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 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 205 303
Rank change year-on-year -81 +98 -7
Permanent jobs citing Performance Metrics 49 87 52
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.28% 0.96% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 1.10% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 16 33 21
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,563 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +4.35%
75th Percentile £71,063 £69,203 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £74,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -16.00% -2.72%

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 12,541 7,936 11,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.32% 87.76% 80.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9,010 4,272 7,016
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
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 £87,200 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,460
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.59% -8.94%

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 28 August 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 28 August 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 -23 25 £55,000 +22.22% 30
Buckinghamshire -7 12 £55,000 +22.22% 12
Kent -10 9 £82,500 - 1
Berkshire -7 7 £27,500 -43.88% 13
Oxfordshire -24 6 - - 5
Surrey - 5 £95,000 - 8
Sussex - 4 £60,000 -
Hampshire -60 3 - - 8
East Sussex -13 1 £40,000 +23.08% 2
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 1 (2.04%) Apache Airflow
1 1 (2.04%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (16.33%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.12%) Chatbot
3 2 (4.08%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (4.08%) CapCut
4 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 10 (20.41%) AWS
1 10 (20.41%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (16.33%) SaaS
3 7 (14.29%) Google Analytics
4 6 (12.24%) Power Platform
5 4 (8.16%) Google Ads
6 3 (6.12%) Azure
6 3 (6.12%) GCP
7 2 (4.08%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (4.08%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (4.08%) Azure AKS
7 2 (4.08%) Canva
7 2 (4.08%) GitHub
7 2 (4.08%) OpenShift
8 1 (2.04%) Amazon S3
8 1 (2.04%) dbt
8 1 (2.04%) Google Tag Manager
8 1 (2.04%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.12%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (12.24%) Power BI
2 1 (2.04%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Git
1 2 (4.08%) GitLab
1 2 (4.08%) Jenkins
General
1 30 (61.22%) Social Skills
2 16 (32.65%) Marketing
3 12 (24.49%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (24.49%) Finance
4 10 (20.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (16.33%) Retail
6 6 (12.24%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (12.24%) Manufacturing
7 5 (10.20%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (8.16%) French Language
8 4 (8.16%) Law
8 4 (8.16%) Legal
8 4 (8.16%) Public Sector
9 3 (6.12%) Advertising
9 3 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (4.08%) Aerospace
10 2 (4.08%) Automotive
10 2 (4.08%) Brand Awareness
10 2 (4.08%) Electronics
10 2 (4.08%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 13 (26.53%) Analyst
2 9 (18.37%) Senior
3 7 (14.29%) Service Analyst
4 6 (12.24%) Programme Manager
4 6 (12.24%) Service Desk Analyst
5 5 (10.20%) Marketing Specialist
5 5 (10.20%) Senior Manager
5 5 (10.20%) Senior Programme Manager
6 4 (8.16%) Account Manager
6 4 (8.16%) Performance Analyst
7 3 (6.12%) Digital Marketing Specialist
7 3 (6.12%) IT Manager
7 3 (6.12%) Service Desk Manager
7 3 (6.12%) Service Manager
8 2 (4.08%) Data Analyst
8 2 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
8 2 (4.08%) Senior Data Analyst
8 2 (4.08%) Senior Validation Engineer
8 2 (4.08%) Validation Engineer
8 2 (4.08%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.33%) Management Information System
2 6 (12.24%) Onboarding
3 5 (10.20%) Social Media
4 4 (8.16%) Video Editing
5 3 (6.12%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (6.12%) IVR
6 2 (4.08%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (4.08%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (4.08%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (4.08%) Photography
6 2 (4.08%) Robotics
6 2 (4.08%) SystemC
7 1 (2.04%) Product Ownership
7 1 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.16%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (38.78%) Decision-Making
2 17 (34.69%) Analytics
3 15 (30.61%) ITIL
4 12 (24.49%) Actionable Insight
5 11 (22.45%) CRM
5 11 (22.45%) Customer Service
5 11 (22.45%) E-Commerce
5 11 (22.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (20.41%) AI
6 10 (20.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (20.41%) Customer Experience
6 10 (20.41%) ITSM
7 9 (18.37%) Service Management
8 8 (16.33%) Digital Marketing
9 7 (14.29%) Commercial Awareness
9 7 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (12.24%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (12.24%) Data Protection
10 6 (12.24%) Information Security Management
10 6 (12.24%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.16%) SQL
2 2 (4.08%) C++
2 2 (4.08%) Go
2 2 (4.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (28.57%) Degree
2 9 (18.37%) Security Cleared
3 6 (12.24%) AWS Certification
3 6 (12.24%) MCSE
3 6 (12.24%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (10.20%) PMP
5 4 (8.16%) SC Cleared
6 3 (6.12%) DBS Check
6 3 (6.12%) DV Cleared
6 3 (6.12%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (2.04%) ACCA
7 1 (2.04%) CIMA
7 1 (2.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (24.49%) QA
2 7 (14.29%) PMO
3 4 (8.16%) GDPR
3 4 (8.16%) SLA
4 2 (4.08%) Data Quality
4 2 (4.08%) ECSS
5 1 (2.04%) Accessibility
5 1 (2.04%) GAAP
5 1 (2.04%) IFRS
System Software
1 2 (4.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.08%) Ansible
1 2 (4.08%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.04%) Autotask
Vendors
1 17 (34.69%) Microsoft
2 13 (26.53%) Google
3 7 (14.29%) ServiceNow
4 4 (8.16%) Adobe
4 4 (8.16%) Instagram
5 3 (6.12%) HubSpot
5 3 (6.12%) YouTube
6 2 (4.08%) Facebook
6 2 (4.08%) Marketo
6 2 (4.08%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.04%) Freshdesk
7 1 (2.04%) Pinterest
7 1 (2.04%) TikTok