WFM Job Trends in the South East

Workforce Management (WFM)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East citing WFM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 5 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	328	276	312
Rank change year-on-year	-52	+36	-30
Permanent jobs citing WFM	31	2	1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East	0.15%	0.023%	0.009%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.21%	0.027%	0.011%
Number of salaries quoted	29	1	1
10^th Percentile	£27,500	-	-
25^th Percentile	£28,000	-	£92,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£37,500	£100,000	£95,000
Median % change year-on-year	-62.50%	+5.26%	+227.59%
75^th Percentile	£52,500	-	£97,500
90^th Percentile	£58,500	-	-
England median annual salary	£63,000	£75,000	£57,250
% change year-on-year	-16.00%	+31.00%	-3.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

WFM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the South East.

	6 months to 5 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	14,995	7,464	9,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East	72.32%	86.56%	81.41%
Number of salaries quoted	10,242	4,506	4,806
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£27,000	£32,750
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£32,750	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£65,000	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£80,000	£85,000
England median annual salary	£59,813	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+8.75%	-8.33%	-

WFM Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing WFM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

WFM Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing WFM.

WFM Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing WFM in the South East over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.

Salary histogram for WFM in the South East

WFM Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WFM within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Hampshire	-31	15	£47,500	-52.50%
Thames Valley	-20	14	£32,500	-	1
Buckinghamshire	-	7	£30,000	-
Oxfordshire	-	7	£37,500	-
West Sussex	-	2	£80,000	-
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WFM Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 5 November 2026, job vacancies citing WFM also mentioned 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 across the South East region citing WFM.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CRM	32.3%	10
2	Lead Generation	29.0%	9
3	Degree	25.8%	8
3	SaaS	25.8%	8
5	Collaborative Culture	22.6%	7
5	ITSM	22.6%	7
5	SQL	22.6%	7
8	Coaching	19.4%	6
8	Customer Requirements	19.4%	6
10	B2B	16.1%	5
10	B2B Marketing	16.1%	5
10	Creative Thinking	16.1%	5
10	Crystal Reports	16.1%	5
10	Decision-Making	16.1%	5
10	Demand Generation	16.1%	5
10	ERP	16.1%	5
10	IIS	16.1%	5
10	Marketing Automation	16.1%	5
10	Outbound Marketing	16.1%	5
10	Performance Measurement	16.1%	5
10	Project Management	16.1%	5
10	SLA	16.1%	5
23	AI	12.9%	4
23	Business Development	12.9%	4
23	Commercial Awareness	12.9%	4
23	Content Management	12.9%	4
23	Data Enrichment	12.9%	4
23	E-Commerce	12.9%	4
23	Economics	12.9%	4
23	Microsoft	12.9%	4

WFM Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CRM	32.3%	10
2	Lead Generation	29.0%	9
3	Collaborative Culture	22.6%	7
3	ITSM	22.6%	7
5	Coaching	19.4%	6
5	Customer Requirements	19.4%	6
7	B2B	16.1%	5
7	B2B Marketing	16.1%	5
7	Creative Thinking	16.1%	5
7	Decision-Making	16.1%	5
7	Demand Generation	16.1%	5
7	ERP	16.1%	5
7	Marketing Automation	16.1%	5
7	Outbound Marketing	16.1%	5
7	Performance Measurement	16.1%	5
7	Project Management	16.1%	5
17	AI	12.9%	4
17	Business Development	12.9%	4
17	Commercial Awareness	12.9%	4
17	Content Management	12.9%	4