Performance Specialist Job Trends

Performance Specialist
UK

The median Performance Specialist salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 634 - 694
Rank change year-on-year - - +344
Permanent jobs requiring a Performance Specialist 9 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% - 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 13
10th Percentile £44,000 - -
25th Percentile - - £28,218
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £29,629
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.87%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - £28,924
% change year-on-year - - -41.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 53,945 51,888 49,263
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 93.39% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 33,290 27,533 38,048
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,598 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Performance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Performance Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Performance Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Performance Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Performance Specialist
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Performance Specialist over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Performance Specialist in the UK

Performance Specialist
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 - 9 £50,000 - 4
UK excluding London - 9 £50,000 - 4
South West - 7 £50,000 - 2
Work from Home - 2 £30,000 - 3
East of England - 1 - -
South East - 1 £30,000 -

Performance Specialist Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, Performance Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (22.22%) Google
1 2 (22.22%) TikTok
2 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (11.11%) AI
2 1 (11.11%) Analytics
2 1 (11.11%) BigCommerce
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 1 (11.11%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
2 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
2 1 (11.11%) Email Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Google Ads
2 1 (11.11%) Google Tag Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Paid Search
2 1 (11.11%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (11.11%) Search Engine Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) SEO
2 1 (11.11%) Shopify
2 1 (11.11%) Workflow

Performance Specialist 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) BigCommerce
1 1 (11.11%) Google Ads
1 1 (11.11%) Google Tag Manager
General
1 9 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (11.11%) AI
1 1 (11.11%) Analytics
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
1 1 (11.11%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
1 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
1 1 (11.11%) Email Marketing
1 1 (11.11%) Paid Search
1 1 (11.11%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (11.11%) Search Engine Marketing
1 1 (11.11%) SEO
1 1 (11.11%) Workflow
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Google
1 2 (22.22%) TikTok