Decision-Making Job Trends in the South East

Decision-Making
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 56 58
Rank change year-on-year +20 +2 -10
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 482 425 314
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.65% 4.60% 4.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.75% 5.24% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 248 169 163
10th Percentile £28,000 £41,263 £36,476
25th Percentile £38,938 £50,000 £47,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,000 £67,625
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £89,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -3.23%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,378 8,110 6,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.85% 87.72% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4,956 3,982 4,915
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £44,253 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +7.48% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Decision-Making relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in the South East

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Decision-Making.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the South East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Decision-Making in the South East

Decision-Making
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Thames Valley +9 243 £59,435 +0.52% 145
Berkshire +6 147 £65,000 +9.94% 95
Hampshire +40 99 £55,000 -15.38% 47
Buckinghamshire +9 71 £52,500 -28.89% 29
Surrey +13 55 £59,250 -15.36% 29
Kent +2 47 £37,500 -44.44% 22
Oxfordshire +29 25 £52,500 -0.21% 24
Middlesex - 12 - - 6
East Sussex -4 9 £62,500 -10.71% 3
West Sussex +2 6 £105,000 +101.50% 9
Isle of Wight -11 2 £45,000 -
Decision-Making
England

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 15 (3.11%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.07%) SugarCRM
3 5 (1.04%) CMS
3 5 (1.04%) Confluence
3 5 (1.04%) IIS
3 5 (1.04%) WordPress
4 3 (0.62%) Drupal
4 3 (0.62%) Joomla!
4 3 (0.62%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.41%) SAS
6 1 (0.21%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 82 (17.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (8.71%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.49%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.21%) CATIA
7 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 45 (9.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.07%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.87%) Shopify
4 6 (1.24%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (1.04%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.83%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.62%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.21%) Primavera
8 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.21%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 107 (22.20%) Power Platform
2 67 (13.90%) SaaS
3 37 (7.68%) Azure
4 25 (5.19%) Dynamics 365
5 23 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (3.32%) AWS
7 13 (2.70%) PowerApps
8 8 (1.66%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.45%) Snowflake
10 6 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (1.04%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.83%) ChatGPT
12 4 (0.83%) GCP
12 4 (0.83%) Google Ads
12 4 (0.83%) Google Analytics
12 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.83%) Veeva
13 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.87%) Firewall
2 8 (1.66%) LAN
2 8 (1.66%) Network Security
2 8 (1.66%) WAN
3 6 (1.24%) Intrusion Detection
3 6 (1.24%) VLAN
3 6 (1.24%) VPN
4 5 (1.04%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.04%) Wireless
5 2 (0.41%) 802.11
5 2 (0.41%) DHCP
5 2 (0.41%) DNS
5 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.41%) Internet
5 2 (0.41%) IPv4
5 2 (0.41%) IPv6
5 2 (0.41%) SSL
5 2 (0.41%) VoIP
5 2 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (20.95%) Power BI
2 22 (4.56%) Data Lake
3 21 (4.36%) Tableau
4 17 (3.53%) Metadata
5 13 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.28%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.66%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (1.66%) Power Query
8 7 (1.45%) Big Data
8 7 (1.45%) PowerPivot
9 6 (1.24%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.24%) SAP BW
10 5 (1.04%) Data Mining
10 5 (1.04%) Hadoop
10 5 (1.04%) Looker
10 5 (1.04%) Qlik Sense
11 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.62%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (2.49%) JIRA
2 5 (1.04%) Git
3 3 (0.62%) MLflow
3 3 (0.62%) Visual Website Optimizer
4 1 (0.21%) GCC
4 1 (0.21%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 249 (51.66%) Social Skills
2 204 (42.32%) Finance
3 134 (27.80%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (14.94%) Marketing
5 41 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (6.85%) Influencing Skills
7 30 (6.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 29 (6.02%) Manufacturing
9 26 (5.39%) Retail
10 24 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (4.77%) Law
12 22 (4.56%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (2.28%) Advertising
14 9 (1.87%) Banking
15 8 (1.66%) Public Sector
15 8 (1.66%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.45%) Brand Awareness
17 6 (1.24%) Legal
17 6 (1.24%) Local Government
18 5 (1.04%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 91 (18.88%) Analyst
2 57 (11.83%) Senior
3 47 (9.75%) Lead
4 36 (7.47%) Data Analyst
4 36 (7.47%) Financial Analyst
5 35 (7.26%) Senior Manager
6 25 (5.19%) Sales Executive
7 23 (4.77%) Consultant
8 19 (3.94%) Development Manager
8 19 (3.94%) Project Engineer
9 18 (3.73%) Mechanical Engineer
10 15 (3.11%) Business Manager
10 15 (3.11%) Commercial Analyst
11 14 (2.90%) Developer
11 14 (2.90%) Project Manager
12 13 (2.70%) Account Manager
12 13 (2.70%) Senior Development Manager
13 12 (2.49%) Architect
13 12 (2.49%) Procurement Analyst
13 12 (2.49%) Supply Chain Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.49%) REST
2 10 (2.07%) FHIR
3 9 (1.87%) .NET
4 7 (1.45%) Blazor
4 7 (1.45%) WinForms
4 7 (1.45%) WPF
5 6 (1.24%) React
6 5 (1.04%) JSON
6 5 (1.04%) Play Framework
7 4 (0.83%) OAuth
7 4 (0.83%) SAML
7 4 (0.83%) SAP CO-PA
7 4 (0.83%) scikit-learn
7 4 (0.83%) SOAP
7 4 (0.83%) TensorFlow
7 4 (0.83%) XML
8 3 (0.62%) HTML
8 3 (0.62%) Keras
8 3 (0.62%) Next.js
8 3 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.64%) Management Information System
2 29 (6.02%) Onboarding
3 28 (5.81%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (4.15%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (3.53%) Driving Licence
6 16 (3.32%) Algorithms
7 13 (2.70%) Life Science
8 12 (2.49%) FMCG
9 11 (2.28%) Product Ownership
10 10 (2.07%) Omics
11 7 (1.45%) iPad
11 7 (1.45%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.24%) NHS
13 5 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
13 5 (1.04%) Social Media
14 4 (0.83%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.83%) IoT
14 4 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
15 3 (0.62%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.28%) Windows
2 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.62%) Android
4 2 (0.41%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.41%) Linux
4 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (24.90%) Analytics
2 102 (21.16%) ERP
3 101 (20.95%) Business Intelligence
4 93 (19.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 93 (19.29%) Problem-Solving
5 81 (16.80%) Agile
6 67 (13.90%) AI
7 65 (13.49%) Visualisation
8 58 (12.03%) Data Analysis
9 53 (11.00%) Computer Science
10 52 (10.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 51 (10.58%) Data Governance
12 50 (10.37%) Data Science
12 50 (10.37%) Machine Learning
13 48 (9.96%) Financial Modelling
14 46 (9.54%) Budgeting
14 46 (9.54%) Business Case
14 46 (9.54%) Stakeholder Management
15 45 (9.34%) CRM
15 45 (9.34%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 84 (17.43%) SQL
2 53 (11.00%) Python
3 32 (6.64%) VBA
4 13 (2.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (1.87%) R
6 6 (1.24%) Java
7 5 (1.04%) C#
7 5 (1.04%) Scala
8 3 (0.62%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.62%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.62%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.41%) Go
9 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.21%) ABAP
10 1 (0.21%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.21%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.21%) C++
10 1 (0.21%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.21%) PHP
10 1 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 168 (34.85%) Degree
2 63 (13.07%) CIMA
3 62 (12.86%) ACCA
4 60 (12.45%) Master's Degree
5 51 (10.58%) MBA
6 20 (4.15%) Security Cleared
7 17 (3.53%) SC Cleared
8 16 (3.32%) CISM
9 15 (3.11%) CISSP
10 12 (2.49%) DBS Check
10 12 (2.49%) PMI Certification
10 12 (2.49%) PMP
11 10 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (2.07%) HNC
11 10 (2.07%) PhD
12 8 (1.66%) CISA
12 8 (1.66%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (1.45%) CCNA
13 7 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (1.45%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.30%) Data Quality
2 25 (5.19%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.77%) QA
4 14 (2.90%) PMO
5 12 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.07%) CDISC
6 10 (2.07%) GRC
6 10 (2.07%) GxP
6 10 (2.07%) HL7
7 9 (1.87%) GDPR
8 6 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.41%) NCSC
10 1 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.21%) IFRS
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 11 (2.28%) Docker
2 8 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.04%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.41%) KVM
4 2 (0.41%) RHEV
4 2 (0.41%) Xen
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
5 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (2.49%) Terraform
2 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.41%) Nagios
4 2 (0.41%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 89 (18.46%) Microsoft
1 89 (18.46%) SAP
2 20 (4.15%) Databricks
3 12 (2.49%) HubSpot
3 12 (2.49%) Salesforce
4 11 (2.28%) Oracle
5 10 (2.07%) Workday
6 8 (1.66%) Adaptive Insights
6 8 (1.66%) VMware
7 6 (1.24%) Cisco
7 6 (1.24%) F5
7 6 (1.24%) Juniper
8 5 (1.04%) BT
8 5 (1.04%) Google
9 4 (0.83%) BMC
9 4 (0.83%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.62%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.62%) Screaming Frog
11 2 (0.41%) Qualtrics
11 2 (0.41%) Xero