Performance Metrics Job Trends

Performance Metrics
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Performance Metrics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 393 361 406
Rank change year-on-year -32 +45 +271
Permanent jobs citing Performance Metrics 449 363 615
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.45% 0.74% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.82% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 201 213 220
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,450
25th Percentile £37,500 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £101,250 £95,000 £92,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,925 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.15% - -0.47%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,823 44,302 82,887
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.72% 90.16% 82.12%
Number of salaries quoted 50,276 24,855 57,929
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,201 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.89% +4.00% -8.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Performance Metrics
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Performance Metrics job vacancy trend in the UK

Performance Metrics
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Performance Metrics

Performance Metrics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Metrics over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Metrics within the UK over the 6 months to 16 July 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
England -33 363 £55,000 +4.76% 197
UK excluding London -30 293 £47,925 -4.15% 123
Work from Home +84 192 £57,500 -2.13% 82
London -5 119 £70,000 -11.11% 102
North of England -11 77 £52,500 +5.00% 37
Northern Ireland -11 54 £36,500 -
South East -34 50 £40,000 -23.81% 50
North West +5 43 £48,350 -3.30% 21
Midlands -10 41 £46,250 -6.57% 15
East of England -41 27 £45,000 -5.26% 8
South West -32 26 £52,500 -21.64% 4
West Midlands -14 24 £45,000 -2.70% 10
Yorkshire -25 23 £73,500 +138.44% 13
East Midlands -41 17 £47,500 -7.77% 5
Scotland +25 16 £70,000 -33.57% 6
North East -49 11 £48,750 -7.14% 3
Wales -54 2 £75,039 +25.07% 4

Performance Metrics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 34 (7.57%) CMS
2 29 (6.46%) Confluence
3 8 (1.78%) WordPress
4 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.89%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.22%) Drupal
Applications
1 86 (19.15%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.45%) Trello
6 1 (0.22%) InDesign
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.11%) SAP PM
2 4 (0.89%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.45%) Shopify
4 1 (0.22%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 1 (0.22%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.22%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 106 (23.61%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (20.71%) AWS
3 44 (9.80%) SaaS
4 30 (6.68%) Power Platform
5 27 (6.01%) Adobe Analytics
6 25 (5.57%) Contentsquare
6 25 (5.57%) Figma
7 23 (5.12%) Azure
8 21 (4.68%) Google Analytics
9 16 (3.56%) Google Ads
10 9 (2.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 9 (2.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 8 (1.78%) Datadog
11 8 (1.78%) PaaS
12 7 (1.56%) GCP
13 6 (1.34%) dbt
13 6 (1.34%) Entra ID
14 5 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
15 3 (0.67%) Google Tag Manager
15 3 (0.67%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.79%) Broadband
2 7 (1.56%) BGP
2 7 (1.56%) Network Security
2 7 (1.56%) OSPF
2 7 (1.56%) TCP/IP
2 7 (1.56%) VLAN
3 6 (1.34%) IPFIX
3 6 (1.34%) SNMP
4 3 (0.67%) Firewall
4 3 (0.67%) LAN
4 3 (0.67%) VoIP
4 3 (0.67%) VPN
4 3 (0.67%) WAN
5 2 (0.45%) Internet
6 1 (0.22%) HTTP
6 1 (0.22%) NetScaler
6 1 (0.22%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (6.46%) Power BI
2 11 (2.45%) Tableau
3 5 (1.11%) Looker
4 4 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.89%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.67%) InfluxDB
5 3 (0.67%) Metadata
6 2 (0.45%) Big Data
6 2 (0.45%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.22%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 13 (2.90%) JIRA
2 9 (2.00%) JMeter
3 8 (1.78%) Cucumber
4 5 (1.11%) GitLab
4 5 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.11%) Locust
5 4 (0.89%) Gatling
5 4 (0.89%) Git
5 4 (0.89%) LoadRunner
6 3 (0.67%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.67%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.67%) HP UFT
6 3 (0.67%) Postman
6 3 (0.67%) REST Assured
6 3 (0.67%) Selenium
6 3 (0.67%) SonarQube
General
1 276 (61.47%) Social Skills
2 105 (23.39%) Finance
3 102 (22.72%) Marketing
4 81 (18.04%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.69%) Organisational Skills
5 48 (10.69%) Swedish Language
6 43 (9.58%) Legal
7 36 (8.02%) Law
8 32 (7.13%) Games
9 29 (6.46%) French Language
10 28 (6.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 28 (6.24%) Influencing Skills
10 28 (6.24%) Retail
11 25 (5.57%) Telecoms
12 18 (4.01%) Advertising
13 15 (3.34%) Public Sector
14 14 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (2.67%) Banking
16 7 (1.56%) Financial Institution
16 7 (1.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 113 (25.17%) Analyst
2 78 (17.37%) Service Analyst
3 77 (17.15%) Service Desk Analyst
4 55 (12.25%) Lead
5 41 (9.13%) Security Manager
6 39 (8.69%) Infrastructure Manager
7 26 (5.79%) Senior
8 19 (4.23%) Marketing Manager
9 13 (2.90%) IT Manager
10 12 (2.67%) Account Manager
10 12 (2.67%) Product Manager
11 11 (2.45%) Bid Manager
11 11 (2.45%) Programme Manager
11 11 (2.45%) Support Analyst
12 10 (2.23%) Content Manager
12 10 (2.23%) Operations Manager
12 10 (2.23%) Performance Analyst
12 10 (2.23%) Senior Manager
12 10 (2.23%) Service Manager
13 9 (2.00%) Head of IT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.56%) gRPC
2 5 (1.11%) Gherkin
3 4 (0.89%) NumPy
3 4 (0.89%) Pandas
3 4 (0.89%) scikit-learn
3 4 (0.89%) XGBoost
4 3 (0.67%) Java RMI
4 3 (0.67%) OpenTelemetry
4 3 (0.67%) Playwright
5 2 (0.45%) LangChain
5 2 (0.45%) LangGraph
6 1 (0.22%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.22%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.90%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.68%) Product Ownership
3 16 (3.56%) Social Media
4 14 (3.12%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.00%) Blog
7 7 (1.56%) Security Posture
7 7 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
8 6 (1.34%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.11%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.89%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (0.89%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.45%) Cyber Threat
12 2 (0.45%) Data Centre
12 2 (0.45%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.45%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.56%) Windows
2 7 (1.56%) Linux
3 3 (0.67%) Kali Linux
4 2 (0.45%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (30.51%) Continuous Improvement
2 119 (26.50%) Analytics
3 112 (24.94%) ITIL
4 105 (23.39%) Decision-Making
5 101 (22.49%) ITSM
6 94 (20.94%) Customer Service
7 79 (17.59%) Agile
7 79 (17.59%) Project Management
8 76 (16.93%) AI
9 73 (16.26%) Roadmaps
10 64 (14.25%) Stakeholder Management
11 63 (14.03%) Customer Experience
12 61 (13.59%) Problem-Solving
13 57 (12.69%) PRINCE2
14 55 (12.25%) Mentoring
15 49 (10.91%) Logistics
15 49 (10.91%) Service Delivery
16 47 (10.47%) Product Roadmap
16 47 (10.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 46 (10.24%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.35%) SQL
2 21 (4.68%) Python
3 8 (1.78%) Java
4 4 (0.89%) PowerShell
4 4 (0.89%) T-SQL
5 3 (0.67%) Bash
Qualifications
1 130 (28.95%) Degree
2 77 (17.15%) AWS Certification
2 77 (17.15%) MCSE
2 77 (17.15%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (4.01%) Security Cleared
4 13 (2.90%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.67%) PMP
6 6 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 6 (1.34%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.34%) MBCS
7 5 (1.11%) AAT
8 3 (0.67%) ACCA
8 3 (0.67%) CIMA
8 3 (0.67%) CSPO
8 3 (0.67%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.67%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.45%) CISM
9 2 (0.45%) CISSP
9 2 (0.45%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (21.83%) QA
2 41 (9.13%) Accessibility
3 30 (6.68%) WCAG
4 21 (4.68%) PMO
5 19 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (3.56%) GDPR
6 16 (3.56%) SLA
7 11 (2.45%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.78%) NIST
9 6 (1.34%) EU AI Act
10 5 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.89%) GRC
11 4 (0.89%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.67%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.67%) PERC
13 2 (0.45%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.22%) GAAP
14 1 (0.22%) IFRS
14 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 1 (0.22%) NCSC
System Software
1 12 (2.67%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.11%) Docker
3 2 (0.45%) IAG
3 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) XenApp
4 1 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (3.56%) Grafana
2 9 (2.00%) Terraform
3 7 (1.56%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.56%) Nagios
3 7 (1.56%) SCCM
3 7 (1.56%) ZABBIX
4 6 (1.34%) Prometheus
5 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.67%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.45%) Ansible
7 2 (0.45%) CASB
7 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) Autotask
Vendors
1 131 (29.18%) Microsoft
2 88 (19.60%) ServiceNow
3 44 (9.80%) Google
4 31 (6.90%) Adobe
5 18 (4.01%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.56%) SAP
7 6 (1.34%) Freshdesk
8 5 (1.11%) IFS
9 4 (0.89%) Citrix
9 4 (0.89%) Pardot
9 4 (0.89%) Remedy
10 3 (0.67%) Braze
10 3 (0.67%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.67%) Nexthink
10 3 (0.67%) SolarWinds
10 3 (0.67%) Veracode
10 3 (0.67%) YouTube
10 3 (0.67%) Zoho
11 2 (0.45%) Ahrefs
11 2 (0.45%) SYSPRO