Focus Group Job Trends in England

Focus Groups
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Focus Group skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 600 654 651
Rank change year-on-year +54 -3 +243
Permanent jobs citing Focus Group 17 25 29
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.032% 0.052% 0.059%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.040% 0.057% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 14 11 27
10th Percentile £44,428 £40,000 £35,120
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,125 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £62,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.20% +35.87% -8.00%
75th Percentile £46,444 £68,750 £56,229
90th Percentile £53,000 - £65,000
UK median annual salary £45,497 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.20% +38.89% -10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Focus Group 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,913 43,729 44,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.21% 90.84% 89.77%
Number of salaries quoted 25,804 21,413 34,236
10th Percentile £28,742 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Focus Group
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Focus Group relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Focus Group job vacancy trend in England

Focus Group
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Focus Group.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Focus Group

Focus Group
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Focus Group in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Focus Group in England

Focus Group
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Focus Group within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +14 9 £45,497 -27.20% 3
North West +20 4 £45,497 -27.20% 3
Yorkshire - 4 £45,497 -
Midlands - 3 £45,390 - 1
London +42 2 £60,000 +50.00% 4
East Midlands - 2 £45,390 - 1
South West +9 1 - - 1
West Midlands - 1 £45,497 -
North East - 1 £45,497 -
Focus Group
UK

Focus Group
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 2 (11.76%) MS Visio
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Data Mining
General
1 12 (70.59%) Public Sector
2 11 (64.71%) Finance
3 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Local Government
3 2 (11.76%) Social Housing
4 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.88%) Legal
4 1 (5.88%) Marketing
4 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (88.24%) Analyst
2 13 (76.47%) Business Analyst
3 4 (23.53%) Senior
3 4 (23.53%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Business IT Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Data Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) IT Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) IT Business Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Business Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Data Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Senior IT Business Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) B2B Sales Executive
5 1 (5.88%) Field Sales Executive
5 1 (5.88%) Marketing Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Product Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Product Marketing Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Sales Executive
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Mashup
2 1 (5.88%) Learning Management System
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.88%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (82.35%) Business Analysis
2 13 (76.47%) Workshop Facilitation
3 12 (70.59%) Agile
4 10 (58.82%) Coaching
4 10 (58.82%) Community of Practice
4 10 (58.82%) Generative AI
4 10 (58.82%) Mentoring
4 10 (58.82%) Process Improvement
5 4 (23.53%) Decision-Making
6 3 (17.65%) Service Delivery
6 3 (17.65%) User Stories
7 2 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (11.76%) B2B
7 2 (11.76%) Change Control
7 2 (11.76%) Customer Insight
7 2 (11.76%) Predictive Modelling
7 2 (11.76%) Regression Analysis
7 2 (11.76%) Statistical Analysis
7 2 (11.76%) Trend Analysis
7 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) DBS Check
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (58.82%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 11 (64.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Civica
2 2 (11.76%) Northgate