Runbook Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Runbook
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Runbook skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Runbook over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 396 537 615
Rank change year-on-year +141 +78 +121
Permanent jobs citing Runbook 24 48 44
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.16% 0.14% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.16% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 18 29 36
10th Percentile £44,956 £38,450 £51,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £88,438 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,250 £74,600 £86,176
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £65,600
% change year-on-year +22.73% -16.16% +0.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Runbook falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,384 30,949 40,734
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.29% 91.59% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 9,737 23,494 28,287
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Runbook
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Runbook as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Runbook trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Runbook
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Runbook.

Runbook salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Runbook
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Runbook over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Runbook salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Runbook
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (4.17%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (45.83%) AWS
1 11 (45.83%) Azure
2 3 (12.50%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (8.33%) SaaS
3 2 (8.33%) Serverless
4 1 (4.17%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.17%) Nutanix
4 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.17%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 14 (58.33%) Firewall
2 11 (45.83%) VPN
3 10 (41.67%) Cisco ASA
4 9 (37.50%) Cisco Firepower
5 5 (20.83%) WAN
5 5 (20.83%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (20.83%) WLAN
6 4 (16.67%) NX-OS
7 3 (12.50%) BGP
7 3 (12.50%) DNS
7 3 (12.50%) IPsec
7 3 (12.50%) MPLS
7 3 (12.50%) OSPF
7 3 (12.50%) SD-WAN
8 2 (8.33%) LAN
8 2 (8.33%) Network Security
8 2 (8.33%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Power BI
1 1 (4.17%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) JIRA
General
1 10 (41.67%) Finance
2 6 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (12.50%) Banking
3 3 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (8.33%) Advertising
4 2 (8.33%) Legal
4 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.17%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 8 (33.33%) Senior
2 6 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Lead
4 4 (16.67%) Network Engineer
4 4 (16.67%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) Analyst
5 3 (12.50%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) Network Operations Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) Operations Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Network Operations Specialist
6 2 (8.33%) Network Specialist
6 2 (8.33%) Security Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 2 (8.33%) Senior Network Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Senior Network Operations Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Senior Network Operations Specialist
6 2 (8.33%) Senior Network Specialist
6 2 (8.33%) Senior Operations Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (37.50%) Data Centre
2 5 (20.83%) Management Information System
3 4 (16.67%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (8.33%) Security Posture
5 1 (4.17%) Algorithms
5 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (4.17%) Data Structures
5 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
5 1 (4.17%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (4.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.83%) Windows
2 4 (16.67%) Linux
3 1 (4.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (4.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (37.50%) Change Management
1 9 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 9 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 7 (29.17%) Data Centre Operations
4 6 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 6 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 6 (25.00%) Network Monitoring
5 5 (20.83%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (20.83%) Information Security
5 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (16.67%) Infrastructure Monitoring
7 3 (12.50%) Cloud Security
7 3 (12.50%) DevOps
7 3 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
7 3 (12.50%) Network Architecture
7 3 (12.50%) Process Improvement
7 3 (12.50%) Security Operations
7 3 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 2 (8.33%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) Degree
2 3 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (12.50%) Master's Degree
3 2 (8.33%) CCIE
3 2 (8.33%) CCNP
3 2 (8.33%) CEH
3 2 (8.33%) CISA
3 2 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (8.33%) CISM
3 2 (8.33%) CISSP
3 2 (8.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (8.33%) CRISC
3 2 (8.33%) GCIH
3 2 (8.33%) GIAC
3 2 (8.33%) GISF
3 2 (8.33%) ISACA
3 2 (8.33%) JNCIE
3 2 (8.33%) JNCIP
3 2 (8.33%) SANS
3 2 (8.33%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) GDPR
2 2 (8.33%) HIPAA
2 2 (8.33%) NIST
2 2 (8.33%) NIST 800
3 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
3 1 (4.17%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 4 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 4 (16.67%) Firmware
2 3 (12.50%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (4.17%) EMC RecoverPoint
3 1 (4.17%) Hyper-V
3 1 (4.17%) pfSense
3 1 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (12.50%) vCenter Server
2 1 (4.17%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 13 (54.17%) Cisco
2 11 (45.83%) CheckPoint
3 5 (20.83%) Infoblox
3 5 (20.83%) SolarWinds
4 4 (16.67%) Fortinet
4 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 3 (12.50%) Dell
5 3 (12.50%) Dynatrace
5 3 (12.50%) IBM
6 2 (8.33%) Meraki
6 2 (8.33%) Zscaler
7 1 (4.17%) Commvault
7 1 (4.17%) SAP
7 1 (4.17%) Veeam
7 1 (4.17%) VMware