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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 46 30
Rank change year-on-year -13 -16 +32
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 269 315 480
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.25% 5.09% 5.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.07% 5.58% 6.84%
Number of salaries quoted 161 173 363
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +50.00% -23.81%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £90,950 £78,266
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -12.00%

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 6,610 5,650 7,014
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.81% 91.25% 86.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,680 2,483 5,765
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,350 £56,000
% change year-on-year -10.35% +9.55% -10.40%

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 2 February 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 2 February 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 +1 160 £62,500 +4.17% 132
East Midlands -16 106 £47,500 -9.52% 84
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 (3.35%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.23%) Confluence
3 4 (1.49%) CMS
3 4 (1.49%) nginx
3 4 (1.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.37%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.37%) SAS
Applications
1 36 (13.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.49%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.49%) Photoshop
4 3 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.74%) Trello
6 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.49%) SAP ERP
1 4 (1.49%) Shopify
2 3 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.74%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.37%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.37%) Odoo
4 1 (0.37%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 60 (22.30%) Power Platform
2 45 (16.73%) Azure
3 24 (8.92%) AWS
4 14 (5.20%) Azure Data Factory
5 10 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.97%) Power Automate
7 7 (2.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 6 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.23%) PowerApps
8 6 (2.23%) SaaS
9 5 (1.86%) GitHub
10 4 (1.49%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.49%) Google Analytics
10 4 (1.49%) PaaS
11 3 (1.12%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (1.12%) Serverless
11 3 (1.12%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.74%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.37%) BGP
1 1 (0.37%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (0.37%) Firewall
1 1 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (0.37%) Network Security
1 1 (0.37%) OSPF
1 1 (0.37%) SD-WAN
1 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.37%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (21.19%) Power BI
2 16 (5.95%) Tableau
3 13 (4.83%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (4.83%) SQL Server
4 12 (4.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (4.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (3.72%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (2.97%) Metadata
8 5 (1.86%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.86%) Looker
8 5 (1.86%) Power Query
9 4 (1.49%) MySQL
9 4 (1.49%) Star Schema
10 3 (1.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (1.12%) Data Mining
10 3 (1.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.74%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.74%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.74%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.74%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 14 (5.20%) JIRA
2 8 (2.97%) Git
3 7 (2.60%) Burp Suite
3 7 (2.60%) Metasploit
4 4 (1.49%) JUnit
4 4 (1.49%) Maven
4 4 (1.49%) Mockito
4 4 (1.49%) Vite
5 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.37%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.37%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (44.98%) Social Skills
2 96 (35.69%) Analytical Skills
3 95 (35.32%) Finance
4 44 (16.36%) Retail
5 42 (15.61%) Public Sector
6 27 (10.04%) Marketing
7 26 (9.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (8.92%) Law
9 22 (8.18%) Manufacturing
10 16 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (5.20%) Legal
12 10 (3.72%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (2.97%) Telecoms
14 7 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (2.23%) Banking
15 6 (2.23%) Local Government
16 4 (1.49%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.49%) Electronics
16 4 (1.49%) Games
17 3 (1.12%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 60 (22.30%) Analyst
2 54 (20.07%) Senior
3 31 (11.52%) Lead
4 22 (8.18%) Data Analyst
4 22 (8.18%) Senior Analyst
5 21 (7.81%) Developer
6 16 (5.95%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 16 (5.95%) Data Engineer
7 15 (5.58%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 13 (4.83%) Financial Analyst
9 11 (4.09%) Report Analyst
9 11 (4.09%) Senior Financial Analyst
9 11 (4.09%) Senior Reporting Analyst
10 10 (3.72%) Architect
10 10 (3.72%) Project Engineer
11 9 (3.35%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
11 9 (3.35%) Consultant
11 9 (3.35%) Digital Analyst
12 8 (2.97%) Customer Analyst
12 8 (2.97%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.09%) Flash
2 8 (2.97%) HTML
3 7 (2.60%) REST
4 5 (1.86%) CSS
4 5 (1.86%) Vue
5 4 (1.49%) Laravel
5 4 (1.49%) LEMP Stack
5 4 (1.49%) React
5 4 (1.49%) Tailwind CSS
5 4 (1.49%) YAML
6 3 (1.12%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.12%) PySpark
6 3 (1.12%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.12%) Spring
6 3 (1.12%) TensorFlow
7 2 (0.74%) .NET
7 2 (0.74%) EDI
7 2 (0.74%) JSON
7 2 (0.74%) OpenCV
7 2 (0.74%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.04%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (9.67%) Management Information System
3 19 (7.06%) Security Posture
4 18 (6.69%) FMCG
5 17 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (5.58%) Product Ownership
7 10 (3.72%) Driving Licence
8 7 (2.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (2.60%) Insider Threat
9 6 (2.23%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (2.23%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.49%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.49%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.49%) Reference Data
11 3 (1.12%) Algorithms
11 3 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.12%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.12%) PMI
11 3 (1.12%) Robotics
11 3 (1.12%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.97%) Linux
2 3 (1.12%) Windows
3 2 (0.74%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.37%) Android
4 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.37%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (35.69%) Analytics
2 91 (33.83%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (31.23%) Business Intelligence
4 74 (27.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 54 (20.07%) Project Management
6 46 (17.10%) Agile
7 45 (16.73%) CRM
8 44 (16.36%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 35 (13.01%) Actionable Insight
9 35 (13.01%) ERP
10 34 (12.64%) Data Management
11 32 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
12 30 (11.15%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (11.15%) Visualisation
13 29 (10.78%) Data Analysis
14 27 (10.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 26 (9.67%) Change Management
15 26 (9.67%) Mentoring
16 24 (8.92%) Data Modelling
16 24 (8.92%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (25.65%) SQL
2 41 (15.24%) Python
3 13 (4.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 10 (3.72%) R
5 9 (3.35%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.97%) Bash
6 8 (2.97%) Java
7 4 (1.49%) C
7 4 (1.49%) PHP
7 4 (1.49%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.49%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.74%) C++
8 2 (0.74%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.37%) C#
9 1 (0.37%) Scala
Qualifications
1 73 (27.14%) Degree
2 23 (8.55%) Security Cleared
3 22 (8.18%) ACCA
4 20 (7.43%) CIMA
4 20 (7.43%) SC Cleared
5 17 (6.32%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (4.46%) CISSP
7 11 (4.09%) AAT
7 11 (4.09%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (3.72%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (2.97%) MCSE
9 8 (2.97%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (2.60%) CCNA
10 7 (2.60%) CEH
10 7 (2.60%) CISMP
10 7 (2.60%) CREST Certified
10 7 (2.60%) GIAC
10 7 (2.60%) GPEN
10 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 7 (2.60%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.15%) Data Quality
1 30 (11.15%) QA
2 20 (7.43%) PMO
3 17 (6.32%) GDPR
4 11 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (3.35%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (2.60%) NIST
7 6 (2.23%) SLA
8 4 (1.49%) COBIT
8 4 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.49%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.74%) GRC
9 2 (0.74%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.74%) NCSC
9 2 (0.74%) P3O
10 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
System Software
1 11 (4.09%) Docker
2 2 (0.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (2.97%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.60%) Nmap
3 3 (1.12%) Terraform
4 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.37%) Control-M
5 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 45 (16.73%) Microsoft
2 29 (10.78%) Salesforce
3 28 (10.41%) SAP
4 9 (3.35%) Oracle
5 8 (2.97%) Cisco
5 8 (2.97%) Databricks
6 7 (2.60%) Sage
6 7 (2.60%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.86%) Google
8 2 (0.74%) Ariba
8 2 (0.74%) Civica
8 2 (0.74%) Northgate
8 2 (0.74%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.74%) Workday
9 1 (0.37%) Adaptive Insights
9 1 (0.37%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.37%) BMC
9 1 (0.37%) Genesys
9 1 (0.37%) IBM
9 1 (0.37%) NEC