Decision-Making Job Trends in the West Midlands

Decision-Making
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 41 49
Rank change year-on-year -22 +8 +13
Permanent jobs citing Decision-Making 170 196 285
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 2.42% 5.80% 4.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.16% 6.37% 5.12%
Number of salaries quoted 119 142 205
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,995 £28,700
25th Percentile £46,104 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £71,625 £73,750 £69,914
90th Percentile £84,410 £87,025 £93,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £67,820 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.84% +23.31% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,374 3,079 5,561
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 76.53% 91.07% 83.81%
Number of salaries quoted 3,045 1,720 4,356
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,225 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,959 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,375 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Decision-Making
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Decision-Making.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Decision-Making in the West Midlands

Decision-Making
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 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
Birmingham -13 71 £62,500 +4.17% 56
Warwickshire +7 15 £44,000 -16.19% 13
Coventry -11 15 £55,200 -20.86% 12
Staffordshire -37 15 £36,000 -7.11% 14
Wolverhampton - 12 £69,000 - 4
Herefordshire -15 7 £60,000 +26.32% 1
Shropshire -25 7 £55,000 +46.67% 7
Bilston - 5 £66,500 -
Worcestershire -24 4 £57,500 +15.00% 9
Walsall +9 3 £44,000 +4.76% 2
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £90,000 -
Halesowen - 2 £47,500 - 1
Solihull -1 1 £95,000 +49.02% 6
Decision-Making
England

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 11 (6.47%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.94%) CMS
2 5 (2.94%) nginx
3 4 (2.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.76%) Confluence
5 2 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.59%) Apache
6 1 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.59%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.59%) SAS
Applications
1 33 (19.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.94%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (2.94%) Photoshop
4 4 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (1.18%) Trello
6 1 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.94%) Shopify
2 2 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.59%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.59%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.59%) Odoo
3 1 (0.59%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 49 (28.82%) Power Platform
2 31 (18.24%) Azure
3 17 (10.00%) AWS
4 11 (6.47%) Azure Data Factory
5 10 (5.88%) Power Automate
6 9 (5.29%) PowerApps
7 8 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (4.12%) SaaS
9 6 (3.53%) GitHub
10 5 (2.94%) Smartsheet
11 4 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (2.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (2.35%) Google Analytics
11 4 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (2.35%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (2.35%) PaaS
12 3 (1.76%) Amazon S3
12 3 (1.76%) Copilot Studio
12 3 (1.76%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.76%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (27.06%) Power BI
2 11 (6.47%) Metadata
3 8 (4.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 8 (4.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (3.53%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (3.53%) Power Query
5 5 (2.94%) MySQL
5 5 (2.94%) SQL Server
5 5 (2.94%) Tableau
6 4 (2.35%) Looker
7 3 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.76%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.76%) Star Schema
8 2 (1.18%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (1.18%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (1.18%) Delta Lake
8 2 (1.18%) SAP BW
8 2 (1.18%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (1.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.59%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 11 (6.47%) JIRA
2 8 (4.71%) Git
3 5 (2.94%) Vite
4 4 (2.35%) JUnit
4 4 (2.35%) Maven
4 4 (2.35%) Mockito
5 3 (1.76%) Cucumber
6 2 (1.18%) JMeter
6 2 (1.18%) Locust
6 2 (1.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.59%) SpecFlow
General
1 73 (42.94%) Social Skills
2 61 (35.88%) Finance
3 53 (31.18%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (12.94%) Public Sector
5 20 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (11.76%) Manufacturing
6 19 (11.18%) Retail
7 15 (8.82%) Legal
8 10 (5.88%) Law
8 10 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (4.12%) Marketing
9 7 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (3.53%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (2.94%) Banking
12 4 (2.35%) Games
13 3 (1.76%) Spanish Language
13 3 (1.76%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.18%) Local Government
15 1 (0.59%) German Language
15 1 (0.59%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 35 (20.59%) Analyst
2 22 (12.94%) Senior
3 16 (9.41%) Developer
4 14 (8.24%) Data Analyst
5 12 (7.06%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 11 (6.47%) Lead
7 10 (5.88%) Data Engineer
7 10 (5.88%) Data Manager
8 9 (5.29%) Consultant
8 9 (5.29%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (4.71%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 8 (4.71%) Governance Manager
10 7 (4.12%) Product Owner
11 6 (3.53%) Architect
11 6 (3.53%) Business Analyst
11 6 (3.53%) Business Developer
11 6 (3.53%) Data Governance Analyst
11 6 (3.53%) Data Governance Manager
12 5 (2.94%) Senior Developer
12 5 (2.94%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.88%) REST
2 7 (4.12%) HTML
3 6 (3.53%) Vue
4 5 (2.94%) CSS
4 5 (2.94%) Laravel
4 5 (2.94%) LEMP Stack
4 5 (2.94%) Tailwind CSS
4 5 (2.94%) YAML
5 3 (1.76%) JDBC
5 3 (1.76%) LDAP
5 3 (1.76%) PySpark
5 3 (1.76%) PyTorch
5 3 (1.76%) React
5 3 (1.76%) SAML
5 3 (1.76%) TensorFlow
5 3 (1.76%) Web Services
6 2 (1.18%) AngularJS
6 2 (1.18%) EDI
6 2 (1.18%) Gherkin
6 2 (1.18%) OpenCV
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.82%) Product Ownership
2 12 (7.06%) Management Information System
3 10 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (5.29%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (3.53%) Security Posture
7 4 (2.35%) Reference Data
8 3 (1.76%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.76%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.76%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (1.76%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.76%) PMI
8 3 (1.76%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.18%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.18%) Lidar
9 2 (1.18%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.29%) Linux
2 2 (1.18%) Robot Operating System
2 2 (1.18%) Windows
3 1 (0.59%) Android
3 1 (0.59%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (34.71%) Analytics
2 57 (33.53%) Business Intelligence
3 53 (31.18%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (27.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 44 (25.88%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 40 (23.53%) Agile
7 32 (18.82%) Data Modelling
8 28 (16.47%) Roadmaps
9 25 (14.71%) Actionable Insight
9 25 (14.71%) Data Governance
10 23 (13.53%) Data Analysis
10 23 (13.53%) Stakeholder Management
11 22 (12.94%) Project Management
12 21 (12.35%) Risk Management
13 20 (11.76%) Computer Science
14 19 (11.18%) AI
15 18 (10.59%) Cybersecurity
15 18 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 17 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
16 17 (10.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 48 (28.24%) SQL
2 24 (14.12%) Python
3 13 (7.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 9 (5.29%) Bash
4 9 (5.29%) Java
4 9 (5.29%) R
5 8 (4.71%) JavaScript
6 7 (4.12%) T-SQL
7 5 (2.94%) PHP
8 4 (2.35%) C
8 4 (2.35%) PL/SQL
9 3 (1.76%) TypeScript
10 2 (1.18%) C++
11 1 (0.59%) Scala
Qualifications
1 29 (17.06%) Degree
2 15 (8.82%) ACCA
2 15 (8.82%) Security Cleared
3 14 (8.24%) CIMA
4 11 (6.47%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (2.94%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.35%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.18%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.18%) CISSP
8 2 (1.18%) CITP
8 2 (1.18%) PhD
8 2 (1.18%) PMP
9 1 (0.59%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.59%) CBAP
9 1 (0.59%) CCAB
9 1 (0.59%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (18.82%) Data Quality
2 20 (11.76%) QA
3 11 (6.47%) GDPR
4 10 (5.88%) PMO
5 9 (5.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (3.53%) Accessibility
6 6 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (2.94%) NIST
8 4 (2.35%) COBIT
9 2 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (1.18%) GRC
9 2 (1.18%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.18%) P3O
9 2 (1.18%) PCI DSS
9 2 (1.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (8.24%) Docker
2 1 (0.59%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (5.29%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.35%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.35%) Terraform
3 2 (1.18%) Grafana
3 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.59%) Control-M
Vendors
1 24 (14.12%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.71%) Databricks
3 7 (4.12%) Google
3 7 (4.12%) SAP
4 6 (3.53%) Sage
5 5 (2.94%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.35%) Oracle
7 2 (1.18%) Ariba
7 2 (1.18%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.59%) Adaptive Insights
8 1 (0.59%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.59%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.59%) BMC
8 1 (0.59%) Foundry
8 1 (0.59%) IBM
8 1 (0.59%) Informatica
8 1 (0.59%) Palantir
8 1 (0.59%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.59%) Talend
8 1 (0.59%) Verint