IT Service Management (ITSM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring ITSM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited ITSM over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 172 297
Rank change year-on-year 0 +125 +6
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 1,252 1,270 1,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.60% 2.10% 1.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 2.22% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 685 873 1,370
10th Percentile £28,550 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,763 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.13% +9.53% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 65,317 57,192 139,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.49% 94.47% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 32,274 40,876 77,262
10th Percentile £33,000 £32,500 £33,950
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,760 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.34% +2.40% +5.00%

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 11 October 2024.

Salary histogram for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Top 17 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 11 October 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 -10 1,125 £52,250 -4.13% 263
UK excluding London -38 752 £45,000 -10.00% 194
Work from Home +42 544 £60,000 -4.00% 269
London +24 447 £60,000 -7.69% 92
North of England -31 231 £45,000 +5.88% 65
North West -22 146 £45,000 -10.89% 41
Midlands -54 129 £50,000 - 24
South East -70 129 £48,500 -11.01% 35
South West +22 111 £53,000 +32.50% 24
West Midlands -42 90 £55,000 +10.00% 18
East of England -19 69 £35,000 -30.00% 28
Yorkshire -21 59 £45,000 +20.00% 21
Wales +46 44 £30,000 -40.00% 8
Scotland -6 37 £46,034 -25.15% 7
East Midlands -45 36 £40,000 +14.29% 6
North East -34 26 £33,750 -20.59% 5
Northern Ireland +20 4 £73,750 +74.40% 11

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 84 (6.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 65 (5.19%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.40%) Confluence
4 4 (0.32%) SAS
5 3 (0.24%) CMS
5 3 (0.24%) IIS
5 3 (0.24%) Oracle Service Bus
5 3 (0.24%) WebLogic
Applications
1 136 (10.86%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 53 (4.23%) Remedy ITSM
2 13 (1.04%) PlanetPress Connect
3 12 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (0.72%) NEC Housing
5 5 (0.40%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.40%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.32%) Maximo
7 3 (0.24%) Carpe Diem
8 2 (0.16%) SAP IS-U
9 1 (0.080%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.080%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.080%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.080%) Primavera
9 1 (0.080%) R3 Corda
9 1 (0.080%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.080%) SimCorp Dimension
9 1 (0.080%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 225 (17.97%) Microsoft 365
2 205 (16.37%) Azure
3 72 (5.75%) Entra ID
4 71 (5.67%) SaaS
5 70 (5.59%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 33 (2.64%) OneDrive
7 31 (2.48%) AWS
8 24 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (1.92%) Power Platform
9 22 (1.76%) GCP
10 15 (1.20%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (1.20%) IaaS
11 14 (1.12%) Azure Storage
12 13 (1.04%) PaaS
13 10 (0.80%) WhatsApp
14 8 (0.64%) Datadog
15 7 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
15 7 (0.56%) Mimecast
16 6 (0.48%) Google Workspace
17 5 (0.40%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 127 (10.14%) Firewall
2 79 (6.31%) Broadband
3 74 (5.91%) TCP/IP
4 68 (5.43%) VPN
5 58 (4.63%) DNS
6 50 (3.99%) DHCP
7 45 (3.59%) LAN
8 43 (3.43%) WAN
9 42 (3.35%) VLAN
10 36 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
11 28 (2.24%) SAN
12 27 (2.16%) Internet
13 26 (2.08%) BGP
13 26 (2.08%) OSPF
14 20 (1.60%) Remote Desktop
14 20 (1.60%) Wireless
15 17 (1.36%) Network Security
16 16 (1.28%) NGFW
16 16 (1.28%) VXLAN
16 16 (1.28%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (6.71%) MySQL
2 57 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
3 19 (1.52%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
6 11 (0.88%) Power BI
7 4 (0.32%) Tableau
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database 10g
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database 11g
8 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.24%) VLDB
9 2 (0.16%) Data Hub
9 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.080%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.080%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 62 (4.95%) JIRA
2 13 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 9 (0.72%) AdminStudio
3 9 (0.72%) InstallShield
3 9 (0.72%) MSI
4 8 (0.64%) Git
5 1 (0.080%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.080%) Bitbucket
General
1 454 (36.26%) Social Skills
2 239 (19.09%) Analytical Skills
3 198 (15.81%) Finance
4 140 (11.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 83 (6.63%) Public Sector
6 68 (5.43%) Legal
7 55 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
8 53 (4.23%) Marketing
9 50 (3.99%) Banking
9 50 (3.99%) Law
9 50 (3.99%) Retail
10 37 (2.96%) Manufacturing
11 32 (2.56%) Advertising
12 21 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (0.88%) Local Government
14 11 (0.88%) Telecoms
15 10 (0.80%) Police
16 8 (0.64%) Back Office
16 8 (0.64%) Billing
Job Titles
1 314 (25.08%) Analyst
2 162 (12.94%) Service Analyst
3 116 (9.27%) IT Manager
4 112 (8.95%) Service Manager
5 98 (7.83%) Senior
6 97 (7.75%) Support Analyst
7 90 (7.19%) Architect
8 84 (6.71%) Operations Analyst
9 83 (6.63%) IT Analyst
10 79 (6.31%) Service Operations Analyst
11 78 (6.23%) IT Support
12 71 (5.67%) Service Desk Analyst
13 70 (5.59%) Lead
14 65 (5.19%) Developer
15 62 (4.95%) Support Engineer
16 61 (4.87%) Consultant
17 56 (4.47%) ServiceNow Developer
18 54 (4.31%) ServiceNow Architect
19 50 (3.99%) IT Services Manager
20 41 (3.27%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (2.64%) HTML
2 30 (2.40%) CSS
3 25 (2.00%) Web Services
4 24 (1.92%) REST
5 23 (1.84%) SOAP
6 22 (1.76%) Ajax
7 18 (1.44%) XML
8 17 (1.36%) AngularJS
8 17 (1.36%) LDAP
9 9 (0.72%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 5 (0.40%) JSON
11 4 (0.32%) .NET
11 4 (0.32%) HTML5
12 3 (0.24%) CSS3
12 3 (0.24%) FIX Protocol
13 2 (0.16%) .NET Framework
13 2 (0.16%) ASP.NET
13 2 (0.16%) Entity Framework
13 2 (0.16%) jQuery
13 2 (0.16%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 123 (9.82%) Onboarding
2 85 (6.79%) CMDB
3 81 (6.47%) Management Information System
4 46 (3.67%) Data Centre
5 45 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
6 36 (2.88%) Smartphone
7 25 (2.00%) Driving Licence
8 23 (1.84%) Product Ownership
9 18 (1.44%) Blog
9 18 (1.44%) Digital Media
9 18 (1.44%) PKI
10 12 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
10 12 (0.96%) Public Cloud
11 10 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
12 9 (0.72%) iPhone
12 9 (0.72%) Private Cloud
12 9 (0.72%) Shadow IT
13 8 (0.64%) iPad
13 8 (0.64%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 301 (24.04%) Windows
2 112 (8.95%) Windows 10
3 90 (7.19%) Linux
4 71 (5.67%) Windows Server
5 39 (3.12%) Android
6 34 (2.72%) Apple iOS
7 22 (1.76%) Mac OS
8 14 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (1.04%) Unix
9 13 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
10 11 (0.88%) CentOS
10 11 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
11 10 (0.80%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.40%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.32%) Solaris
14 3 (0.24%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 2 (0.16%) Rocky
15 2 (0.16%) VMS
16 1 (0.080%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 763 (60.94%) Service Management
2 707 (56.47%) ITIL
3 323 (25.80%) Problem-Solving
4 321 (25.64%) Service Delivery
5 307 (24.52%) Customer Service
6 292 (23.32%) Agile
7 212 (16.93%) DevOps
8 176 (14.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 162 (12.94%) Change Management
10 142 (11.34%) Incident Management
11 126 (10.06%) Coaching
12 123 (9.82%) Problem Management
13 118 (9.42%) Objectives and Key Results
14 115 (9.19%) Mentoring
15 111 (8.87%) Stakeholder Management
16 106 (8.47%) Project Management
17 97 (7.75%) Trend Analysis
18 89 (7.11%) Roadmaps
19 85 (6.79%) Process Improvement
20 81 (6.47%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 159 (12.70%) SQL
2 80 (6.39%) PowerShell
3 56 (4.47%) Bash
4 53 (4.23%) JavaScript
5 22 (1.76%) Python
6 13 (1.04%) C#
7 10 (0.80%) Shell Script
8 9 (0.72%) Java
8 9 (0.72%) VB
9 4 (0.32%) C
10 3 (0.24%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.16%) ABAP
11 2 (0.16%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.080%) C++
12 1 (0.080%) JSX
12 1 (0.080%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.080%) Perl
12 1 (0.080%) R
12 1 (0.080%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 214 (17.09%) Degree
2 169 (13.50%) Security Cleared
3 137 (10.94%) SC Cleared
4 82 (6.55%) Microsoft Certification
5 66 (5.27%) ITIL Certification
6 39 (3.12%) Azure Certification
7 38 (3.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 28 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
8 28 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 28 (2.24%) DBS Check
9 24 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
9 24 (1.92%) DV Cleared
9 24 (1.92%) PMI Certification
10 23 (1.84%) Master's Degree
11 22 (1.76%) CISA
11 22 (1.76%) CISM
12 21 (1.68%) CCNP
12 21 (1.68%) PMP
13 17 (1.36%) MCP
14 15 (1.20%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (7.83%) SLA
2 37 (2.96%) GRC
2 37 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (1.60%) QA
4 16 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 15 (1.20%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.20%) COBIT
6 10 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (0.64%) PMO
8 6 (0.48%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.48%) Government Security Classifications
9 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.32%) NIST
10 4 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.24%) GDPR
11 3 (0.24%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.16%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.16%) ISO 31000
12 2 (0.16%) ITGC
System Software
1 219 (17.49%) Active Directory
2 53 (4.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (3.99%) Hyper-V
4 23 (1.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (0.72%) Microsoft App-V
6 8 (0.64%) vSphere
7 7 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.24%) Docker
10 3 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
10 3 (0.24%) Terminal Services
10 3 (0.24%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.16%) XenApp
11 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 72 (5.75%) Grafana
2 67 (5.35%) SCCM
3 52 (4.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 41 (3.27%) Terraform
5 20 (1.60%) Ansible
6 17 (1.36%) FortiGate
7 13 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
7 13 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (1.04%) WSUS
8 11 (0.88%) OpenView
9 6 (0.48%) Nagios
9 6 (0.48%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.40%) Kubernetes
10 5 (0.40%) SCOM
11 4 (0.32%) AirWatch
11 4 (0.32%) CASB
11 4 (0.32%) WMI
12 3 (0.24%) Backup Exec
12 3 (0.24%) Data Guard
12 3 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 388 (30.99%) Microsoft
2 306 (24.44%) ServiceNow
3 94 (7.51%) VMware
4 61 (4.87%) Cisco
5 57 (4.55%) BMC
6 53 (4.23%) Remedy
7 52 (4.15%) Citrix
8 30 (2.40%) SolarWinds
9 29 (2.32%) Google
9 29 (2.32%) Palo Alto
10 26 (2.08%) Apple
10 26 (2.08%) Dynatrace
10 26 (2.08%) Juniper
11 24 (1.92%) HP
12 23 (1.84%) Salesforce
13 20 (1.60%) Aruba
14 18 (1.44%) Fortinet
15 17 (1.36%) Veeam
16 16 (1.28%) Arista
16 16 (1.28%) NetScout