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 29 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 383 403 487
Rank change year-on-year +20 +84 -12
Permanent jobs citing CMDB 41 27 79
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.17% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.53% 0.39% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 31 14 67
10th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £48,125 £52,875 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £64,108
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -6.41% -7.43%
75th Percentile £91,574 £119,063 £86,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £127,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £65,576 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.04% - +4.55%

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 7,697 6,889 11,724
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.29% 43.76% 34.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,784 3,511 9,026
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £59,527 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% +4.55% -14.35%

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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 29 June 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 7 (17.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (9.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 14 (34.15%) Azure
2 11 (26.83%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (14.63%) GitHub
3 6 (14.63%) GitHub Actions
4 3 (7.32%) Mimecast
5 1 (2.44%) AWS
5 1 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.44%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.44%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.32%) Firewall
2 2 (4.88%) Ethernet
2 2 (4.88%) TCP/IP
3 1 (2.44%) LAN
3 1 (2.44%) Network Security
3 1 (2.44%) VPN
3 1 (2.44%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Git
1 6 (14.63%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 26 (63.41%) Social Skills
2 19 (46.34%) Public Sector
3 10 (24.39%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (14.63%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (7.32%) Banking
6 2 (4.88%) Finance
7 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 11 (26.83%) Consultant
1 11 (26.83%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
1 11 (26.83%) Senior
1 11 (26.83%) ServiceNow Consultant
1 11 (26.83%) Technical Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) Architect
2 7 (17.07%) Senior Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) Senior ServiceNow Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) Senior Technical Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) ServiceNow Architect
3 6 (14.63%) Azure Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Azure Platform Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Cloud Platform Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Lead
3 6 (14.63%) Platform Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Support Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Technical Architect
4 3 (7.32%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (7.32%) Desktop Support
4 3 (7.32%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (29.27%) REST
1 12 (29.27%) SOAP
2 1 (2.44%) AngularJS
2 1 (2.44%) CSS
2 1 (2.44%) HTML
2 1 (2.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.63%) Private Cloud
1 6 (14.63%) Public Cloud
2 3 (7.32%) Driving Licence
3 2 (4.88%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.44%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 15 (36.59%) Windows
2 8 (19.51%) Windows Server
3 7 (17.07%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (63.41%) ITSM
2 25 (60.98%) ITIL
3 17 (41.46%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (39.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (34.15%) Disaster Recovery
6 13 (31.71%) Presales
7 12 (29.27%) AI
7 12 (29.27%) Roadmaps
8 11 (26.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (24.39%) Mentoring
9 10 (24.39%) Technical Leadership
10 9 (21.95%) Business Continuity
10 9 (21.95%) Infrastructure Automation
10 9 (21.95%) Translating Business Requirements
10 9 (21.95%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 8 (19.51%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (17.07%) Workshop Facilitation
13 6 (14.63%) CI/CD
13 6 (14.63%) Impact Assessments
13 6 (14.63%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 12 (29.27%) PowerShell
2 6 (14.63%) Python
3 3 (7.32%) SQL
4 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 17 (41.46%) Security Cleared
2 15 (36.59%) DV Cleared
3 12 (29.27%) Degree
4 6 (14.63%) Azure Certification
5 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (4.88%) MCSA
6 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.44%) CCIE
7 1 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.07%) QA
2 3 (7.32%) SLA
3 2 (4.88%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.44%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 10 (24.39%) Active Directory
2 8 (19.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (7.32%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (2.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (17.07%) Terraform
2 6 (14.63%) Ansible
2 6 (14.63%) Kubernetes
2 6 (14.63%) Packer
3 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (7.32%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (2.44%) Nagios
Vendors
1 32 (78.05%) ServiceNow
2 17 (41.46%) Microsoft
3 10 (24.39%) Cisco
3 10 (24.39%) VMware
4 7 (17.07%) F5
5 6 (14.63%) EMC
5 6 (14.63%) Palo Alto
6 4 (9.76%) Veeam
7 3 (7.32%) Apple
7 3 (7.32%) Bloomberg
7 3 (7.32%) IFS
7 3 (7.32%) Meraki
7 3 (7.32%) Oracle
7 3 (7.32%) Symantec
7 3 (7.32%) Tenable
8 1 (2.44%) CheckPoint
8 1 (2.44%) Fortinet