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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 56 56
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 +5
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 335 246 458
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.55% 4.77% 3.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.52% 5.33% 4.74%
Number of salaries quoted 249 158 283
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,242 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,387 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year +4.99% -4.23% +21.56%
75th Percentile £68,000 £67,500 £67,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,225 £87,250
England median annual salary £60,100 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.84% +13.64% -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 9,511 4,618 9,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 72.29% 89.62% 81.24%
Number of salaries quoted 5,795 2,554 7,188
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,119 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,959 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,374
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £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 19 May 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 19 May 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 -12 208 £56,350 +2.45% 150
East Midlands +8 125 £52,500 +38.16% 89
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 12 (3.58%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.09%) CMS
2 7 (2.09%) Confluence
3 4 (1.19%) nginx
3 4 (1.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
4 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.30%) Drupal
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 47 (14.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.19%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.19%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.60%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
1 5 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.19%) Shopify
3 2 (0.60%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.30%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.30%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 76 (22.69%) Power Platform
2 53 (15.82%) Azure
3 38 (11.34%) AWS
4 28 (8.36%) SaaS
5 15 (4.48%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.18%) Serverless
7 13 (3.88%) AWS CloudFormation
7 13 (3.88%) Azure Data Factory
8 11 (3.28%) Power Automate
9 9 (2.69%) PowerApps
10 7 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (1.49%) GitHub
12 5 (1.49%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.49%) Smartsheet
13 4 (1.19%) GCP
13 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.19%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.78%) Wireless
2 3 (0.90%) Broadband
2 3 (0.90%) SSL
3 2 (0.60%) Bluetooth
3 2 (0.60%) Internet
4 1 (0.30%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (21.79%) Power BI
2 17 (5.07%) Power Query
3 15 (4.48%) Tableau
4 13 (3.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.39%) SQL Server
7 7 (2.09%) Star Schema
8 6 (1.79%) Metadata
8 6 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.49%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (1.19%) MySQL
11 3 (0.90%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.90%) Delta Lake
11 3 (0.90%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.60%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.60%) Looker
12 2 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
13 1 (0.30%) DB2
13 1 (0.30%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 13 (3.88%) JIRA
2 9 (2.69%) Git
3 4 (1.19%) Burp Suite
3 4 (1.19%) JUnit
3 4 (1.19%) Maven
3 4 (1.19%) Metasploit
3 4 (1.19%) Mockito
3 4 (1.19%) Vite
4 3 (0.90%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.60%) JMeter
5 2 (0.60%) Locust
5 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.30%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (36.12%) Social Skills
2 100 (29.85%) Finance
3 84 (25.07%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (11.64%) Marketing
5 35 (10.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (9.55%) Public Sector
7 24 (7.16%) Retail
8 15 (4.48%) Law
8 15 (4.48%) Manufacturing
9 14 (4.18%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (3.88%) Legal
11 12 (3.58%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.39%) Telecoms
13 7 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.79%) German Language
15 5 (1.49%) Local Government
15 5 (1.49%) Social Housing
16 4 (1.19%) Games
16 4 (1.19%) Spanish Language
17 3 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 59 (17.61%) Analyst
2 41 (12.24%) Senior
3 26 (7.76%) Data Analyst
4 25 (7.46%) Developer
5 21 (6.27%) Senior Analyst
6 16 (4.78%) Support Engineer
6 16 (4.78%) Technical Engineer
6 16 (4.78%) Technical Support
6 16 (4.78%) Technical Support Engineer
7 15 (4.48%) Lead
8 14 (4.18%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 13 (3.88%) Architect
10 12 (3.58%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 11 (3.28%) Business Analyst
11 11 (3.28%) Business Manager
11 11 (3.28%) Financial Analyst
12 10 (2.99%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 10 (2.99%) Consultant
12 10 (2.99%) Product Owner
12 10 (2.99%) Senior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.88%) AWS CDK
1 13 (3.88%) React
2 12 (3.58%) Next.js
3 10 (2.99%) REST
4 6 (1.79%) HTML
5 5 (1.49%) Vue
6 4 (1.19%) CSS
6 4 (1.19%) Laravel
6 4 (1.19%) LEMP Stack
6 4 (1.19%) Tailwind CSS
6 4 (1.19%) XML
6 4 (1.19%) YAML
7 3 (0.90%) Flash
7 3 (0.90%) JDBC
7 3 (0.90%) LDAP
7 3 (0.90%) PySpark
7 3 (0.90%) SAML
7 3 (0.90%) Web Services
8 2 (0.60%) EDI
8 2 (0.60%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.36%) Management Information System
2 24 (7.16%) Product Ownership
3 19 (5.67%) Driving Licence
4 17 (5.07%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (3.58%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (2.99%) NHS
8 7 (2.09%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.79%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.49%) Robotics
11 4 (1.19%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (1.19%) Insider Threat
11 4 (1.19%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.90%) Augmented Reality
12 3 (0.90%) BBC
12 3 (0.90%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
13 2 (0.60%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.39%) Linux
2 3 (0.90%) Android
3 2 (0.60%) Robot Operating System
3 2 (0.60%) Windows
4 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (32.24%) Continuous Improvement
2 102 (30.45%) Problem-Solving
3 93 (27.76%) Analytics
4 89 (26.57%) Business Intelligence
5 59 (17.61%) Agile
6 54 (16.12%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 52 (15.52%) Roadmaps
8 50 (14.93%) CRM
9 45 (13.43%) Data Modelling
10 41 (12.24%) Actionable Insight
10 41 (12.24%) Data Analysis
11 35 (10.45%) AI
12 34 (10.15%) Collaborative Working
13 33 (9.85%) Mentoring
14 31 (9.25%) Stakeholder Management
15 30 (8.96%) Data Protection
15 30 (8.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 28 (8.36%) Data Management
16 28 (8.36%) Risk Management
16 28 (8.36%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 80 (23.88%) SQL
2 37 (11.04%) Python
3 18 (5.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 14 (4.18%) R
5 12 (3.58%) TypeScript
6 10 (2.99%) T-SQL
7 8 (2.39%) Bash
8 7 (2.09%) Java
9 6 (1.79%) C
10 5 (1.49%) JavaScript
11 4 (1.19%) PHP
11 4 (1.19%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.90%) VBA
13 2 (0.60%) C++
14 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.30%) Scala
Qualifications
1 46 (13.73%) Degree
2 24 (7.16%) Security Cleared
3 21 (6.27%) CIMA
4 20 (5.97%) ACCA
5 18 (5.37%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (5.37%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.09%) CISSP
7 5 (1.49%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.49%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.19%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.19%) CCNA
8 4 (1.19%) CEH
8 4 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.19%) CISMP
8 4 (1.19%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.19%) CREST Certified
8 4 (1.19%) GIAC
8 4 (1.19%) GPEN
8 4 (1.19%) MCSE
8 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (12.54%) Data Quality
2 21 (6.27%) QA
3 14 (4.18%) Accessibility
3 14 (4.18%) GDPR
4 7 (2.09%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.19%) PMO
5 4 (1.19%) SLA
6 3 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (0.90%) GRC
6 3 (0.90%) WCAG
7 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.60%) NIST
7 2 (0.60%) P3O
7 2 (0.60%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (3.28%) Docker
2 2 (0.60%) Firmware
3 1 (0.30%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (2.09%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.79%) Terraform
3 4 (1.19%) Nmap
3 4 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.60%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.60%) Grafana
4 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.30%) Ansible
5 1 (0.30%) Control-M
Vendors
1 43 (12.84%) Microsoft
2 13 (3.88%) Google
2 13 (3.88%) SAP
3 10 (2.99%) Databricks
4 9 (2.69%) Cognos
5 8 (2.39%) Oracle
6 7 (2.09%) Workday
7 6 (1.79%) IBM
8 5 (1.49%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.19%) Ariba
9 4 (1.19%) Cisco
9 4 (1.19%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.90%) Adobe
10 3 (0.90%) Sage
11 2 (0.60%) Civica
11 2 (0.60%) NEC
11 2 (0.60%) Northgate
11 2 (0.60%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.60%) Orchard
11 2 (0.60%) Salesforce