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 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 120 154
Rank change year-on-year +13 +34 +108
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 392 483 455
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 2.57% 2.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.85% 2.82% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 227 318 400
10th Percentile £29,150 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,250 £37,500 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -15.20% +13.64%
75th Percentile £76,875 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £54,763
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.04% +7.38%

All Process and 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 13,775 17,158 19,587
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.07% 91.24% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,682 10,397 15,831
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,270
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%

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 10 December 2025.

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 20 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.77%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.77%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.51%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
5 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
Applications
1 103 (26.28%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.02%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (4.85%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (2.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.51%) Magento
3 2 (0.51%) Shopify
4 1 (0.26%) assyst
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 149 (38.01%) Microsoft 365
2 119 (30.36%) AWS
3 51 (13.01%) Azure
4 24 (6.12%) SaaS
5 23 (5.87%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.55%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.28%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (0.51%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (0.51%) GCP
8 2 (0.51%) GitHub
8 2 (0.51%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.51%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.51%) IaaS
8 2 (0.51%) PaaS
8 2 (0.51%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.26%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.59%) VPN
2 16 (4.08%) WAN
3 15 (3.83%) LAN
3 15 (3.83%) VoIP
4 14 (3.57%) SD-WAN
5 12 (3.06%) Firewall
6 11 (2.81%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (2.55%) DHCP
7 10 (2.55%) DNS
8 7 (1.79%) IP Telephony
8 7 (1.79%) Unified Communications
9 4 (1.02%) Network Security
10 3 (0.77%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.51%) MPLS
11 2 (0.51%) SAN
11 2 (0.51%) SNMP
12 1 (0.26%) ADSL
12 1 (0.26%) BGP
12 1 (0.26%) Internet
12 1 (0.26%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.28%) Power BI
2 4 (1.02%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.77%) MySQL
3 3 (0.77%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.51%) Metadata
4 2 (0.51%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 13 (3.32%) JIRA
2 6 (1.53%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) GitLab
General
1 226 (57.65%) Social Skills
2 95 (24.23%) French Language
2 95 (24.23%) Swedish Language
3 43 (10.97%) Finance
4 42 (10.71%) Law
5 30 (7.65%) Influencing Skills
6 27 (6.89%) Legal
6 27 (6.89%) Public Sector
7 23 (5.87%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (5.61%) Banking
9 21 (5.36%) Fire and Rescue
9 21 (5.36%) Local Government
10 18 (4.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (3.83%) Analytical Skills
11 15 (3.83%) Telecoms
12 12 (3.06%) Back Office
13 9 (2.30%) Marketing
14 5 (1.28%) Advertising
15 4 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.02%) Retail
Job Titles
1 144 (36.73%) Analyst
2 107 (27.30%) Service Analyst
3 98 (25.00%) Service Desk Analyst
4 37 (9.44%) IT Support
5 35 (8.93%) Consultant
6 32 (8.16%) Senior
7 28 (7.14%) IT Manager
8 26 (6.63%) Developer
8 26 (6.63%) Technical Consultant
9 25 (6.38%) Service Manager
10 23 (5.87%) Senior Consultant
10 23 (5.87%) Senior Technical Consultant
10 23 (5.87%) ServiceNow Developer
11 22 (5.61%) IT Analyst
12 20 (5.10%) Architect
13 19 (4.85%) 1st Line Support
14 16 (4.08%) Support Analyst
15 15 (3.83%) Change Analyst
15 15 (3.83%) IT Services Manager
15 15 (3.83%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.36%) CSS
1 21 (5.36%) HTML
2 19 (4.85%) XML
3 18 (4.59%) JSON
4 9 (2.30%) REST
4 9 (2.30%) SOAP
5 7 (1.79%) .NET
6 6 (1.53%) YAML
7 4 (1.02%) Jinja
8 3 (0.77%) EDI
8 3 (0.77%) Web Services
9 2 (0.51%) Middleware
10 1 (0.26%) AngularJS
10 1 (0.26%) LDAP
10 1 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.36%) CMDB
1 21 (5.36%) NHS
2 19 (4.85%) Driving Licence
3 12 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
4 11 (2.81%) Operational Technology
5 7 (1.79%) CCTV
5 7 (1.79%) iPad
5 7 (1.79%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.79%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.53%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.02%) AI Agents
7 4 (1.02%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.51%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 42 (10.71%) Windows
2 20 (5.10%) Linux
2 20 (5.10%) Windows Server
3 19 (4.85%) Windows 10
4 12 (3.06%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (67.09%) ITIL
2 131 (33.42%) Service Management
3 123 (31.38%) Customer Service
4 102 (26.02%) Performance Metrics
5 74 (18.88%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (18.37%) Service Delivery
7 51 (13.01%) Continuous Improvement
8 42 (10.71%) Agile
8 42 (10.71%) Asset Management
9 33 (8.42%) Problem Management
9 33 (8.42%) Stakeholder Management
10 31 (7.91%) Change Management
10 31 (7.91%) Cybersecurity
11 28 (7.14%) Migration
12 25 (6.38%) User Experience
13 24 (6.12%) Project Management
14 23 (5.87%) IT Asset Management
14 23 (5.87%) Mentoring
14 23 (5.87%) Roadmaps
14 23 (5.87%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 33 (8.42%) JavaScript
2 19 (4.85%) SQL
3 10 (2.55%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.28%) Bash
4 5 (1.28%) Python
5 2 (0.51%) C#
5 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.26%) Perl
Qualifications
1 116 (29.59%) Degree
2 108 (27.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 103 (26.28%) AWS Certification
4 102 (26.02%) MCSE
5 20 (5.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 19 (4.85%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (4.08%) CCNP
8 13 (3.32%) Security Cleared
9 12 (3.06%) SC Cleared
10 11 (2.81%) PMI Certification
10 11 (2.81%) PMP
11 8 (2.04%) Azure Certification
11 8 (2.04%) CCNA
12 7 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
12 7 (1.79%) MCP
12 7 (1.79%) MCSA
13 5 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (1.02%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (27.04%) QA
2 13 (3.32%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (3.32%) SLA
3 10 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.04%) NIST
5 7 (1.79%) COBIT
6 6 (1.53%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.28%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 4 (1.02%) PMO
9 3 (0.77%) GDPR
9 3 (0.77%) NCSC
10 2 (0.51%) GRC
11 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (8.93%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.79%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.26%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (5.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.04%) SCCM
3 7 (1.79%) Ansible
4 4 (1.02%) Autotask
5 3 (0.77%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.51%) Nagios
6 2 (0.51%) Terraform
7 1 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.26%) Puppet
7 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 223 (56.89%) ServiceNow
2 161 (41.07%) Microsoft
3 19 (4.85%) BMC
3 19 (4.85%) Remedy
4 14 (3.57%) Freshdesk
5 13 (3.32%) Apple
5 13 (3.32%) Cisco
6 8 (2.04%) VMware
7 7 (1.79%) Datto
7 7 (1.79%) Draytek
7 7 (1.79%) Mitel
7 7 (1.79%) WatchGuard
8 6 (1.53%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.02%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.02%) Genesys
9 4 (1.02%) Google
9 4 (1.02%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.77%) F5
10 3 (0.77%) IBM
10 3 (0.77%) Lotus