Performance Metrics Contracts

Performance Metrics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Performance Metrics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Performance Metrics over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 402 564 674
Rank change year-on-year +162 +110 -95
Contract jobs citing Performance Metrics 183 120 175
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.43% 0.21% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.23% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 85 90
10th Percentile £296 £389 £233
25th Percentile £400 £500 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +9.52% +22.81%
75th Percentile £600 £656 £588
90th Percentile £738 £700 £689
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +35.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 5
10th Percentile £29.51 £40.73 £23.50
25th Percentile £51.25 £76.38 £30.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £78.50 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.01% +121.13% -36.89%
75th Percentile £71.25 £81.00 £41.75
90th Percentile £79.86 £85.05 £71.24
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.78 £78.50 -
% change year-on-year -14.94% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Performance Metrics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,679 51,168 79,259
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.19% 89.82% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,608 35,479 55,636
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £479
% change year-on-year - +4.38% +9.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,436 1,692 1,900
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.94 £16.10 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.21%

Performance Metrics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Performance Metrics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Performance Metrics.

Daily rate trend for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Performance Metrics over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Performance Metrics.

Hourly rate trend for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Performance Metrics over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Metrics within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +152 150 £475 -15.56% 237
UK excluding London +123 101 £475 -5.00% 143
London +103 72 £500 -14.89% 99
Work from Home +117 55 £450 -25.00% 103
North of England +44 34 £435 -13.00% 44
Yorkshire +35 25 £435 -37.86% 19
Scotland - 23 £625 - 11
South East +24 17 £425 +6.50% 35
Midlands +39 15 £600 -4.00% 29
South West +16 11 £450 -5.75% 12
North West +16 9 £438 -12.50% 22
East Midlands - 8 - - 12
West Midlands +30 7 £600 -4.00% 17
East of England +9 1 - - 19
Northern Ireland - 1 £225 - 1
Wales - 1 £145 - 3

Performance Metrics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 24 (13.11%) Confluence
2 3 (1.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (1.09%) CMS
3 2 (1.09%) Drupal
3 2 (1.09%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.55%) SAS
4 1 (0.55%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.55%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 16 (8.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.37%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.09%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.09%) Revit
4 1 (0.55%) Adobe Captivate
4 1 (0.55%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.55%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (2.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.64%) Shopify
3 1 (0.55%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 23 (12.57%) AWS
2 22 (12.02%) Azure
3 21 (11.48%) Power Platform
4 10 (5.46%) SaaS
5 9 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (4.37%) GCP
7 6 (3.28%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.64%) BigCommerce
9 2 (1.09%) Adobe Analytics
9 2 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.09%) GitHub
9 2 (1.09%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.55%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.55%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.55%) IaaS
10 1 (0.55%) OCI
10 1 (0.55%) PaaS
10 1 (0.55%) Rubrik
10 1 (0.55%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.28%) Firewall
2 4 (2.19%) TCP/IP
2 4 (2.19%) VPN
3 3 (1.64%) Broadband
3 3 (1.64%) DNS
3 3 (1.64%) FabricPath
3 3 (1.64%) LAN
3 3 (1.64%) NX-OS
3 3 (1.64%) VSAN
4 2 (1.09%) DHCP
4 2 (1.09%) InfiniBand
5 1 (0.55%) Internet
5 1 (0.55%) Network Security
5 1 (0.55%) SMS
5 1 (0.55%) SSL
5 1 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.55%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (11.48%) Power BI
2 7 (3.83%) MongoDB
3 6 (3.28%) Big Data
4 5 (2.73%) Data Mining
4 5 (2.73%) SQL Server
5 4 (2.19%) SAP HANA
5 4 (2.19%) Tableau
6 3 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.64%) DB2
6 3 (1.64%) Metadata
6 3 (1.64%) MySQL
7 2 (1.09%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.55%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.55%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.55%) OLAP
8 1 (0.55%) Power Query
8 1 (0.55%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (18.58%) JIRA
2 5 (2.73%) Bitbucket
2 5 (2.73%) Bitbucket Server
3 3 (1.64%) JMeter
3 3 (1.64%) LoadRunner
3 3 (1.64%) Maven
3 3 (1.64%) Selenium
4 1 (0.55%) Git
4 1 (0.55%) GoCD
4 1 (0.55%) XCUITest
General
1 75 (40.98%) Social Skills
2 49 (26.78%) Finance
3 36 (19.67%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (16.39%) Marketing
5 18 (9.84%) Banking
6 14 (7.65%) Legal
7 13 (7.10%) Telecoms
8 12 (6.56%) Public Sector
9 11 (6.01%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.73%) Retail
12 4 (2.19%) Advertising
12 4 (2.19%) Electronics
12 4 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (2.19%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.64%) Military
14 2 (1.09%) German Language
14 2 (1.09%) Local Government
14 2 (1.09%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 21 (11.48%) Analyst
2 16 (8.74%) Service Manager
3 14 (7.65%) Project Manager
4 13 (7.10%) IT Manager
5 12 (6.56%) Applications Engineer
5 12 (6.56%) Delivery Manager
5 12 (6.56%) JIRA Engineer
6 11 (6.01%) Administrator
6 11 (6.01%) Lead
6 11 (6.01%) Service Delivery Manager
7 10 (5.46%) Applications Support
7 10 (5.46%) Applications Support Engineer
7 10 (5.46%) Consultant
7 10 (5.46%) Product Manager
7 10 (5.46%) Support Engineer
8 9 (4.92%) IT Services Manager
8 9 (4.92%) Senior
9 8 (4.37%) IT Services Delivery Manager
10 7 (3.83%) Developer
11 6 (3.28%) Digital Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.65%) Web Services
2 13 (7.10%) REST
3 6 (3.28%) CSS
4 5 (2.73%) jQuery
5 4 (2.19%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.64%) HTML
6 3 (1.64%) J2EE
6 3 (1.64%) Sass
6 3 (1.64%) Spring
6 3 (1.64%) Spring MVC
6 3 (1.64%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 3 (1.64%) VML
7 1 (0.55%) CSS3
7 1 (0.55%) HTML5
7 1 (0.55%) JSON
7 1 (0.55%) Next.js
7 1 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.74%) Management Information System
2 15 (8.20%) Data Centre
3 10 (5.46%) Linux Command Line
4 8 (4.37%) Over-the-Top Content
4 8 (4.37%) Product Ownership
4 8 (4.37%) Replication
4 8 (4.37%) Video\Live Streaming
5 7 (3.83%) VxBlock/Vblock
6 5 (2.73%) Social Media
7 4 (2.19%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.64%) Podcast
8 3 (1.64%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.09%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.09%) FMCG
9 2 (1.09%) Grid Computing
9 2 (1.09%) LPAR
9 2 (1.09%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.09%) Tandem
10 1 (0.55%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 25 (13.66%) Linux
2 11 (6.01%) Apple iOS
2 11 (6.01%) Unix
3 6 (3.28%) Windows
4 5 (2.73%) Android
5 3 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.64%) zOS
6 2 (1.09%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.55%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (28.42%) Agile
2 51 (27.87%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (22.40%) Service Management
4 35 (19.13%) Analytics
5 34 (18.58%) Migration
6 33 (18.03%) Decision-Making
7 32 (17.49%) Project Management
8 26 (14.21%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (13.66%) Mentoring
9 25 (13.66%) Service Delivery
10 24 (13.11%) Roadmaps
11 23 (12.57%) Data Analysis
12 20 (10.93%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
13 16 (8.74%) Data Science
13 16 (8.74%) ITIL
14 15 (8.20%) Data Migration
14 15 (8.20%) Digital Marketing
14 15 (8.20%) ITSM
14 15 (8.20%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.10%) Python
2 11 (6.01%) SQL
3 10 (5.46%) Swift
4 8 (4.37%) Bash
5 7 (3.83%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.73%) Groovy
6 5 (2.73%) Java
6 5 (2.73%) Kotlin
7 3 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (1.64%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.09%) PHP
8 2 (1.09%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.09%) VBA
9 1 (0.55%) Perl
9 1 (0.55%) R
Qualifications
1 30 (16.39%) Degree
2 29 (15.85%) Security Cleared
3 18 (9.84%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.83%) DV Cleared
4 7 (3.83%) Master's Degree
5 4 (2.19%) PMI Certification
5 4 (2.19%) PMP
6 3 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.09%) CBAP
8 1 (0.55%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.55%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 1 (0.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.55%) MBA
8 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.01%) SLA
2 9 (4.92%) PMO
3 8 (4.37%) QA
4 6 (3.28%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.64%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.55%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 10 (5.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.64%) Firmware
2 3 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (1.64%) VMware NSX
2 3 (1.64%) vSphere
3 2 (1.09%) Docker
3 2 (1.09%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.55%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.55%) NFS
4 1 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (3.83%) VxRail
2 4 (2.19%) PowerCLI
3 3 (1.64%) MOM
3 3 (1.64%) NetBackup
3 3 (1.64%) vCenter Server
4 2 (1.09%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.55%) Ansible
5 1 (0.55%) CFEngine
5 1 (0.55%) Puppet
5 1 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 17 (9.29%) Atlassian
3 16 (8.74%) VMware
4 15 (8.20%) SAP
5 10 (5.46%) Dell
6 8 (4.37%) Okta
7 7 (3.83%) Adobe
8 6 (3.28%) ServiceNow
9 5 (2.73%) Google
9 5 (2.73%) Remedy
10 4 (2.19%) Cisco
11 3 (1.64%) IBM
11 3 (1.64%) Intel
11 3 (1.64%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.64%) Sitecore
12 2 (1.09%) Dynatrace
12 2 (1.09%) Oracle
13 1 (0.55%) Ariba
13 1 (0.55%) BMC
13 1 (0.55%) ForeScout