Performance Officer Job Trends

Performance Officer
UK

The median Performance Officer salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 797 664 732
Rank change year-on-year -133 +68 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Performance Officer 7 2 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.004% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.005% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 6
10th Percentile - - £22,500
25th Percentile - - £23,169
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £26,133
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.97%
75th Percentile £35,250 - £26,953
90th Percentile £35,700 - £27,227
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 - £24,351
% change year-on-year - - +13.65%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 109,855 44,157 67,766
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 89.76% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 74,567 25,766 38,707
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.35% -2.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%

Performance Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Performance Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Performance Officer job vacancy trend in the UK

Performance Officer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Performance Officer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Performance Officer job vacancies in the UK

Performance Officer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
England -126 7 £35,000 - 3
UK excluding London - 7 £35,000 - 2
East of England - 4 £35,000 -
Work from Home - 3 - - 1
North West - 2 - -
North of England - 2 - -
South East - 1 - -

Performance Officer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, Performance Officer job roles required 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 featuring Performance Officer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Decision-Making
2 4 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
2 4 (57.14%) Data Governance
2 4 (57.14%) Data Quality
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (57.14%) Power BI
2 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
3 3 (42.86%) AI
3 3 (42.86%) Coaching
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
3 3 (42.86%) Data Management
3 3 (42.86%) Data Transformation
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (42.86%) YouTube
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Benchmarking
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
4 1 (14.29%) SQL
4 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Performance Officer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Power BI
2 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Social Housing
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Decision-Making
2 4 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
2 4 (57.14%) Data Governance
3 3 (42.86%) AI
3 3 (42.86%) Coaching
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
3 3 (42.86%) Data Management
3 3 (42.86%) Data Transformation
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Benchmarking
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) YouTube