ITAM, SAM, SLC Job market insights 2024

Another year has passed, and SAM & ITAM jobs still haven’t been automated by AI

Over the past year, I’ve shared over 800 job opportunities via my weekly job post for SAM & ITAM roles.

I’m pleased to have Shaun by my side this year to accelerate our community efforts. He’ll take the front seat while I focus more on the data.

Here are some insights from the job market data I’ve shared in 2024:

Most common job title keywords

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• “Software Asset Management ” + (1) “Analyst” or (2) “Specialist” or (3) “Consultant” or (4) “Coordinator” or (5) “Senior Analyst” or (6) “Engineer” or (7) “Expert” or (8) “Lead”
• “Software Asset Manager”
• “Senior Consultant ” + “Software Asset Management”
• “IT Asset Management “ + (1) “Analyst” or (2) “Expert” or (3) “Specialist”
• “Software Licensing “ + (1) “Consultant” or (2) “Specialist”
• “License “ + (1) “Manager” or (2) “Specialist” or (3) “Expert”
• “Manager ” + (1) “IT Asset Management” or (2) “Software Asset Management”
• “SAM “ + (1) “Consultant” or (2) “Analyst” or (3) “Specialist”

Companies hiring the most:

1. EY
2. SoftwareOne
3. Deloitte
4. Anglepoint
5. Crayon
6. Datacom
7. PwC
8. Tata Consultancy Services
9. Wipro
10. Accenture

Countries with the most job opportunities

1. 🇺🇸 USA
2. 🇮🇳 India
3. 🇬🇧 UK
4. 🇩🇪 Germany
5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands
6. 🇦🇺 Australia
7. 🇫🇷 France
8. 🇵🇭 Philippines
9. 🇧🇪 Belgium
10. 🇪🇸 Spain

by region:

1. NA
2. EU (includes UK)
3. APAC
4. AU
5. LATAM

Salary insights

• 19% of job posts include salary information (slightly higher than last year);
• The highest salaries are in the USA with the highest recorded of $220k / year;
• The lowest salaries are in India with the lowest recorded of $9k / year;
• The countries with the most transparency over salary info are USA, UK, Australia and India;

Most common technical skills by keyword

1. “Excel” (power users)
2. “ServiceNow”
3. “SAP”
4. “Flexera”
5. “Oracle”
6. “Snow”
7. “AWS”
8. “VMware”
9. “SQL”
10. “Tableau”

Other insights

• 80% of jobs require on-site presence;
• 65% of jobs require senior-level experience;
• only 8% of job posts offer a permanent contract;
• 27% job posts include a certification requirement. Most wanted certifications are (1) IAITAM CSAM, (2) ITIL, (3) Microsoft Certified, (4) Azure/365 Fundamentals, (5) IAITAM CITAM, (6) ISO 19770 (or related);
• 43% of job posts include an ITAM/ITSAM tool requirement;
• Most wanted tool experience ITAM/ITSM still revolves around ServiceNow, Flexera, and Snow, with the addition of newcomers Lansweeper and Xensam;