Configuration Management Jobs

Configuration Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 269 241 212
Rank change year-on-year -28 -29 -33
Permanent jobs citing Configuration Management 1,116 1,440 3,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.06% 1.52% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.27% 1.59% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 637 843 1,463
10th Percentile £39,444 £41,107 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.41% +9.60% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £83,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Configuration Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Configuration Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Configuration Management in the UK

Configuration Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Configuration Management.

Salary trend for Configuration Management in the UK

Configuration Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Configuration Management over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Configuration Management in the UK

Configuration Management
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -30 943 £60,000 -12.41% 243
UK excluding London +2 837 £55,000 -12.00% 165
Work from Home -19 414 £62,500 -9.09% 102
South East -1 255 £54,918 -6.52% 33
London -72 222 £75,000 - 79
South West +5 181 £55,000 -4.35% 35
North of England -32 109 £52,500 -16.00% 40
Midlands +3 98 £57,500 -11.54% 32
Scotland -34 92 £75,000 - 5
West Midlands 0 78 £57,500 -11.54% 25
North West -29 65 £57,500 -8.00% 21
East of England -29 62 £57,500 +6.48% 14
Yorkshire +31 32 £45,000 -30.77% 14
Wales +16 24 £50,000 -24.81% 7
East Midlands -16 20 £50,000 -4.76% 7
Northern Ireland +19 14 £64,400 -12.68% 3
North East -21 12 £45,000 +5.88% 5
Isle of Man - 3 - -

Configuration Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 46 (4.12%) Apache
2 40 (3.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 35 (3.14%) SharePoint
4 30 (2.69%) Apache Spark
5 28 (2.51%) Confluence
6 19 (1.70%) nginx
7 17 (1.52%) CMS
8 13 (1.16%) OpenStack
9 11 (0.99%) IIS
10 6 (0.54%) JBoss
11 3 (0.27%) CloudStack
11 3 (0.27%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.18%) Drupal
12 2 (0.18%) GlassFish
12 2 (0.18%) JCAPS
12 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
12 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
12 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
12 2 (0.18%) WordPress
13 1 (0.090%) WinCC
Applications
1 24 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.06%) Simulink
3 21 (1.88%) Stateflow
4 9 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (0.63%) CANalyzer
6 6 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.45%) Windchill
8 2 (0.18%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.090%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.090%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.090%) Revit
9 1 (0.090%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.36%) SAP IS-U
3 2 (0.18%) Adaptiv
4 1 (0.090%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.090%) Endur
4 1 (0.090%) Maximo
4 1 (0.090%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.090%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 393 (35.22%) Azure
2 368 (32.97%) AWS
3 176 (15.77%) GCP
4 157 (14.07%) Microsoft 365
5 122 (10.93%) SaaS
6 80 (7.17%) Azure DevOps
7 79 (7.08%) Serverless
8 58 (5.20%) Amazon EKS
9 57 (5.11%) AWS Lambda
10 53 (4.75%) AWS CloudFormation
11 45 (4.03%) OpenShift
12 38 (3.41%) Power Platform
13 37 (3.32%) Amazon EC2
13 37 (3.32%) GitHub
14 29 (2.60%) Amazon S3
14 29 (2.60%) PaaS
15 28 (2.51%) Entra ID
16 27 (2.42%) Amazon ECS
17 24 (2.15%) IaaS
18 23 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 117 (10.48%) Firewall
2 52 (4.66%) DNS
3 47 (4.21%) VPN
4 36 (3.23%) DHCP
5 34 (3.05%) AMQP
6 33 (2.96%) WAN
7 32 (2.87%) Network Security
8 28 (2.51%) TCP/IP
9 23 (2.06%) Wireless
10 17 (1.52%) Internet
10 17 (1.52%) LAN
10 17 (1.52%) SD-WAN
10 17 (1.52%) SSL
10 17 (1.52%) VLAN
10 17 (1.52%) VoIP
11 16 (1.43%) 5G
11 16 (1.43%) HTTP
12 14 (1.25%) J1939
12 14 (1.25%) MPLS
13 13 (1.16%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (6.00%) SQL Server
2 35 (3.14%) Amazon RDS
2 35 (3.14%) Big Data
3 32 (2.87%) Power BI
4 29 (2.60%) Cloudera CDH
4 29 (2.60%) Hadoop
5 22 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
6 19 (1.70%) Relational Database
7 18 (1.61%) Apache Cassandra
7 18 (1.61%) Redis
8 17 (1.52%) NoSQL
8 17 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
9 14 (1.25%) Elasticsearch
9 14 (1.25%) MySQL
9 14 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 13 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 11 (0.99%) DynamoDB
12 9 (0.81%) Crystal Reports
12 9 (0.81%) MongoDB
13 7 (0.63%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 111 (9.95%) Jenkins
2 103 (9.23%) Git
3 87 (7.80%) JIRA
4 52 (4.66%) GitLab
5 41 (3.67%) Subversion
6 28 (2.51%) Bitbucket
7 22 (1.97%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.88%) Plastic SCM
9 16 (1.43%) TeamCity
10 15 (1.34%) ClearQuest
10 15 (1.34%) CMake
11 14 (1.25%) Robot Framework
12 12 (1.08%) Rational DOORS
12 12 (1.08%) Visual Studio
13 10 (0.90%) Sonatype Nexus
13 10 (0.90%) Trac
14 8 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
15 7 (0.63%) Maven
15 7 (0.63%) Octopus Deploy
15 7 (0.63%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 215 (19.27%) Finance
2 206 (18.46%) Social Skills
3 122 (10.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 87 (7.80%) Law
5 83 (7.44%) Legal
5 83 (7.44%) Presentation Skills
6 75 (6.72%) Aerospace
7 73 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
8 54 (4.84%) Marketing
9 42 (3.76%) Electronics
10 41 (3.67%) Retail
11 40 (3.58%) Manufacturing
11 40 (3.58%) Telecoms
12 32 (2.87%) Automotive
12 32 (2.87%) Military
13 30 (2.69%) Banking
14 25 (2.24%) Public Sector
15 17 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (0.72%) Billing
Job Titles
1 175 (15.68%) Software Engineer
2 142 (12.72%) Senior
3 117 (10.48%) Architect
4 110 (9.86%) DevOps Engineer
5 84 (7.53%) Cloud Architect
5 84 (7.53%) Lead
6 81 (7.26%) Systems Engineer
7 64 (5.73%) Analyst
8 55 (4.93%) Cloud Engineer
9 50 (4.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 49 (4.39%) Java Engineer
10 49 (4.39%) Java Software Engineer
11 44 (3.94%) Senior Software Engineer
12 43 (3.85%) Azure Engineer
13 42 (3.76%) Network Engineer
14 40 (3.58%) Platform Engineer
15 39 (3.49%) Linux Engineer
16 38 (3.41%) Windows Engineer
17 36 (3.23%) Configuration Manager
18 34 (3.05%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (7.17%) React
2 76 (6.81%) HTML
3 70 (6.27%) Node.js
4 66 (5.91%) AngularJS
5 57 (5.11%) Spring
6 47 (4.21%) Middleware
7 45 (4.03%) HTML5
8 40 (3.58%) REST
9 36 (3.23%) RabbitMQ
9 36 (3.23%) XML
10 31 (2.78%) Drools
10 31 (2.78%) jBPM
10 31 (2.78%) Spring Boot
10 31 (2.78%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 30 (2.69%) OpenAPI
11 30 (2.69%) Swagger
12 29 (2.60%) gRPC
12 29 (2.60%) Material-UI
13 27 (2.42%) .NET
14 24 (2.15%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 142 (12.72%) Public Cloud
2 104 (9.32%) Management Information System
3 98 (8.78%) Algorithms
4 83 (7.44%) PKI
5 77 (6.90%) CMDB
6 73 (6.54%) Cloud Native
7 52 (4.66%) Self-Motivation
8 39 (3.49%) Linux Command Line
9 38 (3.41%) Onboarding
10 30 (2.69%) Data Centre
10 30 (2.69%) Hybrid Cloud
11 24 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
12 21 (1.88%) Product Ownership
13 19 (1.70%) Data Structures
13 19 (1.70%) Driving Licence
14 15 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
14 15 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
14 15 (1.34%) Replication
15 14 (1.25%) Virtual Team
16 12 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 321 (28.76%) Linux
2 230 (20.61%) Windows
3 80 (7.17%) Windows Server
4 71 (6.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 55 (4.93%) Ubuntu
6 54 (4.84%) Debian
7 37 (3.32%) CentOS
7 37 (3.32%) Unix
8 22 (1.97%) VMS
9 20 (1.79%) Windows 10
10 11 (0.99%) Android
11 9 (0.81%) Apple iOS
12 8 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
13 6 (0.54%) Mesosphere
14 5 (0.45%) Solaris
15 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
16 3 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
16 3 (0.27%) SUSE
16 3 (0.27%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
16 3 (0.27%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (29.12%) Agile
2 304 (27.24%) DevOps
3 227 (20.34%) CI/CD
4 224 (20.07%) Software Engineering
5 212 (19.00%) Problem-Solving
6 178 (15.95%) Project Management
7 153 (13.71%) ITIL
8 145 (12.99%) Infrastructure as Code
9 144 (12.90%) Actionable Insight
10 134 (12.01%) Continuous Improvement
11 130 (11.65%) Computer Science
12 129 (11.56%) Migration
13 127 (11.38%) Containerisation
14 121 (10.84%) Change Management
15 109 (9.77%) Service Management
16 106 (9.50%) TOGAF
17 94 (8.42%) ITSM
17 94 (8.42%) Presales
18 92 (8.24%) Information Security
19 89 (7.97%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 294 (26.34%) Python
2 156 (13.98%) Java
3 134 (12.01%) Bash
4 122 (10.93%) SQL
5 116 (10.39%) PowerShell
6 82 (7.35%) JavaScript
7 62 (5.56%) C
8 54 (4.84%) Go
9 51 (4.57%) C#
10 49 (4.39%) Perl
11 47 (4.21%) Shell Script
12 45 (4.03%) C++
13 33 (2.96%) Ruby
14 27 (2.42%) Embedded C
15 25 (2.24%) MATLAB
16 23 (2.06%) TypeScript
17 20 (1.79%) T-SQL
18 17 (1.52%) PHP
19 13 (1.16%) Groovy
20 9 (0.81%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 259 (23.21%) Security Cleared
2 219 (19.62%) Degree
3 177 (15.86%) SC Cleared
4 82 (7.35%) DV Cleared
5 61 (5.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 35 (3.14%) Cisco Certification
7 33 (2.96%) AWS Certification
8 30 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 27 (2.42%) Azure Certification
10 22 (1.97%) PMI Certification
11 21 (1.88%) Master's Degree
12 20 (1.79%) CCNA
13 19 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
13 19 (1.70%) PMP
14 18 (1.61%) CISSP
15 17 (1.52%) A+ Certification
15 17 (1.52%) HND
16 13 (1.16%) CCNP
17 12 (1.08%) APMG
18 11 (0.99%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (3.94%) QA
2 33 (2.96%) PMO
3 22 (1.97%) MISRA
3 22 (1.97%) SLA
4 18 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (1.43%) PCI DSS
6 14 (1.25%) Automotive SPICE
6 14 (1.25%) AUTOSAR
6 14 (1.25%) ISO 26262
6 14 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 13 (1.16%) Accessibility
8 12 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.99%) Data Quality
10 10 (0.90%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.81%) NIST
12 8 (0.72%) JSP 440
12 8 (0.72%) RMADS
13 6 (0.54%) COBIT
13 6 (0.54%) DO-178B
13 6 (0.54%) Web Application Security Consortium
System Software
1 145 (12.99%) Docker
2 105 (9.41%) Active Directory
3 51 (4.57%) Virtual Machines
4 50 (4.48%) Hyper-V
5 49 (4.39%) VMware Infrastructure
6 20 (1.79%) Firmware
7 17 (1.52%) Embedded Firmware
8 16 (1.43%) pfSense
8 16 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
9 10 (0.90%) KVM
9 10 (0.90%) NFS
9 10 (0.90%) vSphere
10 9 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
11 7 (0.63%) DFS Replication
12 6 (0.54%) VirtualBox
13 4 (0.36%) Xen
14 3 (0.27%) Ceph
14 3 (0.27%) Gluster
14 3 (0.27%) oVirt
15 2 (0.18%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 255 (22.85%) Ansible
2 227 (20.34%) Kubernetes
3 205 (18.37%) Terraform
4 154 (13.80%) Puppet
5 110 (9.86%) Progress Chef
6 44 (3.94%) Grafana
7 39 (3.49%) Prometheus
8 30 (2.69%) ZABBIX
9 21 (1.88%) Microsoft Intune
10 17 (1.52%) SCCM
11 15 (1.34%) SCOM
12 13 (1.16%) Packer
12 13 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
13 12 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 11 (0.99%) Docker Swarm
14 11 (0.99%) Nagios
15 10 (0.90%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
15 10 (0.90%) SCDPM
16 9 (0.81%) Salt
17 8 (0.72%) Kibana
Vendors
1 278 (24.91%) Microsoft
2 128 (11.47%) Google
3 99 (8.87%) VMware
4 84 (7.53%) Red Hat
5 83 (7.44%) ServiceNow
6 61 (5.47%) SaltStack
7 36 (3.23%) Cisco
8 31 (2.78%) Oracle
9 29 (2.60%) Juniper
10 28 (2.51%) IBM
11 21 (1.88%) Lauterbach
12 20 (1.79%) New Relic
12 20 (1.79%) Veeam
13 19 (1.70%) Atlassian
14 18 (1.61%) Fortinet
15 17 (1.52%) Snow
15 17 (1.52%) Splunk
16 15 (1.34%) EMC
16 15 (1.34%) Meraki
17 14 (1.25%) Citrix