Performance Optimisation Contracts in London

Performance Optimisation
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Performance Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Performance Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 310 381
Rank change year-on-year +127 +71 +104
Contract jobs citing Performance Optimisation 176 81 112
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.40% 0.45% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 0.51% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 53 79
10th Percentile £400 £405 £306
25th Percentile £451 £488 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £594 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +18.80% -16.67%
75th Percentile £679 £750 £650
90th Percentile £775 £875 £732
England median daily rate £523 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +10.00% -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Performance Optimisation 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,564 15,790 24,631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.16% 88.55% 91.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,847 11,316 17,711
10th Percentile £350 £338 £375
25th Percentile £440 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £590
Median % change year-on-year - -6.78% +2.61%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £700
90th Percentile £813 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 324 278
10th Percentile £16.17 £16.00 £18.59
25th Percentile £22.68 £20.00 £22.53
Median hourly rate £31.67 £29.50 £38.13
Median % change year-on-year +7.36% -22.62% +5.90%
75th Percentile £50.75 £47.56 £62.64
90th Percentile £63.75 £65.93 £76.78
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Performance Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Performance Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Performance Optimisation in London

Performance Optimisation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Performance Optimisation in London

Performance Optimisation
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Performance Optimisation in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Performance Optimisation in London

Performance Optimisation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Performance Optimisation in London

Performance Optimisation
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Optimisation within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Central London +11 20 £477 -25.90% 17
West London +16 5 £442 -16.60% 8
East London +16 4 £625 +64.47% 2
South London - 3 - -
Performance Optimisation
England

Performance Optimisation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 4 (2.27%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.70%) Apache
2 3 (1.70%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (1.70%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.70%) WebLogic
3 2 (1.14%) Confluence
3 2 (1.14%) MQSeries
3 2 (1.14%) SAS
4 1 (0.57%) CMS
4 1 (0.57%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 6 (3.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.14%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.57%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.57%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 3 (1.70%) Oracle Assets
1 3 (1.70%) Oracle Cash Management
1 3 (1.70%) Oracle General Ledger
1 3 (1.70%) Oracle Payables
1 3 (1.70%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.14%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.57%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.57%) BambooHR
3 1 (0.57%) BASE24
3 1 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.57%) iTrent
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.57%) Shopify
3 1 (0.57%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 44 (25.00%) AWS
2 41 (23.30%) Azure
3 14 (7.95%) GCP
3 14 (7.95%) Power Platform
4 12 (6.82%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (5.68%) GitHub
5 10 (5.68%) Serverless
6 8 (4.55%) dbt
7 7 (3.98%) Amazon S3
7 7 (3.98%) Power Automate
8 6 (3.41%) Azure Functions
8 6 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (3.41%) PowerApps
9 5 (2.84%) GitHub Actions
9 5 (2.84%) Snowflake
10 4 (2.27%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (2.27%) WhatsApp
11 3 (1.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (1.70%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.25%) 5G
1 11 (6.25%) LTE
1 11 (6.25%) Radio Access Network
2 9 (5.11%) 4G
2 9 (5.11%) 5G NR
3 8 (4.55%) Firewall
3 8 (4.55%) Network Security
3 8 (4.55%) WAN
4 7 (3.98%) BGP
4 7 (3.98%) OSPF
5 6 (3.41%) MPLS
6 5 (2.84%) HTTPS
6 5 (2.84%) VPN
7 4 (2.27%) IPsec
7 4 (2.27%) SD-WAN
8 3 (1.70%) DHCP
8 3 (1.70%) EIGRP
9 2 (1.14%) DNS
9 2 (1.14%) HTTP
9 2 (1.14%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.25%) Power BI
2 10 (5.68%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (5.11%) NoSQL
3 9 (5.11%) Relational Database
3 9 (5.11%) SQL Server
4 7 (3.98%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.41%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (2.84%) Big Data
6 5 (2.84%) MySQL
6 5 (2.84%) Oracle Database
6 5 (2.84%) RDBMS
6 5 (2.84%) Redis
7 4 (2.27%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (1.70%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.70%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.70%) Data Mining
8 3 (1.70%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.70%) InterSystems Cache
8 3 (1.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 3 (1.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (7.95%) Git
2 6 (3.41%) GitLab
3 5 (2.84%) Jenkins
4 4 (2.27%) webpack
5 3 (1.70%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.57%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.57%) Ant
6 1 (0.57%) Babel
6 1 (0.57%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.57%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.57%) ESLint
6 1 (0.57%) Grunt
6 1 (0.57%) Jaeger
6 1 (0.57%) JIRA
6 1 (0.57%) JUnit
6 1 (0.57%) Mocha
6 1 (0.57%) Storybook
6 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.57%) Vite
6 1 (0.57%) Xcode
General
1 57 (32.39%) Social Skills
2 36 (20.45%) Finance
3 29 (16.48%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.66%) Banking
5 13 (7.39%) Telecoms
6 10 (5.68%) Investment Banking
7 7 (3.98%) Front Office
7 7 (3.98%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.84%) Marketing
8 5 (2.84%) Retail
9 4 (2.27%) Retail Banking
10 3 (1.70%) Legal
10 3 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.57%) Automotive
11 1 (0.57%) Back Office
11 1 (0.57%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.57%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.57%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 61 (34.66%) Developer
2 28 (15.91%) Senior
3 18 (10.23%) Architect
4 15 (8.52%) Senior Developer
5 13 (7.39%) Consultant
6 11 (6.25%) Software Engineer
7 9 (5.11%) Android Developer
7 9 (5.11%) Lead
8 8 (4.55%) Data Engineer
8 8 (4.55%) Java Developer
8 8 (4.55%) Python Developer
9 7 (3.98%) Data Architect
10 5 (2.84%) Full-Stack Developer
10 5 (2.84%) Senior Java Developer
10 5 (2.84%) WAN Specialist
11 4 (2.27%) Algorithm Engineer
11 4 (2.27%) C# Developer
11 4 (2.27%) C++ Software Engineer
11 4 (2.27%) Senior Android Developer
11 4 (2.27%) Software Engineer - Algorithmic Trading
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (9.66%) RESTful
2 15 (8.52%) React
3 14 (7.95%) .NET
4 12 (6.82%) AngularJS
5 11 (6.25%) CSS
5 11 (6.25%) GraphQL
6 10 (5.68%) REST
6 10 (5.68%) SOAP
7 9 (5.11%) Kafka
7 9 (5.11%) Node.js
7 9 (5.11%) XML
8 8 (4.55%) HTML
9 7 (3.98%) Vue
10 6 (3.41%) .NET Core
10 6 (3.41%) Android SDK
10 6 (3.41%) Next.js
10 6 (3.41%) Web Services
11 5 (2.84%) JSON
11 5 (2.84%) OAuth
11 5 (2.84%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.52%) Cloud Native
1 15 (8.52%) Mobile App
2 12 (6.82%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 11 (6.25%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (5.68%) Algorithms
5 7 (3.98%) Hedge funds
5 7 (3.98%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (3.41%) CMDB
6 6 (3.41%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.84%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.27%) Derivative
8 4 (2.27%) Distributed Architecture
8 4 (2.27%) Fixed Income
8 4 (2.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.70%) Clustering
9 3 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.70%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.70%) PKI
9 3 (1.70%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.52%) Linux
2 12 (6.82%) Android
3 5 (2.84%) Apple iOS
3 5 (2.84%) Unix
4 3 (1.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.70%) Windows
5 2 (1.14%) Rocky
5 2 (1.14%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.57%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.57%) Solaris
6 1 (0.57%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (32.95%) CI/CD
1 58 (32.95%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (30.11%) Agile
3 36 (20.45%) DevOps
4 27 (15.34%) Analytics
5 24 (13.64%) Data Modelling
6 22 (12.50%) High Availability
7 21 (11.93%) Performance Tuning
8 20 (11.36%) Mentoring
8 20 (11.36%) Software Engineering
9 19 (10.80%) Microservices
10 17 (9.66%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (9.09%) Infrastructure as Code
11 16 (9.09%) Scrum
12 15 (8.52%) Business Intelligence
12 15 (8.52%) Computer Science
12 15 (8.52%) Design Patterns
12 15 (8.52%) Migration
12 15 (8.52%) User Experience
13 14 (7.95%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 49 (27.84%) Python
2 41 (23.30%) SQL
3 30 (17.05%) Java
4 27 (15.34%) JavaScript
5 14 (7.95%) C#
5 14 (7.95%) C++
5 14 (7.95%) TypeScript
6 12 (6.82%) Kotlin
7 9 (5.11%) Bash
8 7 (3.98%) PL/SQL
8 7 (3.98%) PowerShell
9 5 (2.84%) Swift
10 4 (2.27%) Shell Script
11 3 (1.70%) ABAP
11 3 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (1.70%) Scala
12 2 (1.14%) C
12 2 (1.14%) Groovy
12 2 (1.14%) Ruby
12 2 (1.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 19 (10.80%) Security Cleared
2 16 (9.09%) Degree
2 16 (9.09%) SC Cleared
3 7 (3.98%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (3.41%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.70%) CCNP
5 3 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.70%) DV Cleared
5 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.14%) CCIE
6 2 (1.14%) EMC Certification
7 1 (0.57%) CCNA
7 1 (0.57%) CCSE
7 1 (0.57%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.57%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.57%) OCP
7 1 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.57%) RHCE
7 1 (0.57%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.39%) Accessibility
2 6 (3.41%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.27%) HIPAA
3 4 (2.27%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.70%) GDPR
4 3 (1.70%) QA
5 2 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.57%) NCSC
6 1 (0.57%) WCAG
System Software
1 19 (10.80%) Docker
2 3 (1.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 19 (10.80%) Kubernetes
1 19 (10.80%) Terraform
2 18 (10.23%) Ansible
3 5 (2.84%) NSN NetAct
4 4 (2.27%) FortiGate
4 4 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.70%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (1.70%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.14%) Galera Cluster
6 2 (1.14%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (1.14%) Packer
6 2 (1.14%) Puppet
7 1 (0.57%) Grafana
7 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (10.23%) Microsoft
2 17 (9.66%) Oracle
3 10 (5.68%) Ericsson
4 7 (3.98%) SAP
4 7 (3.98%) ServiceNow
5 6 (3.41%) Databricks
6 5 (2.84%) Fortinet
6 5 (2.84%) IBM
6 5 (2.84%) Nokia
6 5 (2.84%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.27%) ForgeRock
7 4 (2.27%) Google
8 3 (1.70%) Ping Identity
9 2 (1.14%) Apple
9 2 (1.14%) Cisco
9 2 (1.14%) Dataiku
9 2 (1.14%) Informatica
9 2 (1.14%) Pure Storage
9 2 (1.14%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.14%) TIBCO