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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 186 228 327
Rank change year-on-year +42 +99 +18
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 1,577 1,619 1,891
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.59% 1.60% 1.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.67% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,166 1,177 1,357
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £35,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £89,041 £89,852 £77,900
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,755 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.77% +5.88% -

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 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
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 9 May 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 9 May 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 1,374 £50,000 - 288
UK excluding London +25 1,014 £43,755 -2.77% 205
Work from Home +35 595 £58,000 +8.92% 136
London +73 481 £62,500 +0.40% 86
North of England +71 299 £41,774 -7.17% 59
South East -39 228 £51,750 +3.50% 41
Midlands 0 170 £47,500 - 36
North West +41 167 £41,774 -12.05% 29
South West -26 109 £45,000 +35.05% 26
West Midlands -3 105 £59,150 +18.30% 24
Yorkshire +88 93 £41,774 -7.17% 16
East of England +29 78 £37,500 +16.28% 26
Scotland -32 71 £50,000 -20.00% 9
East Midlands +11 63 £25,000 -29.08% 12
Wales +19 46 £55,000 +10.00% 8
North East +8 39 £42,407 +8.73% 14
Northern Ireland +33 12 £30,000 -25.00% 1
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
1 122 (7.74%) SharePoint
2 117 (7.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 45 (2.85%) WebLogic
4 44 (2.79%) Oracle Service Bus
5 29 (1.84%) Confluence
6 22 (1.40%) SAS
7 15 (0.95%) 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
1 232 (14.71%) Microsoft Office
2 107 (6.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 44 (2.79%) MS Visio
4 28 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.063%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 131 (8.31%) Remedy ITSM
2 34 (2.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (1.27%) PlanetPress Connect
4 12 (0.76%) Elite 3E
5 7 (0.44%) NEC Housing
6 5 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
7 4 (0.25%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.25%) SAP IS-U
7 4 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 3 (0.19%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.063%) HFM
9 1 (0.063%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.063%) Primavera
9 1 (0.063%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.063%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 374 (23.72%) Microsoft 365
2 251 (15.92%) Azure
3 92 (5.83%) Entra ID
4 58 (3.68%) SaaS
5 53 (3.36%) Power Platform
6 41 (2.60%) AWS
7 39 (2.47%) PaaS
8 37 (2.35%) OneDrive
9 34 (2.16%) IaaS
10 21 (1.33%) WhatsApp
11 19 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (0.95%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (0.89%) GCP
14 13 (0.82%) Mimecast
15 12 (0.76%) Power Automate
16 11 (0.70%) Azure Monitor
17 9 (0.57%) GitHub
18 8 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
18 8 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
18 8 (0.51%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 104 (6.59%) Firewall
2 79 (5.01%) TCP/IP
3 74 (4.69%) DNS
4 63 (3.99%) VPN
5 61 (3.87%) DHCP
5 61 (3.87%) WAN
6 51 (3.23%) LAN
7 39 (2.47%) VoIP
8 29 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
9 28 (1.78%) Network Security
10 25 (1.59%) Internet
11 21 (1.33%) SAN
11 21 (1.33%) Wireless
12 20 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
13 19 (1.20%) WLAN
14 16 (1.01%) SSH
15 15 (0.95%) Broadband
16 14 (0.89%) SD-WAN
16 14 (0.89%) Skype
17 13 (0.82%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (3.49%) SQL Server
2 49 (3.11%) Oracle Database
3 45 (2.85%) Oracle Database 11g
4 44 (2.79%) Oracle Database 10g
4 44 (2.79%) VLDB
5 34 (2.16%) MySQL
5 34 (2.16%) Power BI
6 25 (1.59%) Relational Database
7 24 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.32%) Redis
10 4 (0.25%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.19%) Metadata
11 3 (0.19%) Oracle Database 12c
11 3 (0.19%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.13%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.13%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 99 (6.28%) JIRA
2 20 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 13 (0.82%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.38%) GitLab
5 5 (0.32%) 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
1 544 (34.50%) Social Skills
2 290 (18.39%) Finance
3 234 (14.84%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (6.91%) Public Sector
5 84 (5.33%) Banking
5 84 (5.33%) Legal
6 83 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 65 (4.12%) Retail
8 59 (3.74%) Law
9 38 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
9 38 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
11 27 (1.71%) Telecoms
12 20 (1.27%) Manufacturing
13 19 (1.20%) Marketing
14 18 (1.14%) Financial Institution
15 16 (1.01%) Police
16 14 (0.89%) Local Government
17 10 (0.63%) Aerospace
17 10 (0.63%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 375 (23.78%) Analyst
2 193 (12.24%) Service Manager
3 161 (10.21%) Support Analyst
4 156 (9.89%) IT Support
5 150 (9.51%) Architect
6 147 (9.32%) IT Manager
7 124 (7.86%) Service Analyst
8 111 (7.04%) Senior
9 110 (6.98%) Lead
10 107 (6.79%) Service Desk Analyst
11 105 (6.66%) IT Analyst
12 87 (5.52%) ServiceNow Architect
13 86 (5.45%) IT Services Manager
14 81 (5.14%) Applications Support
15 76 (4.82%) Delivery Manager
16 75 (4.76%) Developer
16 75 (4.76%) Service Delivery Manager
17 73 (4.63%) Applications Support Analyst
18 68 (4.31%) ServiceNow Developer
19 64 (4.06%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (4.82%) HTML
2 69 (4.38%) CSS
3 67 (4.25%) Web Services
4 60 (3.80%) AngularJS
5 45 (2.85%) XML
6 41 (2.60%) SOAP
7 38 (2.41%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 34 (2.16%) REST
9 26 (1.65%) JSON
9 26 (1.65%) LDAP
10 19 (1.20%) Ajax
11 16 (1.01%) ODBC
11 16 (1.01%) OLE
12 13 (0.82%) JDBC
12 13 (0.82%) XHTML
13 9 (0.57%) Middleware
14 7 (0.44%) FIX Protocol
15 5 (0.32%) 802.1X
15 5 (0.32%) Node.js
15 5 (0.32%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 109 (6.91%) CMDB
1 109 (6.91%) Management Information System
2 70 (4.44%) Driving Licence
3 62 (3.93%) Smartphone
4 57 (3.61%) Product Ownership
5 55 (3.49%) Data Centre
6 49 (3.11%) Onboarding
7 39 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
8 31 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.65%) Replication
10 20 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
11 19 (1.20%) Public Cloud
12 17 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
13 13 (0.82%) Digital Signage
14 12 (0.76%) iPad
15 11 (0.70%) Hedge funds
15 11 (0.70%) iPhone
16 9 (0.57%) PMI
17 8 (0.51%) EMC VNX
17 8 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 398 (25.24%) Windows
2 150 (9.51%) Windows 10
3 114 (7.23%) Windows Server
4 100 (6.34%) Linux
5 65 (4.12%) Unix
6 45 (2.85%) Solaris
7 44 (2.79%) Android
7 44 (2.79%) Apple iOS
8 32 (2.03%) Mac OS
9 20 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
10 19 (1.20%) Windows Server 2008
11 16 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
12 14 (0.89%) Windows 7
13 10 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
14 9 (0.57%) Mac OS X
14 9 (0.57%) Windows Phone
15 4 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 3 (0.19%) CentOS
16 3 (0.19%) Rocky
17 2 (0.13%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 887 (56.25%) Service Management
2 838 (53.14%) ITIL
3 403 (25.55%) Service Delivery
4 333 (21.12%) Customer Service
5 294 (18.64%) Problem-Solving
6 214 (13.57%) Change Management
7 210 (13.32%) Incident Management
8 188 (11.92%) Agile
9 184 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 165 (10.46%) Project Management
11 150 (9.51%) Problem Management
12 149 (9.45%) Mentoring
13 140 (8.88%) Stakeholder Management
14 131 (8.31%) Actionable Insight
15 126 (7.99%) Cybersecurity
16 98 (6.21%) Coaching
16 98 (6.21%) Service Catalogue
17 93 (5.90%) Configuration Management
18 92 (5.83%) Asset Management
19 82 (5.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 89 (5.64%) JavaScript
1 89 (5.64%) SQL
2 77 (4.88%) PowerShell
3 49 (3.11%) PL/SQL
4 40 (2.54%) Python
5 21 (1.33%) Java
6 20 (1.27%) Perl
7 18 (1.14%) R
8 14 (0.89%) Bash
9 10 (0.63%) RPG
10 6 (0.38%) C#
10 6 (0.38%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.32%) C
11 5 (0.32%) 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
1 253 (16.04%) Security Cleared
2 247 (15.66%) Degree
3 203 (12.87%) SC Cleared
4 77 (4.88%) ITIL Certification
5 61 (3.87%) Microsoft Certification
6 54 (3.42%) A+ Certification
7 35 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 31 (1.97%) DV Cleared
8 31 (1.97%) PMI Certification
9 30 (1.90%) DBS Check
10 24 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
10 24 (1.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 23 (1.46%) PMP
12 20 (1.27%) MCP
12 20 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
13 19 (1.20%) Master's Degree
14 18 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
15 17 (1.08%) CCNA
16 16 (1.01%) MCSA
17 14 (0.89%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (11.41%) SLA
2 63 (3.99%) QA
3 34 (2.16%) COBIT
4 30 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (1.33%) GDPR
7 20 (1.27%) Accessibility
8 17 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 16 (1.01%) Data Quality
10 13 (0.82%) NIST
11 10 (0.63%) NCSC
12 9 (0.57%) GRC
13 7 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (0.38%) PMO
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
16 3 (0.19%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 363 (23.02%) Active Directory
2 73 (4.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (2.98%) Oracle RAC
4 40 (2.54%) Hyper-V
5 23 (1.46%) VMware ESXi
6 14 (0.89%) Docker
6 14 (0.89%) Terminal Services
7 11 (0.70%) IAG
8 10 (0.63%) Firmware
9 9 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.32%) XenDesktop
11 4 (0.25%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (0.25%) XenApp
12 3 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.13%) VMware Workstation
14 1 (0.063%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.063%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 106 (6.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 77 (4.88%) SCCM
3 46 (2.92%) Data Guard
4 44 (2.79%) Oracle RMAN
5 32 (2.03%) OpenView
6 23 (1.46%) SCOM
7 18 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
8 15 (0.95%) vCenter Server
9 14 (0.89%) WMI
10 13 (0.82%) AirWatch
11 12 (0.76%) Kubernetes
11 12 (0.76%) WSUS
12 10 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
12 10 (0.63%) Nagios
13 9 (0.57%) ZABBIX
14 8 (0.51%) Ansible
14 8 (0.51%) EMC NetWorker
15 6 (0.38%) HP UCMDB
15 6 (0.38%) Nessus
16 5 (0.32%) Kibana
Vendors
1 548 (34.75%) Microsoft
2 408 (25.87%) ServiceNow
3 131 (8.31%) Remedy
4 119 (7.55%) VMware
5 98 (6.21%) Oracle
6 82 (5.20%) BMC
6 82 (5.20%) Cisco
7 79 (5.01%) HP
8 52 (3.30%) Sun
9 35 (2.22%) Citrix
9 35 (2.22%) Veeam
10 32 (2.03%) Salesforce
11 31 (1.97%) Apple
11 31 (1.97%) Splunk
12 30 (1.90%) Meraki
13 27 (1.71%) SAP
14 21 (1.33%) Google
14 21 (1.33%) Snow
15 20 (1.27%) FNZ
15 20 (1.27%) SolarWinds