Performance Tuning Specialist Job Trends

Performance Tuning Specialist
UK

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Performance Tuning Specialist salary in the UK.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 650 - 736
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Performance Tuning Specialist 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £85,000
75th Percentile - - £87,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Performance Tuning Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Performance Tuning Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Performance Tuning Specialist
Salary Trend

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

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

Performance Tuning Specialist
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Tuning Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Midlands - 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 2
England - 1 - - 2
Work from Home - 1 - - 2
UK excluding London - 1 - - 2

Performance Tuning Specialist Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Performance Tuning 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 Tuning Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server

Performance Tuning 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL