Performance Management Job Trends in the Midlands

Performance Management
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Performance Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 197 255
Rank change year-on-year -17 +58 -45
Permanent jobs citing Performance Management 47 35 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.35% 0.62% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.72% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 39 20 55
10th Percentile £38,750 £51,887 £33,168
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,688 £45,848
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £71,250 £56,282
Median % change year-on-year -29.82% +26.60% +7.20%
75th Percentile £64,375 £85,563 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £98,250 £74,000
England median annual salary £64,300 £65,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -1.08% +12.14% -13.81%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Performance Management 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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,342 4,844 10,040
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.74% 85.60% 78.99%
Number of salaries quoted 6,647 2,891 6,599
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Performance Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Performance Management job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Performance Management
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Performance Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Performance Management

Performance Management
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Performance Management in the Midlands

Performance Management
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Management within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
West Midlands -8 32 £57,723 -18.99% 9
East Midlands -12 15 £45,000 -35.71% 6
Performance Management
England

Performance Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Dynamics GP
1 2 (4.26%) SAP HCM
1 2 (4.26%) SAP Payroll
1 2 (4.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 9 (19.15%) Microsoft 365
1 9 (19.15%) SaaS
2 4 (8.51%) AWS
2 4 (8.51%) Azure
3 2 (4.26%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.26%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.13%) Firewall
1 1 (2.13%) Network Security
1 1 (2.13%) NGFW
1 1 (2.13%) VLAN
1 1 (2.13%) VPN
1 1 (2.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) SAP HANA
2 1 (2.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (8.51%) JUnit
1 4 (8.51%) Maven
1 4 (8.51%) Mockito
General
1 18 (38.30%) Social Skills
2 14 (29.79%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (21.28%) Finance
4 9 (19.15%) Marketing
5 8 (17.02%) Public Sector
6 7 (14.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (10.64%) German Language
7 5 (10.64%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (8.51%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (4.26%) Manufacturing
9 2 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (25.53%) Lead
2 7 (14.89%) Security Manager
2 7 (14.89%) Team Leader
3 6 (12.77%) IT Manager
4 5 (10.64%) Marketing Manager
4 5 (10.64%) Sales and Marketing Manager
4 5 (10.64%) Sales Manager
4 5 (10.64%) Support Manager
5 4 (8.51%) IT Security Manager
5 4 (8.51%) Java Team Leader
6 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Support
6 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Support Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Account Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Head of Sales
7 2 (4.26%) Finance Manager
7 2 (4.26%) IT Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Senior IT Engineer
7 2 (4.26%) Supplier Manager
7 2 (4.26%) Virtualisation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.51%) React
1 4 (8.51%) REST
1 4 (8.51%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.53%) Onboarding
2 7 (14.89%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (10.64%) Management Information System
4 3 (6.38%) iPhone
5 2 (4.26%) Data Centre
5 2 (4.26%) e-Learning
5 2 (4.26%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (2.13%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (19.15%) Windows
2 3 (6.38%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (40.43%) Coaching
2 16 (34.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 16 (34.04%) Mentoring
3 14 (29.79%) Decision-Making
4 11 (23.40%) CRM
4 11 (23.40%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (17.02%) Service Delivery
6 7 (14.89%) GTM Strategy
6 7 (14.89%) ITIL
7 6 (12.77%) Agile
7 6 (12.77%) Customer Experience
8 5 (10.64%) Customer Insight
8 5 (10.64%) E-Commerce
8 5 (10.64%) Market Research
8 5 (10.64%) Marketing Strategy
8 5 (10.64%) Pay per click
8 5 (10.64%) Performance Measurement
8 5 (10.64%) Roadmaps
8 5 (10.64%) SEO
8 5 (10.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.51%) Java
1 4 (8.51%) JavaScript
1 4 (8.51%) PL/SQL
1 4 (8.51%) PowerShell
1 4 (8.51%) SQL
2 2 (4.26%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 6 (12.77%) Degree
2 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
3 3 (6.38%) CISSP
3 3 (6.38%) CITP
4 2 (4.26%) CIPD
4 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.13%) CCNA
5 1 (2.13%) CCNP
5 1 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.64%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Docker
2 2 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 2 (4.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (8.51%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (23.40%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.51%) Oracle
3 3 (6.38%) Dell
4 2 (4.26%) Citrix
4 2 (4.26%) Isilon
4 2 (4.26%) SAP
4 2 (4.26%) VMware
4 2 (4.26%) Xero
5 1 (2.13%) Cisco
5 1 (2.13%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.13%) JDA
5 1 (2.13%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.13%) RedPrairie