Proactive Monitoring Job Trends in England

Proactive Monitoring
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Proactive Monitoring skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 430 470 467
Rank change year-on-year +40 -3 +177
Permanent jobs citing Proactive Monitoring 174 197 219
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.41% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.45% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 106 115 174
10th Percentile £31,500 £35,400 £27,250
25th Percentile £42,125 £40,500 £38,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,000 £58,125 £65,938
90th Percentile £79,375 £77,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% -10.00% +11.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Proactive Monitoring 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 43,077 43,814 44,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.14% 90.86% 89.76%
Number of salaries quoted 25,929 21,493 34,060
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £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 £79,563
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%

Proactive Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Proactive Monitoring job vacancy trend in England

Proactive Monitoring
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Proactive Monitoring.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Proactive Monitoring

Proactive Monitoring
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Proactive Monitoring in England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Proactive Monitoring in England

Proactive Monitoring
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Proactive Monitoring within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
London +44 54 £62,000 +19.23% 14
South East +32 37 £48,000 +6.71% 12
North of England +3 31 £48,445 +6.60% 8
Midlands +17 25 £33,000 -34.00% 8
North West +22 19 £45,625 -3.95% 4
East of England +32 16 £46,160 +4.91% 8
West Midlands +16 16 £52,250 -24.00% 8
South West 0 10 £52,500 +32.08% 7
East Midlands -12 9 £33,000 -17.50%
Yorkshire -24 7 £47,500 +5.56% 4
North East +15 5 £48,445 +9.42%
Proactive Monitoring
UK

Proactive Monitoring
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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (14.37%) SharePoint
2 10 (5.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (4.02%) Anypoint
4 2 (1.15%) Confluence
4 2 (1.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.57%) Appian
5 1 (0.57%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.57%) OpenStack
Applications
1 8 (4.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.45%) Shopify
2 2 (1.15%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 65 (37.36%) Azure
2 48 (27.59%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (18.39%) Power Platform
4 29 (16.67%) Entra ID
5 22 (12.64%) AWS
6 14 (8.05%) SaaS
7 13 (7.47%) Azure Monitor
8 10 (5.75%) Power Automate
9 9 (5.17%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (4.60%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (4.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 8 (4.60%) OneDrive
11 7 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (4.02%) Boomi
11 7 (4.02%) iPaaS
11 7 (4.02%) Workato
12 6 (3.45%) Datadog
13 5 (2.87%) Amazon Kinesis
13 5 (2.87%) Azure Storage
13 5 (2.87%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 37 (21.26%) Firewall
2 27 (15.52%) WAN
3 20 (11.49%) LAN
4 18 (10.34%) DHCP
4 18 (10.34%) DNS
5 12 (6.90%) VPN
5 12 (6.90%) Wireless
6 11 (6.32%) Network Security
7 10 (5.75%) Cisco IOS
7 10 (5.75%) TCP/IP
8 9 (5.17%) SAN
8 9 (5.17%) WAAS
9 8 (4.60%) LTE
9 8 (4.60%) VSAT
10 7 (4.02%) SD-WAN
10 7 (4.02%) VLAN
11 6 (3.45%) NAS
11 6 (3.45%) WLAN
12 4 (2.30%) 802.11
12 4 (2.30%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (13.22%) Power BI
2 18 (10.34%) SQL Server
3 12 (6.90%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (5.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (4.02%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.87%) Couchbase
6 5 (2.87%) DynamoDB
6 5 (2.87%) NoSQL
6 5 (2.87%) Oracle Database
6 5 (2.87%) Redis
7 3 (1.72%) Power Query
8 2 (1.15%) Metadata
8 2 (1.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.57%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.57%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.57%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 5 (2.87%) JIRA
2 4 (2.30%) Git
3 2 (1.15%) GitLab
4 1 (0.57%) Browser DevTools
4 1 (0.57%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.57%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.57%) Jasmine
4 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio
General
1 77 (44.25%) Social Skills
2 45 (25.86%) Finance
3 41 (23.56%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (15.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (6.90%) Legal
6 11 (6.32%) Law
7 8 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (4.02%) Public Sector
9 6 (3.45%) Financial Institution
9 6 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 6 (3.45%) Marketing
10 5 (2.87%) Aerospace
10 5 (2.87%) Electronics
11 4 (2.30%) Automotive
11 4 (2.30%) Back Office
11 4 (2.30%) Banking
11 4 (2.30%) Billing
11 4 (2.30%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.15%) Front Office
12 2 (1.15%) Retail
Job Titles
1 36 (20.69%) Support Engineer
2 23 (13.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 21 (12.07%) Technical Support
4 19 (10.92%) Technical Engineer
4 19 (10.92%) Technical Support Engineer
5 18 (10.34%) Lead
5 18 (10.34%) Senior
6 15 (8.62%) Platform Engineer
7 11 (6.32%) Analyst
8 9 (5.17%) Development Engineer
8 9 (5.17%) IT Engineer
9 8 (4.60%) IT Support
9 8 (4.60%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (4.02%) Business Manager
10 7 (4.02%) Insight Manager
10 7 (4.02%) Integration Engineer
10 7 (4.02%) Support Analyst
11 6 (3.45%) Network Engineer
11 6 (3.45%) Operations Engineer
12 5 (2.87%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.17%) Web Services
2 8 (4.60%) REST
3 7 (4.02%) SOAP
4 6 (3.45%) Kafka
4 6 (3.45%) Middleware
4 6 (3.45%) SAML
5 5 (2.87%) JSON
5 5 (2.87%) Memcached
5 5 (2.87%) RESTful
5 5 (2.87%) Spring
5 5 (2.87%) XML
6 4 (2.30%) 802.1X
6 4 (2.30%) ADO
6 4 (2.30%) OAuth
6 4 (2.30%) YAML
7 3 (1.72%) .NET
8 2 (1.15%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.15%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (1.15%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (1.15%) React
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.77%) Data Centre
2 11 (6.32%) CMDB
3 10 (5.75%) Onboarding
4 9 (5.17%) Driving Licence
4 9 (5.17%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (5.17%) Management Information System
5 7 (4.02%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (3.45%) Low-Code
6 6 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.45%) Virtual Team
7 5 (2.87%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.87%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.87%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (2.87%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (2.30%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.72%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.72%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.72%) Security Posture
10 2 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.15%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 53 (30.46%) Windows
2 19 (10.92%) Linux
2 19 (10.92%) Windows Server
3 13 (7.47%) Unix
4 9 (5.17%) Android
5 4 (2.30%) AIX
5 4 (2.30%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.30%) VMS
5 4 (2.30%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.57%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.57%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (39.08%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (36.78%) Continuous Improvement
3 40 (22.99%) ITIL
4 38 (21.84%) Agile
5 35 (20.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 32 (18.39%) AI
6 32 (18.39%) Change Management
7 28 (16.09%) Customer Service
8 25 (14.37%) Business Intelligence
8 25 (14.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 24 (13.79%) DevOps
9 24 (13.79%) Service Delivery
10 23 (13.22%) Incident Response
10 23 (13.22%) Service Management
11 21 (12.07%) Business Continuity
11 21 (12.07%) Cybersecurity
11 21 (12.07%) High Availability
12 20 (11.49%) Information Security
12 20 (11.49%) Mentoring
13 19 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (21.84%) SQL
2 27 (15.52%) PowerShell
3 22 (12.64%) Python
4 13 (7.47%) C#
5 12 (6.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 11 (6.32%) Java
7 9 (5.17%) JavaScript
7 9 (5.17%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (3.45%) Scala
8 6 (3.45%) Shell Script
9 5 (2.87%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.72%) Perl
10 3 (1.72%) T-SQL
11 2 (1.15%) Bash
11 2 (1.15%) Ruby
12 1 (0.57%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.57%) Go
12 1 (0.57%) SOQL
12 1 (0.57%) SOSL
12 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 35 (20.11%) Degree
2 28 (16.09%) Security Cleared
3 22 (12.64%) SC Cleared
4 20 (11.49%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (9.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (6.32%) CCNA
7 10 (5.75%) CCNP
7 10 (5.75%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (4.60%) JNCIA
9 7 (4.02%) Master's Degree
9 7 (4.02%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 6 (3.45%) CCIE
10 6 (3.45%) CISA
11 5 (2.87%) CISSP
11 5 (2.87%) DV Cleared
11 5 (2.87%) JNCIP
12 4 (2.30%) Azure Certification
12 4 (2.30%) CISM
12 4 (2.30%) GCSC
13 3 (1.72%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (10.92%) SLA
2 17 (9.77%) GDPR
3 14 (8.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (4.02%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (2.87%) GRC
5 5 (2.87%) SOC 2
6 3 (1.72%) NIST
7 2 (1.15%) COBIT
7 2 (1.15%) Data Quality
System Software
1 30 (17.24%) Active Directory
2 23 (13.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (7.47%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (5.75%) Docker
4 10 (5.75%) Firmware
4 10 (5.75%) vSphere
5 8 (4.60%) Hyper-V
5 8 (4.60%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.57%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
1 21 (12.07%) Terraform
2 16 (9.20%) Ansible
3 12 (6.90%) Kubernetes
4 11 (6.32%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (5.17%) SCCM
6 6 (3.45%) vCenter Server
7 3 (1.72%) Netcool
8 2 (1.15%) FortiGate
8 2 (1.15%) NetBackup
8 2 (1.15%) Suricata
8 2 (1.15%) WSUS
9 1 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.57%) Argo
9 1 (0.57%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.57%) Kibana
9 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.57%) Nessus
9 1 (0.57%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.57%) Puppet
Vendors
1 65 (37.36%) Microsoft
2 28 (16.09%) Cisco
3 23 (13.22%) VMware
4 15 (8.62%) Dell
5 14 (8.05%) Oracle
6 13 (7.47%) IBM
6 13 (7.47%) Juniper
7 12 (6.90%) Splunk
8 11 (6.32%) Palo Alto
9 8 (4.60%) Fortinet
9 8 (4.60%) McAfee
9 8 (4.60%) New Relic
9 8 (4.60%) SAP
9 8 (4.60%) ServiceNow
10 7 (4.02%) Epicor
10 7 (4.02%) Informatica
10 7 (4.02%) MuleSoft
10 7 (4.02%) SnapLogic
10 7 (4.02%) Software AG
10 7 (4.02%) TIBCO