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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 260 252 209
Rank change year-on-year -8 -43 -34
Permanent jobs citing Configuration Management 1,091 1,464 3,245
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 1.47% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 1.54% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 626 874 1,474
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £40,150
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £69,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.36% +10.80% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £83,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £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 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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% +10.53%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 -18 919 £60,000 -13.36% 328
UK excluding London +3 817 £55,000 -12.00% 259
Work from Home +3 416 £63,787 -8.88% 138
South East +17 243 £52,550 -12.42% 68
London -86 216 £75,000 - 94
South West +2 181 £55,000 -4.35% 46
North of England -16 107 £52,500 -12.50% 54
Midlands +6 96 £57,500 -4.17% 45
Scotland -36 91 £75,000 +5.26% 15
West Midlands +18 75 £57,500 -11.54% 27
East of England -25 62 £57,500 +7.98% 23
North West -27 62 £57,500 -6.12% 32
Yorkshire +59 34 £45,054 -30.69% 14
Wales +17 22 £47,500 -28.57% 9
East Midlands -11 21 £50,000 -4.76% 18
Northern Ireland +32 13 £70,000 -3.45% 4
North East -12 11 £45,000 +12.50% 8
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 45 (4.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (4.03%) Apache
3 40 (3.67%) SharePoint
4 28 (2.57%) Apache Spark
5 27 (2.47%) Confluence
6 18 (1.65%) nginx
7 16 (1.47%) CMS
8 13 (1.19%) IIS
8 13 (1.19%) OpenStack
9 5 (0.46%) JBoss
10 3 (0.27%) CloudStack
11 2 (0.18%) Drupal
11 2 (0.18%) GlassFish
11 2 (0.18%) JCAPS
11 2 (0.18%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
11 2 (0.18%) WinCC
11 2 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 25 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.11%) Simulink
3 21 (1.92%) Stateflow
4 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (0.64%) CANalyzer
6 6 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.27%) Windchill
8 2 (0.18%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.092%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.092%) Revit
9 1 (0.092%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (0.55%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.37%) SAP IS-U
3 2 (0.18%) Adaptiv
4 1 (0.092%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.092%) Endur
4 1 (0.092%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.092%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 383 (35.11%) Azure
2 365 (33.46%) AWS
3 171 (15.67%) GCP
4 163 (14.94%) Microsoft 365
5 120 (11.00%) SaaS
6 83 (7.61%) Serverless
7 73 (6.69%) Azure DevOps
8 59 (5.41%) AWS Lambda
9 58 (5.32%) Amazon EKS
10 55 (5.04%) AWS CloudFormation
11 44 (4.03%) OpenShift
12 42 (3.85%) Power Platform
13 39 (3.57%) GitHub
14 37 (3.39%) Amazon EC2
15 33 (3.02%) Amazon S3
16 28 (2.57%) Amazon ECS
17 27 (2.47%) Entra ID
18 26 (2.38%) PaaS
19 23 (2.11%) Azure AKS
19 23 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 116 (10.63%) Firewall
2 54 (4.95%) DNS
3 48 (4.40%) VPN
4 36 (3.30%) DHCP
5 32 (2.93%) AMQP
6 30 (2.75%) WAN
7 29 (2.66%) Network Security
8 27 (2.47%) TCP/IP
9 20 (1.83%) Internet
9 20 (1.83%) Wireless
10 18 (1.65%) VoIP
11 17 (1.56%) 5G
11 17 (1.56%) SSL
11 17 (1.56%) VLAN
12 15 (1.37%) LAN
12 15 (1.37%) SD-WAN
12 15 (1.37%) SNMP
13 14 (1.28%) J1939
14 13 (1.19%) HTTP
14 13 (1.19%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.42%) SQL Server
2 38 (3.48%) Amazon RDS
3 36 (3.30%) Power BI
4 33 (3.02%) Big Data
5 27 (2.47%) Cloudera CDH
5 27 (2.47%) Hadoop
6 22 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 19 (1.74%) Redis
7 19 (1.74%) Relational Database
8 18 (1.65%) Apache Cassandra
8 18 (1.65%) NoSQL
9 16 (1.47%) Elasticsearch
9 16 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
10 15 (1.37%) MySQL
11 14 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 13 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 12 (1.10%) DynamoDB
14 9 (0.82%) Crystal Reports
14 9 (0.82%) MongoDB
15 7 (0.64%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 111 (10.17%) Jenkins
2 104 (9.53%) Git
3 88 (8.07%) JIRA
4 48 (4.40%) GitLab
5 45 (4.12%) Subversion
6 29 (2.66%) Bitbucket
7 22 (2.02%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.92%) Plastic SCM
9 16 (1.47%) CMake
10 15 (1.37%) ClearQuest
11 14 (1.28%) Robot Framework
12 13 (1.19%) Sonatype Nexus
12 13 (1.19%) TeamCity
12 13 (1.19%) Visual Studio
13 12 (1.10%) Rational DOORS
14 10 (0.92%) Trac
15 8 (0.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
16 7 (0.64%) Moq
16 7 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
17 6 (0.55%) JUnit
General
1 210 (19.25%) Finance
2 196 (17.97%) Social Skills
3 116 (10.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 87 (7.97%) Law
5 83 (7.61%) Legal
5 83 (7.61%) Presentation Skills
6 75 (6.87%) Aerospace
7 74 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
8 54 (4.95%) Marketing
9 42 (3.85%) Electronics
9 42 (3.85%) Retail
10 41 (3.76%) Telecoms
11 38 (3.48%) Manufacturing
12 31 (2.84%) Banking
13 30 (2.75%) Automotive
13 30 (2.75%) Military
14 23 (2.11%) Public Sector
15 16 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (0.64%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 176 (16.13%) Software Engineer
2 132 (12.10%) Senior
3 111 (10.17%) DevOps Engineer
4 110 (10.08%) Architect
5 84 (7.70%) Cloud Architect
5 84 (7.70%) Systems Engineer
6 76 (6.97%) Lead
7 63 (5.77%) Analyst
8 53 (4.86%) Cloud Engineer
9 51 (4.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 49 (4.49%) Java Engineer
10 49 (4.49%) Java Software Engineer
11 46 (4.22%) Senior Software Engineer
12 42 (3.85%) AWS Engineer
13 41 (3.76%) Azure Engineer
13 41 (3.76%) Platform Engineer
14 40 (3.67%) Network Engineer
14 40 (3.67%) Windows Engineer
15 38 (3.48%) Linux Engineer
16 32 (2.93%) Configuration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (7.33%) React
2 78 (7.15%) HTML
3 70 (6.42%) Node.js
4 65 (5.96%) AngularJS
5 55 (5.04%) Spring
6 45 (4.12%) HTML5
7 43 (3.94%) Middleware
8 38 (3.48%) REST
9 37 (3.39%) XML
10 34 (3.12%) RabbitMQ
11 31 (2.84%) Drools
11 31 (2.84%) jBPM
11 31 (2.84%) Twitter Bootstrap
12 30 (2.75%) .NET
13 28 (2.57%) OpenAPI
13 28 (2.57%) Spring Boot
13 28 (2.57%) Swagger
14 27 (2.47%) gRPC
14 27 (2.47%) Material-UI
15 26 (2.38%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 143 (13.11%) Public Cloud
2 100 (9.17%) Management Information System
3 99 (9.07%) Algorithms
4 82 (7.52%) PKI
5 72 (6.60%) CMDB
6 65 (5.96%) Cloud Native
7 51 (4.67%) Self-Motivation
8 42 (3.85%) Linux Command Line
9 38 (3.48%) Onboarding
10 30 (2.75%) Hybrid Cloud
11 28 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
12 27 (2.47%) Data Centre
13 21 (1.92%) Product Ownership
14 19 (1.74%) Data Structures
14 19 (1.74%) Driving Licence
15 15 (1.37%) Embedded Systems
15 15 (1.37%) Replication
16 14 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
16 14 (1.28%) Enterprise Cloud
17 13 (1.19%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 320 (29.33%) Linux
2 236 (21.63%) Windows
3 83 (7.61%) Windows Server
4 69 (6.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 55 (5.04%) Ubuntu
6 53 (4.86%) Debian
7 41 (3.76%) Unix
8 34 (3.12%) CentOS
9 22 (2.02%) Windows 10
10 20 (1.83%) VMS
11 12 (1.10%) Android
12 10 (0.92%) Apple iOS
13 9 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
14 7 (0.64%) Solaris
15 6 (0.55%) Mesosphere
16 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
17 3 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
17 3 (0.27%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
17 3 (0.27%) Windows Embedded Compact
17 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (30.43%) Agile
2 292 (26.76%) DevOps
3 225 (20.62%) Software Engineering
4 221 (20.26%) CI/CD
5 207 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
6 176 (16.13%) Project Management
7 149 (13.66%) Infrastructure as Code
8 148 (13.57%) ITIL
9 144 (13.20%) Actionable Insight
10 137 (12.56%) Continuous Improvement
11 133 (12.19%) Computer Science
12 131 (12.01%) Migration
13 122 (11.18%) Change Management
14 115 (10.54%) Containerisation
15 107 (9.81%) Service Management
16 106 (9.72%) TOGAF
17 94 (8.62%) ITSM
17 94 (8.62%) Presales
18 92 (8.43%) Information Security
18 92 (8.43%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 287 (26.31%) Python
2 156 (14.30%) Java
3 134 (12.28%) Bash
4 128 (11.73%) SQL
5 107 (9.81%) PowerShell
6 82 (7.52%) JavaScript
7 61 (5.59%) C
8 54 (4.95%) Go
9 53 (4.86%) Perl
10 52 (4.77%) C#
11 49 (4.49%) Shell Script
12 46 (4.22%) C++
13 31 (2.84%) Ruby
14 27 (2.47%) Embedded C
15 26 (2.38%) TypeScript
16 25 (2.29%) MATLAB
17 21 (1.92%) T-SQL
18 17 (1.56%) PHP
19 13 (1.19%) Groovy
20 9 (0.82%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 251 (23.01%) Security Cleared
2 224 (20.53%) Degree
3 170 (15.58%) SC Cleared
4 82 (7.52%) DV Cleared
5 62 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 36 (3.30%) Cisco Certification
7 33 (3.02%) AWS Certification
8 32 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
9 27 (2.47%) Azure Certification
10 22 (2.02%) Master's Degree
10 22 (2.02%) PMI Certification
11 20 (1.83%) CCNA
12 19 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
12 19 (1.74%) PMP
13 18 (1.65%) CISSP
13 18 (1.65%) HND
14 17 (1.56%) A+ Certification
15 14 (1.28%) CCNP
16 12 (1.10%) APMG
16 12 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (3.94%) QA
2 34 (3.12%) PMO
3 24 (2.20%) SLA
4 22 (2.02%) MISRA
5 17 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (1.37%) PCI DSS
7 14 (1.28%) Automotive SPICE
7 14 (1.28%) AUTOSAR
7 14 (1.28%) ISO 26262
7 14 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 13 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (1.10%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.92%) Data Quality
10 10 (0.92%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.82%) JSP 440
11 9 (0.82%) RMADS
12 8 (0.73%) NIST
13 6 (0.55%) COBIT
13 6 (0.55%) DO-178B
13 6 (0.55%) Web Application Security Consortium
System Software
1 151 (13.84%) Docker
2 105 (9.62%) Active Directory
3 50 (4.58%) Hyper-V
4 49 (4.49%) Virtual Machines
5 46 (4.22%) VMware Infrastructure
6 20 (1.83%) Firmware
7 17 (1.56%) Embedded Firmware
8 16 (1.47%) pfSense
8 16 (1.47%) Virtual Desktop
9 10 (0.92%) NFS
9 10 (0.92%) vSphere
10 8 (0.73%) DFS Replication
10 8 (0.73%) KVM
10 8 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
11 6 (0.55%) VirtualBox
12 3 (0.27%) Ceph
12 3 (0.27%) Gluster
12 3 (0.27%) oVirt
12 3 (0.27%) Xen
13 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 240 (22.00%) Ansible
2 220 (20.16%) Kubernetes
3 195 (17.87%) Terraform
4 152 (13.93%) Puppet
5 115 (10.54%) Progress Chef
6 44 (4.03%) Grafana
7 39 (3.57%) Prometheus
8 31 (2.84%) ZABBIX
9 22 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
10 18 (1.65%) SCCM
11 17 (1.56%) SCOM
12 16 (1.47%) Salt
13 15 (1.37%) Packer
14 12 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
15 11 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 11 (1.01%) Docker Swarm
16 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
16 10 (0.92%) Nagios
16 10 (0.92%) SCDPM
17 9 (0.82%) Kibana
Vendors
1 276 (25.30%) Microsoft
2 125 (11.46%) Google
3 97 (8.89%) VMware
4 79 (7.24%) Red Hat
5 75 (6.87%) ServiceNow
6 59 (5.41%) SaltStack
7 37 (3.39%) Cisco
8 32 (2.93%) Oracle
9 28 (2.57%) Juniper
10 27 (2.47%) IBM
11 21 (1.92%) Lauterbach
12 20 (1.83%) Veeam
13 19 (1.74%) Fortinet
13 19 (1.74%) New Relic
14 18 (1.65%) Atlassian
15 17 (1.56%) Snow
16 16 (1.47%) Dynatrace
16 16 (1.47%) Splunk
17 15 (1.37%) EMC
18 14 (1.28%) Citrix