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 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 203 272 264
Rank change year-on-year +69 -8 +120
Permanent jobs citing Performance Metrics 88 58 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.98% 0.50% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.62% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 38 22 17
10th Percentile £29,925 - £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £55,000 £35,840
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% +10.87% +35.29%
75th Percentile £72,051 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £99,500 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,250 £58,750
% change year-on-year -10.20% +4.26% +16.94%

All Process and 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 7,893 9,332 7,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 88.18% 81.25% 93.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,295 4,965 5,256
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -8.33% -0.41% +0.42%

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 20 October 2025.

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 20 October 2025. 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 +34 47 £47,000 -53.00% 41
Berkshire +14 23 £60,684 -48.35% 36
Kent +13 22 £32,500 -51.85% 6
Buckinghamshire +11 17 £45,000 -55.00% 4
Hampshire +53 15 £63,500 +8.09% 11
Oxfordshire +14 7 £31,500 - 2
West Sussex +5 3 £32,500 -53.57% 1
Middlesex -23 1 - - 5
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 10 (11.36%) SugarCRM
2 4 (4.55%) CMS
3 3 (3.41%) HCL Domino
3 3 (3.41%) HCL Notes
4 2 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (4.55%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (4.55%) InDesign
2 4 (4.55%) Photoshop
2 4 (4.55%) Windchill
3 2 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (4.55%) Magento
1 4 (4.55%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 19 (21.59%) AWS
1 19 (21.59%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (12.50%) Power Platform
3 10 (11.36%) Google Analytics
4 9 (10.23%) Google Ads
5 4 (4.55%) MailChimp
6 2 (2.27%) Azure
6 2 (2.27%) Google Tag Manager
6 2 (2.27%) SaaS
7 1 (1.14%) GCP
7 1 (1.14%) Google Data Studio
7 1 (1.14%) Google Sheets
7 1 (1.14%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.55%) Firewall
2 3 (3.41%) Network Security
3 1 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.50%) Power BI
2 2 (2.27%) Looker
3 1 (1.14%) DTS
3 1 (1.14%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (6.82%) JIRA
2 4 (4.55%) Git
2 4 (4.55%) Jenkins
General
1 59 (67.05%) Social Skills
2 22 (25.00%) Marketing
3 18 (20.45%) French Language
3 18 (20.45%) Swedish Language
4 17 (19.32%) Finance
5 15 (17.05%) Law
6 13 (14.77%) Legal
7 12 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (11.36%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (7.95%) Advertising
10 5 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (3.41%) Billing
11 3 (3.41%) Brand Awareness
11 3 (3.41%) Games
11 3 (3.41%) Retail
12 2 (2.27%) Health Technology
12 2 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (1.14%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 20 (22.73%) Analyst
2 18 (20.45%) Service Analyst
2 18 (20.45%) Service Desk Analyst
3 12 (13.64%) Lead
4 6 (6.82%) E-Commerce Executive
4 6 (6.82%) Operations Manager
5 5 (5.68%) Marketing Manager
5 5 (5.68%) Senior
5 5 (5.68%) Service Manager
6 4 (4.55%) Configuration Management Specialist
6 4 (4.55%) Configuration Specialist
6 4 (4.55%) Marketing Executive
6 4 (4.55%) Technical Specialist
7 3 (3.41%) Delivery Manager
7 3 (3.41%) E-Commerce Marketing Manager
7 3 (3.41%) IT Operations Manager
7 3 (3.41%) Operational Security Manager
7 3 (3.41%) Security Operations Manager
7 3 (3.41%) SOC Manager
7 3 (3.41%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.41%) EDI
2 2 (2.27%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 10 (11.36%) Management Information System
2 6 (6.82%) Social Media
3 5 (5.68%) Product Ownership
4 4 (4.55%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (3.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (3.41%) Blog
5 3 (3.41%) CMDB
5 3 (3.41%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (3.41%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.41%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (2.27%) Tandem
7 1 (1.14%) FMCG
7 1 (1.14%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.14%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.14%) Linux
1 1 (1.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (46.59%) Analytics
2 27 (30.68%) Continuous Improvement
3 26 (29.55%) ITSM
4 25 (28.41%) ITIL
5 21 (23.86%) Customer Service
5 21 (23.86%) Objectives and Key Results
5 21 (23.86%) Stakeholder Management
6 16 (18.18%) Information Security
7 15 (17.05%) Coaching
7 15 (17.05%) Marketing Strategy
8 13 (14.77%) People Management
9 12 (13.64%) Data Analysis
9 12 (13.64%) Decision-Making
9 12 (13.64%) Digital Marketing
9 12 (13.64%) Mentoring
9 12 (13.64%) Performance Management
9 12 (13.64%) Validation
10 11 (12.50%) Asset Management
10 11 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 60 (68.18%) Degree
2 18 (20.45%) AWS Certification
2 18 (20.45%) MCSE
2 18 (20.45%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (15.91%) Master's Degree
4 10 (11.36%) HNC
5 5 (5.68%) SC Cleared
5 5 (5.68%) Security Cleared
6 4 (4.55%) CISM
6 4 (4.55%) CISSP
6 4 (4.55%) GIAC
7 3 (3.41%) GCIH
7 3 (3.41%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 3 (3.41%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 3 (3.41%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
8 2 (2.27%) Postgraduate
9 1 (1.14%) ACCA
9 1 (1.14%) PMI Certification
9 1 (1.14%) PMP
9 1 (1.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (26.14%) QA
2 8 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (4.55%) Def Stans
4 3 (3.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (3.41%) ISO 9001
4 3 (3.41%) NIST
5 2 (2.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 2 (2.27%) Good Clinical Practice
6 1 (1.14%) Data Quality
6 1 (1.14%) GRC
Vendors
1 31 (35.23%) Microsoft
2 20 (22.73%) ServiceNow
3 14 (15.91%) Google
4 4 (4.55%) Adobe
4 4 (4.55%) Facebook
4 4 (4.55%) Instagram
5 3 (3.41%) IBM
5 3 (3.41%) Lotus
6 2 (2.27%) Cisco
6 2 (2.27%) HubSpot
7 1 (1.14%) TikTok