CMDB Contracts in the North West

Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CMDB in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CMDB over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 110 130
Rank change year-on-year +10 +20 +19
Contract jobs citing CMDB 19 28 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.98% 1.05% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.42% 4.03% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 18 25
10th Percentile - £384 £304
25th Percentile £325 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £497 £488 £638
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% -23.53% +37.99%
75th Percentile £540 £498 £675
90th Percentile £557 £611 £880
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -2.78%

All Generic Skills
North West

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 requiring generic IT skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 555 695 1,035
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 28.59% 25.95% 33.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 460 679
10th Percentile £203 £287 £300
25th Percentile £360 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £581 £620
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
England median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 78 40
10th Percentile £22.72 £13.00 £16.85
25th Percentile £24.38 £15.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £29.90 £25.25 £31.49
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% -19.82% +57.45%
75th Percentile £57.60 £37.44 £66.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £57.50 £70.00
England median hourly rate £34.50 £32.31 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.79% +43.68% -16.69%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing CMDB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for CMDB in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CMDB in the North West.

Daily rate trend for CMDB in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CMDB in the North West over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CMDB in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CMDB in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for CMDB in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CMDB within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cheshire +5 15 £469 +17.25% 2
Manchester +5 2 £536 +19.17% 1
Lancashire +4 2 £553 -22.18% 1
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 6 (31.58%) MS Visio
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 5 (26.32%) LAN
1 5 (26.32%) WAN
1 5 (26.32%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (26.32%) Wireless
1 5 (26.32%) WLAN
2 2 (10.53%) TCP/IP
3 1 (5.26%) DHCP
3 1 (5.26%) DNS
3 1 (5.26%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 2 (10.53%) Legal
1 2 (10.53%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Finance
2 1 (5.26%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (47.37%) Analyst
2 8 (42.11%) Business Analyst
2 8 (42.11%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
3 6 (31.58%) Senior
3 6 (31.58%) Senior Analyst
3 6 (31.58%) Senior Business Analyst
4 5 (26.32%) Network Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Project Manager
6 1 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (5.26%) IT Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) IT Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) IT Manager
6 1 (5.26%) IT Operations Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) IT Project Manager
6 1 (5.26%) IT Support
6 1 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Operations Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
6 1 (5.26%) Support Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 11 (57.89%) Management Information System
2 5 (26.32%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (5.26%) Smartphone
3 1 (5.26%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) Linux
1 1 (5.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Agile
1 10 (52.63%) ITSM
2 9 (47.37%) ITIL
2 9 (47.37%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (47.37%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (47.37%) Test Strategy
2 9 (47.37%) User Acceptance Testing
3 8 (42.11%) Business Analysis
3 8 (42.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (42.11%) Focus Group
3 8 (42.11%) Service Management
3 8 (42.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 7 (36.84%) Decision-Making
4 7 (36.84%) Risk Management
4 7 (36.84%) Service Catalogue
5 6 (31.58%) Asset Management
5 6 (31.58%) Problem Management
5 6 (31.58%) Stakeholder Identification
6 5 (26.32%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (26.32%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.26%) Python
1 1 (5.26%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (68.42%) Degree
2 6 (31.58%) CCNA
2 6 (31.58%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (10.53%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (5.26%) A+ Certification
4 1 (5.26%) PMI Certification
4 1 (5.26%) PMP
4 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.53%) QA
2 1 (5.26%) Software Quality Assurance
Systems Management
1 1 (5.26%) Nagios
1 1 (5.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 10 (52.63%) ServiceNow
2 5 (26.32%) Cisco
3 1 (5.26%) SolarWinds