Performance Analysis Job Trends

Performance Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Performance Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	565	485	620
Rank change year-on-year	-80	+135	-65
Permanent jobs citing Performance Analysis	258	194	124
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.21%	0.38%	0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.29%	0.44%	0.22%
Number of salaries quoted	169	74	49
10^th Percentile	£32,575	£31,000	£37,950
25^th Percentile	£42,500	£31,250	£58,056
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£45,000	£61,754
Median % change year-on-year	+22.22%	-27.13%	+25.64%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£62,541	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£85,000	£97,125	£82,800
UK excluding London median annual salary	£52,500	£38,750	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+35.48%	-35.42%	+51.90%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Performance Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	90,104	44,194	56,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	73.59%	87.68%	82.52%
Number of salaries quoted	60,502	25,749	29,617
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,250	£33,750
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£35,750	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£59,500	£54,441	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+9.29%	-9.27%	-
75^th Percentile	£77,500	£75,000	£78,750
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£95,000	£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary	£55,000	£46,500	£54,000
% change year-on-year	+18.28%	-13.89%	+2.86%

Performance Analysis Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Performance Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Performance Analysis Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Performance Analysis.

Performance Analysis Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Analysis over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Performance Analysis in the UK

Performance Analysis Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 1 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
England	-88	234	£55,000	+25.71%	119
UK excluding London	-108	182	£52,500	+35.48%	108
Work from Home	+1	102	£62,500	+57.73%	55
North of England	-6	81	£62,500	+66.67%	20
London	-50	61	£70,000	+7.69%	35
North West	-18	47	£85,000	+134.45%	16
South East	-84	31	£50,000	+19.76%	27
Midlands	-107	25	£52,500	+16.67%	11
West Midlands	-89	24	£52,500	-4.55%	9
South West	-57	22	£44,283	+7.99%	17
Yorkshire	-29	18	£62,500	-1.03%	6
North East	-	16	£56,250	-
Scotland	+11	11	£36,000	-	7
East of England	-50	8	£52,500	+61.54%	24
Northern Ireland	-	5	-	-	3
East Midlands	-40	1	-	-	2

Performance Analysis Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, job vacancies citing Performance Analysis also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads citing Performance Analysis.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Analytics	35.7%	92
2	Decision-Making	35.3%	91
3	AI	31.0%	80
4	Degree	26.7%	69
5	SQL	22.9%	59
6	Continuous Improvement	22.5%	58
7	Problem-Solving	21.7%	56
8	Business Intelligence	21.3%	55
8	Stakeholder Management	21.3%	55
10	Actionable Insight	19.8%	51
11	Power Platform	18.2%	47
12	Power BI	17.8%	46
13	Microsoft Excel	17.1%	44
14	CRM	16.7%	43
14	Python	16.7%	43
16	Budgeting and Forecasting	14.3%	37
16	Dashboard Development	14.3%	37
16	Data Analysis	14.3%	37
19	Microsoft	14.0%	36
20	Agile	11.6%	30
21	ERP	11.2%	29
21	Google	11.2%	29
23	Process Improvement	10.9%	28
24	SEO	10.5%	27
25	ACCA	10.1%	26
25	Digital Marketing	10.1%	26
25	Mentoring	10.1%	26
28	Azure	9.7%	25
28	CIMA	9.7%	25
28	Customer Experience	9.7%	25

Performance Analysis Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Analytics	35.7%	92
2	Decision-Making	35.3%	91
3	AI	31.0%	80
4	Continuous Improvement	22.5%	58
5	Problem-Solving	21.7%	56
6	Business Intelligence	21.3%	55
6	Stakeholder Management	21.3%	55
8	Actionable Insight	19.8%	51
9	CRM	16.7%	43
10	Budgeting and Forecasting	14.3%	37
10	Dashboard Development	14.3%	37
10	Data Analysis	14.3%	37
13	Agile	11.6%	30
14	ERP	11.2%	29
15	Process Improvement	10.9%	28
16	SEO	10.5%	27
17	Digital Marketing	10.1%	26
17	Mentoring	10.1%	26
19	Customer Experience	9.7%	25
20	Visualisation	9.3%	24