Hybrid/Remote ITIL Foundation Certificate Job Trends

ITIL Foundation Certificate
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for ITIL Foundation Certificate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 429 416 498
Rank change year-on-year -13 +82 +28
Permanent jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 17 24 58
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.080% 0.15% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.38% 0.44% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 14 24 46
10th Percentile £37,750 - £27,500
25th Percentile £42,188 £30,000 £43,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £37,000 £58,263
Median % change year-on-year +55.41% -36.49% +22.66%
75th Percentile £68,125 £44,688 £66,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £61,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,085 £40,144
% change year-on-year +0.99% +4.84% -5.54%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

ITIL Foundation Certificate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,445 5,495 8,754
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.97% 33.49% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,034 2,477 5,634
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,150 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,125 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,150 £60,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +3.58% +6.15% -5.79%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,634 £90,000 £86,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ITIL Foundation Certificate and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

ITIL Foundation Certificate job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ITIL Foundation Certificate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ITIL Foundation Certificate

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ITIL Foundation Certificate over the 6 months to 9 July 2026.

ITIL Foundation Certificate salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Azure
1 4 (23.53%) Entra ID
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (11.76%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (11.76%) Cloudflare
2 2 (11.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) DNS
1 2 (11.76%) SSL
1 2 (11.76%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (17.65%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 7 (41.18%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Finance
3 2 (11.76%) Public Sector
3 2 (11.76%) Retail
4 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Developer
2 3 (17.65%) IT Analyst
2 3 (17.65%) Service Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Applications Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Cabling Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Compliance Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Data Centre Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Incident Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Information Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Information Security Compliance Manager
3 2 (11.76%) ITSM Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Lead
3 2 (11.76%) Security Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Security Compliance Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Security Incident Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Security Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Service Management Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (11.76%) Data Centre
1 2 (11.76%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
1 2 (11.76%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (35.29%) Windows
2 3 (17.65%) Linux
3 1 (5.88%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) ITIL
2 12 (70.59%) Service Management
3 11 (64.71%) ITSM
4 8 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (35.29%) Change Management
5 6 (35.29%) Problem Management
6 5 (29.41%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (29.41%) Roadmaps
6 5 (29.41%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (23.53%) Business Continuity
7 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
8 3 (17.65%) Agile
8 3 (17.65%) API Integration
8 3 (17.65%) Data Protection
8 3 (17.65%) Event-Driven
8 3 (17.65%) Information Security
8 3 (17.65%) Translating Business Requirements
8 3 (17.65%) Workflow
9 2 (11.76%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) PowerShell
2 3 (17.65%) SQL
2 3 (17.65%) T-SQL
3 2 (11.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
2 2 (11.76%) CCNA
2 2 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (11.76%) MOS
2 2 (11.76%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
2 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) SLA
2 4 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 4 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (11.76%) GDPR
3 2 (11.76%) ISO 22301
3 2 (11.76%) ISO 9001
3 2 (11.76%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) ZABBIX
2 2 (11.76%) Graylog
3 1 (5.88%) Autotask
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 5 (29.41%) ServiceNow
3 3 (17.65%) Remedy
4 2 (11.76%) Cisco
5 1 (5.88%) Freshdesk