Proactive Monitoring Job Trends

Proactive Monitoring
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Proactive Monitoring skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 528 487 540
Rank change year-on-year -41 +53 +105
Permanent jobs citing Proactive Monitoring 188 169 379
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.21% 0.39% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.41% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 116 108 317
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,800 £27,400
25th Percentile £46,160 £42,500 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +14.13% +8.24%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £59,000
90th Percentile £86,875 £80,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,074 £42,500
% change year-on-year +10.93% +6.06% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Proactive 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 66,794 40,810 82,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.89% 93.32% 85.22%
Number of salaries quoted 42,940 22,598 59,746
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £79,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Proactive Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Proactive Monitoring job vacancy trend in the UK

Proactive Monitoring
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Proactive Monitoring

Proactive Monitoring
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Proactive Monitoring over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Proactive Monitoring in the UK

Proactive Monitoring
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Proactive Monitoring within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 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 -21 178 £56,500 +5.61% 64
UK excluding London -31 122 £50,000 +10.93% 51
London -6 54 £62,000 -3.13% 18
Midlands -19 43 £50,000 -6.87% 13
Work from Home -6 32 £60,000 +20.00% 27
North of England -31 29 £50,000 - 10
West Midlands -23 28 £53,688 - 10
South East -6 24 £43,750 +9.38% 20
North West +1 19 £49,375 -1.25% 4
East of England -5 18 £46,160 -2.82% 5
East Midlands -21 15 £33,000 -20.48% 3
Yorkshire -57 8 £50,000 +11.11% 5
South West -54 5 £54,749 +15.26% 3
Wales -32 2 £68,500 +79.82% 1
North East -35 2 £48,445 - 1
Scotland -4 1 £97,500 +2.63% 1

Proactive 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 17 (9.04%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.72%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (2.13%) IIS
5 3 (1.60%) Confluence
6 2 (1.06%) Apache
7 1 (0.53%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.53%) CMS
7 1 (0.53%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.53%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.53%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.53%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.60%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.60%) SPSS
3 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 53 (28.19%) Azure
2 46 (24.47%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (18.62%) Entra ID
4 30 (15.96%) AWS
5 19 (10.11%) SaaS
6 14 (7.45%) Power Platform
7 13 (6.91%) Azure Monitor
8 11 (5.85%) GitHub
9 8 (4.26%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (4.26%) OneDrive
10 7 (3.72%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (3.19%) Datadog
11 6 (3.19%) GCP
12 5 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (2.66%) IaaS
12 5 (2.66%) Mimecast
12 5 (2.66%) PaaS
12 5 (2.66%) Serverless
13 4 (2.13%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 4 (2.13%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 45 (23.94%) Firewall
2 43 (22.87%) WAN
3 42 (22.34%) LAN
4 17 (9.04%) VPN
5 12 (6.38%) DNS
6 11 (5.85%) DHCP
6 11 (5.85%) Network Security
6 11 (5.85%) SD-WAN
7 10 (5.32%) Cisco IOS
8 9 (4.79%) BGP
8 9 (4.79%) TCP/IP
8 9 (4.79%) WAAS
8 9 (4.79%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (3.72%) MPLS
9 7 (3.72%) Wireless
9 7 (3.72%) WLAN
10 5 (2.66%) OSPF
11 4 (2.13%) Asterisk PBX
11 4 (2.13%) VLAN
11 4 (2.13%) VPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (8.51%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.66%) Power BI
3 4 (2.13%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (1.60%) MySQL
4 3 (1.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.06%) BigQuery
5 2 (1.06%) Couchbase
5 2 (1.06%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.06%) Metadata
5 2 (1.06%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.06%) Redis
5 2 (1.06%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.53%) Big Data
6 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.53%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 11 (5.85%) Git
2 8 (4.26%) GitLab
3 5 (2.66%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.66%) JIRA
4 1 (0.53%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.53%) TeamCity
General
1 53 (28.19%) Social Skills
2 31 (16.49%) Finance
3 27 (14.36%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (14.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (6.38%) Marketing
5 9 (4.79%) Advertising
6 8 (4.26%) Public Sector
7 7 (3.72%) Banking
7 7 (3.72%) Legal
8 5 (2.66%) Law
9 4 (2.13%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.13%) Automotive
9 4 (2.13%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.60%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.06%) Corporate Banking
11 2 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.06%) Public Speaking
11 2 (1.06%) Retail
12 1 (0.53%) Aviation
12 1 (0.53%) Police
Job Titles
1 37 (19.68%) Support Engineer
2 30 (15.96%) Senior
3 25 (13.30%) IT Engineer
4 20 (10.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 20 (10.64%) IT Support
5 19 (10.11%) Lead
6 18 (9.57%) IT Support Engineer
6 18 (9.57%) Platform Engineer
7 16 (8.51%) Technical Support
8 15 (7.98%) Technical Engineer
8 15 (7.98%) Technical Support Engineer
9 11 (5.85%) Analyst
9 11 (5.85%) Data Engineer
10 8 (4.26%) Network Engineer
11 6 (3.19%) Architect
11 6 (3.19%) Software Engineer
12 5 (2.66%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 5 (2.66%) Account Manager
12 5 (2.66%) Developer
12 5 (2.66%) Field Service Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.26%) Lightning Web Components
1 8 (4.26%) REST
1 8 (4.26%) Visualforce
2 6 (3.19%) Middleware
3 5 (2.66%) .NET
3 5 (2.66%) CSS
3 5 (2.66%) HTML
4 4 (2.13%) OpenTelemetry
4 4 (2.13%) SOAP
5 3 (1.60%) 802.1X
5 3 (1.60%) ADO
5 3 (1.60%) ARM Templates
5 3 (1.60%) Kafka
5 3 (1.60%) NETCONF
5 3 (1.60%) OAuth
5 3 (1.60%) RESTCONF
5 3 (1.60%) SAML
5 3 (1.60%) YAML
6 2 (1.06%) Memcached
6 2 (1.06%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 26 (13.83%) Data Centre
2 15 (7.98%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.85%) Enterprise Software
3 11 (5.85%) Management Information System
4 10 (5.32%) Cloud Native
5 9 (4.79%) CMDB
5 9 (4.79%) Product Ownership
6 8 (4.26%) Security Posture
7 6 (3.19%) Public Cloud
8 5 (2.66%) Robotics
8 5 (2.66%) Social Media
8 5 (2.66%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (2.13%) Distributed Architecture
9 4 (2.13%) Mobile App
9 4 (2.13%) PKI
9 4 (2.13%) Replication
9 4 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.60%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (1.60%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 73 (38.83%) Windows
2 21 (11.17%) Linux
2 21 (11.17%) Windows Server
3 16 (8.51%) Android
4 11 (5.85%) Apple iOS
4 11 (5.85%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.13%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.13%) Unix
5 4 (2.13%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.60%) VMS
6 3 (1.60%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.53%) Solaris
7 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (39.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 51 (27.13%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (21.28%) ITIL
4 33 (17.55%) Agile
5 32 (17.02%) AI
6 30 (15.96%) Incident Response
6 30 (15.96%) SIEM
7 29 (15.43%) CI/CD
7 29 (15.43%) DevOps
8 28 (14.89%) Root Cause Analysis
9 27 (14.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 25 (13.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 25 (13.30%) Roadmaps
11 22 (11.70%) Change Management
12 21 (11.17%) Information Security
12 21 (11.17%) Observability
13 20 (10.64%) Computer Science
13 20 (10.64%) Mentoring
13 20 (10.64%) Service Delivery
14 19 (10.11%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 31 (16.49%) Python
2 30 (15.96%) PowerShell
3 13 (6.91%) SQL
4 8 (4.26%) Apex Code
4 8 (4.26%) Bash
5 7 (3.72%) Java
6 6 (3.19%) JavaScript
6 6 (3.19%) Ruby
7 4 (2.13%) Scala
7 4 (2.13%) Shell Script
7 4 (2.13%) SOQL
7 4 (2.13%) SOSL
7 4 (2.13%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.60%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (1.60%) Perl
9 2 (1.06%) C#
9 2 (1.06%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.06%) PHP
10 1 (0.53%) Bicep
10 1 (0.53%) C
Qualifications
1 60 (31.91%) Degree
2 26 (13.83%) Cisco Certification
3 25 (13.30%) Security Cleared
4 17 (9.04%) SC Cleared
5 16 (8.51%) CCNP
6 15 (7.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (7.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (6.38%) CISSP
8 11 (5.85%) CCIE
9 10 (5.32%) CCNA
10 8 (4.26%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (4.26%) Master's Degree
11 7 (3.72%) CISA
12 6 (3.19%) CISM
13 5 (2.66%) JNCIP
13 5 (2.66%) OSCP
14 4 (2.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (2.13%) CCSP
14 4 (2.13%) CompTIA CySA+
14 4 (2.13%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (14.89%) SLA
2 23 (12.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (4.79%) GDPR
4 8 (4.26%) QA
5 7 (3.72%) SOC 2
6 6 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (2.66%) GRC
8 4 (2.13%) NIST
9 3 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.06%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
System Software
1 41 (21.81%) Active Directory
2 27 (14.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (7.45%) Docker
4 11 (5.85%) Firmware
5 9 (4.79%) vSphere
6 8 (4.26%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (3.72%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (2.13%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 31 (16.49%) Terraform
2 24 (12.77%) Ansible
3 21 (11.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (5.85%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (5.32%) Kubernetes
5 10 (5.32%) SCCM
6 5 (2.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (2.66%) WSUS
7 4 (2.13%) FortiGate
8 3 (1.60%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (1.06%) NetBackup
9 2 (1.06%) PowerCLI
9 2 (1.06%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.53%) Grafana
10 1 (0.53%) Nagios
10 1 (0.53%) Nessus
10 1 (0.53%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.53%) Podman
10 1 (0.53%) Puppet
10 1 (0.53%) QRadar
Vendors
1 73 (38.83%) Microsoft
2 39 (20.74%) Cisco
3 27 (14.36%) VMware
4 19 (10.11%) Juniper
5 17 (9.04%) Dell
6 16 (8.51%) Splunk
7 14 (7.45%) McAfee
8 10 (5.32%) Fortinet
9 8 (4.26%) New Relic
9 8 (4.26%) Salesforce
10 6 (3.19%) Apple
10 6 (3.19%) Palo Alto
10 6 (3.19%) SolarWinds
11 5 (2.66%) Dynatrace
11 5 (2.66%) Logitech
11 5 (2.66%) Sophos
11 5 (2.66%) TOWER Software
12 4 (2.13%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (2.13%) Zscaler
13 3 (1.60%) Red Hat