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 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 407 507
Rank change year-on-year +5 +100 +74
Permanent jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 17 17 61
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.089% 0.12% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.40% 0.35% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 12 17 52
10th Percentile £36,625 - £27,050
25th Percentile £40,938 £30,000 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.10% -28.81% +24.21%
75th Percentile £68,125 £57,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £62,500 £72,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,292 £40,500
% change year-on-year +0.49% +4.43% +14.08%

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 4,297 4,905 8,866
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.42% 33.64% 26.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,918 2,255 5,892
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,560 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

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 28 May 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (41.18%) Azure
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (29.41%) Entra ID
3 2 (11.76%) AWS
3 2 (11.76%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (11.76%) Cloudflare
4 1 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (5.88%) OneDrive
4 1 (5.88%) Power Automate
4 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (23.53%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (17.65%) DNS
3 2 (11.76%) SSL
4 1 (5.88%) DHCP
4 1 (5.88%) Firewall
4 1 (5.88%) Network Security
4 1 (5.88%) SD-WAN
4 1 (5.88%) TCP/IP
4 1 (5.88%) VLAN
4 1 (5.88%) VPN
4 1 (5.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
1 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 7 (41.18%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Finance
4 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Analyst
1 4 (23.53%) Data Centre Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Lead
3 2 (11.76%) Applications Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Cabling Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Head of IT
3 2 (11.76%) Head of IT Security
3 2 (11.76%) Head of Security
3 2 (11.76%) Incident Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) IT Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Security Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Service Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Support Team Leader
3 2 (11.76%) Team Leader
3 2 (11.76%) Technical Leader
3 2 (11.76%) Technical Support
3 2 (11.76%) Technical Support Team Leader
3 2 (11.76%) Technical Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Data Centre
1 4 (23.53%) Onboarding
2 2 (11.76%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (11.76%) Management Information System
2 2 (11.76%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (29.41%) Windows
2 4 (23.53%) Linux
3 1 (5.88%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) ITIL
2 12 (70.59%) Service Management
3 10 (58.82%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (47.06%) Problem Management
4 8 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (35.29%) ITSM
6 5 (29.41%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (23.53%) Computer Science
7 4 (23.53%) Data Centre Operations
7 4 (23.53%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
7 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
7 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (17.65%) Agile
8 3 (17.65%) Business Continuity
8 3 (17.65%) Customer Service
8 3 (17.65%) Incident Management
8 3 (17.65%) Information Security
8 3 (17.65%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) PowerShell
2 2 (11.76%) Python
3 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) Degree
2 4 (23.53%) CCNA
2 4 (23.53%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (23.53%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (17.65%) Azure Certification
3 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (11.76%) AWS Certification
4 2 (11.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (11.76%) Master's Degree
4 2 (11.76%) MOS
4 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (29.41%) SLA
2 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (35.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.88%) Docker
2 1 (5.88%) Firmware
2 1 (5.88%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (5.88%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) Graylog
2 1 (5.88%) Autotask
2 1 (5.88%) FortiGate
2 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (52.94%) Microsoft
2 4 (23.53%) Cisco
3 3 (17.65%) ServiceNow
4 1 (5.88%) Fortinet
4 1 (5.88%) Freshdesk