IT Service Management (ITSM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ITSM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ITSM over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 228 326
Rank change year-on-year +47 +98 +12
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 1,592 1,695 1,927
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.62% 1.62% 1.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.89% 1.69% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,175 1,220 1,396
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,652 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,586 £45,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year -3.14% +7.14% -1.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ITSM is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ITSM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ITSM.

Salary trend for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ITSM over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +49 1,384 £50,000 -1.86% 253
UK excluding London +15 1,014 £43,586 -3.14% 175
Work from Home +40 603 £57,500 +5.74% 99
London +86 495 £62,500 - 79
North of England +73 293 £41,774 -7.17% 54
South East -13 236 £52,500 +5.00% 31
North West +46 165 £41,774 -12.05% 35
Midlands -9 165 £39,500 -18.97% 30
South West -7 108 £42,500 +18.72% 23
West Midlands -14 98 £58,925 +16.80% 20
Yorkshire +86 94 £41,774 -7.17% 13
Scotland -21 79 £45,000 -26.83% 10
East of England +14 76 £35,000 +8.53% 22
East Midlands +4 65 £25,000 -29.58% 10
Wales +31 44 £55,000 +8.30% 7
North East +5 34 £42,407 +8.73% 6
Northern Ireland +37 11 £30,000 -25.00% 2
Isle of Man - 4 - - 1

ITSM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 130 (8.17%) SharePoint
2 120 (7.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 46 (2.89%) WebLogic
4 45 (2.83%) Oracle Service Bus
5 31 (1.95%) Confluence
6 22 (1.38%) SAS
7 15 (0.94%) CMS
8 6 (0.38%) IBM Notes
8 6 (0.38%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.13%) Apache
9 2 (0.13%) IIS
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.13%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.063%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.063%) WebSphere
Applications
1 241 (15.14%) Microsoft Office
2 108 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 45 (2.83%) MS Visio
4 31 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 135 (8.48%) Remedy ITSM
2 38 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 24 (1.51%) PlanetPress Connect
4 14 (0.88%) Elite 3E
5 5 (0.31%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
6 4 (0.25%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.25%) SAP IS-U
6 4 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.063%) HFM
8 1 (0.063%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.063%) Primavera
8 1 (0.063%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.063%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 381 (23.93%) Microsoft 365
2 252 (15.83%) Azure
3 93 (5.84%) Entra ID
4 63 (3.96%) SaaS
5 58 (3.64%) Power Platform
6 40 (2.51%) PaaS
7 38 (2.39%) AWS
8 36 (2.26%) OneDrive
9 35 (2.20%) IaaS
10 18 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (1.13%) WhatsApp
11 15 (0.94%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (0.82%) GCP
12 13 (0.82%) Mimecast
13 10 (0.63%) Google Workspace
13 10 (0.63%) Power Automate
14 9 (0.57%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (0.57%) GitHub
15 8 (0.50%) Azure Sentinel
15 8 (0.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 108 (6.78%) Firewall
2 79 (4.96%) TCP/IP
3 75 (4.71%) DNS
4 66 (4.15%) VPN
4 66 (4.15%) WAN
5 62 (3.89%) DHCP
6 54 (3.39%) LAN
7 39 (2.45%) VoIP
8 32 (2.01%) Wi-Fi
9 30 (1.88%) Network Security
10 27 (1.70%) Internet
11 24 (1.51%) SAN
12 23 (1.44%) Wireless
13 20 (1.26%) WLAN
14 19 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
15 16 (1.01%) SD-WAN
15 16 (1.01%) SSH
16 15 (0.94%) Broadband
17 14 (0.88%) Skype
17 14 (0.88%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (4.02%) SQL Server
2 50 (3.14%) Oracle Database
3 46 (2.89%) Oracle Database 11g
4 45 (2.83%) Oracle Database 10g
4 45 (2.83%) VLDB
5 38 (2.39%) Power BI
6 37 (2.32%) MySQL
7 28 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
8 27 (1.70%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.31%) Redis
11 4 (0.25%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.19%) Metadata
12 3 (0.19%) Oracle Database 12c
12 3 (0.19%) SAP HANA
13 2 (0.13%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.13%) Delta Lake
13 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 104 (6.53%) JIRA
2 24 (1.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 13 (0.82%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.38%) GitLab
5 5 (0.31%) Postman
6 4 (0.25%) AdminStudio
6 4 (0.25%) InstallShield
6 4 (0.25%) MSI
7 3 (0.19%) Git
8 2 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.063%) JMeter
9 1 (0.063%) Selenium
General
1 546 (34.30%) Social Skills
2 298 (18.72%) Finance
3 239 (15.01%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (6.78%) Public Sector
5 88 (5.53%) Banking
5 88 (5.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 87 (5.46%) Legal
7 65 (4.08%) Retail
8 59 (3.71%) Law
9 40 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
10 37 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
11 32 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
12 29 (1.82%) Telecoms
13 20 (1.26%) Financial Institution
14 17 (1.07%) Manufacturing
15 14 (0.88%) Police
16 13 (0.82%) Local Government
17 10 (0.63%) Aerospace
17 10 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.63%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 388 (24.37%) Analyst
2 192 (12.06%) Service Manager
3 170 (10.68%) Support Analyst
4 162 (10.18%) IT Support
5 145 (9.11%) IT Manager
6 143 (8.98%) Architect
7 129 (8.10%) Service Analyst
8 113 (7.10%) Lead
8 113 (7.10%) Senior
9 110 (6.91%) IT Analyst
10 109 (6.85%) Service Desk Analyst
11 89 (5.59%) ServiceNow Architect
12 86 (5.40%) Applications Support
12 86 (5.40%) IT Services Manager
13 78 (4.90%) Applications Support Analyst
13 78 (4.90%) Delivery Manager
14 77 (4.84%) Service Delivery Manager
15 71 (4.46%) Developer
16 67 (4.21%) Support Engineer
17 64 (4.02%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (4.84%) HTML
2 71 (4.46%) Web Services
3 68 (4.27%) CSS
4 60 (3.77%) AngularJS
5 49 (3.08%) XML
6 43 (2.70%) SOAP
7 38 (2.39%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 34 (2.14%) REST
9 28 (1.76%) LDAP
10 27 (1.70%) JSON
11 21 (1.32%) Ajax
12 16 (1.01%) ODBC
12 16 (1.01%) OLE
13 13 (0.82%) JDBC
13 13 (0.82%) XHTML
14 9 (0.57%) Middleware
15 7 (0.44%) FIX Protocol
16 5 (0.31%) 802.1X
16 5 (0.31%) EDI
16 5 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 111 (6.97%) CMDB
2 109 (6.85%) Management Information System
3 74 (4.65%) Driving Licence
4 60 (3.77%) Smartphone
5 58 (3.64%) Data Centre
6 55 (3.45%) Product Ownership
7 49 (3.08%) Onboarding
8 42 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
9 33 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
10 28 (1.76%) Replication
11 20 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (1.07%) Public Cloud
13 16 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
14 13 (0.82%) Digital Signage
15 12 (0.75%) iPad
16 11 (0.69%) Hedge funds
16 11 (0.69%) iPhone
17 9 (0.57%) PMI
18 8 (0.50%) EMC VNX
19 7 (0.44%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 403 (25.31%) Windows
2 156 (9.80%) Windows 10
3 117 (7.35%) Windows Server
4 102 (6.41%) Linux
5 65 (4.08%) Unix
6 46 (2.89%) Android
6 46 (2.89%) Solaris
7 43 (2.70%) Apple iOS
8 32 (2.01%) Mac OS
9 21 (1.32%) Windows Server 2008
9 21 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
11 15 (0.94%) Windows 7
12 11 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
13 9 (0.57%) Mac OS X
13 9 (0.57%) Windows Phone
14 4 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.19%) CentOS
15 3 (0.19%) Rocky
16 2 (0.13%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 906 (56.91%) Service Management
2 849 (53.33%) ITIL
3 411 (25.82%) Service Delivery
4 331 (20.79%) Customer Service
5 302 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
6 211 (13.25%) Change Management
7 205 (12.88%) Incident Management
8 191 (12.00%) Agile
9 180 (11.31%) Continuous Improvement
10 162 (10.18%) Project Management
11 153 (9.61%) Problem Management
12 147 (9.23%) Mentoring
12 147 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
13 132 (8.29%) Actionable Insight
14 127 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
15 105 (6.60%) Service Catalogue
16 95 (5.97%) Coaching
17 94 (5.90%) Asset Management
18 91 (5.72%) Configuration Management
19 86 (5.40%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (5.65%) JavaScript
1 90 (5.65%) SQL
2 77 (4.84%) PowerShell
3 50 (3.14%) PL/SQL
4 42 (2.64%) Python
5 22 (1.38%) Perl
6 21 (1.32%) Java
7 18 (1.13%) R
8 12 (0.75%) Bash
9 10 (0.63%) RPG
10 6 (0.38%) C#
10 6 (0.38%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.31%) C
11 5 (0.31%) PHP
12 4 (0.25%) ABAP
12 4 (0.25%) VB
13 2 (0.13%) Go
13 2 (0.13%) Ruby
14 1 (0.063%) C++
14 1 (0.063%) Swift
Qualifications
1 257 (16.14%) Degree
2 255 (16.02%) Security Cleared
3 210 (13.19%) SC Cleared
4 80 (5.03%) ITIL Certification
5 64 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 55 (3.45%) A+ Certification
7 35 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (2.14%) DV Cleared
9 30 (1.88%) PMI Certification
10 28 (1.76%) DBS Check
11 27 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
12 23 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 22 (1.38%) PMP
14 21 (1.32%) Master's Degree
15 20 (1.26%) MCP
15 20 (1.26%) Network+ Certification
16 18 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
16 18 (1.13%) CCNA
16 18 (1.13%) MCSA
17 16 (1.01%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (11.49%) SLA
2 61 (3.83%) QA
3 34 (2.14%) COBIT
4 29 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 20 (1.26%) GDPR
8 17 (1.07%) Accessibility
9 15 (0.94%) Data Quality
10 14 (0.88%) NIST
11 10 (0.63%) NCSC
12 7 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 7 (0.44%) GRC
13 6 (0.38%) PMO
14 5 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.25%) ISO 22301
15 4 (0.25%) ISO 9001
15 4 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 4 (0.25%) PCI DSS
15 4 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 371 (23.30%) Active Directory
2 75 (4.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 48 (3.02%) Oracle RAC
4 39 (2.45%) Hyper-V
5 23 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
6 14 (0.88%) Terminal Services
7 13 (0.82%) Docker
8 12 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
9 11 (0.69%) IAG
10 10 (0.63%) Firmware
11 5 (0.31%) XenDesktop
12 4 (0.25%) Microsoft App-V
12 4 (0.25%) XenApp
13 3 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
14 2 (0.13%) VMware Workstation
15 1 (0.063%) BitLocker
15 1 (0.063%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 108 (6.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 77 (4.84%) SCCM
3 47 (2.95%) Data Guard
4 45 (2.83%) Oracle RMAN
5 32 (2.01%) OpenView
6 23 (1.44%) SCOM
7 18 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
8 15 (0.94%) vCenter Server
9 14 (0.88%) AirWatch
9 14 (0.88%) WMI
10 12 (0.75%) WSUS
11 11 (0.69%) Kubernetes
12 10 (0.63%) Nagios
13 9 (0.57%) ZABBIX
14 8 (0.50%) Ansible
14 8 (0.50%) EMC NetWorker
14 8 (0.50%) HP UCMDB
14 8 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
15 5 (0.31%) Kibana
15 5 (0.31%) Nessus
Vendors
1 555 (34.86%) Microsoft
2 415 (26.07%) ServiceNow
3 135 (8.48%) Remedy
4 124 (7.79%) VMware
5 101 (6.34%) Oracle
6 86 (5.40%) Cisco
7 84 (5.28%) BMC
8 82 (5.15%) HP
9 53 (3.33%) Sun
10 37 (2.32%) Citrix
10 37 (2.32%) Veeam
11 33 (2.07%) Salesforce
12 31 (1.95%) Splunk
13 30 (1.88%) Apple
13 30 (1.88%) Meraki
14 27 (1.70%) SAP
15 25 (1.57%) Google
16 24 (1.51%) FNZ
17 21 (1.32%) Snow
17 21 (1.32%) SolarWinds