Performance Engineering Job Trends in Central London

Performance Engineering
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Performance Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 181 175
Rank change year-on-year +37 -6 +100
Permanent jobs citing Performance Engineering 4 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.17% 0.031% 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.032% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £80,000 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £90,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile - £100,000 £97,500
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £100,000 £80,000 £87,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -8.05% -17.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Performance Engineering 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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,080 3,122 2,915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 88.51% 95.65% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,552 1,933 2,592
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,950 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £74,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -1.33% - -

Performance Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Performance Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Performance Engineering job vacancy trend in Central London

Performance Engineering
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Performance Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Performance Engineering

Performance Engineering
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Engineering within the Central London region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +39 4 £100,000 +11.11% 14
Performance Engineering
London

Performance Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) C++ Developer
1 4 (100.00%) C++ Software Developer
1 4 (100.00%) Developer
1 4 (100.00%) Software Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Inventory Control
1 4 (100.00%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++