Performance Management Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Performance Management
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Performance Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 73 91
Rank change year-on-year -24 +18 +24
Contract jobs citing Performance Management 3 10 14
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.19% 0.93% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 1.09% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 8
10th Percentile £346 - £460
25th Percentile £397 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £800 £525
Median % change year-on-year -39.06% +52.38% +32.08%
75th Percentile £572 - £564
90th Percentile £619 - £598
England median daily rate £525 £531 £531
% change year-on-year -1.18% - -3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 5
10th Percentile - £63.25 £47.20
25th Percentile - £64.38 -
Median hourly rate - £67.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year - +37.76% -25.19%
75th Percentile - £69.38 -
90th Percentile - £69.75 £55.60
England median hourly rate £44.81 £43.77 £41.25
% change year-on-year +2.39% +6.10% -36.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

Performance Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,314 914 1,483
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 84.72% 84.63% 86.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 564 402 775
10th Percentile £200 £240 £225
25th Percentile £363 £340 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £681 £695 £712
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 417 168 362
10th Percentile £14.00 - £14.00
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.62 £14.31
Median hourly rate £20.30 £35.00 £21.73
Median % change year-on-year -42.00% +61.07% -1.23%
75th Percentile £60.75 £68.56 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%

Performance Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Performance Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Performance Management job vacancy trend in the East of England

Performance Management
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Performance Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Performance Management

Performance Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Performance Management in the East of England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Performance Management in the East of England

Performance Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Performance Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Performance Management

Performance Management
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Management within the East of England region over the 6 months to 11 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -20 2 £650 - 10
Bedfordshire -7 1 £325 -59.38% 7
Performance Management
England

Performance Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Procurement Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Strategy Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Writer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (33.33%) PDA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Software Licensing
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) SAP