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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 38 58
Rank change year-on-year -24 +20 +3
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 320 274 449
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.47% 5.42% 3.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.41% 6.05% 4.69%
Number of salaries quoted 238 184 280
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,575 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,754 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.02% +21.56%
75th Percentile £68,000 £73,750 £67,625
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,425 £86,375
England median annual salary £61,125 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.96% +18.18% -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 9,387 4,528 9,582
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 72.44% 89.52% 81.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,676 2,607 7,160
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £34,612 £34,834
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 £62,270
90th Percentile £81,375 £76,350 £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 12 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 12 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 -19 201 £57,500 +9.52% 150
East Midlands -4 117 £52,500 +10.53% 111
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 14 (4.38%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.50%) CMS
3 7 (2.19%) Confluence
4 5 (1.56%) nginx
5 4 (1.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.31%) Apache
6 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.31%) Drupal
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 45 (14.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.56%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (1.56%) Photoshop
5 4 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
1 5 (1.56%) Shopify
2 4 (1.25%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (0.63%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.63%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.31%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.31%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.31%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 75 (23.44%) Power Platform
2 55 (17.19%) Azure
3 37 (11.56%) AWS
4 24 (7.50%) SaaS
5 16 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (4.06%) Azure Data Factory
7 12 (3.75%) Power Automate
7 12 (3.75%) Serverless
8 11 (3.44%) AWS CloudFormation
9 9 (2.81%) PowerApps
10 8 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.88%) GitHub
12 5 (1.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (1.56%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.56%) Smartsheet
13 4 (1.25%) GCP
13 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.75%) Wireless
2 3 (0.94%) Broadband
2 3 (0.94%) SSL
3 2 (0.63%) Bluetooth
3 2 (0.63%) Internet
4 1 (0.31%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (22.50%) Power BI
2 16 (5.00%) Power Query
3 14 (4.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 14 (4.38%) Tableau
4 11 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (3.13%) SQL Server
6 7 (2.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (2.19%) Star Schema
7 6 (1.88%) Metadata
8 5 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (1.56%) MySQL
9 4 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (1.25%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.94%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.94%) Looker
10 3 (0.94%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.63%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.63%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 14 (4.38%) JIRA
2 10 (3.13%) Git
3 5 (1.56%) Vite
4 4 (1.25%) Burp Suite
4 4 (1.25%) JUnit
4 4 (1.25%) Maven
4 4 (1.25%) Metasploit
4 4 (1.25%) Mockito
5 3 (0.94%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.63%) JMeter
6 2 (0.63%) Locust
6 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.31%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 120 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 93 (29.06%) Finance
3 82 (25.63%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (11.56%) Marketing
5 33 (10.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 29 (9.06%) Public Sector
7 24 (7.50%) Retail
8 17 (5.31%) Manufacturing
9 16 (5.00%) Law
10 14 (4.38%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (3.75%) Legal
13 8 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.88%) German Language
14 6 (1.88%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.56%) Games
15 5 (1.56%) Local Government
16 4 (1.25%) Social Housing
16 4 (1.25%) Spanish Language
17 3 (0.94%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 57 (17.81%) Analyst
2 39 (12.19%) Senior
3 24 (7.50%) Developer
4 23 (7.19%) Data Analyst
5 19 (5.94%) Senior Analyst
6 14 (4.38%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 14 (4.38%) Lead
7 13 (4.06%) Architect
8 12 (3.75%) Consultant
8 12 (3.75%) Support Engineer
8 12 (3.75%) Technical Engineer
8 12 (3.75%) Technical Support
8 12 (3.75%) Technical Support Engineer
9 11 (3.44%) Financial Analyst
9 11 (3.44%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 10 (3.13%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.13%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 10 (3.13%) Business Manager
10 10 (3.13%) Product Owner
11 9 (2.81%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.75%) React
2 11 (3.44%) AWS CDK
2 11 (3.44%) Next.js
3 10 (3.13%) REST
4 7 (2.19%) HTML
5 6 (1.88%) Vue
6 5 (1.56%) CSS
6 5 (1.56%) Laravel
6 5 (1.56%) LEMP Stack
6 5 (1.56%) Tailwind CSS
6 5 (1.56%) YAML
7 4 (1.25%) Flash
7 4 (1.25%) XML
8 3 (0.94%) JDBC
8 3 (0.94%) LDAP
8 3 (0.94%) PySpark
8 3 (0.94%) SAML
8 3 (0.94%) Web Services
9 2 (0.63%) PyTorch
9 2 (0.63%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.13%) Management Information System
2 25 (7.81%) Product Ownership
3 16 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 16 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.69%) Driving Licence
5 11 (3.44%) Greenfield Project
6 9 (2.81%) NHS
7 8 (2.50%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.88%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.56%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (1.25%) Insider Threat
10 4 (1.25%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.25%) Robotics
11 3 (0.94%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.63%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.63%) Over-the-Top Content
12 2 (0.63%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.81%) Linux
2 3 (0.94%) Android
3 2 (0.63%) Robot Operating System
3 2 (0.63%) Windows
4 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (31.88%) Continuous Improvement
2 95 (29.69%) Problem-Solving
3 86 (26.88%) Analytics
3 86 (26.88%) Business Intelligence
4 60 (18.75%) Agile
5 54 (16.88%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 50 (15.63%) Roadmaps
7 48 (15.00%) CRM
8 44 (13.75%) Data Modelling
9 38 (11.88%) Actionable Insight
9 38 (11.88%) Data Analysis
10 33 (10.31%) Mentoring
11 32 (10.00%) AI
11 32 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
12 31 (9.69%) Collaborative Working
13 29 (9.06%) Data Protection
14 28 (8.75%) Cybersecurity
15 27 (8.44%) Risk Management
15 27 (8.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 27 (8.44%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 77 (24.06%) SQL
2 33 (10.31%) Python
3 17 (5.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 14 (4.38%) R
5 11 (3.44%) T-SQL
5 11 (3.44%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.81%) Bash
7 7 (2.19%) Java
8 6 (1.88%) C
8 6 (1.88%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.56%) PHP
10 4 (1.25%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.94%) VBA
12 2 (0.63%) C++
13 1 (0.31%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.31%) Scala
Qualifications
1 43 (13.44%) Degree
2 24 (7.50%) Security Cleared
3 22 (6.88%) CIMA
4 21 (6.56%) ACCA
5 18 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (5.63%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.19%) CISSP
7 5 (1.56%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.25%) AAT
8 4 (1.25%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.25%) CEH
8 4 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.25%) CISMP
8 4 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.25%) CREST Certified
8 4 (1.25%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.25%) GIAC
8 4 (1.25%) GPEN
8 4 (1.25%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.25%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (13.13%) Data Quality
2 23 (7.19%) QA
3 14 (4.38%) Accessibility
3 14 (4.38%) GDPR
4 7 (2.19%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.56%) PMO
6 4 (1.25%) SLA
7 3 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.94%) GRC
7 3 (0.94%) WCAG
8 2 (0.63%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.63%) NIST
8 2 (0.63%) P3O
8 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (3.75%) Docker
2 2 (0.63%) Firmware
3 1 (0.31%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (2.19%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.56%) Terraform
3 4 (1.25%) Nmap
3 4 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.63%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.63%) Grafana
4 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.31%) Ansible
5 1 (0.31%) Control-M
Vendors
1 43 (13.44%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.38%) Google
2 14 (4.38%) SAP
3 10 (3.13%) Databricks
4 8 (2.50%) Cognos
5 7 (2.19%) Oracle
6 6 (1.88%) Workday
7 5 (1.56%) IBM
7 5 (1.56%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.25%) Ariba
8 4 (1.25%) Cisco
9 3 (0.94%) Adobe
9 3 (0.94%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.94%) Sage
10 2 (0.63%) Civica
10 2 (0.63%) Northgate
10 2 (0.63%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.63%) Orchard
10 2 (0.63%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.31%) BMC