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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 54 61
Rank change year-on-year +29 +7 -15
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 589 276 355
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.97% 4.74% 3.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.69% 5.60% 4.33%
Number of salaries quoted 433 165 141
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.44% -18.18% +29.41%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £66,498
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,213
% change year-on-year - +8.67% -7.98%

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 10,346 4,926 8,200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.71% 84.61% 77.92%
Number of salaries quoted 7,409 2,956 4,635
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,700
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 £64,108
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 1 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 1 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 +16 365 £56,000 +6.67% 267
East Midlands +34 224 £57,500 +43.75% 196
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 8 (1.36%) Confluence
2 6 (1.02%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.85%) Apache
3 5 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.68%) SAS
5 2 (0.34%) WordPress
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 73 (12.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.34%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (2.55%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 6 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.85%) Primavera
3 5 (0.85%) SAP EHS
4 3 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.34%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.34%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.34%) Shopify
6 1 (0.17%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 89 (15.11%) Power Platform
2 76 (12.90%) Azure
3 55 (9.34%) AWS
4 46 (7.81%) SaaS
5 25 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (3.06%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (2.55%) Serverless
8 14 (2.38%) GCP
9 13 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
11 7 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.19%) Smartsheet
12 6 (1.02%) Google Ads
13 5 (0.85%) GitHub
13 5 (0.85%) PaaS
13 5 (0.85%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.85%) Snowflake
14 4 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (0.68%) Google Sheets
14 4 (0.68%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.89%) Wireless
2 8 (1.36%) Broadband
3 4 (0.68%) Internet
4 2 (0.34%) Network Security
4 2 (0.34%) 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 85 (14.43%) Power BI
2 23 (3.90%) Power Query
3 22 (3.74%) Tableau
4 18 (3.06%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.72%) Electronic Patient Records
6 12 (2.04%) Metadata
7 11 (1.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (1.36%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.19%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.02%) Delta Lake
10 6 (1.02%) QlikView
10 6 (1.02%) SQL Server
10 6 (1.02%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.68%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.68%) GIS
11 4 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (2.55%) JIRA
2 13 (2.21%) Git
3 4 (0.68%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.68%) GitLab
3 4 (0.68%) Metasploit
4 3 (0.51%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.51%) JMeter
5 2 (0.34%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.34%) Postman
5 2 (0.34%) Selenium
5 2 (0.34%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.34%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.17%) Locust
6 1 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 207 (35.14%) Social Skills
2 173 (29.37%) Finance
3 162 (27.50%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (10.87%) Public Sector
5 60 (10.19%) Marketing
6 48 (8.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 42 (7.13%) Manufacturing
8 37 (6.28%) Influencing Skills
9 34 (5.77%) Retail
10 27 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (3.90%) Legal
12 23 (3.90%) Telecoms
13 14 (2.38%) Law
14 10 (1.70%) Social Housing
15 8 (1.36%) Banking
16 7 (1.19%) Fire and Rescue
16 7 (1.19%) Local Government
17 6 (1.02%) German Language
18 4 (0.68%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 81 (13.75%) Analyst
2 69 (11.71%) Senior
3 52 (8.83%) Lead
4 51 (8.66%) Business Manager
5 45 (7.64%) Architect
6 40 (6.79%) Data Analyst
7 35 (5.94%) Business Development Manager
7 35 (5.94%) Development Manager
8 26 (4.41%) Data Engineer
9 25 (4.24%) Consultant
10 24 (4.07%) Accountant
10 24 (4.07%) Developer
11 22 (3.74%) Data Architect
11 22 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (3.40%) Data Manager
12 20 (3.40%) Senior Architect
13 17 (2.89%) Presales Consultant
13 17 (2.89%) Senior Data Analyst
13 17 (2.89%) Systems Analyst
14 16 (2.72%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.87%) React
2 10 (1.70%) AWS CDK
2 10 (1.70%) Kafka
3 9 (1.53%) Next.js
3 9 (1.53%) PySpark
3 9 (1.53%) XML
4 8 (1.36%) Keycloak
5 6 (1.02%) REST
5 6 (1.02%) Terraform
6 5 (0.85%) .NET
6 5 (0.85%) EDI
7 4 (0.68%) JSON
8 3 (0.51%) Blazor
8 3 (0.51%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.51%) Middleware
8 3 (0.51%) Playwright
8 3 (0.51%) STL
9 2 (0.34%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.34%) ASP.NET Core
9 2 (0.34%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.85%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (5.26%) Driving Licence
3 31 (5.26%) NHS
4 19 (3.23%) SystemC
5 16 (2.72%) Cloud Native
6 15 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (2.38%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (2.21%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.36%) PMI
12 7 (1.19%) Onboarding
13 6 (1.02%) Security Posture
14 5 (0.85%) IoT
14 5 (0.85%) Low-Code
15 4 (0.68%) Robotics
15 4 (0.68%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.68%) Windows
2 1 (0.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (33.79%) Continuous Improvement
2 176 (29.88%) Problem-Solving
3 161 (27.33%) Analytics
4 115 (19.52%) Business Intelligence
5 92 (15.62%) AI
6 91 (15.45%) Agile
6 91 (15.45%) Roadmaps
6 91 (15.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 74 (12.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 70 (11.88%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 69 (11.71%) Business Development
10 68 (11.54%) CRM
11 66 (11.21%) Risk Management
12 63 (10.70%) Cybersecurity
13 62 (10.53%) Data Analysis
14 58 (9.85%) Data Management
15 56 (9.51%) Actionable Insight
16 54 (9.17%) Data Analytics
17 52 (8.83%) Coaching
17 52 (8.83%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 109 (18.51%) SQL
2 65 (11.04%) Python
3 20 (3.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (1.87%) Java
5 10 (1.70%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.36%) Go
7 7 (1.19%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.02%) C#
8 6 (1.02%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.85%) C
9 5 (0.85%) C++
10 4 (0.68%) R
11 1 (0.17%) Bicep
11 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 79 (13.41%) Degree
2 41 (6.96%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.77%) CIMA
4 33 (5.60%) ACCA
4 33 (5.60%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.21%) CISSP
6 11 (1.87%) Azure Certification
7 9 (1.53%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.36%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.02%) CISM
10 5 (0.85%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.85%) CITP
11 4 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.68%) CCSP
11 4 (0.68%) CIPD
11 4 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.51%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (11.38%) Data Quality
2 27 (4.58%) QA
3 19 (3.23%) GDPR
4 16 (2.72%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.38%) GRC
6 11 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.85%) PMO
9 5 (0.85%) SLA
10 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.68%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.51%) AQAP
11 3 (0.51%) NIST
11 3 (0.51%) WCAG
12 2 (0.34%) ITGC
12 2 (0.34%) NCSC
12 2 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.17%) PSD2
System Software
1 3 (0.51%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.68%) Nmap
2 3 (0.51%) Grafana
2 3 (0.51%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.34%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.17%) Ansible
4 1 (0.17%) Argo
4 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 65 (11.04%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.07%) SAP
3 19 (3.23%) Workday
4 18 (3.06%) Cognos
4 18 (3.06%) Google
5 15 (2.55%) IBM
6 11 (1.87%) Databricks
7 9 (1.53%) Oracle
8 8 (1.36%) SYSPRO
8 8 (1.36%) YouTube
9 6 (1.02%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.85%) BT
10 5 (0.85%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.68%) Ariba
11 4 (0.68%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.51%) Adobe
12 3 (0.51%) NCR
12 3 (0.51%) Pega
12 3 (0.51%) TOWER Software
12 3 (0.51%) Veritas