Performance Metrics Job Trends in the South East

Performance Metrics
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Performance Metrics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 231 242
Rank change year-on-year +34 +11 +123
Permanent jobs citing Performance Metrics 70 67 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.68% 0.74% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.84% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 25 25 24
10th Percentile £31,250 - £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £50,000 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £70,625
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +5.93% +7.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Performance Metrics 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 8,281 7,962 7,798
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.27% 88.01% 88.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,926 3,813 5,426
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Performance Metrics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Performance Metrics job vacancy trend in the South East

Performance Metrics
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Performance Metrics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Performance Metrics

Performance Metrics
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Metrics in the South East over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Performance Metrics in the South East

Performance Metrics
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 Performance Metrics within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 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
Kent +5 30 £32,500 -51.85% 8
Thames Valley +12 23 £50,500 -49.50% 32
Buckinghamshire +16 19 £45,000 -55.00% 7
Hampshire +33 12 £60,000 +20.00% 13
Berkshire +4 4 £90,000 - 22
Surrey +3 3 £37,500 -37.50% 8
West Sussex - 1 £45,000 - 6
Performance Metrics
England

Performance Metrics
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 8 (11.43%) SugarCRM
2 5 (7.14%) CMS
3 3 (4.29%) HCL Domino
3 3 (4.29%) HCL Notes
4 2 (2.86%) Confluence
Applications
1 29 (41.43%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (5.71%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (5.71%) InDesign
2 4 (5.71%) Photoshop
2 4 (5.71%) Windchill
3 3 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 26 (37.14%) AWS
2 25 (35.71%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (14.29%) Power Platform
4 9 (12.86%) Google Analytics
5 7 (10.00%) Google Ads
6 4 (5.71%) MailChimp
7 2 (2.86%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (2.86%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (2.86%) Azure AKS
7 2 (2.86%) Google Tag Manager
7 2 (2.86%) OpenShift
7 2 (2.86%) SaaS
8 1 (1.43%) Azure
8 1 (1.43%) GCP
8 1 (1.43%) Google Data Studio
8 1 (1.43%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (14.29%) Power BI
2 1 (1.43%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (8.57%) Jenkins
1 6 (8.57%) JIRA
2 4 (5.71%) Git
3 2 (2.86%) GitLab
General
1 58 (82.86%) Social Skills
2 25 (35.71%) French Language
3 22 (31.43%) Swedish Language
4 15 (21.43%) Marketing
5 11 (15.71%) Finance
6 8 (11.43%) Advertising
6 8 (11.43%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (4.29%) Aerospace
9 3 (4.29%) Billing
9 3 (4.29%) Brand Awareness
9 3 (4.29%) Games
10 1 (1.43%) Electronics
10 1 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.43%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.43%) Retail
10 1 (1.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (38.57%) Analyst
2 25 (35.71%) Service Analyst
2 25 (35.71%) Service Desk Analyst
3 9 (12.86%) Lead
4 5 (7.14%) Marketing Executive
4 5 (7.14%) Marketing Manager
5 4 (5.71%) Configuration Management Specialist
5 4 (5.71%) Configuration Specialist
5 4 (5.71%) Incident Manager
5 4 (5.71%) Major Incident Manager
5 4 (5.71%) Senior
5 4 (5.71%) Technical Specialist
6 3 (4.29%) Delivery Manager
6 3 (4.29%) E-Commerce Manager
6 3 (4.29%) E-Commerce Marketing Manager
6 3 (4.29%) IT Operations Manager
6 3 (4.29%) IT Services Delivery Manager
6 3 (4.29%) IT Services Manager
6 3 (4.29%) Senior Manager
6 3 (4.29%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.29%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.43%) Management Information System
2 6 (8.57%) Social Media
3 3 (4.29%) Blog
4 2 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.86%) Tandem
5 1 (1.43%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.43%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.43%) Learning Management System
5 1 (1.43%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.86%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (47.14%) ITIL
2 29 (41.43%) ITSM
3 26 (37.14%) Customer Service
4 24 (34.29%) Analytics
5 18 (25.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (20.00%) Data Analysis
7 11 (15.71%) Marketing Strategy
8 10 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (12.86%) Budgeting
9 9 (12.86%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 9 (12.86%) Decision-Making
10 8 (11.43%) CRM
10 8 (11.43%) Data Management
10 8 (11.43%) Data Matching
10 8 (11.43%) Information Management
10 8 (11.43%) Objectives and Key Results
10 8 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (11.43%) Service Management
10 8 (11.43%) Validation
11 6 (8.57%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (67.14%) Degree
2 25 (35.71%) AWS Certification
2 25 (35.71%) MCSE
2 25 (35.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (12.86%) HNC
4 7 (10.00%) Security Cleared
5 5 (7.14%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.43%) ACCA
6 1 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.43%) CIMA
6 1 (1.43%) ISTQB
6 1 (1.43%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 1 (1.43%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.43%) PMP
6 1 (1.43%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (42.86%) QA
2 4 (5.71%) Def Stans
2 4 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (4.29%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.43%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 2 (2.86%) Ansible
1 2 (2.86%) Kubernetes
1 2 (2.86%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (48.57%) Microsoft
2 25 (35.71%) ServiceNow
3 13 (18.57%) Google
4 4 (5.71%) Adobe
4 4 (5.71%) Facebook
4 4 (5.71%) Instagram
5 3 (4.29%) IBM
5 3 (4.29%) Lotus
6 2 (2.86%) HubSpot
7 1 (1.43%) TikTok