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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 397 498
Rank change year-on-year +31 +101 +9
Permanent jobs citing CMDB 33 31 74
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.18% 0.21% 0.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.52% 0.45% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 22 21 63
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £60,000 £64,108
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -6.41% -1.37%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile - £127,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.39% +15.00% -6.54%

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 6,401 6,868 11,799
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.10% 45.82% 36.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4,051 3,549 9,276
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +5.00% -8.42%
75th Percentile £81,250 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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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 21 May 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 5 (15.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (12.12%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 12 (36.36%) Azure
2 7 (21.21%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (18.18%) GitHub
3 6 (18.18%) GitHub Actions
4 3 (9.09%) Mimecast
5 2 (6.06%) Entra ID
6 1 (3.03%) AWS
6 1 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (3.03%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.12%) Firewall
2 2 (6.06%) LAN
2 2 (6.06%) VPN
2 2 (6.06%) WAN
3 1 (3.03%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.12%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (18.18%) Git
1 6 (18.18%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 20 (60.61%) Social Skills
2 13 (39.39%) Public Sector
3 10 (30.30%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Banking
5 1 (3.03%) Law
5 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (21.21%) Senior
2 6 (18.18%) Architect
2 6 (18.18%) Azure Engineer
2 6 (18.18%) Azure Platform Engineer
2 6 (18.18%) Cloud Platform Engineer
2 6 (18.18%) Consultant
2 6 (18.18%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
2 6 (18.18%) Platform Engineer
2 6 (18.18%) ServiceNow Architect
2 6 (18.18%) ServiceNow Consultant
2 6 (18.18%) Technical Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) Technical Architect
4 4 (12.12%) Developer
4 4 (12.12%) ServiceNow Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Support Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
5 3 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (24.24%) REST
1 8 (24.24%) SOAP
2 2 (6.06%) AngularJS
2 2 (6.06%) CSS
2 2 (6.06%) HTML
3 1 (3.03%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.18%) Private Cloud
1 6 (18.18%) Public Cloud
2 3 (9.09%) Driving Licence
3 2 (6.06%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.03%) Data Centre
4 1 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (42.42%) Windows
2 9 (27.27%) Windows Server
3 7 (21.21%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (54.55%) ITSM
2 17 (51.52%) ITIL
3 14 (42.42%) Roadmaps
4 13 (39.39%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (36.36%) Disaster Recovery
6 10 (30.30%) Mentoring
7 9 (27.27%) Business Continuity
7 9 (27.27%) Infrastructure Automation
8 8 (24.24%) Presales
9 7 (21.21%) AI
9 7 (21.21%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 6 (18.18%) Change Management
10 6 (18.18%) CI/CD
10 6 (18.18%) Information Security
10 6 (18.18%) Platform Engineering
10 6 (18.18%) Process Improvement
10 6 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
10 6 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 11 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 6 (18.18%) Python
3 3 (9.09%) SQL
4 2 (6.06%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 9 (27.27%) Degree
2 9 (27.27%) DV Cleared
3 6 (18.18%) Azure Certification
4 2 (6.06%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.03%) CCIE
5 1 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.09%) QA
2 2 (6.06%) Accessibility
2 2 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 9 (27.27%) Active Directory
1 9 (27.27%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (9.09%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (21.21%) Terraform
2 6 (18.18%) Ansible
2 6 (18.18%) Kubernetes
2 6 (18.18%) Packer
3 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (3.03%) Nagios
4 1 (3.03%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 26 (78.79%) ServiceNow
2 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
3 9 (27.27%) VMware
4 7 (21.21%) Cisco
4 7 (21.21%) F5
5 6 (18.18%) EMC
5 6 (18.18%) Palo Alto
6 3 (9.09%) IFS
6 3 (9.09%) Oracle
7 2 (6.06%) Veeam
8 1 (3.03%) Apple
8 1 (3.03%) Bloomberg
8 1 (3.03%) CheckPoint
8 1 (3.03%) Fortinet
8 1 (3.03%) Symantec
8 1 (3.03%) Tenable