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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 125 186
Rank change year-on-year +28 +61 +30
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 434 444 459
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.78% 2.73% 1.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.20% 2.90% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 249 295 392
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,527
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £53,688 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.01% -5.81% +3.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,659 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +3.96%

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 13,571 15,317 24,005
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.79% 94.32% 92.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,623 9,003 19,732
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 27 January 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 26 (5.99%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.69%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.69%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.46%) Confluence
4 2 (0.46%) IIS
4 2 (0.46%) OpenStack
Applications
1 125 (28.80%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.92%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (4.84%) Remedy ITSM
2 14 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (1.38%) Magento
3 6 (1.38%) Shopify
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.46%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.46%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.23%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 180 (41.47%) Microsoft 365
2 152 (35.02%) AWS
3 67 (15.44%) Azure
4 26 (5.99%) SaaS
5 25 (5.76%) Entra ID
6 14 (3.23%) OCI
6 14 (3.23%) Power Platform
7 10 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.15%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.92%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.69%) Datadog
11 2 (0.46%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.46%) GCP
11 2 (0.46%) GitHub
11 2 (0.46%) IaaS
11 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.46%) PaaS
11 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.46%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.68%) Wi-Fi
2 26 (5.99%) Firewall
3 18 (4.15%) VPN
4 17 (3.92%) LAN
4 17 (3.92%) SD-WAN
4 17 (3.92%) WAN
5 14 (3.23%) NGFW
5 14 (3.23%) VXLAN
5 14 (3.23%) Wireshark
6 12 (2.76%) DNS
6 12 (2.76%) VoIP
7 11 (2.53%) DHCP
8 7 (1.61%) IP Telephony
9 6 (1.38%) Unified Communications
10 5 (1.15%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.69%) Network Security
12 2 (0.46%) Broadband
12 2 (0.46%) SAN
13 1 (0.23%) ADSL
13 1 (0.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.84%) Power BI
1 8 (1.84%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.69%) MySQL
2 3 (0.69%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.46%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 28 (6.45%) JIRA
2 2 (0.46%) Git
2 2 (0.46%) GitLab
3 1 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 261 (60.14%) Social Skills
2 115 (26.50%) French Language
3 95 (21.89%) Swedish Language
4 48 (11.06%) Public Sector
5 38 (8.76%) Finance
6 36 (8.29%) Law
7 32 (7.37%) Analytical Skills
8 30 (6.91%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (6.22%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (5.99%) Legal
11 21 (4.84%) Fire and Rescue
11 21 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.84%) Local Government
12 17 (3.92%) Banking
13 15 (3.46%) Marketing
14 12 (2.76%) Back Office
14 12 (2.76%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.15%) Advertising
16 5 (1.15%) Retail
Job Titles
1 175 (40.32%) Analyst
2 128 (29.49%) Service Analyst
3 119 (27.42%) Service Desk Analyst
4 40 (9.22%) IT Support
5 30 (6.91%) IT Manager
6 29 (6.68%) Developer
6 29 (6.68%) Service Manager
7 28 (6.45%) Support Analyst
8 26 (5.99%) IT Analyst
9 25 (5.76%) ServiceNow Developer
10 23 (5.30%) Support Manager
11 21 (4.84%) Architect
12 20 (4.61%) IT Support Analyst
13 18 (4.15%) IT Services Manager
13 18 (4.15%) Operations Manager
13 18 (4.15%) Senior
14 16 (3.69%) Business Manager
14 16 (3.69%) Consultant
14 16 (3.69%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (3.46%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.69%) CSS
1 16 (3.69%) HTML
2 15 (3.46%) REST
2 15 (3.46%) SOAP
3 13 (3.00%) XML
4 12 (2.76%) JSON
5 7 (1.61%) .NET
5 7 (1.61%) Middleware
6 3 (0.69%) EDI
6 3 (0.69%) OpenTelemetry
6 3 (0.69%) Web Services
7 2 (0.46%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.46%) YAML
8 1 (0.23%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.30%) NHS
2 22 (5.07%) CMDB
3 21 (4.84%) Driving Licence
4 20 (4.61%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.23%) PKI
6 10 (2.30%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.30%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.84%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (1.84%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.61%) CCTV
8 7 (1.61%) iPad
9 5 (1.15%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.92%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.46%) Linux Command Line
12 2 (0.46%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.46%) Social Media
12 2 (0.46%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 56 (12.90%) Windows
2 25 (5.76%) Windows 10
3 22 (5.07%) Linux
4 21 (4.84%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.30%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.46%) Android
6 2 (0.46%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (66.13%) ITIL
2 146 (33.64%) Service Management
3 141 (32.49%) Customer Service
4 121 (27.88%) Performance Metrics
5 92 (21.20%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (18.89%) Service Delivery
7 69 (15.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 47 (10.83%) Agile
9 45 (10.37%) Asset Management
9 45 (10.37%) Mentoring
10 42 (9.68%) Change Management
11 39 (8.99%) Stakeholder Management
12 31 (7.14%) User Experience
13 30 (6.91%) Problem Management
14 28 (6.45%) Coaching
15 27 (6.22%) Cybersecurity
15 27 (6.22%) Migration
15 27 (6.22%) Project Delivery
16 26 (5.99%) Project Management
17 25 (5.76%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 29 (6.68%) JavaScript
2 23 (5.30%) SQL
3 18 (4.15%) Python
4 9 (2.07%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.38%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.46%) Bash
6 2 (0.46%) C#
6 2 (0.46%) Google Apps Script
6 2 (0.46%) Perl
7 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 138 (31.80%) Degree
2 129 (29.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 122 (28.11%) MCSE
4 121 (27.88%) AWS Certification
5 22 (5.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 18 (4.15%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (4.15%) Security Cleared
7 16 (3.69%) SC Cleared
8 13 (3.00%) CCNP
9 10 (2.30%) PMI Certification
10 9 (2.07%) CCNA
10 9 (2.07%) PMP
11 8 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.61%) MCP
12 7 (1.61%) MCSA
13 5 (1.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 5 (1.15%) Azure Certification
13 5 (1.15%) CISSP
13 5 (1.15%) Master's Degree
14 4 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (29.03%) QA
2 18 (4.15%) SLA
3 15 (3.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.61%) NIST
6 6 (1.38%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.15%) COBIT
7 5 (1.15%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.92%) GDPR
8 4 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 4 (0.92%) PMO
9 3 (0.69%) GRC
10 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.23%) NCSC
10 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (8.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.61%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.46%) Docker
4 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (5.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.38%) Ansible
3 17 (3.92%) Terraform
4 13 (3.00%) SCCM
5 6 (1.38%) Autotask
6 4 (0.92%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.69%) Nagios
7 3 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.46%) Puppet
9 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.23%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 243 (55.99%) ServiceNow
2 193 (44.47%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.84%) BMC
3 21 (4.84%) Remedy
4 15 (3.46%) Apple
5 14 (3.23%) Arista
5 14 (3.23%) Aruba
5 14 (3.23%) NetScout
6 12 (2.76%) Cisco
7 11 (2.53%) Freshdesk
7 11 (2.53%) SolarWinds
8 8 (1.84%) VMware
9 7 (1.61%) Datto
9 7 (1.61%) Draytek
9 7 (1.61%) Mitel
9 7 (1.61%) WatchGuard
10 6 (1.38%) ConnectWise
10 6 (1.38%) Google
10 6 (1.38%) WooCommerce
11 5 (1.15%) Salesforce