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

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 141 202
Rank change year-on-year -2 +61 -17
Permanent jobs citing Service Management 2,013 2,567 3,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.03% 2.54% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 2.66% 2.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,448 1,704 2,185
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,400 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +5.94% +1.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £88,750 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £48,442 £47,000
% change year-on-year -7.10% +3.07% +4.44%

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 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +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 10 May 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 10 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 +10 1,819 £50,307 -5.97% 427
UK excluding London -10 1,405 £45,000 -7.10% 307
Work from Home -7 734 £57,000 -0.87% 169
London +1 544 £65,000 +4.00% 133
North of England +41 422 £44,274 -1.61% 82
South East -18 338 £52,500 - 53
Midlands -8 259 £36,000 -28.00% 65
North West +36 207 £45,000 -5.26% 42
South West -5 175 £46,958 +11.80% 51
West Midlands -20 161 £50,000 -5.66% 41
Yorkshire +47 158 £44,637 -9.37% 27
East Midlands +11 96 £28,500 -24.00% 23
Scotland -40 94 £52,500 - 18
East of England -12 76 £34,750 -25.27% 28
North East 0 57 £42,407 +16.18% 16
Wales -16 25 £55,802 +8.20% 13
Northern Ireland +32 17 £30,000 -22.58% 5
Channel Islands -3 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
1 127 (6.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 101 (5.02%) SharePoint
3 49 (2.43%) Confluence
4 27 (1.34%) WebLogic
5 22 (1.09%) SAS
6 18 (0.89%) CMS
7 9 (0.45%) IIS
8 6 (0.30%) IBM Notes
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%) Moodle
10 4 (0.20%) Skype for Business
10 4 (0.20%) WordPress
11 2 (0.099%) Apache Spark
12 1 (0.050%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.050%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.050%) WebSphere
Applications
1 160 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
2 100 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.30%) Trello
7 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.050%) 1Password
8 1 (0.050%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 64 (3.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 48 (2.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (0.99%) PlanetPress Connect
4 14 (0.70%) Elite 3E
5 11 (0.55%) NEC Housing
6 6 (0.30%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (0.20%) SAP IS-U
9 3 (0.15%) NetSuite
10 2 (0.099%) Maximo
10 2 (0.099%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (0.099%) Shopify
11 1 (0.050%) Carpe Diem
11 1 (0.050%) Dynamics GP
11 1 (0.050%) Eikon
11 1 (0.050%) Primavera
11 1 (0.050%) SAP MM
11 1 (0.050%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 396 (19.67%) Azure
2 387 (19.23%) Microsoft 365
3 130 (6.46%) AWS
4 117 (5.81%) Entra ID
5 93 (4.62%) Power Platform
6 86 (4.27%) SaaS
7 50 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
8 43 (2.14%) OneDrive
9 37 (1.84%) PaaS
10 35 (1.74%) IaaS
11 30 (1.49%) GCP
12 28 (1.39%) PowerApps
13 26 (1.29%) Power Automate
14 24 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
14 24 (1.19%) OpenShift
15 21 (1.04%) Azure Monitor
15 21 (1.04%) Azure Storage
15 21 (1.04%) Google Sheets
16 19 (0.94%) WhatsApp
17 17 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 148 (7.35%) Firewall
2 103 (5.12%) VPN
3 96 (4.77%) DNS
4 82 (4.07%) LAN
5 78 (3.87%) WAN
6 61 (3.03%) DHCP
7 51 (2.53%) TCP/IP
8 48 (2.38%) Wireless
9 43 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
10 34 (1.69%) WLAN
11 33 (1.64%) Network Security
12 19 (0.94%) SD-WAN
13 18 (0.89%) SAN
14 17 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
15 16 (0.79%) VoIP
16 15 (0.75%) Internet
17 14 (0.70%) SSL
17 14 (0.70%) VLAN
18 11 (0.55%) MPLS
19 9 (0.45%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 66 (3.28%) Power BI
3 32 (1.59%) MySQL
4 28 (1.39%) Relational Database
5 27 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
5 27 (1.34%) Elasticsearch
6 17 (0.84%) GIS
7 14 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
7 14 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
8 10 (0.50%) RDBMS
9 9 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
10 6 (0.30%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.25%) Redis
11 5 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.15%) Tableau
13 2 (0.099%) Big Data
13 2 (0.099%) Hadoop
13 2 (0.099%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 121 (6.01%) JIRA
2 41 (2.04%) GitLab
3 21 (1.04%) Artifactory
4 20 (0.99%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 17 (0.84%) IBM UrbanCode
6 9 (0.45%) Postman
7 8 (0.40%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.30%) MSI
9 5 (0.25%) Git
10 4 (0.20%) AdminStudio
10 4 (0.20%) InstallShield
11 3 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
11 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
12 2 (0.099%) PowerBuilder
13 1 (0.050%) Bitbucket
General
1 824 (40.93%) Social Skills
2 516 (25.63%) Finance
3 302 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 183 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 169 (8.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 124 (6.16%) Presentation Skills
7 106 (5.27%) Banking
8 103 (5.12%) Law
9 96 (4.77%) Retail
10 85 (4.22%) Billing
11 73 (3.63%) Legal
12 61 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
13 55 (2.73%) Telecoms
14 53 (2.63%) Local Government
15 45 (2.24%) Police
16 37 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
17 34 (1.69%) Manufacturing
18 23 (1.14%) Back Office
19 20 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
20 17 (0.84%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 333 (16.54%) Analyst
2 270 (13.41%) Service Manager
3 204 (10.13%) Senior
4 176 (8.74%) Lead
5 164 (8.15%) IT Manager
6 156 (7.75%) Support Analyst
7 143 (7.10%) IT Support
8 141 (7.00%) Architect
9 108 (5.37%) Delivery Manager
10 105 (5.22%) Service Delivery Manager
11 102 (5.07%) IT Services Manager
12 101 (5.02%) Support Engineer
13 98 (4.87%) Applications Support
14 95 (4.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 92 (4.57%) Team Leader
16 85 (4.22%) Service Analyst
17 78 (3.87%) IT Analyst
18 72 (3.58%) Applications Support Analyst
19 68 (3.38%) Service Desk Analyst
20 59 (2.93%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.53%) HTML
2 48 (2.38%) Web Services
3 46 (2.29%) CSS
4 28 (1.39%) Spring
5 27 (1.34%) AngularJS
5 27 (1.34%) J2EE
5 27 (1.34%) Java EE
6 26 (1.29%) Twitter Bootstrap
7 22 (1.09%) SOAP
8 19 (0.94%) XML
9 16 (0.79%) REST
10 15 (0.75%) ARM Templates
11 14 (0.70%) JSON
12 13 (0.65%) .NET
12 13 (0.65%) EDI
13 10 (0.50%) LDAP
14 9 (0.45%) FIX Protocol
15 6 (0.30%) Ajax
15 6 (0.30%) Middleware
16 5 (0.25%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 164 (8.15%) Management Information System
2 92 (4.57%) Self-Motivation
3 78 (3.87%) Data Centre
4 66 (3.28%) CMDB
5 61 (3.03%) Public Cloud
6 59 (2.93%) Driving Licence
7 53 (2.63%) Product Ownership
8 42 (2.09%) Onboarding
9 40 (1.99%) NHS
10 32 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
11 31 (1.54%) Housing Association
12 29 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
12 29 (1.44%) Reinsurance
13 27 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
14 23 (1.14%) Cloud Native
15 19 (0.94%) Replication
16 16 (0.79%) PKI
16 16 (0.79%) Smartphone
17 15 (0.75%) CCTV
17 15 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 463 (23.00%) Windows
2 150 (7.45%) Windows Server
3 135 (6.71%) Windows 10
4 107 (5.32%) Linux
5 53 (2.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 47 (2.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 45 (2.24%) Android
7 45 (2.24%) Apple iOS
8 42 (2.09%) Mac OS
9 40 (1.99%) Unix
10 31 (1.54%) Windows 7
11 22 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
12 12 (0.60%) Windows NT
13 11 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
14 10 (0.50%) CentOS
15 7 (0.35%) Mac OS X
16 6 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
17 4 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 3 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
18 3 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,109 (55.09%) ITIL
2 884 (43.91%) ITSM
3 514 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
4 510 (25.34%) Service Delivery
5 423 (21.01%) Customer Service
6 324 (16.10%) Change Management
7 303 (15.05%) Incident Management
8 272 (13.51%) Problem Management
9 252 (12.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 230 (11.43%) Coaching
11 223 (11.08%) Project Management
12 218 (10.83%) Agile
13 215 (10.68%) Mentoring
14 196 (9.74%) Stakeholder Management
15 151 (7.50%) DevOps
16 149 (7.40%) Actionable Insight
16 149 (7.40%) Cybersecurity
17 138 (6.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 121 (6.01%) Performance Management
19 117 (5.81%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 160 (7.95%) SQL
2 83 (4.12%) PowerShell
3 69 (3.43%) JavaScript
4 55 (2.73%) Java
5 53 (2.63%) C#
6 35 (1.74%) Python
7 27 (1.34%) Shell Script
8 19 (0.94%) T-SQL
9 18 (0.89%) Bash
9 18 (0.89%) VB
10 17 (0.84%) Groovy
11 14 (0.70%) Bicep
11 14 (0.70%) VBScript
12 10 (0.50%) RPG
12 10 (0.50%) Swift
13 7 (0.35%) Perl
14 4 (0.20%) ABAP
14 4 (0.20%) C
14 4 (0.20%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.099%) R
Qualifications
1 331 (16.44%) Degree
2 322 (16.00%) Security Cleared
3 250 (12.42%) SC Cleared
4 99 (4.92%) ITIL Certification
5 85 (4.22%) DV Cleared
6 73 (3.63%) ACCA
7 65 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
8 55 (2.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 38 (1.89%) A+ Certification
10 34 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
10 34 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
11 32 (1.59%) PMI Certification
12 31 (1.54%) DBS Check
13 27 (1.34%) CCNA
14 24 (1.19%) Master's Degree
14 24 (1.19%) PMP
15 21 (1.04%) AWS Certification
16 20 (0.99%) Azure Certification
17 19 (0.94%) CCNP
18 17 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 262 (13.02%) SLA
2 73 (3.63%) GAAP
3 72 (3.58%) IFRS
4 51 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 47 (2.33%) QA
6 44 (2.19%) GDPR
7 34 (1.69%) COBIT
7 34 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (1.14%) Accessibility
8 23 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 22 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 19 (0.94%) Data Quality
10 19 (0.94%) NIST
11 16 (0.79%) PCI DSS
12 12 (0.60%) HIPAA
13 8 (0.40%) PMO
14 7 (0.35%) ISO 9001
15 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.30%) GRC
16 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 382 (18.98%) Active Directory
2 74 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (1.89%) Hyper-V
4 31 (1.54%) Firmware
5 26 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
6 20 (0.99%) Docker
6 20 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
7 15 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (0.55%) IAG
8 11 (0.55%) vSphere
9 7 (0.35%) VMware Workstation
10 6 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
10 6 (0.30%) Terminal Services
11 4 (0.20%) XenDesktop
12 2 (0.099%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.099%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.099%) XenApp
13 1 (0.050%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.050%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 126 (6.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 122 (6.06%) SCCM
3 62 (3.08%) Terraform
4 51 (2.53%) SCOM
5 44 (2.19%) Ansible
6 36 (1.79%) WSUS
7 35 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
8 32 (1.59%) OpenView
9 30 (1.49%) Kubernetes
10 27 (1.34%) OpenSSO
11 22 (1.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 18 (0.89%) Progress Chef
13 17 (0.84%) vCenter Server
14 12 (0.60%) Sysprep
15 10 (0.50%) NetBackup
16 9 (0.45%) EMC NetWorker
16 9 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
16 9 (0.45%) Nagios
17 8 (0.40%) Grafana
18 6 (0.30%) HP UCMDB
Vendors
1 621 (30.85%) Microsoft
2 295 (14.65%) ServiceNow
3 118 (5.86%) VMware
4 104 (5.17%) Remedy
5 74 (3.68%) CA
6 72 (3.58%) Google
7 70 (3.48%) HP
8 68 (3.38%) BMC
9 60 (2.98%) Cisco
9 60 (2.98%) Oracle
10 57 (2.83%) Citrix
11 44 (2.19%) Apple
12 37 (1.84%) IBM
13 33 (1.64%) SAP
14 30 (1.49%) Dell
15 26 (1.29%) Meraki
15 26 (1.29%) Veeam
16 24 (1.19%) Salesforce
17 23 (1.14%) Snow
18 22 (1.09%) SolarWinds