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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 200 222
Rank change year-on-year +55 +22 -12
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 415 258 465
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.95% 1.57% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 1.68% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 290 214 401
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,094 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% -11.51% +4.35%
75th Percentile £78,957 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £48,445 £45,000 £51,850
% change year-on-year +7.65% -13.21% -4.86%

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 17,644 15,382 28,524
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.79% 93.39% 88.95%
Number of salaries quoted 12,905 9,093 21,741
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.72%

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 11 July 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 15 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.20%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
5 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 81 (19.52%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (4.82%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.20%) Shopify
3 4 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.96%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.96%) Magento
4 3 (0.72%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.72%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 156 (37.59%) Microsoft 365
2 96 (23.13%) AWS
3 70 (16.87%) Azure
4 38 (9.16%) Entra ID
5 15 (3.61%) OCI
6 10 (2.41%) Power Platform
6 10 (2.41%) SaaS
7 6 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
7 6 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.96%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.96%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.48%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (0.48%) Datadog
10 2 (0.48%) GCP
10 2 (0.48%) IaaS
10 2 (0.48%) Miro
10 2 (0.48%) Prefect
11 1 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.24%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.99%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (6.51%) DNS
3 25 (6.02%) TCP/IP
4 23 (5.54%) DHCP
4 23 (5.54%) VPN
5 22 (5.30%) Firewall
6 15 (3.61%) NGFW
6 15 (3.61%) VXLAN
6 15 (3.61%) Wireshark
7 8 (1.93%) VLAN
8 6 (1.45%) WAN
9 5 (1.20%) Network Security
10 4 (0.96%) LAN
11 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.72%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.72%) SSL
11 3 (0.72%) Wireless
12 1 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (0.24%) Converged Networks
12 1 (0.24%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.13%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.17%) Power BI
3 4 (0.96%) Db2
3 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 36 (8.67%) JIRA
2 2 (0.48%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.24%) GitLab
3 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
General
1 214 (51.57%) Social Skills
2 83 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 62 (14.94%) Finance
4 53 (12.77%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (9.64%) Swedish Language
6 34 (8.19%) French Language
7 21 (5.06%) Banking
8 18 (4.34%) Law
9 16 (3.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.45%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.45%) Marketing
13 5 (1.20%) Legal
14 4 (0.96%) Back Office
14 4 (0.96%) Publishing
14 4 (0.96%) Retail
15 3 (0.72%) Korean Language
15 3 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 128 (30.84%) Analyst
2 90 (21.69%) Service Analyst
3 84 (20.24%) Service Desk Analyst
4 57 (13.73%) IT Manager
5 51 (12.29%) Senior
6 44 (10.60%) Service Manager
7 35 (8.43%) Support Analyst
8 33 (7.95%) IT Services Manager
9 32 (7.71%) IT Support
10 26 (6.27%) Lead
10 26 (6.27%) Senior Manager
11 24 (5.78%) Senior Service Manager
12 23 (5.54%) IT Analyst
12 23 (5.54%) Senior IT Manager
12 23 (5.54%) Support Engineer
13 21 (5.06%) Consultant
14 18 (4.34%) Architect
14 18 (4.34%) Developer
14 18 (4.34%) IT Engineer
15 17 (4.10%) ServiceNow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.78%) REST
2 21 (5.06%) SOAP
3 9 (2.17%) Web Services
4 8 (1.93%) Middleware
5 6 (1.45%) .NET
6 3 (0.72%) JDBC
6 3 (0.72%) LDAP
6 3 (0.72%) SAML
7 2 (0.48%) HTML
7 2 (0.48%) JSON
7 2 (0.48%) Kafka
7 2 (0.48%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.48%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.48%) RESTful
8 1 (0.24%) CSS
8 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.78%) CMDB
2 19 (4.58%) Data Centre
3 15 (3.61%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.61%) PKI
4 14 (3.37%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.89%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.93%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.96%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.72%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.72%) NHS
11 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.48%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.48%) Smartphone
12 1 (0.24%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 71 (17.11%) Windows
2 15 (3.61%) Windows 10
2 15 (3.61%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.17%) Android
3 9 (2.17%) Linux
4 7 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (65.54%) ITIL
2 153 (36.87%) Service Management
3 114 (27.47%) Customer Service
4 103 (24.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 90 (21.69%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (21.69%) Service Delivery
6 87 (20.96%) Performance Metrics
7 63 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 57 (13.73%) Mentoring
9 51 (12.29%) Coaching
10 47 (11.33%) Agile
11 41 (9.88%) User Experience
12 38 (9.16%) Roadmaps
13 37 (8.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 32 (7.71%) Problem Management
15 31 (7.47%) AI
15 31 (7.47%) Change Management
16 29 (6.99%) DevOps
17 26 (6.27%) Incident Response
17 26 (6.27%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.51%) Python
2 26 (6.27%) SQL
3 21 (5.06%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.69%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.45%) Bash
5 6 (1.45%) C#
6 4 (0.96%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.96%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.96%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.72%) Ruby
8 2 (0.48%) Java
8 2 (0.48%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.24%) Perl
9 1 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 114 (27.47%) Degree
2 83 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (18.07%) AWS Certification
4 74 (17.83%) MCSE
5 41 (9.88%) Security Cleared
6 20 (4.82%) SC Cleared
7 15 (3.61%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (2.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 9 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 9 (2.17%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.45%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.20%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.20%) PMP
12 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.72%) CISSP
12 3 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.48%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (22.41%) QA
2 37 (8.92%) SLA
3 8 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 6 (1.45%) GDPR
6 5 (1.20%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.20%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.72%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.48%) PMO
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
9 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 38 (9.16%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.45%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Docker
Systems Management
1 29 (6.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.34%) Ansible
3 16 (3.86%) Terraform
4 9 (2.17%) SCCM
5 5 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.96%) Autotask
7 3 (0.72%) Puppet
7 3 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 3 (0.72%) ZABBIX
8 2 (0.48%) Argo
8 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.48%) Salt
9 1 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.24%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 250 (60.24%) ServiceNow
2 173 (41.69%) Microsoft
3 20 (4.82%) Remedy
4 17 (4.10%) BMC
5 16 (3.86%) Aruba
6 15 (3.61%) Arista
6 15 (3.61%) NetScout
7 9 (2.17%) Cisco
7 9 (2.17%) Freshdesk
8 8 (1.93%) ConnectWise
8 8 (1.93%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.69%) SolarWinds
10 6 (1.45%) SAP
10 6 (1.45%) VMware
11 4 (0.96%) Citrix
11 4 (0.96%) Google
11 4 (0.96%) Meraki
11 4 (0.96%) Splunk
11 4 (0.96%) WooCommerce
12 3 (0.72%) Zscaler