Decision-Making Jobs in the UK excluding London

Decision-Making
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 45 60
Rank change year-on-year -15 +15 +11
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 1,722 3,431 3,064
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.41% 4.84% 5.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.74% 5.77% 5.37%
Number of salaries quoted 761 1,727 1,038
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,817 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,087 £38,353
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,609 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £70,834 £66,275 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,754 £84,056
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,325 59,458 57,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.93% 83.91% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 17,834 41,124 29,354
10th Percentile £26,929 £27,128 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Decision-Making in the UK excluding London

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Decision-Making in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Decision-Making in the UK excluding London

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Decision-Making in the UK excluding London

Decision-Making
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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
North of England -48 396 £55,000 +5.74% 729
South East -33 361 £60,000 +31.00% 1,065
Scotland +15 299 £51,645 +13.40% 221
Midlands -2 278 £52,443 -4.13% 382
North West -62 267 £56,000 +12.00% 475
South West +51 190 £60,000 +20.00% 267
West Midlands -7 173 £53,750 -2.27% 247
East of England -26 147 £60,000 +26.32% 295
Yorkshire +1 119 £54,250 -1.36% 183
East Midlands +2 102 £42,500 -5.56% 123
Wales +23 39 £55,000 +29.41% 53
Northern Ireland +41 11 £56,401 +88.00% 63
North East -25 10 £67,500 +49.18% 81
Channel Islands +2 2 £78,750 - 1
Isle of Man - 1 £31,000 - 4
Decision-Making
UK

Decision-Making
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 62 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.39%) Jupyter
3 17 (0.99%) Apache Spark
4 15 (0.87%) SAS
5 6 (0.35%) Apache
5 6 (0.35%) IBM Domino
6 5 (0.29%) Confluence
6 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.23%) CMS
8 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.12%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.058%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.058%) WordPress
Applications
1 229 (13.30%) Microsoft Office
2 125 (7.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 56 (3.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.58%) SPSS
5 8 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.23%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.23%) Trello
7 3 (0.17%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.058%) 3ds Max
8 1 (0.058%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.058%) Blender
8 1 (0.058%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.058%) Maya
8 1 (0.058%) Notion
8 1 (0.058%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.058%) Pro Tools
8 1 (0.058%) Revit
8 1 (0.058%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 41 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 38 (2.21%) Infor LN
2 38 (2.21%) SAP BPC
3 11 (0.64%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.17%) Magento
7 3 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.17%) Shopify
8 1 (0.058%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.058%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.058%) iTrent
8 1 (0.058%) Ripple
8 1 (0.058%) Ripple XRP
8 1 (0.058%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.058%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 215 (12.49%) Power Platform
2 172 (9.99%) Azure
3 84 (4.88%) AWS
4 44 (2.56%) SaaS
5 36 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
6 35 (2.03%) GCP
7 33 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (1.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 21 (1.22%) Snowflake
10 20 (1.16%) PowerApps
11 18 (1.05%) Power Automate
12 15 (0.87%) Amazon S3
12 15 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (0.81%) Serverless
14 13 (0.75%) AWS Lambda
14 13 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
14 13 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
14 13 (0.75%) Google Analytics
15 11 (0.64%) Amazon SageMaker
16 9 (0.52%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.81%) Network Security
2 13 (0.75%) Firewall
3 8 (0.46%) VLAN
3 8 (0.46%) VPN
4 7 (0.41%) IP Telephony
5 5 (0.29%) Broadband
5 5 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (0.29%) SMS
5 5 (0.29%) VoIP
5 5 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.23%) Internet
6 4 (0.23%) WAN
7 3 (0.17%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.17%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.12%) ADSL2
8 2 (0.12%) BGP
8 2 (0.12%) DHCP
8 2 (0.12%) DNS
8 2 (0.12%) FTP
8 2 (0.12%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 198 (11.50%) Power BI
2 119 (6.91%) Tableau
3 62 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
4 38 (2.21%) Big Data
5 35 (2.03%) SQL Server
6 27 (1.57%) Data Lake
6 27 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 22 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 20 (1.16%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.81%) NoSQL
10 13 (0.75%) Data Mining
11 10 (0.58%) BigQuery
11 10 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
11 10 (0.58%) Power Query
11 10 (0.58%) Star Schema
12 9 (0.52%) Data Hub
12 9 (0.52%) Looker
12 9 (0.52%) MongoDB
13 8 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 40 (2.32%) Oracle Forms
2 32 (1.86%) JIRA
3 19 (1.10%) Git
4 11 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 11 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 8 (0.46%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.35%) GitLab
7 5 (0.29%) JUnit
8 3 (0.17%) Bitbucket Server
8 3 (0.17%) DbUnit
8 3 (0.17%) ERwin
8 3 (0.17%) jMock
8 3 (0.17%) Maven
8 3 (0.17%) Mockito
8 3 (0.17%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.12%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.12%) MLflow
9 2 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.12%) webpack
10 1 (0.058%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 673 (39.08%) Social Skills
2 648 (37.63%) Finance
3 523 (30.37%) Analytical Skills
4 313 (18.18%) Electronics
5 228 (13.24%) Marketing
6 177 (10.28%) Presentation Skills
7 131 (7.61%) Legal
8 129 (7.49%) Banking
9 122 (7.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 94 (5.46%) Law
11 65 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
12 59 (3.43%) Manufacturing
13 57 (3.31%) Retail
14 47 (2.73%) Police
15 42 (2.44%) Public Sector
16 38 (2.21%) German Language
17 37 (2.15%) Financial Institution
18 34 (1.97%) French Language
19 33 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
20 30 (1.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 342 (19.86%) Senior
2 256 (14.87%) Analyst
3 187 (10.86%) Principal Engineer
4 184 (10.69%) Software Assurance Engineer
5 167 (9.70%) Lead
6 80 (4.65%) Senior Electrical Engineer
7 70 (4.07%) Customer Executive
8 62 (3.60%) Financial Analyst
9 55 (3.19%) Data Scientist
10 54 (3.14%) Architect
11 47 (2.73%) Developer
12 43 (2.50%) Team Leader
13 40 (2.32%) Product Manager
14 39 (2.26%) Accountant
14 39 (2.26%) Business Analyst
14 39 (2.26%) Data Analyst
14 39 (2.26%) Data Manager
15 38 (2.21%) Data Engineer
15 38 (2.21%) Project Accountant
15 38 (2.21%) Senior Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (1.63%) .NET
2 16 (0.93%) CSS
2 16 (0.93%) React
3 14 (0.81%) AngularJS
3 14 (0.81%) HTML
4 12 (0.70%) .NET Core
5 11 (0.64%) REST
6 9 (0.52%) Pandas
6 9 (0.52%) RESTful
7 8 (0.46%) Kafka
7 8 (0.46%) XGBoost
8 7 (0.41%) PySpark
8 7 (0.41%) Spring Boot
8 7 (0.41%) XML
9 6 (0.35%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.35%) Spring
9 6 (0.35%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.29%) PyTorch
11 4 (0.23%) scikit-learn
11 4 (0.23%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 216 (12.54%) Management Information System
2 55 (3.19%) Algorithms
3 53 (3.08%) Social Media
4 49 (2.85%) Credit Risk
5 48 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
6 44 (2.56%) Product Ownership
7 38 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
8 34 (1.97%) Fixed Income
9 23 (1.34%) Cyberattack
9 23 (1.34%) FMCG
10 18 (1.05%) NHS
11 17 (0.99%) Data Centre
12 15 (0.87%) Onboarding
13 14 (0.81%) Data Structures
13 14 (0.81%) Learning Management System
14 13 (0.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 11 (0.64%) Driving Licence
15 11 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (0.58%) Private Cloud
16 10 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 43 (2.50%) Windows
2 23 (1.34%) Windows Vista
3 13 (0.75%) Linux
4 10 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.17%) Unix
6 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.058%) Android
7 1 (0.058%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.058%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 515 (29.91%) Problem-Solving
2 371 (21.54%) Analytics
3 325 (18.87%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 321 (18.64%) Business Intelligence
5 302 (17.54%) Software Engineering
6 292 (16.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 268 (15.56%) Risk Management
8 231 (13.41%) Systems Engineering
9 229 (13.30%) Artificial Intelligence
9 229 (13.30%) Software Assurance
10 211 (12.25%) Agile
11 209 (12.14%) Stakeholder Management
12 179 (10.39%) Visualisation
13 155 (9.00%) Actionable Insight
13 155 (9.00%) Data Analysis
14 147 (8.54%) Risk Assessment
15 146 (8.48%) Roadmaps
16 133 (7.72%) Data Science
17 130 (7.55%) Machine Learning
18 128 (7.43%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 203 (11.79%) SQL
2 158 (9.18%) Python
3 57 (3.31%) Java
4 53 (3.08%) JavaScript
5 33 (1.92%) R
6 30 (1.74%) C#
7 20 (1.16%) C++
8 13 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 11 (0.64%) Scala
10 8 (0.46%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.35%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.29%) Bash
12 5 (0.29%) PHP
12 5 (0.29%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.29%) VB
12 5 (0.29%) VBA
13 4 (0.23%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.12%) C
14 2 (0.12%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 565 (32.81%) Degree
2 500 (29.04%) BPSS Clearance
3 178 (10.34%) Master's Degree
4 91 (5.28%) ACCA
4 91 (5.28%) CIMA
5 72 (4.18%) Security Cleared
6 48 (2.79%) DBS Check
7 47 (2.73%) DV Cleared
8 45 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 40 (2.32%) SC Cleared
10 36 (2.09%) CRISC
11 35 (2.03%) CFA
12 33 (1.92%) Chartered Engineer
13 24 (1.39%) PhD
14 18 (1.05%) Azure Certification
15 16 (0.93%) CCAB
15 16 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
16 13 (0.75%) CISSP
17 12 (0.70%) PMI Certification
18 11 (0.64%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (6.97%) Data Quality
2 47 (2.73%) GDPR
3 41 (2.38%) Accessibility
3 41 (2.38%) IFRS
4 39 (2.26%) COBIT
5 38 (2.21%) GAAP
6 37 (2.15%) QA
7 23 (1.34%) NIST
8 16 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
9 15 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 15 (0.87%) ITGC
10 12 (0.70%) PMO
11 11 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 8 (0.46%) NCSC
13 7 (0.41%) SLA
14 6 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (0.23%) GMP
16 3 (0.17%) ISO 9001
17 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 39 (2.26%) Docker
2 9 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (0.41%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.17%) HDFS
6 2 (0.12%) Firmware
6 2 (0.12%) Postfix
6 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.058%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.058%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 34 (1.97%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.29%) Ansible
2 5 (0.29%) FortiGate
2 5 (0.29%) Terraform
3 4 (0.23%) Grafana
3 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.12%) Kibana
4 2 (0.12%) Kubeflow
4 2 (0.12%) Marathon
4 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.058%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.058%) PaperCut
5 1 (0.058%) SCCM
Vendors
1 195 (11.32%) Microsoft
2 126 (7.32%) Salesforce
3 121 (7.03%) SAP
4 61 (3.54%) Oracle
5 46 (2.67%) Google
6 45 (2.61%) Cognos
7 38 (2.21%) Infor
8 34 (1.97%) Bloomberg
9 21 (1.22%) Databricks
10 17 (0.99%) VMware
10 17 (0.99%) YouTube
11 13 (0.75%) ServiceNow
12 10 (0.58%) Informatica
13 9 (0.52%) IBM
13 9 (0.52%) Intel
13 9 (0.52%) Symantec
14 8 (0.46%) Broadcom
14 8 (0.46%) Cisco
14 8 (0.46%) HubSpot
15 7 (0.41%) Alteryx