Mentoring Job Trends in the East Midlands

Mentorship
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Mentoring skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 15 28
Rank change year-on-year 0 +13 -20
Permanent jobs citing Mentoring 274 150 244
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 6.90% 10.48% 6.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.37% 11.79% 7.72%
Number of salaries quoted 99 64 187
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,575 £22,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +33.33% -21.74%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £57,250
90th Percentile £79,540 £75,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +8.00% -10.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

Mentoring 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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,924 1,272 3,161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 73.60% 88.89% 80.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,751 880 2,423
10th Percentile £27,300 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,500 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Mentoring
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mentoring relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Mentoring job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Mentoring
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Mentoring.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Mentoring

Mentoring
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mentoring in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Mentoring in the East Midlands

Mentoring
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mentoring within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 April 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
Leicestershire +2 76 £50,000 -9.09% 13
Northamptonshire +8 60 £52,500 -0.47% 18
Nottinghamshire -5 55 £45,000 -30.77% 22
Lincolnshire -3 45 £27,000 -48.57% 8
Derbyshire -14 36 £52,500 +23.53% 14
Mentoring
England

Mentoring
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East 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 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (1.09%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.73%) IIS
3 1 (0.36%) CMS
3 1 (0.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.46%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.36%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 135 (49.27%) Azure
2 40 (14.60%) AWS
3 20 (7.30%) SaaS
4 18 (6.57%) Serverless
5 11 (4.01%) Amazon S3
6 10 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
7 9 (3.28%) AWS CloudFormation
8 8 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.82%) Amazon Cognito
10 5 (1.82%) Amazon EventBridge
10 5 (1.82%) Amazon SQS
10 5 (1.82%) GCP
11 3 (1.09%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (1.09%) Entra ID
11 3 (1.09%) GitHub
12 2 (0.73%) Datadog
12 2 (0.73%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.73%) NuGet
12 2 (0.73%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.11%) Remote Desktop
2 6 (2.19%) Broadband
2 6 (2.19%) Firewall
2 6 (2.19%) WAN
3 5 (1.82%) LAN
4 3 (1.09%) LoRaWAN
4 3 (1.09%) MQTT
4 3 (1.09%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.09%) VPN
4 3 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.36%) DHCP
5 1 (0.36%) DNS
5 1 (0.36%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.36%) LTE
5 1 (0.36%) Modbus
5 1 (0.36%) Network Security
5 1 (0.36%) Profibus
5 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.36%) VLAN
5 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.11%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.19%) MySQL
3 5 (1.82%) DynamoDB
3 5 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.46%) Oracle Database
4 4 (1.46%) Redis
5 3 (1.09%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.09%) Neo4j
5 3 (1.09%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.73%) Metadata
6 2 (0.73%) Power BI
7 1 (0.36%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.36%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (2.55%) Git
2 2 (0.73%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.73%) JIRA
3 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.36%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.36%) GitLab
3 1 (0.36%) Jaeger
3 1 (0.36%) JUnit
3 1 (0.36%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.36%) Selenium
3 1 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 157 (57.30%) Social Skills
2 29 (10.58%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (6.20%) Retail
4 10 (3.65%) Law
4 10 (3.65%) Multimedia
5 9 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (2.92%) Finance
7 7 (2.55%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.82%) Advertising
8 5 (1.82%) Aerospace
8 5 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.46%) Electronics
9 4 (1.46%) Legal
10 3 (1.09%) Games
10 3 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.09%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.73%) Automotive
11 2 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.36%) Local Government
12 1 (0.36%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 132 (48.18%) Analyst
2 116 (42.34%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 116 (42.34%) Security Analyst
3 110 (40.15%) Junior
4 108 (39.42%) Junior Analyst
4 108 (39.42%) Junior Security Analyst
5 44 (16.06%) Lead
6 31 (11.31%) Senior
7 17 (6.20%) 2nd Line Support
8 16 (5.84%) IT Support
9 14 (5.11%) Support Engineer
10 13 (4.74%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 13 (4.74%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
10 13 (4.74%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
10 13 (4.74%) Developer
10 13 (4.74%) ERP Analyst
10 13 (4.74%) ERP Support
10 13 (4.74%) Software Analyst
10 13 (4.74%) Software Support Analyst
10 13 (4.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.03%) React
2 12 (4.38%) Node.js
3 9 (3.28%) .NET
4 8 (2.92%) AWS CDK
4 8 (2.92%) Next.js
5 6 (2.19%) HTML
6 5 (1.82%) .NET Core
7 4 (1.46%) Middleware
7 4 (1.46%) RabbitMQ
8 3 (1.09%) CSS
8 3 (1.09%) jQuery
8 3 (1.09%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (1.09%) RESTful
9 2 (0.73%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.73%) JSON
9 2 (0.73%) LDAP
9 2 (0.73%) OAuth
9 2 (0.73%) SAML
9 2 (0.73%) SOAP
9 2 (0.73%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.66%) Security Operations Centre
2 17 (6.20%) Cyber Threat
3 16 (5.84%) Driving Licence
4 15 (5.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 15 (5.47%) Operational Technology
5 13 (4.74%) Onboarding
6 12 (4.38%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.92%) CSOC
8 6 (2.19%) Cyberattack
8 6 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.82%) Mobile Computing
9 5 (1.82%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.46%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.46%) SCADA
11 3 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.09%) IoT
11 3 (1.09%) Replication
12 2 (0.73%) Cyber Defence
12 2 (0.73%) Video\Live Streaming
12 2 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.11%) Linux
2 11 (4.01%) Windows
3 4 (1.46%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.09%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.36%) Android
5 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.36%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (47.81%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (18.61%) Continuous Improvement
3 44 (16.06%) Agile
3 44 (16.06%) Coaching
4 43 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (11.31%) Roadmaps
6 25 (9.12%) ITIL
7 24 (8.76%) Customer Service
7 24 (8.76%) Root Cause Analysis
8 23 (8.39%) Security Operations
9 22 (8.03%) Business Strategy
9 22 (8.03%) Decision-Making
10 21 (7.66%) Stakeholder Management
11 20 (7.30%) CI/CD
11 20 (7.30%) CRM
12 19 (6.93%) E-Commerce
12 19 (6.93%) Full-Stack Development
13 18 (6.57%) Project Delivery
13 18 (6.57%) Technology Roadmap
13 18 (6.57%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 33 (12.04%) SQL
2 27 (9.85%) C#
3 16 (5.84%) Python
3 16 (5.84%) TypeScript
4 8 (2.92%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.55%) PowerShell
6 6 (2.19%) Bash
7 5 (1.82%) PHP
8 4 (1.46%) C++
8 4 (1.46%) Java
8 4 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (1.09%) Ladder Logic
10 2 (0.73%) Bicep
10 2 (0.73%) C
10 2 (0.73%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.73%) VB
10 2 (0.73%) VBA
11 1 (0.36%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.36%) Delphi
11 1 (0.36%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 117 (42.70%) CompTIA Security+
2 110 (40.15%) CompTIA CySA+
3 109 (39.78%) Azure Certification
4 13 (4.74%) Security Cleared
5 12 (4.38%) SC Cleared
6 11 (4.01%) Degree
7 7 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.19%) CCNA
8 6 (2.19%) SANS
9 5 (1.82%) A+ Certification
9 5 (1.82%) CEH
9 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.82%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.46%) CCA
10 4 (1.46%) Citrix Certification
10 4 (1.46%) MCSA
10 4 (1.46%) MCSE
10 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.73%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (6.57%) QA
3 17 (6.20%) NIST
4 15 (5.47%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 9 (3.28%) SLA
6 3 (1.09%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.09%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.73%) NCSC
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.36%) GRC
8 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 1 (0.36%) PMO
8 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.92%) Docker
3 5 (1.82%) vSphere
4 4 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.73%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.19%) Terraform
3 4 (1.46%) Grafana
4 3 (1.09%) Autotask
4 3 (1.09%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.09%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.73%) Ansible
5 2 (0.73%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.36%) Argo
6 1 (0.36%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.36%) Nessus
6 1 (0.36%) Nmap
6 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 134 (48.91%) Microsoft
2 108 (39.42%) ForeScout
3 10 (3.65%) VMware
4 9 (3.28%) Cisco
5 6 (2.19%) Oracle
6 5 (1.82%) Fortinet
6 5 (1.82%) Fujitsu
6 5 (1.82%) Virgin Media
7 4 (1.46%) Citrix
7 4 (1.46%) SAP
8 3 (1.09%) Databricks
9 2 (0.73%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.73%) Dynatrace
9 2 (0.73%) Veeam
9 2 (0.73%) Zend
10 1 (0.36%) Adobe
10 1 (0.36%) Google
10 1 (0.36%) Qualys
10 1 (0.36%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.36%) SolarWinds