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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 60 32
Rank change year-on-year +22 -28 +45
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 523 301 922
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.64% 3.90% 5.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 4.31% 6.66%
Number of salaries quoted 354 146 443
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £43,500 £47,813 £39,443
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £45,802
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +41.92% -22.03%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £87,200 £100,000 £72,400
England median annual salary £60,925 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.27% +18.18% -8.33%

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 10,363 6,985 13,843
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.14% 90.40% 84.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7,003 3,431 9,846
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,328 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
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 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 11 May 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 11 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
Thames Valley +41 297 £55,000 -21.43% 139
Berkshire +17 168 £50,000 -28.57% 68
Buckinghamshire +50 105 £60,000 -18.74% 35
Hampshire +1 103 £70,000 +21.74% 65
Surrey -17 48 £57,500 -17.86% 48
Kent -5 33 £75,000 +97.37% 28
Oxfordshire +9 24 £57,500 -13.21% 38
Isle of Wight - 22 £87,200 - 2
East Sussex -22 9 £54,500 -18.96% 5
West Sussex -15 8 £62,500 +8.70% 18
Middlesex +33 1 - - 24
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 12 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.34%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (0.96%) IIS
4 2 (0.38%) Apache
4 2 (0.38%) CMS
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.38%) OpenEdge
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 84 (16.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.97%) Microsoft Project
3 25 (4.78%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (2.87%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (1.53%) CATIA
7 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.91%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.57%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.38%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.19%) Infor LN
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.19%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 97 (18.55%) Power Platform
2 46 (8.80%) Azure
3 32 (6.12%) AWS
4 28 (5.35%) SaaS
5 23 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.68%) GCP
7 12 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (2.10%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.34%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (1.34%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.76%) AWS Data Pipeline
11 4 (0.76%) Azure Machine Learning
11 4 (0.76%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.76%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.76%) Prefect
11 4 (0.76%) Veeva
12 3 (0.57%) IaaS
12 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.57%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.15%) SMS
2 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.57%) Broadband
3 3 (0.57%) Unified Communications
4 2 (0.38%) Firewall
4 2 (0.38%) Network Security
4 2 (0.38%) Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) DHCP
5 1 (0.19%) DNS
5 1 (0.19%) Internet
5 1 (0.19%) Modbus
5 1 (0.19%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.19%) VLAN
5 1 (0.19%) VPN
5 1 (0.19%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (17.78%) Power BI
2 28 (5.35%) Tableau
3 14 (2.68%) Relational Database
4 13 (2.49%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.91%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.53%) MySQL
8 7 (1.34%) Big Data
8 7 (1.34%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.15%) Data Mining
9 6 (1.15%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.96%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.76%) Apache Cassandra
11 4 (0.76%) Metadata
12 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.57%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.57%) Power Query
12 3 (0.57%) Snowflake Schema
12 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (4.21%) Rational DOORS
2 19 (3.63%) Git
3 8 (1.53%) JIRA
3 8 (1.53%) Visual Studio Code
4 6 (1.15%) Yeoman
5 5 (0.96%) GitLab
6 3 (0.57%) MLflow
7 1 (0.19%) GCC
7 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.19%) JUnit
7 1 (0.19%) Selenium
General
1 211 (40.34%) Social Skills
2 202 (38.62%) Finance
3 164 (31.36%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (12.05%) Marketing
5 60 (11.47%) Influencing Skills
6 41 (7.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (7.27%) Pharmaceutical
8 35 (6.69%) Law
9 33 (6.31%) Manufacturing
10 27 (5.16%) Legal
11 25 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (4.78%) Public Sector
12 22 (4.21%) Aerospace
13 18 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (2.68%) Electronics
15 13 (2.49%) Local Government
16 12 (2.29%) Retail
17 8 (1.53%) Telecoms
18 5 (0.96%) Advertising
18 5 (0.96%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 99 (18.93%) Senior
2 98 (18.74%) Analyst
3 58 (11.09%) Senior Manager
4 35 (6.69%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.69%) Financial Analyst
5 34 (6.50%) Data Engineer
5 34 (6.50%) Development Manager
5 34 (6.50%) Lead
6 29 (5.54%) Project Manager
7 28 (5.35%) Systems Engineer
8 27 (5.16%) Sales Executive
9 26 (4.97%) Development Project Manager
9 26 (4.97%) Senior Development Manager
9 26 (4.97%) Senior Project Manager
10 20 (3.82%) Developer
11 18 (3.44%) Mechanical Engineer
11 18 (3.44%) Project Engineer
12 17 (3.25%) Software Engineer
13 16 (3.06%) Principal Engineer
14 15 (2.87%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.91%) .NET
2 9 (1.72%) SAP CO-PA
3 8 (1.53%) React
4 5 (0.96%) Middleware
4 5 (0.96%) Node.js
4 5 (0.96%) Play Framework
4 5 (0.96%) REST
5 3 (0.57%) Keras
5 3 (0.57%) RESTful
5 3 (0.57%) scikit-learn
5 3 (0.57%) TensorFlow
6 2 (0.38%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.38%) Kafka
6 2 (0.38%) LangChain
6 2 (0.38%) LangGraph
6 2 (0.38%) MFC
6 2 (0.38%) Next.js
6 2 (0.38%) Snowpark
6 2 (0.38%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.38%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.84%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (4.21%) Cloud Native
3 21 (4.02%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.02%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.63%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.87%) Algorithms
6 12 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (1.53%) NHS
8 7 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.15%) Smart Home
10 5 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.96%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.76%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.76%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.76%) IoT
12 3 (0.57%) FMCG
12 3 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.57%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.49%) Linux
2 8 (1.53%) Windows
3 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (24.09%) Agile
2 114 (21.80%) Problem-Solving
3 103 (19.69%) Analytics
3 103 (19.69%) Business Intelligence
4 80 (15.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 68 (13.00%) Project Management
6 67 (12.81%) Business Development
7 65 (12.43%) CRM
8 59 (11.28%) AI
9 53 (10.13%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 49 (9.37%) Visualisation
11 48 (9.18%) Data Analysis
12 44 (8.41%) ERP
12 44 (8.41%) Risk Management
13 43 (8.22%) Roadmaps
14 42 (8.03%) Computer Science
14 42 (8.03%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 41 (7.84%) Actionable Insight
15 41 (7.84%) ETL
16 40 (7.65%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 91 (17.40%) SQL
2 80 (15.30%) Python
3 25 (4.78%) VBA
4 23 (4.40%) C#
5 17 (3.25%) Java
6 15 (2.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 11 (2.10%) C++
8 9 (1.72%) Scala
9 8 (1.53%) MATLAB
9 8 (1.53%) R
10 4 (0.76%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.76%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.38%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.19%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.19%) ActionScript 2.0
12 1 (0.19%) Go
12 1 (0.19%) Groovy
12 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.19%) Ruby
12 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 148 (28.30%) Degree
2 64 (12.24%) ACCA
2 64 (12.24%) CIMA
3 43 (8.22%) Security Cleared
4 40 (7.65%) PMP
5 38 (7.27%) SC Cleared
6 35 (6.69%) PMI Certification
7 29 (5.54%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (4.78%) Master's Degree
9 18 (3.44%) DBS Check
10 14 (2.68%) AAT
10 14 (2.68%) MBA
11 8 (1.53%) APMP
12 7 (1.34%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
14 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
15 2 (0.38%) CCNA
15 2 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
16 1 (0.19%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.03%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.78%) QA
3 15 (2.87%) Accessibility
3 15 (2.87%) GDPR
4 14 (2.68%) PMO
5 8 (1.53%) GRC
5 8 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 6 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.96%) SLA
8 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.57%) NCSC
10 2 (0.38%) IFRS
11 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.19%) GAAP
System Software
1 12 (2.29%) Docker
2 2 (0.38%) Firmware
2 2 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.91%) Terraform
2 4 (0.76%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.19%) Ansible
4 1 (0.19%) Puppet
4 1 (0.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 97 (18.55%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.84%) SAP
3 30 (5.74%) Salesforce
4 22 (4.21%) IBM
5 15 (2.87%) Databricks
6 11 (2.10%) Oracle
7 10 (1.91%) HubSpot
8 9 (1.72%) Google
9 8 (1.53%) BT
9 8 (1.53%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.34%) BMC
10 7 (1.34%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (0.57%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.57%) Mitel
12 2 (0.38%) Sage
12 2 (0.38%) VMware
12 2 (0.38%) Xero
13 1 (0.19%) Informatica
13 1 (0.19%) Palo Alto
13 1 (0.19%) Workday