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 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 161 194
Rank change year-on-year +33 +33 +24
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 364 278 527
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.08% 2.12% 1.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.51% 2.24% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 229 254 457
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,313 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -6.63% +5.74%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,188 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -4.76%

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 14,527 12,420 29,443
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.14% 94.78% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,146 8,885 23,513
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.54%

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 15 April 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 (4.95%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.82%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.55%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
Applications
1 92 (25.27%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.47%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (2.47%) Magento
2 9 (2.47%) Shopify
3 8 (2.20%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.82%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.82%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 147 (40.38%) Microsoft 365
2 113 (31.04%) AWS
3 67 (18.41%) Azure
4 30 (8.24%) Entra ID
5 23 (6.32%) SaaS
6 15 (4.12%) OCI
7 14 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.92%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.10%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.82%) Datadog
11 2 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.55%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.55%) Prefect
11 2 (0.55%) Slack
12 1 (0.27%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.27%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.27%) IaaS
12 1 (0.27%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.27%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.87%) Firewall
2 23 (6.32%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (5.22%) DNS
4 17 (4.67%) DHCP
5 15 (4.12%) NGFW
5 15 (4.12%) VXLAN
5 15 (4.12%) Wireshark
6 14 (3.85%) TCP/IP
6 14 (3.85%) VPN
7 10 (2.75%) LAN
7 10 (2.75%) WAN
8 9 (2.47%) SD-WAN
9 5 (1.37%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.82%) SSL
10 3 (0.82%) VoIP
11 2 (0.55%) Broadband
11 2 (0.55%) SAN
11 2 (0.55%) VLAN
11 2 (0.55%) Wireless
12 1 (0.27%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.85%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.37%) Power BI
3 4 (1.10%) DB2
3 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.82%) MySQL
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 31 (8.52%) JIRA
2 3 (0.82%) GitLab
3 2 (0.55%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 205 (56.32%) Social Skills
2 77 (21.15%) French Language
3 45 (12.36%) Public Sector
4 40 (10.99%) Finance
5 36 (9.89%) Swedish Language
6 33 (9.07%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (5.49%) Law
8 17 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (4.12%) Marketing
10 13 (3.57%) Back Office
11 12 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (2.75%) Banking
13 8 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.37%) Legal
14 5 (1.37%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.37%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.10%) Retail
16 2 (0.55%) International Banking
16 2 (0.55%) Military
16 2 (0.55%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 130 (35.71%) Analyst
2 90 (24.73%) Service Analyst
3 88 (24.18%) Service Desk Analyst
4 36 (9.89%) IT Support
5 34 (9.34%) Support Analyst
6 30 (8.24%) IT Manager
7 24 (6.59%) Support Engineer
8 23 (6.32%) Senior
8 23 (6.32%) Service Manager
9 21 (5.77%) IT Engineer
9 21 (5.77%) IT Support Engineer
10 19 (5.22%) IT Services Manager
11 18 (4.95%) Technical Manager
12 17 (4.67%) Architect
12 17 (4.67%) Support Manager
13 16 (4.40%) Lead
14 15 (4.12%) Network Manager
14 15 (4.12%) Network Operations Manager
14 15 (4.12%) Operations Manager
15 14 (3.85%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.22%) REST
2 16 (4.40%) SOAP
3 11 (3.02%) Middleware
4 8 (2.20%) .NET
4 8 (2.20%) CSS
4 8 (2.20%) HTML
5 6 (1.65%) JSON
5 6 (1.65%) XML
6 5 (1.37%) Web Services
7 3 (0.82%) JDBC
7 3 (0.82%) LDAP
7 3 (0.82%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.82%) SAML
8 2 (0.55%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.55%) Kafka
8 2 (0.55%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.04%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.40%) Driving Licence
3 15 (4.12%) CMDB
3 15 (4.12%) PKI
4 14 (3.85%) Product Ownership
5 10 (2.75%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.20%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.37%) CCTV
9 4 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.10%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (0.82%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.82%) iPad
10 3 (0.82%) NHS
10 3 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.55%) Clustering
11 2 (0.55%) PMI
11 2 (0.55%) Social Media
11 2 (0.55%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 64 (17.58%) Windows
2 30 (8.24%) Windows 10
3 19 (5.22%) Linux
4 15 (4.12%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.65%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.10%) Android
7 2 (0.55%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.55%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (59.34%) ITIL
2 118 (32.42%) Service Management
3 115 (31.59%) Customer Service
4 88 (24.18%) Performance Metrics
5 83 (22.80%) Service Delivery
6 78 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 77 (21.15%) Problem-Solving
8 36 (9.89%) Change Management
8 36 (9.89%) Mentoring
8 36 (9.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 31 (8.52%) User Experience
10 27 (7.42%) Agile
10 27 (7.42%) Project Delivery
10 27 (7.42%) Roadmaps
11 25 (6.87%) Coaching
12 22 (6.04%) Asset Management
13 21 (5.77%) IT Strategy
14 20 (5.49%) Problem Management
15 19 (5.22%) Presales
16 18 (4.95%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.14%) SQL
2 23 (6.32%) Python
3 10 (2.75%) JavaScript
3 10 (2.75%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.47%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.37%) C#
6 4 (1.10%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.10%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.82%) Bash
7 3 (0.82%) Perl
8 2 (0.55%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.27%) Java
9 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 99 (27.20%) Degree
2 96 (26.37%) Microsoft Certification
3 90 (24.73%) MCSE
4 85 (23.35%) AWS Certification
5 16 (4.40%) Security Cleared
6 14 (3.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 11 (3.02%) SC Cleared
8 8 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.92%) CCNA
10 6 (1.65%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.37%) CCNP
11 5 (1.37%) MCSA
11 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 4 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.10%) PMP
13 3 (0.82%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.82%) CISM
13 3 (0.82%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.82%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (25.55%) QA
2 18 (4.95%) SLA
3 10 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (2.20%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.37%) GDPR
7 3 (0.82%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.82%) GRC
7 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 3 (0.82%) PMO
8 2 (0.55%) NIST
9 1 (0.27%) NCSC
9 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 42 (11.54%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.92%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.82%) Docker
4 2 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 23 (6.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (6.04%) Ansible
3 18 (4.95%) SCCM
3 18 (4.95%) Terraform
4 5 (1.37%) Puppet
4 5 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.82%) Autotask
5 3 (0.82%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.55%) Argo
6 2 (0.55%) Salt
7 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.27%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.27%) Nagios
Vendors
1 225 (61.81%) ServiceNow
2 159 (43.68%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.12%) Arista
3 15 (4.12%) Aruba
3 15 (4.12%) NetScout
4 14 (3.85%) SolarWinds
5 10 (2.75%) Apple
5 10 (2.75%) ConnectWise
5 10 (2.75%) Freshdesk
6 9 (2.47%) BMC
6 9 (2.47%) WooCommerce
7 8 (2.20%) Remedy
8 7 (1.92%) VMware
9 6 (1.65%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.37%) Cisco
10 5 (1.37%) Draytek
10 5 (1.37%) Mitel
10 5 (1.37%) WatchGuard
11 4 (1.10%) Google
11 4 (1.10%) HP