Hybrid/Remote ITSM Job Trends

IT Service Management (ITSM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring ITSM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 165 181
Rank change year-on-year +27 +16 0
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 474 327 435
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.92% 1.98% 1.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 2.12% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 312 234 284
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,873 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% -4.82% -4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,892
90th Percentile £99,750 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £48,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.06% -7.62% -4.13%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

ITSM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 20,059 15,400 20,238
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.18% 93.41% 87.87%
Number of salaries quoted 14,331 8,552 12,205
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,537 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -4.07%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

ITSM job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ITSM
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ITSM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ITSM

ITSM
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ITSM over the 6 months to 25 September 2026.

ITSM salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

ITSM
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 18 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.69%) Confluence
4 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 70 (14.77%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 29 (6.12%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.84%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.84%) Shopify
3 3 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.42%) Maximo
4 2 (0.42%) Primavera
5 1 (0.21%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 158 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (17.30%) AWS
3 80 (16.88%) Azure
4 65 (13.71%) Entra ID
5 25 (5.27%) SaaS
6 11 (2.32%) Power Platform
7 7 (1.48%) OneDrive
8 6 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.27%) Google Workspace
8 6 (1.27%) IaaS
8 6 (1.27%) PaaS
9 5 (1.05%) OCI
10 4 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.63%) GCP
12 2 (0.42%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.42%) Miro
12 2 (0.42%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.91%) DNS
2 26 (5.49%) DHCP
3 24 (5.06%) TCP/IP
4 23 (4.85%) VPN
5 19 (4.01%) Firewall
6 15 (3.16%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (2.11%) IP Telephony
8 9 (1.90%) VLAN
9 8 (1.69%) Network Security
10 7 (1.48%) WAN
11 5 (1.05%) LAN
11 5 (1.05%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.63%) 3GPP
12 3 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.63%) TETRA
12 3 (0.63%) Wireless
13 1 (0.21%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (0.21%) Cisco IPT
13 1 (0.21%) Cisco ISE
13 1 (0.21%) Converged Networks
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.90%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.48%) Power BI
3 4 (0.84%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.42%) GIS
5 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.21%) Big Data
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (8.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Jaeger
General
1 268 (56.54%) Social Skills
2 106 (22.36%) Finance
3 66 (13.92%) Public Sector
4 62 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.13%) Swedish Language
6 43 (9.07%) Banking
7 29 (6.12%) Law
8 27 (5.70%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (4.43%) Manufacturing
10 20 (4.22%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.59%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (3.16%) Retail
13 12 (2.53%) French Language
13 12 (2.53%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (2.32%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.32%) Legal
15 9 (1.90%) Marketing
16 4 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 132 (27.85%) Analyst
2 88 (18.57%) Senior
3 79 (16.67%) Service Analyst
4 75 (15.82%) IT Manager
5 71 (14.98%) Service Desk Analyst
6 65 (13.71%) Service Manager
7 53 (11.18%) IT Support
8 52 (10.97%) Support Analyst
9 44 (9.28%) IT Services Manager
10 41 (8.65%) Senior Manager
11 37 (7.81%) Senior Service Manager
12 30 (6.33%) Lead
13 29 (6.12%) IT Analyst
14 26 (5.49%) Senior IT Manager
15 25 (5.27%) 1st Line Support
15 25 (5.27%) Architect
16 23 (4.85%) Consultant
16 23 (4.85%) IT Engineer
16 23 (4.85%) Support Engineer
17 22 (4.64%) ITSM Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.38%) REST
1 16 (3.38%) SOAP
2 8 (1.69%) Web Services
3 5 (1.05%) HTML
4 4 (0.84%) CSS
4 4 (0.84%) LDAP
5 3 (0.63%) Ajax
5 3 (0.63%) OAuth
5 3 (0.63%) OpenID
6 2 (0.42%) .NET
6 2 (0.42%) JSON
6 2 (0.42%) Middleware
6 2 (0.42%) RESTful
7 1 (0.21%) Kafka
7 1 (0.21%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.21%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.21%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.38%) Onboarding
2 34 (7.17%) CMDB
2 34 (7.17%) Management Information System
3 25 (5.27%) Enterprise Software
4 21 (4.43%) Driving Licence
5 19 (4.01%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.32%) Operational Technology
7 9 (1.90%) CCTV
7 9 (1.90%) Data Centre
7 9 (1.90%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.48%) LIMS
9 5 (1.05%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.84%) Smartphone
10 4 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.63%) Enterprise Storage
11 3 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.63%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.42%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 88 (18.57%) Windows
2 27 (5.70%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.16%) Linux
4 11 (2.32%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.69%) Android
6 7 (1.48%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.42%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (70.46%) ITIL
2 224 (47.26%) Service Management
3 146 (30.80%) Continuous Improvement
4 111 (23.42%) Customer Service
5 102 (21.52%) Stakeholder Management
6 100 (21.10%) Problem-Solving
7 97 (20.46%) Service Delivery
8 83 (17.51%) Performance Metrics
9 60 (12.66%) Agile
9 60 (12.66%) Problem Management
10 59 (12.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 50 (10.55%) Mentoring
11 50 (10.55%) User Experience
12 49 (10.34%) Change Management
13 45 (9.49%) Project Delivery
13 45 (9.49%) Root Cause Analysis
14 44 (9.28%) Collaborative Working
15 43 (9.07%) Coaching
16 40 (8.44%) AI
16 40 (8.44%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.49%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.43%) SQL
3 11 (2.32%) Python
4 10 (2.11%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.05%) Bash
5 5 (1.05%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.63%) Ruby
7 2 (0.42%) C#
7 2 (0.42%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.42%) Java
7 2 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.42%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 124 (26.16%) Degree
2 83 (17.51%) Microsoft Certification
3 80 (16.88%) Security Cleared
4 69 (14.56%) MCSE
5 64 (13.50%) AWS Certification
6 48 (10.13%) SC Cleared
7 24 (5.06%) DV Cleared
8 18 (3.80%) ITIL Certification
9 16 (3.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 16 (3.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 15 (3.16%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (2.95%) DBS Check
12 12 (2.53%) CCNA
12 12 (2.53%) CCNP
13 9 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (1.90%) MCSA
13 9 (1.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 9 (1.90%) PMI Certification
14 8 (1.69%) PMP
15 6 (1.27%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (16.88%) QA
2 47 (9.92%) SLA
3 13 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (2.32%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.11%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.48%) GxP
6 7 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (1.27%) COBIT
7 6 (1.27%) GDPR
7 6 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.84%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
System Software
1 59 (12.45%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.38%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 51 (10.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 6 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.05%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.84%) Autotask
6 3 (0.63%) SCCM
7 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.42%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.21%) Ansible
8 1 (0.21%) Argo
8 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.21%) Nessus
8 1 (0.21%) Puppet
8 1 (0.21%) Salt
8 1 (0.21%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 227 (47.89%) ServiceNow
2 174 (36.71%) Microsoft
3 29 (6.12%) Remedy
4 22 (4.64%) BMC
5 17 (3.59%) VMware
6 11 (2.32%) Cisco
6 11 (2.32%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.11%) WatchGuard
8 9 (1.90%) Draytek
8 9 (1.90%) Freshdesk
8 9 (1.90%) Mitel
9 6 (1.27%) Google
9 6 (1.27%) Meraki
9 6 (1.27%) SAP
9 6 (1.27%) Splunk
10 5 (1.05%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.05%) Oracle
10 5 (1.05%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.05%) Workday
10 5 (1.05%) YouTube