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 7 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 46 35
Rank change year-on-year -9 -11 +26
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 283 310 469
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.94% 5.59% 5.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.79% 6.01% 5.96%
Number of salaries quoted 185 192 339
10th Percentile £32,200 £36,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £43,497 £38,753 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £45,001
Median % change year-on-year - +27.78% -9.43%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,528 £60,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,750 £84,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +22.73% -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 7,470 5,155 7,869
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 77.59% 92.95% 85.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4,236 2,581 6,300
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +10.91% -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 7 March 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 7 March 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 -16 163 £62,500 +4.17% 161
East Midlands -19 117 £51,058 +7.49% 106
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 (3.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.47%) CMS
3 6 (2.12%) Confluence
4 5 (1.77%) nginx
5 4 (1.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.35%) Drupal
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.35%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 48 (16.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.77%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.77%) Photoshop
3 5 (1.77%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.71%) Trello
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Shopify
2 4 (1.41%) SAP ERP
3 3 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.71%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.35%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.35%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.35%) Odoo
5 1 (0.35%) Primavera
5 1 (0.35%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 69 (24.38%) Power Platform
2 52 (18.37%) Azure
3 33 (11.66%) AWS
4 13 (4.59%) Azure Data Factory
5 12 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (4.24%) SaaS
6 10 (3.53%) Power Automate
7 9 (3.18%) PowerApps
8 8 (2.83%) Serverless
9 7 (2.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 7 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.12%) GitHub
11 5 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.77%) PaaS
11 5 (1.77%) Smartsheet
12 4 (1.41%) Amazon S3
12 4 (1.41%) Google Analytics
12 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (1.06%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.06%) SSL
2 2 (0.71%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (23.32%) Power BI
2 17 (6.01%) Tableau
3 12 (4.24%) SQL Server
3 12 (4.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 11 (3.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (3.53%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (3.53%) Metadata
5 10 (3.53%) Power Query
6 9 (3.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.77%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.77%) MySQL
8 4 (1.41%) Looker
8 4 (1.41%) Star Schema
9 3 (1.06%) Data Mining
9 3 (1.06%) NoSQL
9 3 (1.06%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.71%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.71%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.71%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 15 (5.30%) JIRA
2 9 (3.18%) Git
3 7 (2.47%) Burp Suite
3 7 (2.47%) Metasploit
4 5 (1.77%) Vite
5 4 (1.41%) JUnit
5 4 (1.41%) Maven
5 4 (1.41%) Mockito
6 2 (0.71%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.35%) JMeter
7 1 (0.35%) Locust
7 1 (0.35%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 129 (45.58%) Social Skills
2 99 (34.98%) Analytical Skills
3 96 (33.92%) Finance
4 44 (15.55%) Public Sector
5 38 (13.43%) Retail
6 26 (9.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (7.77%) Manufacturing
8 20 (7.07%) Marketing
9 18 (6.36%) Law
10 17 (6.01%) Legal
11 12 (4.24%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (2.83%) Telecoms
15 6 (2.12%) Banking
15 6 (2.12%) Local Government
16 4 (1.41%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.41%) Electronics
16 4 (1.41%) Games
17 3 (1.06%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 66 (23.32%) Analyst
2 44 (15.55%) Senior
3 29 (10.25%) Lead
4 23 (8.13%) Developer
4 23 (8.13%) Senior Analyst
5 21 (7.42%) Data Analyst
6 18 (6.36%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 14 (4.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 14 (4.95%) Financial Analyst
8 13 (4.59%) Data Engineer
9 11 (3.89%) Consultant
9 11 (3.89%) Data Manager
9 11 (3.89%) Report Analyst
9 11 (3.89%) Senior Financial Analyst
9 11 (3.89%) Senior Reporting Analyst
10 10 (3.53%) Architect
11 9 (3.18%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
11 9 (3.18%) IT Director
12 8 (2.83%) Digital Analyst
12 8 (2.83%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.89%) Flash
2 10 (3.53%) REST
3 9 (3.18%) React
4 8 (2.83%) HTML
5 6 (2.12%) CSS
5 6 (2.12%) Vue
6 5 (1.77%) AWS CDK
6 5 (1.77%) Laravel
6 5 (1.77%) LEMP Stack
6 5 (1.77%) Next.js
6 5 (1.77%) Tailwind CSS
6 5 (1.77%) YAML
7 3 (1.06%) JDBC
7 3 (1.06%) LDAP
7 3 (1.06%) PySpark
7 3 (1.06%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.06%) SAML
7 3 (1.06%) Spring
7 3 (1.06%) TensorFlow
7 3 (1.06%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.48%) Management Information System
2 23 (8.13%) Analytical Mindset
3 19 (6.71%) Product Ownership
4 16 (5.65%) Security Posture
4 16 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (4.24%) FMCG
6 9 (3.18%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (2.47%) Insider Threat
8 6 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.77%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.77%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.77%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.77%) NHS
10 4 (1.41%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (1.41%) Reference Data
11 3 (1.06%) Algorithms
11 3 (1.06%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.06%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.18%) Linux
2 3 (1.06%) Android
3 2 (0.71%) Robot Operating System
3 2 (0.71%) Windows
4 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (33.22%) Analytics
2 93 (32.86%) Problem-Solving
3 92 (32.51%) Business Intelligence
4 88 (31.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 58 (20.49%) Agile
6 49 (17.31%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 46 (16.25%) CRM
8 42 (14.84%) Project Management
9 38 (13.43%) Actionable Insight
10 33 (11.66%) Visualisation
11 32 (11.31%) Cybersecurity
12 31 (10.95%) Mentoring
13 30 (10.60%) Data Analysis
13 30 (10.60%) Data Management
13 30 (10.60%) Data Modelling
13 30 (10.60%) ERP
13 30 (10.60%) Roadmaps
13 30 (10.60%) Stakeholder Management
14 29 (10.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 27 (9.54%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 69 (24.38%) SQL
2 44 (15.55%) Python
3 14 (4.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 13 (4.59%) R
5 10 (3.53%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.18%) Bash
6 9 (3.18%) Java
6 9 (3.18%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.47%) T-SQL
8 6 (2.12%) C
9 5 (1.77%) PHP
10 4 (1.41%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.06%) VBA
12 2 (0.71%) C++
13 1 (0.35%) C#
13 1 (0.35%) Scala
Qualifications
1 67 (23.67%) Degree
2 25 (8.83%) ACCA
2 25 (8.83%) Security Cleared
3 23 (8.13%) CIMA
4 22 (7.77%) SC Cleared
5 19 (6.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (4.24%) CISSP
7 11 (3.89%) AAT
8 10 (3.53%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (3.53%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (2.83%) PMI Certification
10 7 (2.47%) CEH
10 7 (2.47%) CISMP
10 7 (2.47%) CREST Certified
10 7 (2.47%) GIAC
10 7 (2.47%) GPEN
10 7 (2.47%) MCSE
10 7 (2.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (2.47%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (2.47%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (13.43%) Data Quality
2 22 (7.77%) QA
3 21 (7.42%) GDPR
4 17 (6.01%) PMO
5 12 (4.24%) Actionable Recommendations
6 11 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (2.47%) NIST
8 4 (1.41%) Accessibility
8 4 (1.41%) COBIT
8 4 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.41%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.71%) GRC
9 2 (0.71%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.71%) NCSC
9 2 (0.71%) P3O
9 2 (0.71%) SLA
10 1 (0.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (4.59%) Docker
2 2 (0.71%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.71%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (3.18%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.47%) Nmap
3 4 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.06%) Terraform
5 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.35%) Control-M
6 1 (0.35%) Grafana
Vendors
1 44 (15.55%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.77%) SAP
3 19 (6.71%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.18%) Databricks
5 7 (2.47%) Cisco
5 7 (2.47%) Google
5 7 (2.47%) Oracle
5 7 (2.47%) Sage
6 6 (2.12%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.06%) Workday
8 2 (0.71%) Civica
8 2 (0.71%) Cognos
8 2 (0.71%) IBM
8 2 (0.71%) Northgate
8 2 (0.71%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.71%) Orchard
9 1 (0.35%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.35%) BMC
9 1 (0.35%) Genesys
9 1 (0.35%) NEC