Competitor Analysis Job Trends in the South East

Competitor Analysis
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Competitor Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 324 262 325
Rank change year-on-year -62 +63 -14
Permanent jobs citing Competitor Analysis 8 30 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.045% 0.33% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.064% 0.38% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 8 25 9
10th Percentile £37,600 - £24,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £29,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £33,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.03% -12.00% -58.33%
75th Percentile £43,750 £63,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £45,250 - £52,500
England median annual salary £43,000 £35,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +22.86% -39.13% -8.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Competitor Analysis 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,567 7,942 10,947
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.25% 87.57% 80.79%
Number of salaries quoted 9,041 4,286 6,639
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,938 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

Competitor Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Competitor Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Competitor Analysis job vacancy trend in the South East

Competitor Analysis
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Competitor Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Competitor Analysis

Competitor Analysis
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Competitor Analysis in the South East over the 6 months to 1 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Competitor Analysis in the South East

Competitor Analysis
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Competitor Analysis within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 September 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
Thames Valley +12 5 £42,500 -32.00% 3
Oxfordshire - 5 £42,500 -
Surrey -15 3 £42,000 +29.23% 2
Competitor Analysis
England

Competitor Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Google Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) Google Tag Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) Metadata
General
1 8 (100.00%) Marketing
2 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (37.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) SEO Executive
2 3 (37.50%) Product Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Executive
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing Executive
3 1 (12.50%) Marketing Executive
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
1 3 (37.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Analytics
1 5 (62.50%) Digital Marketing
1 5 (62.50%) SEO
2 4 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (50.00%) AI
2 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (50.00%) Content Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Content Writing
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Retention
2 4 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Link Building
2 4 (50.00%) Mobile Optimisation
3 3 (37.50%) GTM Strategy
3 3 (37.50%) Product Management
3 3 (37.50%) Product Strategy
3 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (37.50%) Value Proposition
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Pay per click
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Google
2 4 (50.00%) Ahrefs
2 4 (50.00%) Screaming Frog
3 3 (37.50%) Starlink