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

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 142 207
Rank change year-on-year -3 +65 -24
Permanent jobs citing Service Management 2,016 2,515 3,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.02% 2.54% 2.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 2.65% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,451 1,657 2,177
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,400 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £88,750 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £49,591 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.26% +4.40% +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 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
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% +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 18 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 18 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 +6 1,826 £50,307 -8.53% 444
UK excluding London -4 1,404 £45,000 -9.26% 336
Work from Home -4 722 £57,000 -0.87% 168
London 0 547 £65,000 +4.00% 142
North of England +39 420 £44,637 -0.81% 75
South East -12 333 £52,500 - 75
Midlands -2 265 £36,000 -28.00% 67
North West +38 205 £45,000 -5.26% 39
South West -13 177 £47,229 +4.95% 51
West Midlands -9 167 £50,000 -7.41% 37
Yorkshire +46 159 £45,000 -10.00% 23
East Midlands +16 96 £28,500 -24.00% 29
Scotland -48 91 £53,750 -2.27% 24
East of England -20 78 £35,000 -14.98% 27
North East -3 56 £42,407 +16.18% 17
Wales -19 24 £55,802 +8.20% 20
Northern Ireland +30 17 £30,000 -4.76% 7
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
1 128 (6.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 96 (4.76%) SharePoint
3 48 (2.38%) Confluence
4 26 (1.29%) WebLogic
5 22 (1.09%) SAS
6 20 (0.99%) 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%) 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
1 158 (7.84%) Microsoft Office
2 100 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (1.29%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.45%) 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 62 (3.08%) Remedy ITSM
2 44 (2.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (0.79%) PlanetPress Connect
4 13 (0.64%) 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%) 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 S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 393 (19.49%) Azure
2 384 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
3 134 (6.65%) AWS
4 117 (5.80%) Entra ID
5 92 (4.56%) Power Platform
6 81 (4.02%) SaaS
7 50 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
8 41 (2.03%) OneDrive
9 37 (1.84%) PaaS
10 35 (1.74%) IaaS
11 31 (1.54%) GCP
12 27 (1.34%) PowerApps
13 25 (1.24%) Power Automate
14 24 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
14 24 (1.19%) OpenShift
15 22 (1.09%) Google Sheets
16 21 (1.04%) Azure Monitor
16 21 (1.04%) Azure Storage
17 18 (0.89%) WhatsApp
18 17 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 149 (7.39%) Firewall
2 100 (4.96%) VPN
3 94 (4.66%) DNS
4 81 (4.02%) LAN
5 78 (3.87%) WAN
6 62 (3.08%) DHCP
7 51 (2.53%) TCP/IP
8 49 (2.43%) Wireless
9 43 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
10 34 (1.69%) WLAN
11 32 (1.59%) Network Security
12 19 (0.94%) SAN
12 19 (0.94%) SD-WAN
13 17 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
14 16 (0.79%) Internet
15 15 (0.74%) VoIP
16 14 (0.69%) VLAN
17 13 (0.64%) SSL
18 11 (0.55%) MPLS
18 11 (0.55%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (3.92%) SQL Server
2 66 (3.27%) Power BI
3 32 (1.59%) MySQL
4 27 (1.34%) Relational Database
5 26 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
6 23 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (0.89%) GIS
8 14 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
8 14 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (0.50%) Geospatial Data
9 10 (0.50%) RDBMS
10 7 (0.35%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.25%) Redis
13 3 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.15%) Tableau
14 2 (0.099%) Crystal Reports
14 2 (0.099%) DTS
14 2 (0.099%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 117 (5.80%) JIRA
2 41 (2.03%) GitLab
3 21 (1.04%) Artifactory
4 17 (0.84%) IBM UrbanCode
5 16 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 9 (0.45%) Postman
7 8 (0.40%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.30%) Git
8 6 (0.30%) MSI
9 4 (0.20%) AdminStudio
9 4 (0.20%) InstallShield
10 3 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
10 3 (0.15%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.099%) PowerBuilder
12 1 (0.050%) Bitbucket
General
1 834 (41.37%) Social Skills
2 513 (25.45%) Finance
3 311 (15.43%) Analytical Skills
4 184 (9.13%) Public Sector
5 171 (8.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 126 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 107 (5.31%) Banking
8 105 (5.21%) Law
9 96 (4.76%) Retail
10 86 (4.27%) Billing
11 72 (3.57%) Legal
12 59 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
13 55 (2.73%) Telecoms
14 53 (2.63%) Local Government
15 45 (2.23%) Police
16 39 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
17 33 (1.64%) Manufacturing
18 25 (1.24%) Back Office
19 20 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
20 18 (0.89%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 319 (15.82%) Analyst
2 271 (13.44%) Service Manager
3 204 (10.12%) Senior
4 176 (8.73%) Lead
5 172 (8.53%) IT Manager
6 147 (7.29%) Support Analyst
7 144 (7.14%) IT Support
8 140 (6.94%) Architect
9 108 (5.36%) Delivery Manager
10 105 (5.21%) Service Delivery Manager
11 104 (5.16%) IT Services Manager
12 102 (5.06%) Support Engineer
13 96 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 94 (4.66%) Applications Support
15 92 (4.56%) Team Leader
16 82 (4.07%) Service Analyst
17 75 (3.72%) IT Analyst
18 67 (3.32%) Applications Support Analyst
19 66 (3.27%) Service Desk Analyst
20 59 (2.93%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (2.43%) HTML
2 46 (2.28%) Web Services
3 45 (2.23%) CSS
4 27 (1.34%) AngularJS
4 27 (1.34%) Spring
5 26 (1.29%) J2EE
5 26 (1.29%) Java EE
5 26 (1.29%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 20 (0.99%) SOAP
7 17 (0.84%) XML
8 15 (0.74%) ARM Templates
8 15 (0.74%) REST
9 13 (0.64%) .NET
9 13 (0.64%) EDI
9 13 (0.64%) JSON
10 9 (0.45%) FIX Protocol
10 9 (0.45%) LDAP
11 5 (0.25%) Ajax
11 5 (0.25%) Middleware
11 5 (0.25%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 170 (8.43%) Management Information System
2 93 (4.61%) Self-Motivation
3 80 (3.97%) Data Centre
4 74 (3.67%) CMDB
5 61 (3.03%) Public Cloud
6 60 (2.98%) Driving Licence
7 53 (2.63%) Product Ownership
8 42 (2.08%) Onboarding
9 40 (1.98%) NHS
10 31 (1.54%) Housing Association
10 31 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
11 28 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
11 28 (1.39%) Reinsurance
12 27 (1.34%) Hybrid Cloud
13 23 (1.14%) Cloud Native
14 19 (0.94%) Replication
15 18 (0.89%) PKI
16 16 (0.79%) Virtual Team
17 15 (0.74%) CCTV
17 15 (0.74%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 468 (23.21%) Windows
2 149 (7.39%) Windows Server
3 135 (6.70%) Windows 10
4 111 (5.51%) Linux
5 54 (2.68%) Windows Server 2019
6 46 (2.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 45 (2.23%) Android
7 45 (2.23%) Apple iOS
8 41 (2.03%) Mac OS
9 40 (1.98%) Unix
10 31 (1.54%) Windows 7
11 23 (1.14%) Windows Server 2012
12 12 (0.60%) Windows Server 2008
13 11 (0.55%) Windows NT
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%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,117 (55.41%) ITIL
2 881 (43.70%) ITSM
3 510 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
4 507 (25.15%) Service Delivery
5 424 (21.03%) Customer Service
6 320 (15.87%) Change Management
7 306 (15.18%) Incident Management
8 270 (13.39%) Problem Management
9 248 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 229 (11.36%) Coaching
11 218 (10.81%) Project Management
12 214 (10.62%) Mentoring
13 212 (10.52%) Agile
14 199 (9.87%) Stakeholder Management
15 152 (7.54%) DevOps
16 151 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
17 148 (7.34%) Actionable Insight
18 140 (6.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 121 (6.00%) Performance Management
20 116 (5.75%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 166 (8.23%) SQL
2 82 (4.07%) PowerShell
3 67 (3.32%) JavaScript
4 54 (2.68%) Java
5 53 (2.63%) C#
6 35 (1.74%) Python
7 26 (1.29%) Shell Script
8 19 (0.94%) Bash
8 19 (0.94%) T-SQL
9 18 (0.89%) VB
10 17 (0.84%) Groovy
11 14 (0.69%) Bicep
11 14 (0.69%) VBScript
12 10 (0.50%) RPG
12 10 (0.50%) Swift
13 6 (0.30%) Perl
14 5 (0.25%) C
15 4 (0.20%) ABAP
15 4 (0.20%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.099%) R
Qualifications
1 336 (16.67%) Degree
2 321 (15.92%) Security Cleared
3 249 (12.35%) SC Cleared
4 103 (5.11%) ITIL Certification
5 82 (4.07%) DV Cleared
6 73 (3.62%) ACCA
7 68 (3.37%) Microsoft Certification
8 56 (2.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 38 (1.88%) A+ Certification
10 35 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
11 33 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 32 (1.59%) PMI Certification
13 31 (1.54%) DBS Check
14 28 (1.39%) CCNA
15 24 (1.19%) PMP
16 23 (1.14%) Master's Degree
17 21 (1.04%) AWS Certification
18 20 (0.99%) Azure Certification
18 20 (0.99%) CCNP
19 16 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 263 (13.05%) SLA
2 73 (3.62%) GAAP
3 72 (3.57%) IFRS
4 52 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 47 (2.33%) QA
6 44 (2.18%) GDPR
7 35 (1.74%) COBIT
8 33 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 23 (1.14%) Accessibility
11 22 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 19 (0.94%) Data Quality
12 19 (0.94%) NIST
13 16 (0.79%) PCI DSS
14 12 (0.60%) HIPAA
15 8 (0.40%) PMO
16 7 (0.35%) ISO 9001
17 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.30%) GRC
18 4 (0.20%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 385 (19.10%) Active Directory
2 74 (3.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (1.88%) Hyper-V
4 30 (1.49%) Firmware
5 26 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
6 22 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
7 21 (1.04%) Docker
8 15 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
9 12 (0.60%) vSphere
10 11 (0.55%) IAG
11 7 (0.35%) Terminal Services
11 7 (0.35%) VMware Workstation
12 6 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
13 4 (0.20%) XenDesktop
14 3 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
15 2 (0.099%) Oracle RAC
15 2 (0.099%) XenApp
16 1 (0.050%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 1 (0.050%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 124 (6.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 122 (6.05%) SCCM
3 63 (3.13%) Terraform
4 51 (2.53%) SCOM
5 44 (2.18%) Ansible
6 37 (1.84%) WSUS
7 33 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
8 32 (1.59%) OpenView
9 31 (1.54%) Kubernetes
10 26 (1.29%) 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%) NetBackup
15 11 (0.55%) Sysprep
16 10 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
16 10 (0.50%) Nagios
17 9 (0.45%) EMC NetWorker
18 8 (0.40%) Grafana
19 6 (0.30%) NetCrunch
Vendors
1 614 (30.46%) Microsoft
2 294 (14.58%) ServiceNow
3 117 (5.80%) VMware
4 101 (5.01%) Remedy
5 74 (3.67%) CA
6 73 (3.62%) Google
7 67 (3.32%) HP
8 65 (3.22%) BMC
9 62 (3.08%) Cisco
10 58 (2.88%) Citrix
10 58 (2.88%) Oracle
11 45 (2.23%) Apple
12 36 (1.79%) IBM
13 32 (1.59%) SAP
14 29 (1.44%) Dell
15 26 (1.29%) Meraki
15 26 (1.29%) Veeam
16 24 (1.19%) Salesforce
17 22 (1.09%) Snow
17 22 (1.09%) SolarWinds