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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 52 61
Rank change year-on-year +28 +9 -19
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 668 264 364
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.31% 4.71% 3.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.17% 5.49% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 480 161 126
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,869 £41,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +29.63%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £66,274
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £56,391
% change year-on-year - +6.40% -6.02%

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 10,835 4,807 7,941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.84% 85.75% 78.68%
Number of salaries quoted 7,699 2,882 4,021
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
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 £63,438 £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% -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 18 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 18 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 +18 423 £55,000 - 376
East Midlands +26 245 £52,500 +31.25% 206
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 (1.35%) Confluence
1 9 (1.35%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.90%) SAS
3 4 (0.60%) Apache
3 4 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.30%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 95 (14.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.29%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 20 (2.99%) Primavera
1 20 (2.99%) SAP EHS
2 13 (1.95%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 6 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.75%) Sonata
5 3 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.30%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.30%) 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 95 (14.22%) Power Platform
2 83 (12.43%) Azure
3 51 (7.63%) AWS
4 48 (7.19%) SaaS
5 30 (4.49%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (3.14%) Azure Data Factory
7 20 (2.99%) Smartsheet
8 16 (2.40%) GCP
9 13 (1.95%) Serverless
10 12 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.20%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (1.20%) GitHub
13 6 (0.90%) Google Ads
14 5 (0.75%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 5 (0.75%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.75%) Snowflake
15 4 (0.60%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.60%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.54%) Wireless
2 6 (0.90%) Broadband
3 5 (0.75%) Internet
4 4 (0.60%) VLAN
5 3 (0.45%) Intranet
6 2 (0.30%) 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 91 (13.62%) Power BI
2 25 (3.74%) Power Query
3 24 (3.59%) Tableau
4 19 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.40%) Electronic Patient Records
6 13 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.80%) Metadata
7 12 (1.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
8 11 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.20%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (1.20%) Delta Lake
10 7 (1.05%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.90%) QlikView
11 6 (0.90%) SQL Server
12 5 (0.75%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.75%) GIS
12 5 (0.75%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.60%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.60%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 17 (2.54%) JIRA
2 15 (2.25%) Git
3 5 (0.75%) GitLab
4 4 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.60%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.45%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.30%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.30%) JMeter
6 2 (0.30%) Postman
6 2 (0.30%) Selenium
6 2 (0.30%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.30%) Zephyr
General
1 229 (34.28%) Social Skills
2 189 (28.29%) Finance
3 184 (27.54%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (11.98%) Public Sector
5 64 (9.58%) Marketing
6 54 (8.08%) Manufacturing
7 47 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 45 (6.74%) Influencing Skills
8 45 (6.74%) Legal
9 36 (5.39%) Telecoms
10 33 (4.94%) Retail
11 27 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (2.10%) Law
14 12 (1.80%) Automotive
15 11 (1.65%) Social Housing
16 9 (1.35%) Fire and Rescue
17 8 (1.20%) Banking
18 6 (0.90%) German Language
18 6 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 89 (13.32%) Analyst
2 77 (11.53%) Senior
3 71 (10.63%) Lead
4 60 (8.98%) Business Manager
5 48 (7.19%) Architect
6 44 (6.59%) Business Development Manager
6 44 (6.59%) Development Manager
7 42 (6.29%) Data Analyst
8 33 (4.94%) Data Engineer
9 26 (3.89%) Consultant
10 25 (3.74%) Accountant
11 23 (3.44%) Developer
12 22 (3.29%) Data Architect
12 22 (3.29%) Sales Executive
12 22 (3.29%) Senior Analyst
13 20 (2.99%) Data Manager
13 20 (2.99%) Senior Architect
14 17 (2.54%) Presales Consultant
14 17 (2.54%) Senior Data Analyst
15 16 (2.40%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.95%) Kafka
2 12 (1.80%) PySpark
3 11 (1.65%) Keycloak
4 9 (1.35%) React
4 9 (1.35%) XML
5 7 (1.05%) AWS CDK
5 7 (1.05%) REST
6 6 (0.90%) .NET
6 6 (0.90%) Next.js
7 5 (0.75%) EDI
7 5 (0.75%) Terraform
8 4 (0.60%) JSON
8 4 (0.60%) Playwright
8 4 (0.60%) STL
9 3 (0.45%) Blazor
9 3 (0.45%) CSS
9 3 (0.45%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.45%) HTML
9 3 (0.45%) Middleware
9 3 (0.45%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.28%) Management Information System
2 48 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
3 46 (6.89%) Driving Licence
4 35 (5.24%) NHS
5 23 (3.44%) PMI
6 19 (2.84%) Cloud Native
6 19 (2.84%) SystemC
7 16 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
9 13 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
10 11 (1.65%) Product Ownership
11 10 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (1.35%) Onboarding
13 8 (1.20%) CCTV
14 6 (0.90%) IoT
15 5 (0.75%) Algorithms
15 5 (0.75%) Low-Code
15 5 (0.75%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.90%) Windows
2 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (32.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 187 (27.99%) Problem-Solving
3 176 (26.35%) Analytics
4 127 (19.01%) Business Intelligence
5 109 (16.32%) Agile
6 101 (15.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 97 (14.52%) AI
8 95 (14.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 93 (13.92%) Roadmaps
10 92 (13.77%) Business Development
11 86 (12.87%) CRM
12 72 (10.78%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 71 (10.63%) Cybersecurity
14 68 (10.18%) Risk Management
15 66 (9.88%) Data Management
16 63 (9.43%) Data Analysis
17 62 (9.28%) Coaching
18 60 (8.98%) Actionable Insight
18 60 (8.98%) ERP
19 59 (8.83%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 116 (17.37%) SQL
2 71 (10.63%) Python
3 20 (2.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (1.65%) Go
4 11 (1.65%) Java
5 9 (1.35%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.20%) C#
6 8 (1.20%) C++
6 8 (1.20%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.75%) C
8 4 (0.60%) R
8 4 (0.60%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.15%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 98 (14.67%) Degree
2 61 (9.13%) Security Cleared
3 53 (7.93%) SC Cleared
4 35 (5.24%) ACCA
5 32 (4.79%) CIMA
6 23 (3.44%) PMI Certification
7 14 (2.10%) Azure Certification
8 13 (1.95%) CISSP
9 12 (1.80%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.90%) CISM
11 5 (0.75%) CIPD
11 5 (0.75%) CITP
11 5 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.60%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.60%) CCSP
12 4 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.60%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (11.38%) Data Quality
2 27 (4.04%) QA
3 24 (3.59%) GDPR
4 16 (2.40%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.10%) GRC
6 11 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.20%) PMO
8 7 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.75%) SLA
10 4 (0.60%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.45%) AQAP
11 3 (0.45%) NCSC
12 2 (0.30%) ITGC
12 2 (0.30%) NIST
12 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.30%) WCAG
13 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (0.30%) Docker
2 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.60%) Nmap
2 2 (0.30%) EMC NetWorker
2 2 (0.30%) Grafana
2 2 (0.30%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) Argo
3 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 81 (12.13%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.99%) SAP
3 20 (2.99%) Google
4 17 (2.54%) Workday
5 16 (2.40%) Cognos
6 13 (1.95%) IBM
7 10 (1.50%) Databricks
7 10 (1.50%) Oracle
8 9 (1.35%) YouTube
9 8 (1.20%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.20%) SYSPRO
10 6 (0.90%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.75%) BT
11 5 (0.75%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.60%) Ariba
12 4 (0.60%) Pega
13 3 (0.45%) NCR
13 3 (0.45%) Sage
13 3 (0.45%) TOWER Software
13 3 (0.45%) Veritas