Configuration Management Jobs with Work from Home Options

Configuration Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Configuration Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Configuration Management over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 253 224
Rank change year-on-year +2 -29 -37
Permanent jobs citing Configuration Management 425 567 1,270
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.26% 1.38% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 1.43% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 256 410 723
10th Percentile £40,625 £42,500 £41,350
25th Percentile £48,750 £52,813 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,108 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.42% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,625 £97,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +8.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Configuration Management 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,884 39,545 66,696
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.37% 96.08% 96.99%
Number of salaries quoted 23,455 27,516 41,159
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Configuration Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Configuration Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Configuration Management trend for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Configuration Management.

Configuration Management salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Configuration Management over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Configuration Management salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 23 (5.41%) Confluence
1 23 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (4.24%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.65%) nginx
4 3 (0.71%) CloudStack
5 2 (0.47%) Apache
5 2 (0.47%) CMS
5 2 (0.47%) Drupal
5 2 (0.47%) WordPress
6 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.65%) Simulink
2 7 (1.65%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.24%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 184 (43.29%) Azure
2 175 (41.18%) AWS
3 125 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
4 99 (23.29%) SaaS
5 93 (21.88%) GCP
6 31 (7.29%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (6.12%) GitHub
8 19 (4.47%) Serverless
9 15 (3.53%) Amazon EC2
9 15 (3.53%) Amazon S3
9 15 (3.53%) AWS Lambda
9 15 (3.53%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (3.06%) AWS CloudFormation
10 13 (3.06%) Azure AKS
10 13 (3.06%) Power Platform
11 12 (2.82%) PaaS
11 12 (2.82%) Pulumi
12 11 (2.59%) IaaS
13 9 (2.12%) Datadog
14 8 (1.88%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.29%) Firewall
2 28 (6.59%) VPN
3 27 (6.35%) DNS
4 20 (4.71%) DHCP
5 18 (4.24%) 5G
6 14 (3.29%) TCP/IP
7 13 (3.06%) WAN
8 11 (2.59%) Network Security
9 8 (1.88%) IPv4
10 7 (1.65%) OSPF
10 7 (1.65%) SD-WAN
10 7 (1.65%) VLAN
11 6 (1.41%) LAN
11 6 (1.41%) NGFW
11 6 (1.41%) SAN
12 5 (1.18%) BGP
12 5 (1.18%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (1.18%) MPLS
12 5 (1.18%) SSL
12 5 (1.18%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.53%) Azure SQL Database
3 14 (3.29%) NoSQL
4 13 (3.06%) Amazon RDS
4 13 (3.06%) Relational Database
5 12 (2.82%) Power BI
6 10 (2.35%) MySQL
7 8 (1.88%) Redis
8 7 (1.65%) MariaDB
8 7 (1.65%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.41%) InfluxDB
9 6 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (1.18%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.71%) BigQuery
13 1 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 42 (9.88%) Jenkins
2 41 (9.65%) JIRA
3 29 (6.82%) Git
4 20 (4.71%) Subversion
5 15 (3.53%) CMake
6 14 (3.29%) GitLab
7 10 (2.35%) Bitbucket
7 10 (2.35%) Trac
8 9 (2.12%) Rational DOORS
9 7 (1.65%) ClearCase
9 7 (1.65%) ClearQuest
9 7 (1.65%) Plastic SCM
9 7 (1.65%) Sonatype Nexus
9 7 (1.65%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (1.18%) DTrace
10 5 (1.18%) GDB
10 5 (1.18%) LabVIEW
10 5 (1.18%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.47%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 2 (0.47%) TeamCity
General
1 81 (19.06%) Presentation Skills
2 70 (16.47%) Social Skills
3 56 (13.18%) Finance
4 30 (7.06%) Legal
5 29 (6.82%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (4.47%) Military
7 19 (4.47%) Telecoms
8 18 (4.24%) Retail
9 16 (3.76%) Aerospace
10 12 (2.82%) Automotive
11 11 (2.59%) Law
12 8 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.88%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.65%) Electronics
14 6 (1.41%) Banking
14 6 (1.41%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.41%) Marketing
14 6 (1.41%) Tech for Good
15 5 (1.18%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 88 (20.71%) Architect
2 81 (19.06%) Cloud Architect
3 51 (12.00%) Senior
4 48 (11.29%) DevOps Engineer
5 39 (9.18%) Software Engineer
6 38 (8.94%) Lead
7 33 (7.76%) Azure Engineer
8 31 (7.29%) Cloud Engineer
8 31 (7.29%) Platform Engineer
9 30 (7.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 27 (6.35%) AWS Engineer
11 25 (5.88%) Cloud Platform Engineer
12 21 (4.94%) C++ Software Engineer
13 19 (4.47%) Analyst
13 19 (4.47%) Senior Software Engineer
14 17 (4.00%) Automation Engineer
14 17 (4.00%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
15 14 (3.29%) Cloud Automation Engineer
16 12 (2.82%) Linux Engineer
16 12 (2.82%) Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.71%) XML
2 15 (3.53%) MFC
2 15 (3.53%) Qt
2 15 (3.53%) STL
3 12 (2.82%) JSON
4 9 (2.12%) ADO
4 9 (2.12%) Elastic Stack
4 9 (2.12%) React
5 8 (1.88%) .NET
5 8 (1.88%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.41%) .NET Core
6 6 (1.41%) REST
6 6 (1.41%) SOAP
6 6 (1.41%) Web Services
7 5 (1.18%) Middleware
7 5 (1.18%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (1.18%) SAML
7 5 (1.18%) Spring
7 5 (1.18%) YAML
8 4 (0.94%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 86 (20.24%) Public Cloud
2 81 (19.06%) PKI
3 46 (10.82%) Algorithms
4 30 (7.06%) Linux Command Line
5 29 (6.82%) Management Information System
6 25 (5.88%) CMDB
7 20 (4.71%) Hybrid Cloud
8 19 (4.47%) Data Centre
8 19 (4.47%) Data Structures
8 19 (4.47%) Product Ownership
9 15 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (3.06%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (2.82%) Cloud Native
12 10 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
12 10 (2.35%) Embedded Systems
13 6 (1.41%) Client/Server
13 6 (1.41%) Replication
14 5 (1.18%) Virtual Team
15 4 (0.94%) Enterprise Cloud
16 3 (0.71%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 106 (24.94%) Linux
2 103 (24.24%) Windows
3 39 (9.18%) Windows Server
4 19 (4.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 15 (3.53%) Unix
6 9 (2.12%) Android
6 9 (2.12%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.18%) VMS
9 3 (0.71%) SUSE
9 3 (0.71%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 3 (0.71%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.71%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 3 (0.71%) Windows Vista
10 2 (0.47%) CentOS
11 1 (0.24%) Debian
11 1 (0.24%) Fedora
11 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (29.65%) Project Management
2 117 (27.53%) DevOps
3 103 (24.24%) Migration
4 102 (24.00%) Agile
5 100 (23.53%) TOGAF
6 97 (22.82%) Actionable Insight
7 81 (19.06%) Application Virtualisation
7 81 (19.06%) Presales
7 81 (19.06%) Problem-Solving
8 72 (16.94%) Infrastructure as Code
8 72 (16.94%) Software Engineering
9 68 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 67 (15.76%) CI/CD
11 58 (13.65%) ITIL
12 53 (12.47%) Computer Science
13 47 (11.06%) Mentoring
14 45 (10.59%) Platform Engineering
15 43 (10.12%) Service Management
16 40 (9.41%) Information Security
17 37 (8.71%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (23.06%) Python
2 72 (16.94%) PowerShell
3 45 (10.59%) Java
3 45 (10.59%) SQL
4 33 (7.76%) Go
5 31 (7.29%) Bash
6 26 (6.12%) C#
7 24 (5.65%) Ruby
8 22 (5.18%) C
8 22 (5.18%) C++
9 20 (4.71%) Perl
10 19 (4.47%) JavaScript
11 16 (3.76%) PHP
12 13 (3.06%) TypeScript
13 12 (2.82%) Groovy
13 12 (2.82%) Shell Script
14 9 (2.12%) MATLAB
15 8 (1.88%) Embedded C
16 7 (1.65%) T-SQL
17 5 (1.18%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 98 (23.06%) Degree
2 90 (21.18%) Security Cleared
3 55 (12.94%) SC Cleared
4 32 (7.53%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (3.53%) PMI Certification
7 13 (3.06%) Master's Degree
8 12 (2.82%) APMG
8 12 (2.82%) PMP
9 11 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (2.59%) CISM
9 11 (2.59%) CISSP
10 9 (2.12%) Azure Certification
10 9 (2.12%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.65%) Numerate Degree
12 6 (1.41%) CCNA
12 6 (1.41%) GIAC
12 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.41%) SANS
13 5 (1.18%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.47%) QA
2 11 (2.59%) SLA
3 8 (1.88%) MISRA
4 6 (1.41%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.41%) COBIT
4 6 (1.41%) NIST
4 6 (1.41%) Web Application Security Consortium
5 5 (1.18%) JSP 440
5 5 (1.18%) NCSC
5 5 (1.18%) RMADS
6 4 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.71%) GDPR
7 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.71%) PMO
8 2 (0.47%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.47%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.24%) P3O
9 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 67 (15.76%) Docker
2 48 (11.29%) Active Directory
3 25 (5.88%) Hyper-V
3 25 (5.88%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (3.76%) pfSense
5 11 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (2.35%) DFS Replication
6 10 (2.35%) NFS
7 7 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.71%) Ceph
9 3 (0.71%) Gluster
9 3 (0.71%) KVM
9 3 (0.71%) oVirt
10 1 (0.24%) Shibboleth
Systems Management
1 91 (21.41%) Kubernetes
2 89 (20.94%) Ansible
3 76 (17.88%) Terraform
4 56 (13.18%) Puppet
5 48 (11.29%) Progress Chef
6 32 (7.53%) Grafana
7 22 (5.18%) Prometheus
8 19 (4.47%) ZABBIX
9 16 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
9 16 (3.76%) Salt
10 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 10 (2.35%) SCCM
10 10 (2.35%) SCDPM
11 8 (1.88%) Packer
12 6 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 6 (1.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 6 (1.41%) NetBackup
12 6 (1.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
13 5 (1.18%) Kibana
13 5 (1.18%) SCOM
Vendors
1 169 (39.76%) Microsoft
2 86 (20.24%) Google
3 45 (10.59%) VMware
4 37 (8.71%) ServiceNow
5 17 (4.00%) Fortinet
6 16 (3.76%) Juniper
6 16 (3.76%) Veeam
7 12 (2.82%) IBM
7 12 (2.82%) Oracle
7 12 (2.82%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.82%) SaltStack
8 10 (2.35%) Cisco
8 10 (2.35%) McAfee
9 9 (2.12%) New Relic
10 7 (1.65%) Lauterbach
10 7 (1.65%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.41%) Citrix
11 6 (1.41%) Meraki
12 5 (1.18%) iManage
12 5 (1.18%) Intapp