 (1.49%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.32%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.16%) C#
7 7 (1.16%) C++
8 6 (0.99%) R
8 6 (0.99%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.83%) C
10 1 (0.17%) Bicep
10 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 87 (14.40%) Degree
2 50 (8.28%) Security Cleared
3 42 (6.95%) SC Cleared
4 34 (5.63%) CIMA
5 33 (5.46%) ACCA
6 13 (2.15%) CISSP
6 13 (2.15%) PMI Certification
7 12 (1.99%) Azure Certification
8 10 (1.66%) DV Cleared
9 6 (0.99%) CISM
10 5 (0.83%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.83%) CITP
10 5 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.66%) CCSP
11 4 (0.66%) CIPD
11 4 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (0.50%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (11.92%) Data Quality
2 30 (4.97%) QA
3 21 (3.48%) GDPR
4 17 (2.81%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.32%) GRC
6 11 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.16%) PMO
9 4 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.66%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.66%) SLA
10 3 (0.50%) AQAP
10 3 (0.50%) NIST
10 3 (0.50%) WCAG
11 2 (0.33%) ITGC
11 2 (0.33%) NCSC
11 2 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.17%) GxP
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 3 (0.50%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.66%) Nmap
2 3 (0.50%) Grafana
2 3 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
3 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.33%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.17%) Ansible
4 1 (0.17%) Argo
4 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 65 (10.76%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.80%) SAP
3 18 (2.98%) Google
3 18 (2.98%) Workday
4 17 (2.81%) Cognos
5 14 (2.32%) IBM
6 10 (1.66%) Databricks
7 9 (1.49%) Oracle
7 9 (1.49%) YouTube
8 8 (1.32%) SYSPRO
9 6 (0.99%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.83%) BT
10 5 (0.83%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.66%) Ariba
11 4 (0.66%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.50%) Adobe
12 3 (0.50%) NCR
12 3 (0.50%) Pega
12 3 (0.50%) TOWER Software
12 3 (0.50%) Veritas