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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 38 53
Rank change year-on-year -25 +15 +12
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 289 279 424
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.60% 5.79% 3.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.46% 6.42% 4.77%
Number of salaries quoted 199 190 285
10th Percentile £31,910 £35,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £43,500 £38,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,900 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +5.80% +5.26%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,786 £66,250
90th Percentile £84,410 £87,275 £86,250
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 8,350 4,348 8,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 75.00% 90.17% 82.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4,911 2,583 6,926
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,995 £34,589
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,640 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 5 April 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 April 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 -20 177 £60,000 +9.09% 134
East Midlands -29 110 £52,500 +10.53% 94
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 (4.15%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.46%) Confluence
3 8 (2.77%) CMS
4 5 (1.73%) nginx
5 4 (1.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.35%) Apache
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 50 (17.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.73%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.73%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.69%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.73%) Shopify
2 4 (1.38%) SAP ERP
3 3 (1.04%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.35%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.35%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.35%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.35%) Odoo
5 1 (0.35%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 75 (25.95%) Power Platform
2 57 (19.72%) Azure
3 38 (13.15%) AWS
4 16 (5.54%) Azure Data Factory
5 14 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.81%) Power Automate
6 11 (3.81%) SaaS
7 9 (3.11%) PowerApps
8 8 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (2.77%) Serverless
9 7 (2.42%) AWS CloudFormation
9 7 (2.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 6 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.08%) Smartsheet
11 5 (1.73%) GCP
11 5 (1.73%) GitHub
12 4 (1.38%) Google Analytics
12 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.38%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.04%) SSL
2 2 (0.69%) Bluetooth
2 2 (0.69%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (24.91%) Power BI
2 15 (5.19%) Tableau
3 14 (4.84%) Power Query
3 14 (4.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 11 (3.81%) Metadata
5 10 (3.46%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (3.46%) SQL Server
5 10 (3.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (2.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.73%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.73%) MySQL
7 5 (1.73%) Star Schema
8 3 (1.04%) Looker
8 3 (1.04%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.69%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.69%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.69%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.69%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.88%) JIRA
2 9 (3.11%) Git
3 7 (2.42%) Burp Suite
3 7 (2.42%) Metasploit
4 5 (1.73%) Vite
5 4 (1.38%) JUnit
5 4 (1.38%) Maven
5 4 (1.38%) Mockito
6 3 (1.04%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.69%) JMeter
7 2 (0.69%) Locust
7 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.35%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 135 (46.71%) Social Skills
2 95 (32.87%) Analytical Skills
3 94 (32.53%) Finance
4 39 (13.49%) Public Sector
5 28 (9.69%) Retail
6 26 (9.00%) Manufacturing
7 25 (8.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (7.27%) Marketing
9 17 (5.88%) Legal
10 16 (5.54%) Law
11 13 (4.50%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (2.08%) Local Government
14 6 (2.08%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.73%) Banking
15 5 (1.73%) Electronics
15 5 (1.73%) Games
16 4 (1.38%) Aerospace
17 3 (1.04%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 71 (24.57%) Analyst
2 45 (15.57%) Senior
3 26 (9.00%) Senior Analyst
4 24 (8.30%) Developer
5 22 (7.61%) Data Analyst
6 18 (6.23%) Lead
7 17 (5.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 16 (5.54%) Financial Analyst
9 13 (4.50%) Data Manager
10 12 (4.15%) Business Analyst
10 12 (4.15%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 12 (4.15%) Consultant
11 11 (3.81%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.81%) Senior Financial Analyst
12 10 (3.46%) Architect
12 10 (3.46%) Report Analyst
12 10 (3.46%) Senior Reporting Analyst
13 9 (3.11%) Data Scientist
14 8 (2.77%) Governance Manager
14 8 (2.77%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.46%) Flash
2 9 (3.11%) React
2 9 (3.11%) REST
3 7 (2.42%) AWS CDK
3 7 (2.42%) HTML
3 7 (2.42%) Next.js
4 6 (2.08%) Vue
5 5 (1.73%) CSS
5 5 (1.73%) Laravel
5 5 (1.73%) LEMP Stack
5 5 (1.73%) Tailwind CSS
5 5 (1.73%) YAML
6 3 (1.04%) JDBC
6 3 (1.04%) LDAP
6 3 (1.04%) PySpark
6 3 (1.04%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.04%) SAML
6 3 (1.04%) TensorFlow
6 3 (1.04%) Web Services
7 2 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.65%) Product Ownership
2 18 (6.23%) Management Information System
3 15 (5.19%) Security Posture
4 14 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (4.50%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 7 (2.42%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (2.42%) Insider Threat
7 6 (2.08%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.08%) NHS
8 5 (1.73%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.38%) Reference Data
10 3 (1.04%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.04%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.04%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.04%) PMI
10 3 (1.04%) Robotics
10 3 (1.04%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.11%) Linux
2 3 (1.04%) Android
3 2 (0.69%) Robot Operating System
3 2 (0.69%) Windows
4 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (30.80%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (29.07%) Analytics
2 84 (29.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 83 (28.72%) Business Intelligence
4 63 (21.80%) Agile
5 52 (17.99%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 44 (15.22%) Data Modelling
7 41 (14.19%) Roadmaps
8 40 (13.84%) Actionable Insight
9 36 (12.46%) Mentoring
10 35 (12.11%) Visualisation
11 33 (11.42%) CRM
11 33 (11.42%) Data Analysis
12 31 (10.73%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (10.03%) Cybersecurity
13 29 (10.03%) ETL
13 29 (10.03%) Project Management
14 28 (9.69%) AI
14 28 (9.69%) Data Governance
15 25 (8.65%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 74 (25.61%) SQL
2 39 (13.49%) Python
3 17 (5.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 14 (4.84%) R
5 10 (3.46%) T-SQL
6 9 (3.11%) Bash
6 9 (3.11%) TypeScript
7 8 (2.77%) Java
7 8 (2.77%) JavaScript
8 6 (2.08%) C
9 5 (1.73%) PHP
10 4 (1.38%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.04%) VBA
12 2 (0.69%) C++
13 1 (0.35%) Scala
Qualifications
1 53 (18.34%) Degree
2 27 (9.34%) ACCA
2 27 (9.34%) Security Cleared
3 26 (9.00%) CIMA
4 22 (7.61%) SC Cleared
5 19 (6.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (4.50%) CISSP
7 10 (3.46%) AAT
7 10 (3.46%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (3.46%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (2.42%) CCNA
8 7 (2.42%) CEH
8 7 (2.42%) CISMP
8 7 (2.42%) CREST Certified
8 7 (2.42%) GIAC
8 7 (2.42%) GPEN
8 7 (2.42%) MCSE
8 7 (2.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 7 (2.42%) OSCP
9 6 (2.08%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (15.92%) Data Quality
2 23 (7.96%) QA
3 20 (6.92%) GDPR
4 13 (4.50%) Accessibility
4 13 (4.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (4.15%) Actionable Recommendations
6 11 (3.81%) PMO
7 8 (2.77%) NIST
8 6 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.38%) COBIT
10 3 (1.04%) GRC
10 3 (1.04%) PCI DSS
10 3 (1.04%) SLA
10 3 (1.04%) WCAG
11 2 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.69%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.69%) P3O
12 1 (0.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 13 (4.50%) Docker
2 2 (0.69%) Firmware
3 1 (0.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (2.77%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.42%) Nmap
3 4 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.38%) Terraform
4 2 (0.69%) Grafana
4 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.35%) Control-M
Vendors
1 47 (16.26%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.50%) SAP
3 12 (4.15%) Databricks
4 11 (3.81%) Google
5 7 (2.42%) Cisco
5 7 (2.42%) Sage
6 6 (2.08%) Oracle
6 6 (2.08%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.73%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.73%) Workday
8 4 (1.38%) Cognos
8 4 (1.38%) IBM
9 3 (1.04%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.69%) Adobe
10 2 (0.69%) Ariba
10 2 (0.69%) Civica
10 2 (0.69%) Northgate
10 2 (0.69%) Orchard
11 1 (0.35%) BMC
11 1 (0.35%) Informatica