Onboarding Job Trends in the South East

Onboarding
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Onboarding in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Onboarding over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 163 159
Rank change year-on-year +78 -4 +23
Permanent jobs citing Onboarding 273 106 245
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.23% 1.48% 1.72%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.03% 4.39% 5.07%
Number of salaries quoted 200 61 133
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year - -13.79% -30.40%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £60,323
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £41,250 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +15.79% -24.60%

All Generic Skills
South East

Onboarding falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,398 2,413 4,836
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 27.80% 33.68% 33.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,833 1,179 3,335
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £61,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.74% +10.91% -15.38%

Onboarding
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Onboarding job vacancy trend in the South East

Onboarding
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Onboarding.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Onboarding

Onboarding
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Onboarding in the South East over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Onboarding in the South East

Onboarding
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 Onboarding within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 March 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 +72 133 £42,500 -8.11% 53
Berkshire +45 67 £42,500 +13.33% 30
Hampshire +17 49 £35,000 +4.48% 31
Surrey -3 48 £39,250 -50.94% 25
Buckinghamshire +30 44 £40,000 -20.00% 12
Oxfordshire +17 22 £70,000 +64.71% 11
Kent - 20 £45,250 - 13
Sussex +1 12 £27,500 - 1
West Sussex - 7 £32,000 - 6
East Sussex -10 3 £31,000 -60.00% 11
Home Counties - 1 - -
Onboarding
England

Onboarding
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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (8.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (7.69%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.83%) CMS
4 3 (1.10%) Confluence
4 3 (1.10%) nginx
Applications
1 42 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (9.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (5.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (4.76%) Acrobat
5 6 (2.20%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (1.10%) InDesign
6 3 (1.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.83%) SAP Hybris
2 3 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.37%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.37%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (22.34%) Microsoft 365
2 50 (18.32%) SaaS
3 36 (13.19%) Azure
4 21 (7.69%) Entra ID
5 13 (4.76%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.66%) AWS
7 8 (2.93%) GCP
8 5 (1.83%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (1.83%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 4 (1.47%) Azure AI
9 4 (1.47%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.47%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.10%) Miro
11 2 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.73%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (0.73%) GitHub
11 2 (0.73%) GitHub Actions
12 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.37%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.86%) Firewall
2 11 (4.03%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (2.93%) VPN
4 7 (2.56%) Broadband
5 6 (2.20%) DHCP
5 6 (2.20%) DNS
5 6 (2.20%) VLAN
6 5 (1.83%) Wireless
7 4 (1.47%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.10%) LAN
8 3 (1.10%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (1.10%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.37%) Network Security
9 1 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.37%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.76%) Power BI
1 13 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.03%) MySQL
2 11 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (2.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (1.10%) Apache Cassandra
4 3 (1.10%) Metadata
4 3 (1.10%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.37%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (6.59%) JIRA
2 2 (0.73%) Git
2 2 (0.73%) Jenkins
General
1 128 (46.89%) Social Skills
2 52 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (15.75%) Marketing
4 34 (12.45%) Finance
4 34 (12.45%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (6.59%) Retail
7 15 (5.49%) Presentation Skills
8 14 (5.13%) Telecoms
9 13 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (4.40%) Legal
11 10 (3.66%) Billing
12 9 (3.30%) Law
13 7 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.83%) German Language
14 5 (1.83%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (1.47%) Advertising
15 4 (1.47%) Games
15 4 (1.47%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 34 (12.45%) IT Support
2 27 (9.89%) Senior
2 27 (9.89%) Support Engineer
3 22 (8.06%) Analyst
4 20 (7.33%) Sales Executive
5 18 (6.59%) Account Manager
6 17 (6.23%) Coordinator
7 14 (5.13%) IT Engineer
7 14 (5.13%) IT Support Engineer
7 14 (5.13%) Senior Manager
8 11 (4.03%) 1st Line Support
8 11 (4.03%) Consultant
8 11 (4.03%) Project Engineer
8 11 (4.03%) Support Analyst
9 9 (3.30%) IT Manager
9 9 (3.30%) Lead
9 9 (3.30%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 9 (3.30%) Software Manager
9 9 (3.30%) Support Specialist
10 8 (2.93%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.93%) JSON
1 8 (2.93%) XML
2 6 (2.20%) ARM Templates
3 4 (1.47%) LDAP
4 3 (1.10%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.73%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.72%) Self-Motivation
2 29 (10.62%) Driving Licence
3 10 (3.66%) Life Science
4 8 (2.93%) Data Structures
4 8 (2.93%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.20%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.20%) NHS
6 5 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.83%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
6 5 (1.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (1.47%) ARM Cortex
7 4 (1.47%) Blog
7 4 (1.47%) Client/Server
7 4 (1.47%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.47%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (1.47%) Social Media
7 4 (1.47%) Video on Demand
7 4 (1.47%) Video\Live Streaming
8 3 (1.10%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 40 (14.65%) Windows
2 20 (7.33%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.76%) Linux
3 13 (4.76%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.83%) CentOS
5 4 (1.47%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.73%) VMS
7 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (34.80%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (20.88%) CRM
3 35 (12.82%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (11.36%) Client Onboarding
5 29 (10.62%) B2B
6 27 (9.89%) Use Case
7 26 (9.52%) Customer Service
8 25 (9.16%) Collaborative Working
8 25 (9.16%) ITSM
9 24 (8.79%) Strategic Thinking
10 22 (8.06%) ITIL
11 21 (7.69%) Process Improvement
12 20 (7.33%) Agile
12 20 (7.33%) B2B Sales
12 20 (7.33%) Collaborative Culture
12 20 (7.33%) Decision-Making
13 19 (6.96%) AI
14 18 (6.59%) Business Development
15 17 (6.23%) Task Automation
16 16 (5.86%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 27 (9.89%) PowerShell
2 20 (7.33%) Python
3 14 (5.13%) SQL
4 8 (2.93%) T-SQL
5 6 (2.20%) Bash
6 4 (1.47%) Bicep
6 4 (1.47%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.47%) Perl
6 4 (1.47%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.10%) PHP
Qualifications
1 44 (16.12%) Degree
2 12 (4.40%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.30%) ACCA
4 7 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.47%) CIPD
6 3 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.10%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.37%) CISA
7 1 (0.37%) CISM
7 1 (0.37%) CISSP
7 1 (0.37%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.13%) GDPR
3 11 (4.03%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.56%) ISO 9001
4 7 (2.56%) QA
5 6 (2.20%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.83%) SLA
7 4 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.47%) ISO 14001
7 4 (1.47%) PMO
8 3 (1.10%) NIST
9 2 (0.73%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.73%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.37%) GRC
System Software
1 41 (15.02%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.03%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.83%) Docker
4 4 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (4.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.56%) Terraform
3 6 (2.20%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.47%) Nagios
4 4 (1.47%) SCCM
4 4 (1.47%) vCenter Server
4 4 (1.47%) ZABBIX
5 3 (1.10%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.37%) Ansible
6 1 (0.37%) Autotask
6 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.37%) Nessus
Vendors
1 83 (30.40%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.06%) Adobe
3 18 (6.59%) ServiceNow
4 11 (4.03%) HubSpot
5 10 (3.66%) Salesforce
6 9 (3.30%) VMware
6 9 (3.30%) Xero
7 8 (2.93%) Citrix
7 8 (2.93%) Google
8 7 (2.56%) BMC
8 7 (2.56%) Veeam
9 6 (2.20%) Apple
9 6 (2.20%) Oracle
9 6 (2.20%) SAP
10 4 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (1.47%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.47%) Splunk
10 4 (1.47%) Zoho
11 3 (1.10%) Cisco
12 1 (0.37%) Red Hat