Decision-Making Job Trends in the South West

Decision-Making
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 50 87
Rank change year-on-year -6 +37 -25
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 181 122 260
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.48% 4.60% 3.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.57% 5.13% 3.56%
Number of salaries quoted 113 67 157
10th Percentile £37,000 £35,000 £29,800
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,091 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £51,716
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +11.18% +8.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,995 £90,774
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,064 2,380 7,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 69.47% 89.81% 84.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3,365 1,533 5,558
10th Percentile £29,850 £28,500 £28,733
25th Percentile £36,000 £37,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,600 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% +3.14% -2.86%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in the South West

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the South West over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Decision-Making in the South West

Decision-Making
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Bristol +4 77 £52,500 -4.55% 42
Devon +2 39 £47,500 -16.95% 14
Gloucestershire -30 21 £62,500 +0.81% 27
Wiltshire +1 16 £45,000 -34.33% 14
Somerset -26 9 £50,000 -16.67% 17
Dorset -16 8 £45,000 +3.45% 8
Cornwall -9 6 £55,000 +24.29% 5
Decision-Making
England

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 6 (3.31%) Confluence
2 5 (2.76%) CMS
3 3 (1.66%) Oracle Application Server
4 2 (1.10%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.55%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.21%) Fusion 360
4 2 (1.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.76%) Adobe Campaign
2 4 (2.21%) Visualfiles
3 2 (1.10%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 26 (14.36%) Azure
2 25 (13.81%) Power Platform
3 15 (8.29%) AWS
4 9 (4.97%) SaaS
5 5 (2.76%) Adobe Analytics
5 5 (2.76%) Contentsquare
5 5 (2.76%) Figma
6 4 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.66%) Amazon S3
7 3 (1.66%) Amazon SageMaker
7 3 (1.66%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.66%) Snowflake
8 2 (1.10%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.10%) AWS Step Functions
8 2 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (1.10%) Intacct
8 2 (1.10%) iPaaS
8 2 (1.10%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.63%) Broadband
2 3 (1.66%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.55%) DNS
3 1 (0.55%) Firewall
3 1 (0.55%) Internet
3 1 (0.55%) Network Security
3 1 (0.55%) NGFW
3 1 (0.55%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (13.26%) Power BI
2 12 (6.63%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.87%) Metadata
3 7 (3.87%) Tableau
4 6 (3.31%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (2.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.66%) Looker
6 3 (1.66%) Oracle ODI
6 3 (1.66%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.66%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.66%) Star Schema
7 2 (1.10%) Ataccama
7 2 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.10%) OLAP
7 2 (1.10%) Oracle Database
7 2 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.55%) DB2
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle BI EE
8 1 (0.55%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (2.76%) Git
1 5 (2.76%) JIRA
2 2 (1.10%) DBeaver
2 2 (1.10%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
General
1 62 (34.25%) Social Skills
2 39 (21.55%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (19.89%) Finance
4 16 (8.84%) Marketing
5 14 (7.73%) Manufacturing
6 10 (5.52%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.97%) Electronics
8 8 (4.42%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (4.42%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (4.42%) Retail
9 7 (3.87%) Games
9 7 (3.87%) Legal
10 5 (2.76%) Banking
10 5 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.76%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.21%) Aerospace
11 4 (2.21%) Environmental Health
11 4 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.66%) Dutch Language
12 3 (1.66%) Law
Job Titles
1 17 (9.39%) Senior
2 16 (8.84%) Architect
3 14 (7.73%) Analyst
3 14 (7.73%) Lead
4 13 (7.18%) Sales Representative
5 10 (5.52%) Technical Support
6 9 (4.97%) Data Engineer
6 9 (4.97%) Support Supervisor
6 9 (4.97%) Technical Support Supervisor
7 8 (4.42%) Accountant
7 8 (4.42%) Data Scientist
7 8 (4.42%) Financial Controller
8 7 (3.87%) Business Manager
8 7 (3.87%) Data Analyst
9 6 (3.31%) Business Development Manager
9 6 (3.31%) Development Manager
10 5 (2.76%) Developer
10 5 (2.76%) Quality Engineer
10 5 (2.76%) Senior Manager
10 5 (2.76%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.66%) Django
1 3 (1.66%) FastAPI
1 3 (1.66%) React
2 2 (1.10%) PySpark
3 1 (0.55%) .NET
3 1 (0.55%) Flutter
3 1 (0.55%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.55%) JSON
3 1 (0.55%) Keycloak
3 1 (0.55%) NumPy
3 1 (0.55%) OAuth
3 1 (0.55%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.55%) Pandas
3 1 (0.55%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.55%) React Native
3 1 (0.55%) REST
3 1 (0.55%) RESTful
3 1 (0.55%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.55%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.55%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.97%) GNSS
1 9 (4.97%) Product Ownership
1 9 (4.97%) Satnav
2 7 (3.87%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (3.87%) Marketing Technology
2 7 (3.87%) Over-the-Top Content
2 7 (3.87%) Social Media
3 6 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.76%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.76%) PKI
5 4 (2.21%) EPoS
5 4 (2.21%) Life Science
6 3 (1.66%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.66%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.10%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.10%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.10%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.10%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.76%) Windows
2 3 (1.66%) Linux
2 3 (1.66%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.10%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.55%) Android
4 1 (0.55%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (28.73%) Continuous Improvement
2 49 (27.07%) Analytics
3 40 (22.10%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (18.23%) B2B
5 31 (17.13%) Business Intelligence
6 30 (16.57%) Roadmaps
7 28 (15.47%) AI
8 24 (13.26%) Agile
8 24 (13.26%) Coaching
8 24 (13.26%) Process Improvement
8 24 (13.26%) Test Automation
9 23 (12.71%) Mentoring
10 20 (11.05%) Customer Experience
11 17 (9.39%) Machine Learning
12 16 (8.84%) Project Management
13 15 (8.29%) Budgeting
13 15 (8.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 14 (7.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 14 (7.73%) Storytelling
15 13 (7.18%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 21 (11.60%) SQL
2 19 (10.50%) Python
3 9 (4.97%) R
4 4 (2.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (1.66%) Java
5 3 (1.66%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.66%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.10%) C#
7 1 (0.55%) C++
7 1 (0.55%) Go
7 1 (0.55%) Scala
Qualifications
1 23 (12.71%) Degree
2 14 (7.73%) Security Cleared
3 11 (6.08%) ACCA
4 10 (5.52%) CIMA
5 6 (3.31%) SC Cleared
6 5 (2.76%) AWS Certification
6 5 (2.76%) Azure Certification
6 5 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.76%) CISM
6 5 (2.76%) CISSP
6 5 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.76%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 5 (2.76%) TOGAF Certification
7 4 (2.21%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.66%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (1.10%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.10%) PMP
10 1 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.18%) ISO 9001
2 12 (6.63%) Data Quality
3 8 (4.42%) Accessibility
4 7 (3.87%) GDPR
5 5 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.76%) NCSC
5 5 (2.76%) NIST
5 5 (2.76%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.76%) QA
5 5 (2.76%) WCAG
6 4 (2.21%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.55%) GAAP
7 1 (0.55%) IFRS
7 1 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 4 (2.21%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (3.31%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.10%) Data Guard
2 2 (1.10%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 2 (1.10%) Oracle RMAN
2 2 (1.10%) Terraform
3 1 (0.55%) Control-M
Vendors
1 14 (7.73%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.63%) Adobe
3 9 (4.97%) Sage
4 7 (3.87%) Xero
5 6 (3.31%) Oracle
6 3 (1.66%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.10%) Anaplan
7 2 (1.10%) BiZZdesign
7 2 (1.10%) Databricks
7 2 (1.10%) Genesys
7 2 (1.10%) IBM
7 2 (1.10%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.10%) Sparx
7 2 (1.10%) Verint
8 1 (0.55%) BMC
8 1 (0.55%) Cisco
8 1 (0.55%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.55%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.55%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.55%) Ubiquiti