Decision-Making
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 32 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | +16 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making | 3,130 | 2,851 | 4,059 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 4.22% | 6.54% | 4.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.41% | 6.98% | 5.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,873 | 1,148 | 2,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,500 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £68,525 | £54,700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.79% | +25.27% | -8.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £90,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,239 | £60,000 | £46,950 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.60% | +27.80% | -14.45% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 57,853 | 40,823 | 73,554 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 78.06% | 93.60% | 87.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35,092 | 22,156 | 55,922 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £32,366 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,911 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -11.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,674 | £80,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,500 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Decision-Making relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Decision-Making.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.
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Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 14 March 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 |
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| England | -14 | 2,758 | £62,500 | -9.42% | 2,045 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 1,794 | £57,239 | -4.60% | 1,506 |
| London | -10 | 1,029 | £75,000 | - | 855 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 973 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 952 |
| North of England | +4 | 568 | £57,239 | -0.45% | 380 |
| South East | +17 | 457 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 524 |
| Midlands | -18 | 283 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 231 |
| North West | -7 | 262 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 209 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 204 | £57,239 | -0.45% | 131 |
| East of England | -11 | 177 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 127 |
| West Midlands | -19 | 166 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 139 |
| South West | -6 | 152 | £47,500 | -21.26% | 169 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 115 | £51,058 | +10.40% | 92 |
| North East | +38 | 102 | £62,500 | -13.38% | 49 |
| Scotland | -43 | 72 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 52 |
| Wales | +12 | 47 | £42,500 | -34.62% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 40 | £29,750 | -66.38% | 9 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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