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 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 38 61
Rank change year-on-year -8 +23 +5
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 48 24 55
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.87% 4.56% 3.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.20% 5.17% 3.97%
Number of salaries quoted 38 21 46
10th Percentile £39,250 - £25,649
25th Percentile £41,250 £26,250 £29,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,592 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.17% +23.75% -23.86%
75th Percentile £69,750 £82,500 £49,603
90th Percentile £74,707 £86,776 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,719 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +10.40% -8.33%

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 1,142 464 1,384
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 68.22% 88.21% 75.96%
Number of salaries quoted 748 274 1,054
10th Percentile £29,940 £28,300 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,000 £37,170 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,005 £50,949 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.70% +13.22% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 May 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 May 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 -21 28 £53,171 -1.16% 28
West Wales - 14 £45,000 - 8
North Wales -7 6 £45,000 +66.67% 3
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 2 (4.17%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (2.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (4.17%) CATIA
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (22.92%) Azure
2 7 (14.58%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (10.42%) Power Platform
4 3 (6.25%) dbt
4 3 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.25%) SaaS
5 2 (4.17%) AWS
5 2 (4.17%) Azure AI
5 2 (4.17%) Copilot Studio
5 2 (4.17%) GCP
5 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (4.17%) Power Automate
5 2 (4.17%) PowerApps
5 2 (4.17%) Vertex AI
6 1 (2.08%) Datadog
6 1 (2.08%) GitHub
6 1 (2.08%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (2.08%) Google Sheets
6 1 (2.08%) Intacct
6 1 (2.08%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.50%) Wireless
2 1 (2.08%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.25%) Looker
1 3 (6.25%) Power BI
2 2 (4.17%) BigQuery
2 2 (4.17%) Tableau
3 1 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (6.25%) Git
2 2 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (2.08%) Cucumber
3 1 (2.08%) JMeter
3 1 (2.08%) Locust
General
1 28 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (35.42%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (22.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (18.75%) Finance
4 9 (18.75%) Law
5 6 (12.50%) Military
5 6 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 6 (12.50%) Welsh Language
6 5 (10.42%) Public Sector
7 4 (8.33%) Marketing
7 4 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (4.17%) Banking
9 2 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (4.17%) Retail
10 1 (2.08%) Aerospace
10 1 (2.08%) Financial Institution
10 1 (2.08%) Games
10 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (14.58%) Report Manager
2 6 (12.50%) Architect
3 5 (10.42%) Lead
4 4 (8.33%) Agile Delivery Manager
4 4 (8.33%) Data Engineer
4 4 (8.33%) Delivery Manager
4 4 (8.33%) Senior
5 3 (6.25%) Analyst
5 3 (6.25%) Enterprise Architect
5 3 (6.25%) Senior Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Consultant
6 2 (4.17%) HR Manager
6 2 (4.17%) IT Manager
6 2 (4.17%) IT Risk Analyst
6 2 (4.17%) Lead Architect
6 2 (4.17%) Principal Architect
6 2 (4.17%) Risk Analyst
6 2 (4.17%) Sales Representative
6 2 (4.17%) SEO Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) .NET
1 1 (2.08%) Gherkin
1 1 (2.08%) Node.js
1 1 (2.08%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.25%) Product Ownership
4 2 (4.17%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.08%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.08%) Handset
5 1 (2.08%) iPad
5 1 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 17 (35.42%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 11 (22.92%) Agile
4 11 (22.92%) Analytics
4 11 (22.92%) Business Intelligence
5 8 (16.67%) DevOps
5 8 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
6 7 (14.58%) Project Management
6 7 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (14.58%) Time Management
6 7 (14.58%) Translating Business Requirements
7 6 (12.50%) Scrum
8 5 (10.42%) AI
8 5 (10.42%) Visualisation
9 4 (8.33%) Benchmarking
9 4 (8.33%) Computer Science
9 4 (8.33%) Kanban
9 4 (8.33%) Test Automation
9 4 (8.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.75%) Python
2 3 (6.25%) Bash
2 3 (6.25%) Java
2 3 (6.25%) SQL
3 2 (4.17%) Kotlin
3 2 (4.17%) MATLAB
4 1 (2.08%) C++
4 1 (2.08%) Google Apps Script
4 1 (2.08%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.08%) R
Qualifications
1 15 (31.25%) Degree
2 5 (10.42%) SC Cleared
2 5 (10.42%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (4.17%) CIPD
3 2 (4.17%) Postgraduate
4 1 (2.08%) ACCA
4 1 (2.08%) APMP
4 1 (2.08%) CIMA
4 1 (2.08%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.08%) PMP
4 1 (2.08%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.58%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.17%) COBIT
2 2 (4.17%) GDPR
2 2 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.17%) NIST
3 1 (2.08%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.08%) GAAP
3 1 (2.08%) QA
3 1 (2.08%) SLA
3 1 (2.08%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (4.17%) Docker
2 1 (2.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.33%) Kubernetes
1 4 (8.33%) Terraform
2 1 (2.08%) Grafana
Vendors
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.17%) HubSpot
2 2 (4.17%) IBM
2 2 (4.17%) MicroStrategy
2 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.08%) Anaplan
3 1 (2.08%) Autodesk
3 1 (2.08%) Genesys
3 1 (2.08%) Google
3 1 (2.08%) Sage
3 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.08%) Verint