Performance Metrics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Performance Metrics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Performance Metrics over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 482 675 698
Rank change year-on-year +193 +23 +52
Permanent jobs citing Performance Metrics 476 307 609
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.30% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 0.32% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 241 120 300
10th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £35,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £47,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £77,625 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,500 £50,238 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.47% -8.66% +35.80%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Performance Metrics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Performance Metrics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Performance Metrics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Performance Metrics.

Salary trend for Performance Metrics in the UK

Performance Metrics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Metrics over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

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 9 May 2024. 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 +232 461 £56,250 +2.27% 228
UK excluding London +151 344 £49,500 -1.47% 132
Midlands +121 166 £50,000 -6.32% 25
West Midlands +108 129 £50,000 -4.76% 15
London +116 119 £77,500 +29.17% 105
Work from Home +67 91 £57,500 - 104
South East +24 75 £43,750 -12.50% 23
North of England +104 63 £48,750 +5.21% 42
East Midlands +20 37 £57,500 +5.99% 10
North West +42 32 £52,500 -8.70% 22
Yorkshire +115 31 £31,500 -8.03% 17
East of England +22 16 £50,000 -21.26% 17
South West -55 15 £45,000 -10.43% 12
Scotland -72 6 £31,500 -42.85% 11
North East -5 2 £80,000 +67.81% 3
Northern Ireland - 2 £42,500 - 3
Wales - 1 £38,000 - 6

Performance Metrics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.89%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.47%) SAS
3 7 (1.47%) WebLogic
4 4 (0.84%) CMS
4 4 (0.84%) WordPress
5 3 (0.63%) Confluence
5 3 (0.63%) Joomla!
6 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.42%) GlassFish
6 2 (0.42%) JCAPS
6 2 (0.42%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.42%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.21%) Apache
7 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 155 (32.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 153 (32.14%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.63%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.63%) SPSS
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.42%) InDesign
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) InVision
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 9 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.84%) Shopify
3 2 (0.42%) Adaptiv
4 1 (0.21%) Magento
4 1 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 60 (12.61%) Azure
2 44 (9.24%) Power Platform
3 29 (6.09%) SaaS
4 24 (5.04%) AWS
5 20 (4.20%) Entra ID
6 18 (3.78%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (2.52%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.10%) GCP
9 7 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.05%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.84%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.84%) Azure Storage
12 3 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.42%) Azure AKS
13 2 (0.42%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (0.42%) Azure Key Vault
13 2 (0.42%) Contentsquare
14 1 (0.21%) AWS IoT
14 1 (0.21%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.62%) Network Security
2 17 (3.57%) Firewall
3 6 (1.26%) NetScaler
4 3 (0.63%) LAN
4 3 (0.63%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.63%) VoIP
4 3 (0.63%) WAN
5 2 (0.42%) FTP
5 2 (0.42%) HTTP
5 2 (0.42%) Internet
5 2 (0.42%) Intranet
5 2 (0.42%) VPN
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.56%) Power BI
2 28 (5.88%) Tableau
3 20 (4.20%) Data Mining
4 15 (3.15%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.31%) Big Data
6 5 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (1.05%) MySQL
6 5 (1.05%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.05%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.84%) Amazon QuickSight
7 4 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.84%) PowerPivot
7 4 (0.84%) QlikView
8 3 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.63%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.42%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.42%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 8 (1.68%) JIRA
2 7 (1.47%) webpack
3 4 (0.84%) Git
4 3 (0.63%) JUnit
5 2 (0.42%) Ant
5 2 (0.42%) IntelliJ
5 2 (0.42%) Maven
5 2 (0.42%) Subversion
6 1 (0.21%) Appium
6 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) Gradle
6 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.21%) Mockito
6 1 (0.21%) NUnit
6 1 (0.21%) Selenium
6 1 (0.21%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.21%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.21%) XCUITest
General
1 146 (30.67%) Social Skills
2 126 (26.47%) Military
3 122 (25.63%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (25.21%) Finance
5 51 (10.71%) Marketing
6 23 (4.83%) Retail
7 20 (4.20%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (3.99%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (3.36%) Manufacturing
9 16 (3.36%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.94%) Brand Awareness
10 14 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.31%) Publishing
12 9 (1.89%) Legal
13 8 (1.68%) Billing
13 8 (1.68%) Front Office
13 8 (1.68%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.47%) Advertising
14 7 (1.47%) Games
Job Titles
1 131 (27.52%) Graduate
2 67 (14.08%) Senior
3 55 (11.55%) Analyst
4 42 (8.82%) Lead
5 20 (4.20%) IT Manager
5 20 (4.20%) Product Manager
6 19 (3.99%) Financial Analyst
6 19 (3.99%) Service Manager
7 15 (3.15%) Senior Analyst
8 14 (2.94%) Customer Experience Manager
8 14 (2.94%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 14 (2.94%) Senior Manager
9 13 (2.73%) Software Engineer
9 13 (2.73%) Team Leader
10 11 (2.31%) Architect
10 11 (2.31%) Service Desk Manager
11 10 (2.10%) Business Analyst
12 9 (1.89%) Administrator
12 9 (1.89%) Cloud Engineer
13 8 (1.68%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.41%) CSS
2 17 (3.57%) HTML
3 12 (2.52%) XML
4 10 (2.10%) .NET
5 9 (1.89%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.89%) jQuery
5 9 (1.89%) Node.js
6 8 (1.68%) .NET Framework
6 8 (1.68%) Akka.NET
6 8 (1.68%) AngularJS
6 8 (1.68%) JSON
6 8 (1.68%) React
7 7 (1.47%) GraphQL
7 7 (1.47%) REST
8 5 (1.05%) Spring
9 4 (0.84%) Django
10 3 (0.63%) Kafka
10 3 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
11 2 (0.42%) J2EE
11 2 (0.42%) Java EE
Miscellaneous
1 176 (36.97%) Onboarding
2 45 (9.45%) Product Ownership
3 21 (4.41%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.36%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (1.47%) Algorithms
6 7 (1.47%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.26%) Reinsurance
8 5 (1.05%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.05%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.84%) Clustering
9 4 (0.84%) Data Centre
9 4 (0.84%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.84%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.63%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.63%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.63%) Replication
11 2 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.36%) Windows
2 10 (2.10%) Linux
3 7 (1.47%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.42%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.21%) Android
6 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.21%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (42.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 169 (35.50%) Customer Experience
2 169 (35.50%) Process Improvement
3 156 (32.77%) Customer Service
4 155 (32.56%) Data Analysis
5 138 (28.99%) Creative Thinking
6 134 (28.15%) Problem-Solving
7 133 (27.94%) Logistics
8 128 (26.89%) Contingency Planning
9 92 (19.33%) Agile
10 60 (12.61%) Project Management
11 59 (12.39%) Decision-Making
12 58 (12.18%) ITIL
13 55 (11.55%) Analytics
14 49 (10.29%) Computer Science
15 47 (9.87%) Mentoring
16 46 (9.66%) Roadmaps
16 46 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
17 39 (8.19%) Service Delivery
18 36 (7.56%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (13.03%) SQL
2 38 (7.98%) Python
3 17 (3.57%) C
4 11 (2.31%) C#
5 10 (2.10%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.89%) R
6 9 (1.89%) VBA
7 8 (1.68%) MATLAB
7 8 (1.68%) T-SQL
7 8 (1.68%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.47%) Java
9 4 (0.84%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.63%) Scala
11 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.42%) XPath
12 1 (0.21%) Bash
12 1 (0.21%) Go
12 1 (0.21%) PHP
12 1 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 247 (51.89%) Degree
2 25 (5.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.62%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.94%) Master's Degree
5 13 (2.73%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.52%) SC Cleared
7 11 (2.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 10 (2.10%) MBA
9 8 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.26%) CRISC
10 6 (1.26%) DV Cleared
11 5 (1.05%) OCA
11 5 (1.05%) OCP
11 5 (1.05%) Oracle Certification
11 5 (1.05%) Postgraduate
12 4 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.84%) CISM
12 4 (0.84%) CISSP
12 4 (0.84%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.84%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.46%) QA
2 16 (3.36%) Accessibility
2 16 (3.36%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.15%) SLA
4 11 (2.31%) PMO
5 7 (1.47%) WCAG
6 6 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.26%) NIST
7 5 (1.05%) GDPR
8 4 (0.84%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.42%) COBIT
10 2 (0.42%) GRC
11 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.21%) GMP
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 23 (4.83%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.26%) XenApp
4 6 (1.26%) XenDesktop
5 5 (1.05%) Docker
5 5 (1.05%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.21%) Firmware
6 1 (0.21%) KVM
6 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 6 (1.26%) SCCM
2 5 (1.05%) Data Guard
2 5 (1.05%) Oracle RMAN
3 4 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.84%) Terraform
4 3 (0.63%) Ansible
4 3 (0.63%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.42%) Control-M
5 2 (0.42%) Grafana
5 2 (0.42%) Kibana
5 2 (0.42%) logstash
5 2 (0.42%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.21%) Autotask
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.21%) Nagios
6 1 (0.21%) Puppet
6 1 (0.21%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.21%) vRealize
Vendors
1 73 (15.34%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.25%) Google
3 20 (4.20%) Oracle
4 14 (2.94%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.10%) VMware
6 7 (1.47%) Citrix
6 7 (1.47%) Fortinet
7 6 (1.26%) CA
7 6 (1.26%) Cisco
7 6 (1.26%) Commvault
8 5 (1.05%) Meraki
9 4 (0.84%) Adobe
9 4 (0.84%) Ahrefs
9 4 (0.84%) Apple
9 4 (0.84%) Facebook
9 4 (0.84%) Instagram
9 4 (0.84%) MicroStrategy
9 4 (0.84%) Screaming Frog
10 3 (0.63%) Ericsson
10 3 (0.63%) ZyXEL