Decision-Making Jobs in the South West

Decision-Making
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Decision-Making skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Decision-Making over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 95 49
Rank change year-on-year +51 -46 +29
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 193 264 376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.48% 2.70% 5.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.89% 3.32% 5.91%
Number of salaries quoted 66 152 234
10th Percentile £31,174 £29,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,563 £37,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - +11.01%
75th Percentile £73,652 £70,000 £62,750
90th Percentile £85,619 £91,934 £85,684
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.60% -0.79%

All Process and 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 3,277 7,953 6,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.10% 81.43% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,844 5,709 3,498
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,938
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Decision-Making in the South West

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Decision-Making in the South West.

Salary trend for Decision-Making in the South West

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the South West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

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 30 May 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
Bristol +50 87 £60,000 -14.29% 174
Gloucestershire +90 43 £55,000 +22.22% 264
Dorset -12 26 £60,000 +50.00% 134
Somerset +14 20 £43,000 -14.00% 162
Wiltshire +35 5 £68,525 +66.31% 139
Cornwall +7 5 £42,500 -5.56% 1
Devon +6 5 £49,847 -0.31% 255
Decision-Making
England

Decision-Making
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (10.36%) Jupyter
2 4 (2.07%) Confluence
3 2 (1.04%) ArcGIS
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.04%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.52%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 12 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (2.07%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.04%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (3.11%) Infor LN
1 6 (3.11%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 27 (13.99%) Power Platform
2 16 (8.29%) Azure
3 15 (7.77%) AWS
4 11 (5.70%) GCP
5 5 (2.59%) Snowflake
6 4 (2.07%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (2.07%) Vertex AI
7 3 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.55%) SaaS
8 2 (1.04%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.04%) Amazon SageMaker
8 2 (1.04%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.04%) Serverless
9 1 (0.52%) GitHub
9 1 (0.52%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.55%) Firewall
2 2 (1.04%) Broadband
2 2 (1.04%) Network Security
2 2 (1.04%) VPN
3 1 (0.52%) DNS
3 1 (0.52%) LAN
3 1 (0.52%) SAN
3 1 (0.52%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.52%) VLAN
3 1 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (13.99%) Power BI
2 20 (10.36%) Big Data
3 17 (8.81%) Tableau
4 8 (4.15%) SQL Server
5 6 (3.11%) Data Hub
5 6 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.04%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.04%) GIS
6 2 (1.04%) Oracle ODI
6 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.04%) QGIS
6 2 (1.04%) Star Schema
6 2 (1.04%) ThoughtSpot
7 1 (0.52%) MS Access
7 1 (0.52%) OLAP
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.52%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (3.11%) JIRA
1 6 (3.11%) Oracle Forms
2 5 (2.59%) Git
3 2 (1.04%) GitLab
4 1 (0.52%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.52%) JUnit
4 1 (0.52%) Maven
4 1 (0.52%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 84 (43.52%) Electronics
2 62 (32.12%) Finance
3 48 (24.87%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (19.69%) Social Skills
5 30 (15.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (9.84%) Banking
7 8 (4.15%) Law
7 8 (4.15%) Marketing
8 6 (3.11%) Police
9 5 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (2.59%) Retail
10 4 (2.07%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.55%) Automotive
12 2 (1.04%) Brand Awareness
12 2 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.04%) Environmental Health
12 2 (1.04%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.04%) Legal
13 1 (0.52%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 48 (24.87%) Senior
2 29 (15.03%) Software Engineer
3 27 (13.99%) Principal Engineer
3 27 (13.99%) Software Assurance Engineer
4 25 (12.95%) Data Scientist
4 25 (12.95%) Senior Data Scientist
5 24 (12.44%) Lead
6 12 (6.22%) Senior Electrical Engineer
7 11 (5.70%) Analyst
8 7 (3.63%) Data Analyst
9 6 (3.11%) Accountant
9 6 (3.11%) Project Accountant
9 6 (3.11%) Project Manager
9 6 (3.11%) Senior Accountant
9 6 (3.11%) Team Leader
10 4 (2.07%) Business Analyst
10 4 (2.07%) Business Intelligence Lead
10 4 (2.07%) Data Manager
10 4 (2.07%) Product Manager
10 4 (2.07%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.11%) React
1 6 (3.11%) REST
2 4 (2.07%) .NET
2 4 (2.07%) CSS
2 4 (2.07%) HTML
2 4 (2.07%) Pandas
2 4 (2.07%) XGBoost
3 3 (1.55%) .NET Core
3 3 (1.55%) .NET Framework
3 3 (1.55%) Spring
4 2 (1.04%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.04%) Kafka
4 2 (1.04%) Node.js
4 2 (1.04%) Pyramid
4 2 (1.04%) PyTorch
4 2 (1.04%) Tailwind CSS
4 2 (1.04%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.52%) Django
5 1 (0.52%) Flask
5 1 (0.52%) Java EE
Miscellaneous
1 23 (11.92%) Algorithms
2 20 (10.36%) Cyberattack
3 10 (5.18%) Management Information System
4 7 (3.63%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.07%) Data Structures
6 4 (2.07%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.07%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.04%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.04%) FMCG
7 2 (1.04%) IoT
7 2 (1.04%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.04%) Lidar
7 2 (1.04%) Reference Data
7 2 (1.04%) Replication
7 2 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.04%) Smart Home
7 2 (1.04%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.04%) Android
1 2 (1.04%) Apple iOS
1 2 (1.04%) Windows
2 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.52%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (51.81%) Software Engineering
2 92 (47.67%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (37.31%) Software Assurance
3 72 (37.31%) Systems Engineering
4 47 (24.35%) Visualisation
5 37 (19.17%) Business Intelligence
6 35 (18.13%) Data Science
6 35 (18.13%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 34 (17.62%) Artificial Intelligence
7 34 (17.62%) Machine Learning
8 32 (16.58%) Data Analysis
8 32 (16.58%) DevOps
9 30 (15.54%) Mentoring
10 29 (15.03%) Agile
11 25 (12.95%) Stakeholder Management
12 24 (12.44%) Analytics
12 24 (12.44%) Microservices
13 21 (10.88%) Mathematics
14 20 (10.36%) Computer Science
14 20 (10.36%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 33 (17.10%) Python
2 26 (13.47%) JavaScript
3 23 (11.92%) Java
4 21 (10.88%) SQL
5 6 (3.11%) C#
6 3 (1.55%) R
6 3 (1.55%) VB
7 2 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.04%) Julia
7 2 (1.04%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.04%) VBA
8 1 (0.52%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 90 (46.63%) BPSS Clearance
2 49 (25.39%) Degree
3 23 (11.92%) Security Cleared
4 20 (10.36%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (10.36%) DV Cleared
5 14 (7.25%) Master's Degree
6 6 (3.11%) ACCA
6 6 (3.11%) CIMA
7 3 (1.55%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.04%) CEH
8 2 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (1.04%) CISM
8 2 (1.04%) CISSP
8 2 (1.04%) GIAC
8 2 (1.04%) ISSAP
8 2 (1.04%) PhD
8 2 (1.04%) SANS
8 2 (1.04%) Tableau Certification
9 1 (0.52%) CCNP
9 1 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.15%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.11%) GAAP
2 6 (3.11%) GDPR
2 6 (3.11%) IFRS
3 4 (2.07%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (2.07%) QA
4 2 (1.04%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.04%) COBIT
4 2 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.04%) NIST
4 2 (1.04%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.04%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.52%) NCSC
System Software
1 20 (10.36%) Docker
2 2 (1.04%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.52%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.52%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.52%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.52%) vSphere
3 1 (0.52%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 21 (10.88%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.55%) Terraform
3 2 (1.04%) Ansible
3 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.04%) SCCM
4 1 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 21 (10.88%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.22%) Oracle
3 7 (3.63%) Google
3 7 (3.63%) SAP
4 6 (3.11%) Cognos
4 6 (3.11%) Infor
5 3 (1.55%) Talend
6 2 (1.04%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.04%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.04%) VMware
7 1 (0.52%) Citrix
7 1 (0.52%) Databricks
7 1 (0.52%) McAfee
7 1 (0.52%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.52%) Sybase
7 1 (0.52%) Symantec
7 1 (0.52%) Workday
7 1 (0.52%) Xamarin