Performance Monitoring Job Trends

Performance Monitoring
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Performance Monitoring skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 430 434 487
Rank change year-on-year +4 +53 +183
Permanent jobs citing Performance Monitoring 229 304 213
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.52% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.59% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 135 158 148
10th Percentile £37,864 £36,950 £40,350
25th Percentile £44,043 £38,063 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £52,609 £55,250
Median % change year-on-year +10.25% -4.78% -3.91%
75th Percentile £78,125 £74,144 £69,800
90th Percentile £97,500 £78,975 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,307 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.26% -13.99% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Performance Monitoring 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 48,535 51,647 46,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.52% 88.55% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 28,396 26,504 35,505
10th Percentile £28,432 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £99,899
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £54,793 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.49% +4.37% -2.51%

Performance Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Performance Monitoring job vacancy trend in the UK

Performance Monitoring
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Performance Monitoring

Performance Monitoring
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Monitoring over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Performance Monitoring in the UK

Performance Monitoring
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 Monitoring within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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 +19 187 £59,527 +19.05% 59
UK excluding London +11 155 £55,000 +16.26% 43
Work from Home +39 102 £59,014 +2.63% 16
London +50 61 £70,000 -8.50% 28
South East +22 40 £80,000 +77.78% 26
North of England +34 36 £65,000 -1.37% 7
South West 0 24 £36,000 -6.49% 3
North West +35 20 £63,750 +2.00% 4
Midlands +7 17 £42,500 - 2
East of England +20 15 £55,000 +10.00% 2
Yorkshire +7 13 £65,000 +52.94% 3
Northern Ireland +5 13 £73,801 +6.48% 2
Scotland +4 11 £73,801 +6.48%
East Midlands -13 10 £40,000 +6.67% 1
West Midlands +21 7 £59,527 -4.76% 1
Wales +6 6 £44,336 -36.03% 1
North East +2 3 £73,801 +6.48%

Performance Monitoring
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 8 (3.49%) Confluence
2 6 (2.62%) IIS
3 5 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.18%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.87%) CMS
4 2 (0.87%) FactoryTalk
4 2 (0.87%) WinCC
5 1 (0.44%) Appian
5 1 (0.44%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.44%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (13.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.93%) Oracle Smart View
3 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.87%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (4.37%) Oracle Financials
2 9 (3.93%) Hyperion Planning
2 9 (3.93%) Oracle Assets
2 9 (3.93%) Oracle General Ledger
2 9 (3.93%) Oracle Payables
2 9 (3.93%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (2.18%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (1.75%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.75%) SAP WM
5 3 (1.31%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (1.31%) SAP APO
5 3 (1.31%) SAP CO
5 3 (1.31%) SAP FI
5 3 (1.31%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (1.31%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.87%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.87%) OpenCart
7 1 (0.44%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 66 (28.82%) Azure
2 38 (16.59%) Power Platform
3 30 (13.10%) AWS
4 19 (8.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 17 (7.42%) GCP
6 16 (6.99%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (4.80%) GitHub
7 11 (4.80%) SaaS
8 10 (4.37%) AWS CloudFormation
8 10 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (3.93%) Entra ID
9 9 (3.93%) Vertex AI
10 8 (3.49%) Amazon ECR
10 8 (3.49%) Amazon ECS
10 8 (3.49%) dbt
10 8 (3.49%) Pulumi
11 7 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (3.06%) Serverless
12 6 (2.62%) Azure AKS
12 6 (2.62%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.93%) TCP/IP
2 7 (3.06%) Firewall
3 5 (2.18%) DNS
4 4 (1.75%) LAN
4 4 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (1.75%) Wireless
5 3 (1.31%) WAN
6 2 (0.87%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.87%) HTTP
6 2 (0.87%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.87%) SNMP
7 1 (0.44%) DHCP
7 1 (0.44%) Internet
7 1 (0.44%) Intranet
7 1 (0.44%) Multicast
7 1 (0.44%) Network Security
7 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.44%) VPN
7 1 (0.44%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (15.72%) Power BI
2 25 (10.92%) SQL Server
3 17 (7.42%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (6.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (4.80%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (3.93%) Data Mining
6 9 (3.93%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (3.93%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (3.93%) Essbase
6 9 (3.93%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (3.49%) Redis
8 7 (3.06%) Tableau
9 5 (2.18%) DynamoDB
10 4 (1.75%) Data Lake
10 4 (1.75%) Metadata
10 4 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (1.31%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.87%) Big Data
12 2 (0.87%) OLAP
12 2 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (4.80%) Jenkins
2 10 (4.37%) Git
3 9 (3.93%) JIRA
3 9 (3.93%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (3.06%) GitLab
5 4 (1.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 4 (1.75%) Bitbucket
6 3 (1.31%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.87%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.87%) JMeter
7 2 (0.87%) NeoLoad
7 2 (0.87%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.44%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.44%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.44%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.44%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.44%) TeamCity
General
1 116 (50.66%) Social Skills
2 77 (33.62%) Finance
3 71 (31.00%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (17.90%) Law
5 31 (13.54%) Retail
6 14 (6.11%) Legal
7 13 (5.68%) Marketing
7 13 (5.68%) Public Sector
8 12 (5.24%) Billing
9 8 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (3.06%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.62%) Banking
11 6 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.62%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.75%) Automotive
12 4 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.31%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.31%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 60 (26.20%) Senior
2 47 (20.52%) Analyst
3 29 (12.66%) Lead
4 19 (8.30%) Developer
5 13 (5.68%) Senior Analyst
6 12 (5.24%) Commercial Analyst
6 12 (5.24%) Insight Analyst
6 12 (5.24%) IT Manager
7 10 (4.37%) Support Analyst
8 9 (3.93%) Consultant
8 9 (3.93%) DevOps Engineer
8 9 (3.93%) Oracle Analyst
8 9 (3.93%) Senior Oracle Analyst
9 8 (3.49%) Site Engineer
9 8 (3.49%) Site Reliability Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) Data Analyst
10 7 (3.06%) Platform Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) Product Manager
10 7 (3.06%) Senior Developer
11 6 (2.62%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.99%) HTML
2 14 (6.11%) CSS
3 13 (5.68%) JSON
3 13 (5.68%) XML
4 9 (3.93%) Middleware
5 8 (3.49%) Django
5 8 (3.49%) REST
6 7 (3.06%) .NET
7 5 (2.18%) Kafka
7 5 (2.18%) SOAP
8 4 (1.75%) Node.js
8 4 (1.75%) React
8 4 (1.75%) RESTful
9 3 (1.31%) Oracle Fusion
10 2 (0.87%) .NET Framework
10 2 (0.87%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.87%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.87%) PyTorch
10 2 (0.87%) scikit-learn
10 2 (0.87%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 28 (12.23%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (7.86%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (5.68%) Management Information System
3 13 (5.68%) Product Ownership
4 12 (5.24%) Algorithms
5 10 (4.37%) Cloud Native
6 8 (3.49%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (3.06%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.62%) e-Learning
8 6 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.75%) Distributed Architecture
9 4 (1.75%) FMCG
9 4 (1.75%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.31%) Blog
10 3 (1.31%) Life Science
10 3 (1.31%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 3 (1.31%) Taxonomies
11 2 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.87%) SCADA
11 2 (0.87%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 32 (13.97%) Windows
2 22 (9.61%) Linux
3 21 (9.17%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.49%) Unix
5 4 (1.75%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.87%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.44%) Android
7 1 (0.44%) VMS
7 1 (0.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (38.43%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (31.88%) Analytics
3 68 (29.69%) Agile
4 57 (24.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 56 (24.45%) DevOps
6 49 (21.40%) ITIL
7 41 (17.90%) CI/CD
8 40 (17.47%) Roadmaps
9 39 (17.03%) Business Intelligence
10 38 (16.59%) Decision-Making
11 36 (15.72%) AI
12 35 (15.28%) Visualisation
13 32 (13.97%) Actionable Insight
14 29 (12.66%) Infrastructure as Code
15 28 (12.23%) ITSM
15 28 (12.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 26 (11.35%) Problem Management
17 25 (10.92%) Service Management
18 23 (10.04%) Collaborative Working
18 23 (10.04%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 62 (27.07%) SQL
2 40 (17.47%) Python
3 21 (9.17%) JavaScript
4 17 (7.42%) PowerShell
5 13 (5.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 11 (4.80%) Bash
7 10 (4.37%) Java
8 9 (3.93%) Groovy
8 9 (3.93%) VBA
9 8 (3.49%) C#
10 5 (2.18%) Bicep
10 5 (2.18%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.31%) R
12 2 (0.87%) Go
13 1 (0.44%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.44%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.44%) Perl
13 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.44%) Swift
13 1 (0.44%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 63 (27.51%) Degree
2 21 (9.17%) Master's Degree
3 17 (7.42%) Security Cleared
4 12 (5.24%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (5.24%) ITIL Certification
5 10 (4.37%) SC Cleared
6 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (3.06%) PMI Certification
6 7 (3.06%) PMP
7 6 (2.62%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.75%) MCP
9 3 (1.31%) CISA
9 3 (1.31%) CISM
9 3 (1.31%) CISSP
9 3 (1.31%) CRISC
9 3 (1.31%) CSPO
9 3 (1.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (0.87%) APMP
10 2 (0.87%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.86%) Data Quality
2 17 (7.42%) GDPR
3 9 (3.93%) QA
4 6 (2.62%) GRC
4 6 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.31%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.31%) ISO 20022
5 3 (1.31%) ISO 22301
5 3 (1.31%) ISO 8583
5 3 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 3 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 3 (1.31%) SEPA
6 2 (0.87%) SLA
7 1 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.44%) COBIT
7 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.44%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (9.17%) Docker
2 16 (6.99%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.44%) Squid
5 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (10.92%) Terraform
2 24 (10.48%) Kubernetes
3 10 (4.37%) Ansible
4 5 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (2.18%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.75%) Grafana
5 4 (1.75%) logstash
5 4 (1.75%) Progress Chef
5 4 (1.75%) Puppet
6 2 (0.87%) AssetCenter
6 2 (0.87%) Kibana
6 2 (0.87%) SCCM
7 1 (0.44%) Argo
7 1 (0.44%) Control-M
Vendors
1 59 (25.76%) Microsoft
2 27 (11.79%) Google
3 18 (7.86%) Oracle
4 16 (6.99%) ServiceNow
5 14 (6.11%) SAP
6 9 (3.93%) Hyperion
6 9 (3.93%) OpenAI
7 8 (3.49%) VMware
8 5 (2.18%) Cisco
8 5 (2.18%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.75%) Adobe
9 4 (1.75%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.75%) Databricks
9 4 (1.75%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.31%) Ahrefs
10 3 (1.31%) Dynatrace
10 3 (1.31%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.87%) Kepware
11 2 (0.87%) Planon
11 2 (0.87%) TikTok