Service Management Jobs

Service Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Service Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Service 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 147 127 215
Rank change year-on-year -20 +88 -30
Permanent jobs citing Service Management 1,983 2,636 3,316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.89% 2.79% 1.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.26% 2.92% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,416 1,615 2,186
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,400 £26,625
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,448
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,001
90th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +5.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Service 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%

Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Management in the UK

Service Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Service Management in the UK

Service Management
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Service Management in the UK

Service 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 Service 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 -13 1,806 £50,000 -9.09% 388
UK excluding London -26 1,400 £45,000 -10.00% 295
Work from Home -18 695 £56,525 -1.70% 181
London -16 520 £65,000 - 115
North of England -5 413 £44,274 -4.37% 64
South East -28 339 £52,500 - 64
Midlands -23 268 £36,000 -29.69% 59
North West +13 208 £45,000 -5.66% 38
South West -17 175 £47,500 +5.38% 48
West Midlands -26 165 £50,000 -9.09% 40
Yorkshire +3 148 £44,274 -11.45% 20
East Midlands -8 101 £28,500 -24.00% 19
East of England -17 84 £37,500 +2.74% 23
Scotland -70 81 £52,250 -7.11% 23
North East -13 57 £42,407 +18.62% 11
Wales -24 25 £46,604 -9.63% 16
Northern Ireland +27 16 £30,000 -4.76% 7
Channel Islands -2 1 £100,000 +11.11%

Service 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
1 126 (6.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 94 (4.74%) SharePoint
3 45 (2.27%) Confluence
4 26 (1.31%) WebLogic
5 22 (1.11%) SAS
6 21 (1.06%) CMS
7 9 (0.45%) IIS
8 6 (0.30%) IBM Notes
9 5 (0.25%) Moodle
9 5 (0.25%) SharePoint 2010
9 5 (0.25%) SharePoint 2013
10 4 (0.20%) Apache
10 4 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
10 4 (0.20%) WordPress
11 3 (0.15%) Skype for Business
12 2 (0.10%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.10%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.050%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
13 1 (0.050%) WebSphere
Applications
1 163 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
2 99 (4.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 28 (1.41%) MS Visio
5 13 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.25%) Trello
7 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.050%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 62 (3.13%) Remedy ITSM
2 39 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (0.61%) PlanetPress Connect
4 11 (0.55%) Elite 3E
4 11 (0.55%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.30%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.20%) Maximo
7 4 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.20%) SAP IS-U
8 3 (0.15%) NetSuite
9 2 (0.10%) Shopify
10 1 (0.050%) Carpe Diem
10 1 (0.050%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.050%) Eikon
10 1 (0.050%) Primavera
10 1 (0.050%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 383 (19.31%) Microsoft 365
2 373 (18.81%) Azure
3 119 (6.00%) Entra ID
4 118 (5.95%) AWS
5 96 (4.84%) Power Platform
6 74 (3.73%) SaaS
7 50 (2.52%) Dynamics 365
8 38 (1.92%) OneDrive
9 35 (1.77%) PaaS
10 34 (1.71%) IaaS
11 29 (1.46%) PowerApps
12 26 (1.31%) Azure Monitor
12 26 (1.31%) Azure Storage
12 26 (1.31%) Power Automate
13 25 (1.26%) GCP
14 24 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
15 22 (1.11%) Google Sheets
16 20 (1.01%) OpenShift
17 17 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
18 16 (0.81%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 154 (7.77%) Firewall
2 96 (4.84%) DNS
3 95 (4.79%) VPN
4 75 (3.78%) LAN
5 73 (3.68%) WAN
6 70 (3.53%) DHCP
7 54 (2.72%) TCP/IP
8 47 (2.37%) Wireless
9 41 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
10 33 (1.66%) WLAN
11 30 (1.51%) Network Security
12 21 (1.06%) SAN
13 19 (0.96%) SD-WAN
13 19 (0.96%) VoIP
14 16 (0.81%) Internet
14 16 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
15 13 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
15 13 (0.66%) SSL
15 13 (0.66%) VLAN
16 11 (0.55%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (3.63%) Power BI
2 62 (3.13%) SQL Server
3 30 (1.51%) MySQL
4 26 (1.31%) Elasticsearch
5 25 (1.26%) Relational Database
6 19 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (0.91%) GIS
8 15 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
9 13 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
10 10 (0.50%) Geospatial Data
10 10 (0.50%) RDBMS
11 8 (0.40%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.25%) Redis
14 3 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
14 3 (0.15%) Tableau
15 2 (0.10%) Crystal Reports
15 2 (0.10%) DTS
15 2 (0.10%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 112 (5.65%) JIRA
2 41 (2.07%) GitLab
3 21 (1.06%) Artifactory
4 12 (0.61%) IBM UrbanCode
4 12 (0.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 8 (0.40%) MSI
6 7 (0.35%) Git
6 7 (0.35%) Postman
7 6 (0.30%) AdminStudio
7 6 (0.30%) InstallShield
7 6 (0.30%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.10%) PowerBuilder
10 1 (0.050%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.050%) Selenium
General
1 809 (40.80%) Social Skills
2 509 (25.67%) Finance
3 310 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 181 (9.13%) Public Sector
5 173 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 128 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
7 103 (5.19%) Law
8 94 (4.74%) Banking
9 92 (4.64%) Retail
10 83 (4.19%) Billing
11 67 (3.38%) Legal
12 61 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
13 56 (2.82%) Telecoms
14 51 (2.57%) Local Government
15 45 (2.27%) Police
16 38 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
17 30 (1.51%) Back Office
17 30 (1.51%) Manufacturing
18 21 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
19 18 (0.91%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 293 (14.78%) Analyst
2 256 (12.91%) Service Manager
3 201 (10.14%) Senior
4 173 (8.72%) IT Manager
4 173 (8.72%) Lead
5 140 (7.06%) Architect
5 140 (7.06%) IT Support
6 126 (6.35%) Support Analyst
7 102 (5.14%) Delivery Manager
8 101 (5.09%) IT Services Manager
9 99 (4.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 99 (4.99%) Service Delivery Manager
10 98 (4.94%) Support Engineer
11 90 (4.54%) Team Leader
12 80 (4.03%) Applications Support
13 73 (3.68%) Service Analyst
14 71 (3.58%) IT Analyst
15 65 (3.28%) Developer
16 61 (3.08%) Service Desk Analyst
17 58 (2.92%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (2.42%) HTML
1 48 (2.42%) Web Services
2 44 (2.22%) CSS
3 30 (1.51%) AngularJS
4 28 (1.41%) Twitter Bootstrap
5 26 (1.31%) J2EE
5 26 (1.31%) Java EE
5 26 (1.31%) Spring
6 19 (0.96%) SOAP
7 18 (0.91%) ARM Templates
7 18 (0.91%) XML
8 14 (0.71%) .NET
8 14 (0.71%) REST
9 13 (0.66%) EDI
10 12 (0.61%) JSON
11 10 (0.50%) LDAP
12 8 (0.40%) Ajax
12 8 (0.40%) FIX Protocol
13 5 (0.25%) Middleware
13 5 (0.25%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 173 (8.72%) Management Information System
2 99 (4.99%) Self-Motivation
3 80 (4.03%) Data Centre
4 76 (3.83%) CMDB
5 64 (3.23%) Driving Licence
6 55 (2.77%) Public Cloud
7 52 (2.62%) Product Ownership
8 41 (2.07%) Onboarding
9 40 (2.02%) NHS
10 31 (1.56%) Housing Association
11 30 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
12 28 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
12 28 (1.41%) Reinsurance
13 27 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
14 21 (1.06%) PKI
15 19 (0.96%) Cloud Native
15 19 (0.96%) Replication
16 18 (0.91%) Virtual Team
17 14 (0.71%) Operational Technology
18 13 (0.66%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 463 (23.35%) Windows
2 153 (7.72%) Windows Server
3 138 (6.96%) Windows 10
4 114 (5.75%) Linux
5 59 (2.98%) Windows Server 2019
6 50 (2.52%) Windows Server 2016
7 44 (2.22%) Android
8 43 (2.17%) Apple iOS
9 39 (1.97%) Unix
10 38 (1.92%) Mac OS
11 32 (1.61%) Windows 7
12 25 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
13 12 (0.61%) Windows NT
13 12 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
14 11 (0.55%) CentOS
15 7 (0.35%) Mac OS X
16 6 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
17 4 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 4 (0.20%) Rocky
18 3 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,080 (54.46%) ITIL
2 860 (43.37%) ITSM
3 510 (25.72%) Problem-Solving
4 462 (23.30%) Service Delivery
5 423 (21.33%) Customer Service
6 322 (16.24%) Change Management
7 304 (15.33%) Incident Management
8 255 (12.86%) Problem Management
9 254 (12.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 227 (11.45%) Coaching
11 211 (10.64%) Mentoring
12 205 (10.34%) Project Management
13 194 (9.78%) Agile
13 194 (9.78%) Stakeholder Management
14 149 (7.51%) Cybersecurity
15 148 (7.46%) DevOps
16 140 (7.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 134 (6.76%) Actionable Insight
18 114 (5.75%) Business Development
18 114 (5.75%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 147 (7.41%) SQL
2 87 (4.39%) PowerShell
3 69 (3.48%) JavaScript
4 59 (2.98%) C#
5 54 (2.72%) Java
6 32 (1.61%) Python
7 27 (1.36%) Shell Script
8 23 (1.16%) VB
9 21 (1.06%) Bash
10 17 (0.86%) Bicep
10 17 (0.86%) VBScript
11 12 (0.61%) Groovy
12 10 (0.50%) RPG
12 10 (0.50%) Swift
13 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.25%) Perl
15 4 (0.20%) ABAP
15 4 (0.20%) C
15 4 (0.20%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.10%) R
Qualifications
1 329 (16.59%) Degree
2 324 (16.34%) Security Cleared
3 252 (12.71%) SC Cleared
4 99 (4.99%) ITIL Certification
5 84 (4.24%) DV Cleared
6 73 (3.68%) ACCA
7 68 (3.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 60 (3.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 36 (1.82%) A+ Certification
10 33 (1.66%) PMI Certification
11 32 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
11 32 (1.61%) DBS Check
12 29 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
13 26 (1.31%) CCNA
14 25 (1.26%) PMP
15 21 (1.06%) Azure Certification
16 20 (1.01%) AWS Certification
16 20 (1.01%) CISSP
17 19 (0.96%) CCNP
17 19 (0.96%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 256 (12.91%) SLA
2 73 (3.68%) GAAP
3 72 (3.63%) IFRS
4 53 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 50 (2.52%) QA
6 45 (2.27%) GDPR
7 35 (1.77%) COBIT
8 31 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 26 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 23 (1.16%) Accessibility
11 20 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 19 (0.96%) Data Quality
12 19 (0.96%) NIST
13 16 (0.81%) PCI DSS
14 12 (0.61%) HIPAA
15 7 (0.35%) PMO
16 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 6 (0.30%) GRC
16 6 (0.30%) ISO 9001
17 4 (0.20%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 393 (19.82%) Active Directory
2 70 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (1.87%) Hyper-V
4 31 (1.56%) Firmware
5 26 (1.31%) Virtual Desktop
6 24 (1.21%) VMware ESXi
7 23 (1.16%) Docker
8 18 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
9 12 (0.61%) vSphere
10 11 (0.55%) IAG
11 9 (0.45%) Terminal Services
12 8 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
13 7 (0.35%) VMware Workstation
14 4 (0.20%) XenDesktop
15 3 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
16 2 (0.10%) Oracle RAC
16 2 (0.10%) XenApp
17 1 (0.050%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 1 (0.050%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 129 (6.51%) SCCM
2 121 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 59 (2.98%) Terraform
4 55 (2.77%) SCOM
5 43 (2.17%) WSUS
6 40 (2.02%) Ansible
7 35 (1.77%) Kubernetes
8 34 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
9 32 (1.61%) OpenView
10 26 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 26 (1.31%) OpenSSO
11 15 (0.76%) vCenter Server
12 14 (0.71%) Progress Chef
13 13 (0.66%) NetBackup
14 12 (0.61%) Sysprep
15 10 (0.50%) EMC NetWorker
15 10 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
15 10 (0.50%) Nagios
16 9 (0.45%) Grafana
17 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 621 (31.32%) Microsoft
2 291 (14.67%) ServiceNow
3 115 (5.80%) VMware
4 99 (4.99%) Remedy
5 74 (3.73%) CA
6 66 (3.33%) Google
7 65 (3.28%) BMC
7 65 (3.28%) HP
8 62 (3.13%) Cisco
9 58 (2.92%) Citrix
9 58 (2.92%) Oracle
10 45 (2.27%) Apple
11 32 (1.61%) IBM
12 30 (1.51%) SAP
13 27 (1.36%) Veeam
14 26 (1.31%) Dell
14 26 (1.31%) Meraki
15 25 (1.26%) SolarWinds
16 24 (1.21%) Salesforce
17 21 (1.06%) Splunk