Senior Performance Engineer Job Trends in London

Senior Performance Engineer
England > London

The median Senior Performance Engineer salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 372 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Performance Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.028% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £114,375 - -
90th Percentile £140,250 - -
England median annual salary £100,000 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 12,999 14,371 17,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.58% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,600 8,291 13,996
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,242
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,125 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -7.26%

Senior Performance Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Performance Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Senior Performance Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Senior Performance Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Performance Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Performance Engineer job vacancies in London

Senior Performance Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Performance Engineer in London over the 6 months to 16 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Performance Engineer in London

Senior Performance Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 January 2026, Senior Performance Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Senior Performance Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
2 1 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Kernel Tuning
2 1 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Market Making
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Multicast
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Senior Performance Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Multicast
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
2 1 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Kernel Tuning
2 1 (25.00%) Market Making
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java