Decision-Making Job Trends in Wales

Decision-Making
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 43 65
Rank change year-on-year +23 +22 +18
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 61 37 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 5.83% 4.24% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.72% 5.02% 3.27%
Number of salaries quoted 47 18 28
10th Percentile £28,000 £40,125 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £56,296 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.52% +68.05% -35.04%
75th Percentile £55,000 £72,483 £51,141
90th Percentile £83,094 £87,000 £68,420
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -11.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 790 737 857
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 75.45% 84.42% 89.83%
Number of salaries quoted 534 353 637
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in Wales

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Decision-Making.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in Wales over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Decision-Making in Wales

Decision-Making
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the Wales region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
South Wales +5 38 £48,750 -13.40% 116
West Wales +12 7 £42,500 - 7
North Wales +8 4 - - 2
Decision-Making
UK

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (1.64%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Sage X3
2 1 (1.64%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Azure
2 10 (16.39%) Cloud Computing
3 9 (14.75%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (6.56%) Google Workspace
4 4 (6.56%) Power Platform
4 4 (6.56%) SurveyMonkey
5 3 (4.92%) SaaS
6 2 (3.28%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (3.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (3.28%) Snowflake
7 1 (1.64%) AWS
7 1 (1.64%) Figma
7 1 (1.64%) Google Analytics
7 1 (1.64%) Miro
7 1 (1.64%) PaaS
7 1 (1.64%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.84%) Wireless
2 4 (6.56%) Bluetooth
2 4 (6.56%) Firewall
2 4 (6.56%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (6.56%) Modbus
2 4 (6.56%) Network Security
2 4 (6.56%) TCP/IP
2 4 (6.56%) VLAN
2 4 (6.56%) Wireshark
2 4 (6.56%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (16.39%) Geospatial Data
1 10 (16.39%) GIS
2 4 (6.56%) Power BI
3 3 (4.92%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (3.28%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.64%) RDBMS
5 1 (1.64%) Relational Database
5 1 (1.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (1.64%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (6.56%) Burp Suite
1 4 (6.56%) Metasploit
2 1 (1.64%) JIRA
General
1 32 (52.46%) Analytical Skills
1 32 (52.46%) Social Skills
2 17 (27.87%) Finance
3 11 (18.03%) Law
4 8 (13.11%) Manufacturing
5 6 (9.84%) Marketing
5 6 (9.84%) Military
5 6 (9.84%) Telecoms
5 6 (9.84%) Welsh Language
6 5 (8.20%) Public Sector
7 4 (6.56%) Aerospace
7 4 (6.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (6.56%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (6.56%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (4.92%) Brand Awareness
8 3 (4.92%) Retail
9 2 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.64%) Billing
10 1 (1.64%) Games
10 1 (1.64%) Legal
Job Titles
1 11 (18.03%) Lead
2 8 (13.11%) IT Support
3 7 (11.48%) Report Manager
4 5 (8.20%) IT Engineer
4 5 (8.20%) IT Support Engineer
4 5 (8.20%) Support Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Architect
6 3 (4.92%) Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Product Owner
6 3 (4.92%) Support Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Business Manager
7 2 (3.28%) IT Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
8 1 (1.64%) Business Systems Manager
8 1 (1.64%) Insight Analyst
8 1 (1.64%) Integration Specialist
8 1 (1.64%) IT Risk Analyst
8 1 (1.64%) Lead Product Manager
8 1 (1.64%) Senior Architect
8 1 (1.64%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 19 (31.15%) Management Information System
2 17 (27.87%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (11.48%) Driving Licence
4 5 (8.20%) Onboarding
5 4 (6.56%) CAN bus
5 4 (6.56%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (6.56%) IoT
5 4 (6.56%) Operational Technology
5 4 (6.56%) SCADA
6 3 (4.92%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (4.92%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (4.92%) Product Ownership
7 2 (3.28%) iPad
7 2 (3.28%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.64%) Blog
8 1 (1.64%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.64%) Educational Technology
8 1 (1.64%) Social Media
8 1 (1.64%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.56%) Android
1 4 (6.56%) Kali Linux
1 4 (6.56%) Linux
1 4 (6.56%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (60.66%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (31.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (26.23%) AI
4 15 (24.59%) Cybersecurity
5 14 (22.95%) Risk Management
6 13 (21.31%) Analytics
6 13 (21.31%) Asset Management
6 13 (21.31%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 12 (19.67%) Agile
7 12 (19.67%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (16.39%) Document Management
8 10 (16.39%) Programme Management
8 10 (16.39%) Project Management
8 10 (16.39%) Technical Analysis
9 8 (13.11%) Computer Science
9 8 (13.11%) Data Protection
9 8 (13.11%) Time Management
10 7 (11.48%) Performance Metrics
10 7 (11.48%) Translating Business Requirements
11 6 (9.84%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.56%) C++
1 4 (6.56%) Java
1 4 (6.56%) Python
1 4 (6.56%) R
1 4 (6.56%) Rust
2 3 (4.92%) SQL
3 2 (3.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 24 (39.34%) Degree
2 10 (16.39%) DBS Check
3 4 (6.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (6.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (6.56%) SC Cleared
3 4 (6.56%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.64%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.64%) PMP
4 1 (1.64%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.39%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.28%) GDPR
2 2 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.64%) COBIT
3 1 (1.64%) GRC
3 1 (1.64%) NCSC
3 1 (1.64%) NIST
3 1 (1.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (13.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (6.56%) Nessus
1 4 (6.56%) Nmap
Vendors
1 23 (37.70%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) Oracle
2 6 (9.84%) SAP
3 5 (8.20%) Google
4 4 (6.56%) Cisco
4 4 (6.56%) Qualtrics
4 4 (6.56%) Red Hat
4 4 (6.56%) Splunk
5 3 (4.92%) IBM
6 2 (3.28%) Databricks
6 2 (3.28%) Sage
7 1 (1.64%) Anaplan
7 1 (1.64%) Genesys
7 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.64%) Verint