Configuration Management Contracts with Work from Home Options

Configuration Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Configuration Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Configuration Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 131 149 170
Rank change year-on-year +18 +21 -28
Contract jobs citing Configuration Management 244 436 718
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.60% 1.71% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 1.90% 1.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 321 517
10th Percentile £360 £400 £425
25th Percentile £475 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% +15.79%
75th Percentile £614 £675 £638
90th Percentile £691 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 8
10th Percentile £11.00 £38.73 £29.38
25th Percentile £18.33 £39.55 £34.06
Median hourly rate £53.28 £41.80 £47.25
Median % change year-on-year +27.46% -11.53% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.13 £62.19
90th Percentile - £66.76 £66.13
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £49.71 £47.11
% change year-on-year +0.58% +5.53% +16.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Configuration Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,387 22,922 40,601
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.93% 89.77% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,971 16,192 29,477
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 576 528 542
10th Percentile £15.08 £18.68 £13.75
25th Percentile £24.25 £30.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.81 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.13 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%

Configuration Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Configuration Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Configuration Management trend for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Configuration Management.

Configuration Management daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Configuration Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Configuration Management daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Configuration Management.

Configuration Management hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Configuration Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Configuration Management hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (4.51%) Confluence
2 8 (3.28%) nginx
3 4 (1.64%) Apache
3 4 (1.64%) Apache Solr
3 4 (1.64%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.82%) CMS
4 2 (0.82%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.41%) CICS
5 1 (0.41%) IIS
5 1 (0.41%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.05%) Chatbot
1 5 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.41%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (3.69%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 61 (25.00%) AWS
2 32 (13.11%) Azure
3 19 (7.79%) GCP
4 12 (4.92%) Serverless
5 11 (4.51%) GitHub
6 9 (3.69%) Amazon EKS
6 9 (3.69%) AWS Lambda
6 9 (3.69%) IaaS
7 8 (3.28%) Amazon EC2
8 7 (2.87%) Apigee
8 7 (2.87%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 6 (2.46%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (2.46%) Slack
10 5 (2.05%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.64%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.64%) Amazon S3
11 4 (1.64%) Datadog
11 4 (1.64%) OpenShift
11 4 (1.64%) Route 53
12 3 (1.23%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (8.61%) TCP/IP
2 16 (6.56%) Firewall
3 15 (6.15%) SAN
4 12 (4.92%) DNS
5 5 (2.05%) DHCP
6 4 (1.64%) HTTPS
6 4 (1.64%) Internet
6 4 (1.64%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (1.64%) IPsec
7 3 (1.23%) HTTP
7 3 (1.23%) Network Security
7 3 (1.23%) SSL
7 3 (1.23%) WAN
7 3 (1.23%) Wireless
8 2 (0.82%) BGP
8 2 (0.82%) VPN
9 1 (0.41%) IPv4
9 1 (0.41%) IPv6
9 1 (0.41%) LAN
9 1 (0.41%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.92%) MySQL
1 12 (4.92%) NoSQL
1 12 (4.92%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.69%) Amazon Redshift
3 6 (2.46%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.46%) Couchbase
4 5 (2.05%) Power BI
5 4 (1.64%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.64%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.23%) Big Data
6 3 (1.23%) DB2
7 2 (0.82%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.82%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.82%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.82%) Sybase ASE
8 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.41%) IDMS
8 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 47 (19.26%) Jenkins
2 27 (11.07%) JIRA
3 19 (7.79%) GitLab
4 16 (6.56%) Git
5 13 (5.33%) Visual Studio
6 11 (4.51%) SonarQube
7 9 (3.69%) Selenium
8 8 (3.28%) Artifactory
8 8 (3.28%) Bitbucket
8 8 (3.28%) Cucumber
8 8 (3.28%) PVCS
8 8 (3.28%) REST Assured
9 5 (2.05%) LoadRunner
9 5 (2.05%) Maven
9 5 (2.05%) MSI
9 5 (2.05%) WiX
10 4 (1.64%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (1.64%) Sonatype Nexus
10 4 (1.64%) Subversion
10 4 (1.64%) TeamCity
General
1 72 (29.51%) Social Skills
2 39 (15.98%) Public Sector
3 26 (10.66%) Finance
4 20 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (4.10%) Law
6 9 (3.69%) Banking
7 8 (3.28%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.28%) Electronics
7 8 (3.28%) Telecoms
8 7 (2.87%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (2.87%) Police
9 5 (2.05%) Legal
9 5 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.64%) Marketing
11 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.23%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.82%) Advertising
12 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.82%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (12.70%) Developer
1 31 (12.70%) DevOps Engineer
2 28 (11.48%) Senior
3 18 (7.38%) Lead
4 15 (6.15%) Python Developer
5 13 (5.33%) Configuration Manager
6 12 (4.92%) Project Manager
7 11 (4.51%) Consultant
8 10 (4.10%) Software Engineer
9 8 (3.28%) Analyst
9 8 (3.28%) Architect
9 8 (3.28%) C Programmer
9 8 (3.28%) Programmer
9 8 (3.28%) Senior Software Engineer
10 7 (2.87%) Asset and Configuration Manager
10 7 (2.87%) AWS Engineer
10 7 (2.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (2.87%) Platform Engineer
11 6 (2.46%) Senior DevOps
11 6 (2.46%) Vulnerability Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.02%) REST
2 17 (6.97%) .NET
3 14 (5.74%) JSON
4 11 (4.51%) XML
5 9 (3.69%) Elastic Stack
5 9 (3.69%) RESTful
5 9 (3.69%) YAML
6 8 (3.28%) ARM Templates
6 8 (3.28%) Java EE
6 8 (3.28%) Node.js
6 8 (3.28%) RabbitMQ
7 7 (2.87%) SOAP
8 6 (2.46%) Middleware
9 5 (2.05%) ASP.NET
9 5 (2.05%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (2.05%) Entity Framework
9 5 (2.05%) LINQ
9 5 (2.05%) NHibernate
9 5 (2.05%) OAuth
9 5 (2.05%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 34 (13.93%) CMDB
2 31 (12.70%) Management Information System
3 10 (4.10%) Public Cloud
4 8 (3.28%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.87%) Cloud Native
6 6 (2.46%) Private Cloud
6 6 (2.46%) Virtual Team
7 5 (2.05%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.05%) Web 2.0
8 4 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.64%) IVR
9 3 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (1.23%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.23%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.82%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.82%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.41%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 46 (18.85%) Linux
2 28 (11.48%) Windows
3 20 (8.20%) Unix
4 18 (7.38%) Ubuntu
5 15 (6.15%) Debian
6 10 (4.10%) Windows Server
7 7 (2.87%) CentOS
8 4 (1.64%) VMS
8 4 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.23%) Windows 10
9 3 (1.23%) Windows 7
9 3 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.82%) Android
10 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.41%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (23.36%) DevOps
2 56 (22.95%) ITIL
2 56 (22.95%) Problem-Solving
3 46 (18.85%) Agile
3 46 (18.85%) Service Management
4 45 (18.44%) CI/CD
5 38 (15.57%) Infrastructure as Code
6 34 (13.93%) ITSM
7 33 (13.52%) Software Engineering
8 32 (13.11%) Continuous Integration
9 29 (11.89%) Analytics
10 26 (10.66%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
11 23 (9.43%) Customer Service
12 22 (9.02%) Asset Management
13 21 (8.61%) Stakeholder Management
14 20 (8.20%) Change Management
14 20 (8.20%) SDLC
15 19 (7.79%) Business Analysis
15 19 (7.79%) Strategic Thinking
16 18 (7.38%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 60 (24.59%) Python
2 24 (9.84%) PowerShell
3 23 (9.43%) SQL
4 22 (9.02%) Java
5 17 (6.97%) Bash
6 13 (5.33%) C#
6 13 (5.33%) Go
7 11 (4.51%) C
7 11 (4.51%) JavaScript
8 9 (3.69%) Ruby
9 8 (3.28%) Perl
9 8 (3.28%) PL/SQL
10 7 (2.87%) C++
11 5 (2.05%) T-SQL
12 4 (1.64%) PHP
13 3 (1.23%) COBOL
13 3 (1.23%) REXX
13 3 (1.23%) SELCOPY
14 2 (0.82%) Groovy
14 2 (0.82%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 110 (45.08%) Security Cleared
2 97 (39.75%) SC Cleared
3 27 (11.07%) Degree
4 20 (8.20%) DV Cleared
5 11 (4.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.51%) ITIL Certification
6 9 (3.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.23%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.82%) CISSP
8 2 (0.82%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.41%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.41%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 1 (0.41%) CCNA
9 1 (0.41%) CISA
9 1 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.41%) CISM
9 1 (0.41%) MCSE
9 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.10%) QA
2 8 (3.28%) GDPR
2 8 (3.28%) NIST
3 7 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.46%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.64%) HIPAA
5 4 (1.64%) SLA
6 3 (1.23%) GPG13
6 3 (1.23%) NCSC
7 2 (0.82%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.41%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.41%) RMADS
System Software
1 29 (11.89%) Docker
2 13 (5.33%) Active Directory
3 8 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.46%) XenApp
4 6 (2.46%) XenDesktop
5 3 (1.23%) vCloud
5 3 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.23%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.23%) vSphere
6 2 (0.82%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.41%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 67 (27.46%) Ansible
2 53 (21.72%) Terraform
3 40 (16.39%) Kubernetes
4 28 (11.48%) Puppet
5 23 (9.43%) Progress Chef
6 13 (5.33%) Grafana
7 9 (3.69%) Docker Swarm
7 9 (3.69%) Prometheus
7 9 (3.69%) SCCM
8 8 (3.28%) Podman
9 4 (1.64%) BladeLogic
9 4 (1.64%) Consul
9 4 (1.64%) ITRS Geneos
9 4 (1.64%) Packer
9 4 (1.64%) Salt
10 3 (1.23%) Autotask
10 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (1.23%) Nagios
10 3 (1.23%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.82%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 35 (14.34%) Microsoft
2 26 (10.66%) VMware
3 18 (7.38%) Red Hat
4 16 (6.56%) ServiceNow
5 13 (5.33%) Oracle
6 12 (4.92%) Google
7 11 (4.51%) Citrix
8 9 (3.69%) Remedy
9 7 (2.87%) SAP
10 6 (2.46%) Genesys
10 6 (2.46%) HP
10 6 (2.46%) Qualys
11 5 (2.05%) Atlassian
11 5 (2.05%) BMC
11 5 (2.05%) Splunk
12 4 (1.64%) Altiris
12 4 (1.64%) Avaya
12 4 (1.64%) Dynatrace
12 4 (1.64%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.64%) Talend