Performance Optimisation Job Trends

Performance Optimisation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Performance Optimisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 338 236 517
Rank change year-on-year -102 +281 +130
Permanent jobs citing Performance Optimisation 556 651 356
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 1.32% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 1.47% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 373 275 266
10th Percentile £41,250 £46,050 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £71,991 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.18% +15.19% -10.71%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £69,315 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.65% +15.53% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Performance Optimisation 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 73,631 44,290 76,685
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.59% 90.03% 81.87%
Number of salaries quoted 50,962 24,903 52,597
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +1.82% -8.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Performance Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Performance Optimisation job vacancy trend in the UK

Performance Optimisation
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Performance Optimisation

Performance Optimisation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Optimisation over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Performance Optimisation in the UK

Performance Optimisation
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 Optimisation within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 -81 486 £63,250 -15.67% 236
UK excluding London -117 326 £55,000 -20.65% 134
London +47 200 £87,500 +2.94% 121
Work from Home -129 195 £60,000 -25.00% 114
North of England -106 80 £62,500 - 36
South East -35 79 £55,000 -33.33% 55
North West -84 50 £62,500 - 28
Midlands -70 46 £52,500 +27.27% 14
East of England -23 35 £50,000 -28.57% 12
South West -39 33 £57,500 -11.54% 12
East Midlands -42 27 £43,750 -16.67% 10
Yorkshire -32 20 £45,000 -33.09% 6
Wales -42 19 £53,171 +2.25% 4
Northern Ireland -48 19 - - 3
West Midlands -39 18 £55,000 +48.65% 4
Scotland -21 15 £56,783 +10.80% 3
North East -44 10 £48,250 -13.26% 2

Performance Optimisation
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 23 (4.14%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.24%) Apache Airflow
3 13 (2.34%) CMS
4 11 (1.98%) Apache
5 10 (1.80%) WordPress
6 9 (1.62%) IIS
6 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
7 8 (1.44%) Apache Spark
7 8 (1.44%) Headless CMS
8 6 (1.08%) Confluence
8 6 (1.08%) nginx
9 3 (0.54%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.54%) SAS
10 2 (0.36%) Drupal
11 1 (0.18%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.18%) JBoss
11 1 (0.18%) Moodle
11 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.18%) Solana
11 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (3.06%) AutoCAD
2 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.18%) Sketch
4 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (2.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.90%) Magento
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle Applications
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.54%) SAP GTS
4 3 (0.54%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.54%) SAP Travel Management
4 3 (0.54%) Summit
5 2 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.18%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.18%) Maximo
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.18%) Primavera
6 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.18%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 164 (29.50%) Azure
2 147 (26.44%) AWS
3 64 (11.51%) Power Platform
3 64 (11.51%) Serverless
4 49 (8.81%) GCP
5 46 (8.27%) AWS CloudFormation
6 45 (8.09%) Azure DevOps
7 44 (7.91%) Amazon S3
8 31 (5.58%) AWS Lambda
8 31 (5.58%) Cloud Computing
9 29 (5.22%) GitHub
9 29 (5.22%) SaaS
10 26 (4.68%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (4.14%) Amazon EC2
12 22 (3.96%) Azure Logic Apps
13 20 (3.60%) PowerApps
14 19 (3.42%) Azure AKS
14 19 (3.42%) Power Automate
15 18 (3.24%) Amazon EMR
15 18 (3.24%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.86%) Broadband
2 17 (3.06%) DNS
2 17 (3.06%) TETRA
3 15 (2.70%) VPN
4 13 (2.34%) WAN
5 12 (2.16%) DHCP
5 12 (2.16%) Firewall
6 8 (1.44%) LAN
6 8 (1.44%) Network Security
6 8 (1.44%) Software-Defined Networking
7 7 (1.26%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.08%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.08%) VLAN
8 6 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.90%) SNMP
10 4 (0.72%) IPv4
11 3 (0.54%) BGP
11 3 (0.54%) Ethernet VPN
11 3 (0.54%) HTTPS
12 2 (0.36%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (14.03%) SQL Server
2 49 (8.81%) Power BI
3 42 (7.55%) NoSQL
4 37 (6.65%) MySQL
5 31 (5.58%) PostgreSQL
6 30 (5.40%) Relational Database
7 29 (5.22%) Data Warehouse
8 27 (4.86%) Semantic Layer
9 25 (4.50%) DynamoDB
9 25 (4.50%) Metadata
10 23 (4.14%) Data Lake
11 20 (3.60%) Amazon Redshift
12 18 (3.24%) BigQuery
13 17 (3.06%) Amazon RDS
14 16 (2.88%) Big Data
15 15 (2.70%) MongoDB
16 13 (2.34%) Azure SQL Database
16 13 (2.34%) SAP HANA
17 12 (2.16%) Star Schema
18 11 (1.98%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 95 (17.09%) Git
2 35 (6.29%) Jenkins
3 22 (3.96%) GitLab
4 19 (3.42%) JIRA
5 14 (2.52%) CircleCI
6 8 (1.44%) Bitbucket
7 7 (1.26%) Claude Code
8 6 (1.08%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.08%) Octopus Deploy
9 5 (0.90%) JUnit
9 5 (0.90%) Selenium
9 5 (0.90%) Vite
10 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.54%) Gradle
11 3 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.54%) WinDbg
12 2 (0.36%) Mockito
12 2 (0.36%) Plastic SCM
12 2 (0.36%) Ranorex
12 2 (0.36%) Robot Framework
General
1 146 (26.26%) Social Skills
2 102 (18.35%) Finance
3 61 (10.97%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 30 (5.40%) Banking
6 24 (4.32%) Retail
7 23 (4.14%) Marketing
7 23 (4.14%) Public Sector
8 22 (3.96%) Aerospace
9 19 (3.42%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (3.42%) Front Office
10 18 (3.24%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.88%) Games
12 10 (1.80%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.44%) Advertising
13 8 (1.44%) Law
13 8 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.26%) Legal
15 6 (1.08%) Automotive
15 6 (1.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 196 (35.25%) Developer
2 130 (23.38%) Senior
3 50 (8.99%) Data Engineer
4 49 (8.81%) Senior Developer
5 44 (7.91%) Lead
6 43 (7.73%) Architect
7 38 (6.83%) Software Engineer
8 28 (5.04%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 23 (4.14%) Full-Stack Developer
10 22 (3.96%) Software Developer
11 21 (3.78%) Consultant
12 18 (3.24%) Platform Engineer
13 17 (3.06%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.06%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.06%) Lead Developer
13 17 (3.06%) RF Design Engineer
13 17 (3.06%) RF Engineer
14 16 (2.88%) Administrator
14 16 (2.88%) Azure Engineer
15 15 (2.70%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (16.19%) RESTful
2 81 (14.57%) React
3 62 (11.15%) .NET
4 60 (10.79%) REST
5 48 (8.63%) Node.js
6 37 (6.65%) CSS
6 37 (6.65%) Kafka
7 36 (6.47%) HTML
8 32 (5.76%) Next.js
9 30 (5.40%) RabbitMQ
10 26 (4.68%) Vue
11 24 (4.32%) ASP.NET
12 21 (3.78%) .NET Core
12 21 (3.78%) AngularJS
12 21 (3.78%) GraphQL
13 20 (3.60%) gRPC
14 19 (3.42%) SOAP
15 18 (3.24%) PySpark
16 17 (3.06%) AWS CDK
16 17 (3.06%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 75 (13.49%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.83%) Distributed Systems
3 31 (5.58%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.42%) Greenfield Project
5 17 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.70%) Distributed Computing
6 15 (2.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 15 (2.70%) Mobile App
7 14 (2.52%) Blockchain
7 14 (2.52%) Data Centre
7 14 (2.52%) Fixed Income
7 14 (2.52%) Operational Technology
7 14 (2.52%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.34%) Enterprise Cloud
8 13 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (2.34%) Web3
9 12 (2.16%) Replication
10 11 (1.98%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (1.98%) Cyberattack
11 10 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.29%) Linux
2 27 (4.86%) Windows
3 17 (3.06%) Android
4 12 (2.16%) Apple iOS
5 10 (1.80%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.36%) Unix
7 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.18%) CentOS
8 1 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.18%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (36.33%) CI/CD
2 165 (29.68%) Agile
3 146 (26.26%) Analytics
4 134 (24.10%) Problem-Solving
5 132 (23.74%) DevOps
6 123 (22.12%) Mentoring
7 122 (21.94%) Continuous Improvement
8 114 (20.50%) AI
9 105 (18.88%) Data Modelling
10 97 (17.45%) Infrastructure as Code
11 90 (16.19%) Test Automation
12 88 (15.83%) Software Engineering
13 85 (15.29%) Observability
14 78 (14.03%) Microservices
15 72 (12.95%) Technical Leadership
16 71 (12.77%) Roadmaps
17 70 (12.59%) Data Engineering
18 68 (12.23%) Business Intelligence
18 68 (12.23%) Decision-Making
19 61 (10.97%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 165 (29.68%) SQL
2 137 (24.64%) Python
3 87 (15.65%) JavaScript
4 84 (15.11%) C#
5 71 (12.77%) TypeScript
6 51 (9.17%) Java
7 25 (4.50%) PowerShell
8 24 (4.32%) Bash
9 21 (3.78%) C++
9 21 (3.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 16 (2.88%) Kotlin
10 16 (2.88%) PHP
11 15 (2.70%) Go
12 14 (2.52%) Bicep
13 12 (2.16%) Swift
14 11 (1.98%) Kusto Query Language
14 11 (1.98%) T-SQL
15 8 (1.44%) COBOL
15 8 (1.44%) RPG
16 6 (1.08%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 65 (11.69%) Degree
2 59 (10.61%) Security Cleared
3 39 (7.01%) Computer Science Degree
4 26 (4.68%) SC Cleared
5 19 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.34%) DV Cleared
7 11 (1.98%) ITIL Certification
8 10 (1.80%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.80%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.08%) CCNA
11 5 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.90%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.72%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.72%) Oracle Certification
12 4 (0.72%) OSCP
12 4 (0.72%) RHCE
12 4 (0.72%) RHCSA
13 3 (0.54%) CCNP
14 1 (0.18%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (13.13%) Data Quality
2 58 (10.43%) QA
3 21 (3.78%) Accessibility
4 16 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (2.16%) GDPR
6 9 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.08%) WCAG
9 5 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.54%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.54%) SLA
11 2 (0.36%) NCSC
12 1 (0.18%) AUTOSAR
12 1 (0.18%) HL7
12 1 (0.18%) MiFID
12 1 (0.18%) NIST
12 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
12 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
System Software
1 81 (14.57%) Docker
2 19 (3.42%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.90%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.72%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 4 (0.72%) Squid
5 4 (0.72%) vSphere
6 3 (0.54%) Firmware
7 2 (0.36%) DFS Replication
7 2 (0.36%) IAG
8 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.18%) GPFS
8 1 (0.18%) Lustre
Systems Management
1 77 (13.85%) Kubernetes
2 74 (13.31%) Terraform
3 22 (3.96%) Prometheus
4 12 (2.16%) Ansible
5 11 (1.98%) Grafana
5 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.72%) Istio
6 4 (0.72%) linkerd
6 4 (0.72%) Packer
6 4 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.72%) ZABBIX
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.18%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.18%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.18%) Graylog
8 1 (0.18%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.18%) Kibana
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Flashback
8 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 99 (17.81%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.50%) Databricks
2 25 (4.50%) SAP
3 20 (3.60%) Oracle
4 16 (2.88%) Google
4 16 (2.88%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.34%) Splunk
6 10 (1.80%) VMware
7 9 (1.62%) Cisco
7 9 (1.62%) OpenAI
7 9 (1.62%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.44%) IBM
9 6 (1.08%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.90%) Infor
10 5 (0.90%) Meraki
10 5 (0.90%) OpenText
11 4 (0.72%) Adobe
11 4 (0.72%) Informatica
11 4 (0.72%) Solace
12 3 (0.54%) Pega