CMDB Contract Job Trends in London
Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CMDB in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CMDB over the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 287 | 306 | 292 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -14 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing CMDB | 187 | 65 | 90 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.92% | 0.47% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.31% | 1.21% | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 94 | 37 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £379 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £650 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +30.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £688 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £613 |
| England median daily rate | £520 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.89% | +6.00% | -12.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | - | £100.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £43.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.75 | £16.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.94% | -54.29% | -7.28% |
All Generic Skills
London
CMDB falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing generic IT skills in London.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 8,105 | 5,372 | 5,222 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 39.85% | 39.07% | 33.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,197 | 3,421 | 3,337 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £335 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £442 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £723 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £825 | £850 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 244 | 137 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.05 | £17.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.89 | £20.00 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £26.30 | £34.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.88% | -22.93% | +13.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.69 | £45.75 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £72.50 | £80.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.60 | £28.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -39.37% | +3.78% |
CMDB Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CMDB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
CMDB Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CMDB.
CMDB Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CMDB in London over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.
CMDB Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CMDB.
CMDB Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CMDB within the London region over the 6 months to 10 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 Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -4 | 28 | £600 | -7.69% | 8 |
| West London | - | 7 | £650 | - | 1 |
| CMDB England |
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CMDB Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onboarding | 9.1% | 17 |
| 2 | Management Information System | 5.3% | 10 |
| 3 | Enterprise Software | 4.3% | 8 |
| 4 | Cloud Native | 3.7% | 7 |
| 4 | Self-Motivation | 3.7% | 7 |
| 6 | Data Centre | 2.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Data Structures | 2.7% | 5 |
| 8 | AI Agents | 2.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Greenfield Project | 2.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Replication | 2.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Virtual Team | 2.1% | 4 |
| 12 | Enterprise Cloud | 1.6% | 3 |
| 12 | Hybrid Cloud | 1.6% | 3 |
| 12 | Mobile App | 1.6% | 3 |
| 12 | Operational Technology | 1.6% | 3 |
| 12 | Product Ownership | 1.6% | 3 |
| 12 | Security Posture | 1.6% | 3 |
| 18 | Analytical Mindset | 1.1% | 2 |
| 18 | Distributed Systems | 1.1% | 2 |
| 20 | Algorithms | 0.5% | 1 |