Hybrid/Remote CMDB Job Trends

Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CMDB in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited CMDB over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 416 397 419
Rank change year-on-year -19 +22 +35
Permanent jobs citing CMDB 39 32 70
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.19% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.45% 0.45% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 29 21 55
10th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £31,300
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £41,650
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.00% -14.09%
75th Percentile £82,500 £64,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £127,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

CMDB falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,585 7,094 8,456
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.80% 42.71% 34.06%
Number of salaries quoted 5,217 3,630 6,020
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.85%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CMDB and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CMDB job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CMDB.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CMDB

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CMDB over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

CMDB salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (25.64%) Azure
2 7 (17.95%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (15.38%) GitHub
3 6 (15.38%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (2.56%) AWS
4 1 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.56%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) Ethernet
1 2 (5.13%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.56%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) Relational Database
1 1 (2.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (15.38%) Git
1 6 (15.38%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 24 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 19 (48.72%) Public Sector
3 10 (25.64%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (20.51%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (10.26%) Banking
6 3 (7.69%) Finance
7 1 (2.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 11 (28.21%) Consultant
1 11 (28.21%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
1 11 (28.21%) Senior
1 11 (28.21%) ServiceNow Consultant
1 11 (28.21%) Technical Consultant
2 7 (17.95%) Architect
2 7 (17.95%) Senior Consultant
2 7 (17.95%) Senior ServiceNow Consultant
2 7 (17.95%) Senior Technical Consultant
2 7 (17.95%) ServiceNow Architect
3 6 (15.38%) Azure Engineer
3 6 (15.38%) Azure Platform Engineer
3 6 (15.38%) Cloud Platform Engineer
3 6 (15.38%) Platform Engineer
3 6 (15.38%) Technical Architect
4 4 (10.26%) Lead
5 3 (7.69%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 3 (7.69%) IT Support
5 3 (7.69%) ServiceNow Developer
5 3 (7.69%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (28.21%) REST
1 11 (28.21%) SOAP
2 2 (5.13%) CSS
2 2 (5.13%) LDAP
2 2 (5.13%) Web Services
3 1 (2.56%) Ajax
3 1 (2.56%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.56%) HTML
3 1 (2.56%) JDBC
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.38%) Private Cloud
1 6 (15.38%) Public Cloud
2 2 (5.13%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (5.13%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (5.13%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.56%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.56%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (25.64%) Windows
2 7 (17.95%) Windows Server
3 6 (15.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (66.67%) ITSM
2 23 (58.97%) ITIL
3 16 (41.03%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (35.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (33.33%) AI
5 13 (33.33%) Presales
6 12 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 11 (28.21%) Mentoring
8 10 (25.64%) Disaster Recovery
8 10 (25.64%) Roadmaps
9 9 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (23.08%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 8 (20.51%) Technical Leadership
10 8 (20.51%) Translating Business Requirements
11 7 (17.95%) Process Improvement
11 7 (17.95%) Workshop Facilitation
12 6 (15.38%) Business Continuity
12 6 (15.38%) Change Management
12 6 (15.38%) Information Security
12 6 (15.38%) Infrastructure Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (20.51%) PowerShell
2 6 (15.38%) Python
3 2 (5.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (48.72%) Security Cleared
2 15 (38.46%) DV Cleared
3 9 (23.08%) Degree
4 6 (15.38%) Azure Certification
5 5 (12.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (5.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (5.13%) MCSA
7 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.95%) QA
2 3 (7.69%) SLA
3 2 (5.13%) Accessibility
3 2 (5.13%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 10 (25.64%) Active Directory
2 7 (17.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (17.95%) Terraform
2 6 (15.38%) Ansible
2 6 (15.38%) Kubernetes
2 6 (15.38%) Packer
3 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (7.69%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (5.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (87.18%) ServiceNow
2 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 9 (23.08%) Cisco
3 9 (23.08%) VMware
4 6 (15.38%) EMC
4 6 (15.38%) F5
4 6 (15.38%) Palo Alto
5 4 (10.26%) Veeam
6 3 (7.69%) Apple
6 3 (7.69%) Bloomberg
6 3 (7.69%) Meraki
6 3 (7.69%) Symantec
6 3 (7.69%) Tenable