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 6 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 169 194
Rank change year-on-year +24 +25 -6
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 454 293 408
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.92% 1.81% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 1.95% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 297 238 288
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £33,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £44,387
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -9.52% -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 19,307 15,056 20,685
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.85% 92.97% 87.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,921 8,679 13,447
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £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 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 6 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 17 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.54%) Confluence
4 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 75 (16.52%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.17%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.88%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.88%) Shopify
3 3 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.44%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.44%) Primavera
5 1 (0.22%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 152 (33.48%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (18.72%) AWS
3 67 (14.76%) Azure
4 53 (11.67%) Entra ID
5 19 (4.19%) SaaS
6 8 (1.76%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.32%) IaaS
8 5 (1.10%) Google Workspace
8 5 (1.10%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.10%) PaaS
9 4 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.66%) GCP
10 3 (0.66%) OCI
11 2 (0.44%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.44%) Miro
11 2 (0.44%) Prefect
12 1 (0.22%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.07%) DNS
1 23 (5.07%) TCP/IP
1 23 (5.07%) VPN
2 21 (4.63%) DHCP
3 14 (3.08%) Firewall
4 12 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.76%) Network Security
5 8 (1.76%) VLAN
6 7 (1.54%) WAN
7 6 (1.32%) IP Telephony
8 5 (1.10%) LAN
8 5 (1.10%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.66%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.66%) TETRA
9 3 (0.66%) Wireless
10 1 (0.22%) Converged Networks
10 1 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.22%) MPLS
10 1 (0.22%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.20%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.54%) Power BI
3 4 (0.88%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.22%) Db2
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 36 (7.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Jaeger
General
1 255 (56.17%) Social Skills
2 98 (21.59%) Finance
3 73 (16.08%) Public Sector
4 58 (12.78%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.57%) Swedish Language
6 35 (7.71%) Banking
7 26 (5.73%) Influencing Skills
7 26 (5.73%) Law
8 20 (4.41%) French Language
8 20 (4.41%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.86%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.64%) Retail
13 10 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.76%) Legal
15 7 (1.54%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.54%) Marketing
16 4 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 132 (29.07%) Analyst
2 84 (18.50%) Service Analyst
3 82 (18.06%) Senior
4 76 (16.74%) Service Desk Analyst
5 71 (15.64%) IT Manager
6 56 (12.33%) Service Manager
7 44 (9.69%) Support Analyst
8 43 (9.47%) IT Support
9 40 (8.81%) IT Services Manager
10 37 (8.15%) Senior Manager
11 33 (7.27%) Senior Service Manager
12 28 (6.17%) Lead
13 25 (5.51%) Senior IT Manager
14 23 (5.07%) IT Analyst
15 22 (4.85%) Architect
15 22 (4.85%) ITSM Analyst
16 21 (4.63%) Developer
16 21 (4.63%) Support Engineer
17 20 (4.41%) IT Engineer
18 19 (4.19%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.30%) REST
1 15 (3.30%) SOAP
2 8 (1.76%) Web Services
3 5 (1.10%) HTML
4 4 (0.88%) CSS
4 4 (0.88%) LDAP
5 3 (0.66%) .NET
5 3 (0.66%) Ajax
5 3 (0.66%) OAuth
5 3 (0.66%) OpenID
6 2 (0.44%) JSON
6 2 (0.44%) Kafka
6 2 (0.44%) Middleware
6 2 (0.44%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.44%) RESTful
7 1 (0.22%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.61%) Management Information System
2 29 (6.39%) CMDB
3 25 (5.51%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.63%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (3.08%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.20%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.76%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.54%) LIMS
10 6 (1.32%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.10%) CCTV
11 5 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.66%) AI Agents
13 3 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.66%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
14 2 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
14 2 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
14 2 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 77 (16.96%) Windows
2 23 (5.07%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.42%) Linux
3 11 (2.42%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.54%) Android
4 7 (1.54%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (70.93%) ITIL
2 211 (46.48%) Service Management
3 137 (30.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (24.67%) Customer Service
5 100 (22.03%) Service Delivery
6 93 (20.48%) Stakeholder Management
7 91 (20.04%) Problem-Solving
8 89 (19.60%) Performance Metrics
9 59 (13.00%) Agile
10 57 (12.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 56 (12.33%) Problem Management
12 49 (10.79%) User Experience
13 48 (10.57%) Mentoring
14 46 (10.13%) Roadmaps
15 45 (9.91%) Change Management
16 43 (9.47%) Root Cause Analysis
17 42 (9.25%) Project Delivery
18 41 (9.03%) Coaching
19 39 (8.59%) Decision-Making
20 36 (7.93%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.51%) PowerShell
2 22 (4.85%) SQL
3 11 (2.42%) Python
4 7 (1.54%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.10%) Bash
5 5 (1.10%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.66%) C#
6 3 (0.66%) Ruby
7 2 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.44%) Java
7 2 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.44%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.22%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 125 (27.53%) Degree
2 84 (18.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (16.08%) MCSE
4 72 (15.86%) AWS Certification
5 64 (14.10%) Security Cleared
6 38 (8.37%) SC Cleared
7 21 (4.63%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.52%) BPSS Clearance
9 16 (3.52%) ITIL Certification
10 12 (2.64%) DBS Check
11 10 (2.20%) PMI Certification
12 9 (1.98%) PMP
13 8 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.32%) A+ Certification
15 6 (1.32%) CCNA
16 5 (1.10%) CCNP
16 5 (1.10%) MCSA
16 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (19.16%) QA
2 44 (9.69%) SLA
3 11 (2.42%) Accessibility
4 9 (1.98%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.54%) GxP
6 7 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (1.32%) GDPR
8 5 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.66%) COBIT
9 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.66%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.44%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.22%) GRC
System Software
1 52 (11.45%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.86%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 43 (9.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.10%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.88%) Autotask
4 4 (0.88%) SCCM
4 4 (0.88%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.44%) Ansible
5 2 (0.44%) Argo
5 2 (0.44%) Puppet
5 2 (0.44%) Salt
6 1 (0.22%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.22%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 226 (49.78%) ServiceNow
2 171 (37.67%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.17%) Remedy
4 22 (4.85%) BMC
5 14 (3.08%) VMware
6 10 (2.20%) Freshdesk
7 9 (1.98%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.76%) Cisco
9 6 (1.32%) Meraki
9 6 (1.32%) WatchGuard
10 5 (1.10%) Draytek
10 5 (1.10%) Google
10 5 (1.10%) Mitel
10 5 (1.10%) Oracle
11 4 (0.88%) ConnectWise
11 4 (0.88%) Facebook
11 4 (0.88%) Instagram
11 4 (0.88%) Splunk
11 4 (0.88%) YouTube
12 3 (0.66%) BiZZdesign