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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 51 29
Rank change year-on-year +6 -22 +40
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 285 378 353
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.94% 4.26% 6.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.87% 5.23% 7.51%
Number of salaries quoted 179 137 285
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,995 -
25th Percentile £39,434 £41,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,700 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +89.00% -43.93%
75th Percentile £70,625 £73,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £85,634 £67,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £59,556
% change year-on-year - +0.75% -0.74%

All Process and 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 4,852 7,233 4,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 84.09% 81.58% 93.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,105 3,187 3,603
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,150 £26,754
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +5.00% -0.59%
75th Percentile £64,000 £66,967 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,800 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.50%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 +7 162 £65,000 +13.04% 148
East Midlands +9 122 £42,500 -17.07% 91
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 4 (1.40%) Confluence
2 3 (1.05%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.70%) CMS
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
4 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 48 (16.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.61%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.40%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.70%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.70%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.70%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.70%) Shopify
3 1 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.35%) Odoo
3 1 (0.35%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 59 (20.70%) Power Platform
2 37 (12.98%) Azure
3 14 (4.91%) AWS
4 11 (3.86%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (2.81%) SaaS
6 7 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 5 (1.75%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.40%) PaaS
9 4 (1.40%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 4 (1.40%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.05%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.05%) GitHub
10 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.05%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.70%) Amazon ECS
11 2 (0.70%) OCI
11 2 (0.70%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.35%) ADSL2
1 1 (0.35%) BGP
1 1 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (0.35%) Firewall
1 1 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (0.35%) Network Security
1 1 (0.35%) OSPF
1 1 (0.35%) SAN
1 1 (0.35%) SD-WAN
1 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
1 1 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (20.00%) Power BI
2 23 (8.07%) Tableau
3 12 (4.21%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (4.21%) SQL Server
4 10 (3.51%) Metadata
5 6 (2.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.75%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.75%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.40%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.05%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 3 (1.05%) Big Data
8 3 (1.05%) Looker
8 3 (1.05%) MySQL
8 3 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.05%) Power Query
9 2 (0.70%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.70%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.70%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (5.61%) JIRA
2 3 (1.05%) Burp Suite
2 3 (1.05%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.70%) Git
3 2 (0.70%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.35%) Bitbucket Server
4 1 (0.35%) DbUnit
4 1 (0.35%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.35%) jMock
4 1 (0.35%) JUnit
4 1 (0.35%) Maven
4 1 (0.35%) Mockito
4 1 (0.35%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 123 (43.16%) Social Skills
2 110 (38.60%) Finance
3 105 (36.84%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (16.49%) Retail
5 40 (14.04%) Marketing
6 39 (13.68%) Public Sector
7 30 (10.53%) Law
8 29 (10.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (8.42%) Manufacturing
10 20 (7.02%) Legal
11 18 (6.32%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (4.21%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (3.86%) Banking
14 8 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (2.46%) Local Government
15 7 (2.46%) Social Housing
16 6 (2.11%) Telecoms
17 5 (1.75%) Financial Institution
18 2 (0.70%) Aerospace
18 2 (0.70%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 65 (22.81%) Analyst
2 42 (14.74%) Senior
3 37 (12.98%) Lead
4 26 (9.12%) Data Analyst
5 19 (6.67%) Developer
6 16 (5.61%) Architect
6 16 (5.61%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 16 (5.61%) Data Engineer
6 16 (5.61%) Senior Analyst
7 12 (4.21%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 11 (3.86%) Customer Analyst
8 11 (3.86%) Digital Analyst
8 11 (3.86%) Digital Analytics Analyst
9 10 (3.51%) Enterprise Architect
9 10 (3.51%) Project Engineer
9 10 (3.51%) Project Manager
10 8 (2.81%) Analyst Developer
10 8 (2.81%) Data Manager
10 8 (2.81%) Products Support Specialist
10 8 (2.81%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.46%) Flash
2 6 (2.11%) React
3 5 (1.75%) .NET
3 5 (1.75%) HTML
4 3 (1.05%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.05%) REST
4 3 (1.05%) Spring
4 3 (1.05%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.70%) CSS
5 2 (0.70%) JSON
5 2 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.70%) PySpark
5 2 (0.70%) XML
6 1 (0.35%) EDI
6 1 (0.35%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.35%) SOAP
6 1 (0.35%) Spring Cloud
6 1 (0.35%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.35%) Web Services
6 1 (0.35%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.18%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (9.12%) Management Information System
3 18 (6.32%) FMCG
4 17 (5.96%) Security Posture
5 14 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (3.51%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.75%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.75%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.40%) Cyber Security Posture
9 4 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.40%) Pricing Data
9 4 (1.40%) Reference Data
10 3 (1.05%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.05%) Credit Risk
10 3 (1.05%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.05%) Insider Threat
10 3 (1.05%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.05%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.70%) Linux
1 2 (0.70%) Windows
2 1 (0.35%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (35.09%) Analytics
2 92 (32.28%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (29.12%) Business Intelligence
4 72 (25.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (21.05%) Project Management
6 49 (17.19%) Stakeholder Management
7 46 (16.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 45 (15.79%) CRM
9 42 (14.74%) Agile
10 40 (14.04%) Data Management
10 40 (14.04%) Visualisation
11 38 (13.33%) Data Analysis
12 34 (11.93%) Actionable Insight
13 32 (11.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 31 (10.88%) ERP
15 30 (10.53%) Data Science
16 29 (10.18%) Cybersecurity
16 29 (10.18%) Risk Management
17 28 (9.82%) Data Visualisation
18 27 (9.47%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 79 (27.72%) SQL
2 44 (15.44%) Python
3 13 (4.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (3.86%) R
5 6 (2.11%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.75%) C#
6 5 (1.75%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.40%) Java
8 3 (1.05%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.70%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.35%) C++
10 1 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 74 (25.96%) Degree
2 15 (5.26%) ACCA
2 15 (5.26%) Security Cleared
3 13 (4.56%) CIMA
4 12 (4.21%) CISSP
4 12 (4.21%) SC Cleared
5 11 (3.86%) Numerate Degree
6 9 (3.16%) CISM
6 9 (3.16%) TOGAF Certification
7 8 (2.81%) DBS Check
8 7 (2.46%) AAT
8 7 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (2.11%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (1.40%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.40%) MCSE
11 3 (1.05%) CCNA
11 3 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.05%) MCP
11 3 (1.05%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (9.47%) Data Quality
2 22 (7.72%) PMO
3 20 (7.02%) QA
4 13 (4.56%) GDPR
4 13 (4.56%) SLA
5 10 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.46%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (2.46%) GRC
6 7 (2.46%) NIST
7 5 (1.75%) COBIT
7 5 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.70%) NCSC
8 2 (0.70%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 3 (1.05%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.05%) Docker
2 1 (0.35%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.35%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 3 (1.05%) Kubernetes
1 3 (1.05%) Nmap
2 1 (0.35%) Ansible
2 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.35%) Grafana
2 1 (0.35%) Prometheus
2 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (14.39%) Microsoft
1 41 (14.39%) Salesforce
2 29 (10.18%) SAP
3 12 (4.21%) ServiceNow
4 11 (3.86%) Databricks
5 10 (3.51%) Oracle
6 6 (2.11%) Sage
7 4 (1.40%) Cisco
8 2 (0.70%) Ahrefs
8 2 (0.70%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.70%) Ariba
8 2 (0.70%) Civica
8 2 (0.70%) Cognos
8 2 (0.70%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.70%) Northgate
8 2 (0.70%) OpenAI
9 1 (0.35%) Adaptive Insights
9 1 (0.35%) Jaspersoft
9 1 (0.35%) UiPath
9 1 (0.35%) Workday