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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 295 206 268
Rank change year-on-year -89 +62 +7
Permanent jobs citing Performance Metrics 47 85 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.25% 0.94% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 1.07% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 21 39 21
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,950 £50,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,875 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £83,750 £73,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -

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 13,674 7,970 10,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.28% 88.28% 81.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9,735 4,265 5,287
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,783 £32,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

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 9 October 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 9 October 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 -28 24 £35,000 -28.57% 35
Berkshire -10 10 £27,500 -54.68% 19
Buckinghamshire -17 7 £45,000 - 11
Oxfordshire -33 7 £47,500 +9.83% 6
Kent -33 5 £82,500 +153.85% 2
Surrey - 5 £75,000 - 13
Sussex - 4 £60,000 - 1
Hampshire -58 3 - - 22
West Sussex -22 2 £82,500 +153.85% 6
East Sussex - 1 £40,000 - 1
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 (2.13%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.38%) Chatbot
3 2 (4.26%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (4.26%) CapCut
4 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (2.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Maximo
1 2 (4.26%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 10 (21.28%) SaaS
2 7 (14.89%) Power Platform
3 6 (12.77%) Google Analytics
3 6 (12.77%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (10.64%) AWS
4 5 (10.64%) Azure
4 5 (10.64%) Google Ads
5 3 (6.38%) GCP
6 2 (4.26%) Amazon EKS
6 2 (4.26%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (4.26%) Azure AKS
6 2 (4.26%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (4.26%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (4.26%) Canva
6 2 (4.26%) GitHub
6 2 (4.26%) Google Tag Manager
6 2 (4.26%) Meta Ads
6 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (4.26%) OpenShift
6 2 (4.26%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) 5G
1 3 (6.38%) Network Security
2 2 (4.26%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.64%) Power BI
2 2 (4.26%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (4.26%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Git
1 2 (4.26%) GitLab
1 2 (4.26%) Jenkins
General
1 22 (46.81%) Social Skills
2 18 (38.30%) Finance
3 14 (29.79%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (27.66%) Marketing
5 11 (23.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (14.89%) Manufacturing
7 6 (12.77%) Legal
8 4 (8.51%) Advertising
8 4 (8.51%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (8.51%) Retail
9 3 (6.38%) Aerospace
9 3 (6.38%) Electronics
9 3 (6.38%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (4.26%) Automotive
10 2 (4.26%) Billing
10 2 (4.26%) Brand Awareness
10 2 (4.26%) Law
10 2 (4.26%) Public Sector
10 2 (4.26%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (14.89%) Analyst
2 5 (10.64%) Marketing Specialist
3 4 (8.51%) Account Manager
3 4 (8.51%) E-Commerce Executive
3 4 (8.51%) Senior
4 3 (6.38%) Digital Marketing Specialist
4 3 (6.38%) Head of Operations
4 3 (6.38%) IT Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Service Analyst
4 3 (6.38%) Service Desk Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Service Manager
5 2 (4.26%) DevOps Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Digital Executive
5 2 (4.26%) Digital Performance Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Network Delivery Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Product Assurance Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Product Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Validation Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Verification Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) Terraform
2 1 (2.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.02%) Management Information System
2 6 (12.77%) Onboarding
3 5 (10.64%) Social Media
4 4 (8.51%) Video Editing
5 3 (6.38%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (6.38%) IVR
6 2 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (4.26%) Cloud Native
6 2 (4.26%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (4.26%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (4.26%) Photography
6 2 (4.26%) Robotics
6 2 (4.26%) SystemC
7 1 (2.13%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (36.17%) Analytics
2 13 (27.66%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (27.66%) Decision-Making
2 13 (27.66%) ITIL
3 12 (25.53%) AI
3 12 (25.53%) CRM
4 11 (23.40%) Customer Experience
4 11 (23.40%) Digital Marketing
4 11 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (23.40%) Service Management
5 10 (21.28%) E-Commerce
6 9 (19.15%) SEO
6 9 (19.15%) Service Delivery
6 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (17.02%) Commercial Awareness
7 8 (17.02%) Customer Service
7 8 (17.02%) ITSM
7 8 (17.02%) Pay per click
8 7 (14.89%) Data Protection
8 7 (14.89%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.26%) C++
1 2 (4.26%) Go
1 2 (4.26%) Python
1 2 (4.26%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (19.15%) Degree
2 7 (14.89%) Security Cleared
3 6 (12.77%) DBS Check
4 4 (8.51%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (6.38%) DV Cleared
6 2 (4.26%) AWS Certification
6 2 (4.26%) MCSE
6 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) ACCA
7 1 (2.13%) CIMA
7 1 (2.13%) CISSP
7 1 (2.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (2.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (2.13%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (17.02%) QA
2 4 (8.51%) Accessibility
2 4 (8.51%) GDPR
2 4 (8.51%) SLA
3 2 (4.26%) Data Quality
3 2 (4.26%) ECSS
3 2 (4.26%) PMO
4 1 (2.13%) GAAP
4 1 (2.13%) IFRS
4 1 (2.13%) NCSC
4 1 (2.13%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.26%) Ansible
1 2 (4.26%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.13%) Autotask
Vendors
1 16 (34.04%) Microsoft
2 12 (25.53%) Google
3 5 (10.64%) ServiceNow
4 4 (8.51%) Adobe
4 4 (8.51%) Instagram
5 3 (6.38%) HubSpot
5 3 (6.38%) YouTube
6 2 (4.26%) Alteryx
6 2 (4.26%) Blue Prism
6 2 (4.26%) Dynatrace
6 2 (4.26%) Facebook
6 2 (4.26%) Foundry
6 2 (4.26%) Marketo
6 2 (4.26%) Pinterest
6 2 (4.26%) Salesforce
6 2 (4.26%) SAP
6 2 (4.26%) Splunk
6 2 (4.26%) TikTok
6 2 (4.26%) WooCommerce
6 2 (4.26%) Workday