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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 163 187
Rank change year-on-year +15 +24 -6
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 459 319 437
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.87% 1.96% 1.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 2.10% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 306 238 293
10th Percentile £30,625 £30,350 £31,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,563 £43,923
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -10.38% -2.75%

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 19,950 15,207 20,601
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.43% 93.22% 87.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,303 8,631 12,628
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,812 £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 19 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 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (3.27%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.74%) Confluence
4 2 (0.44%) CMS
5 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 69 (15.03%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.10%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.87%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.87%) Shopify
3 3 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.44%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.44%) Primavera
5 1 (0.22%) Maximo
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
1 155 (33.77%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (17.43%) AWS
3 76 (16.56%) Azure
4 62 (13.51%) Entra ID
5 24 (5.23%) SaaS
6 10 (2.18%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.31%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.31%) IaaS
7 6 (1.31%) OneDrive
7 6 (1.31%) PaaS
8 5 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.87%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.87%) OCI
10 3 (0.65%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (0.65%) GCP
10 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.44%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.44%) Miro
12 1 (0.22%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.22%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.88%) DNS
2 25 (5.45%) DHCP
2 25 (5.45%) TCP/IP
3 24 (5.23%) VPN
4 17 (3.70%) Firewall
5 14 (3.05%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (1.96%) IP Telephony
7 8 (1.74%) Network Security
7 8 (1.74%) VLAN
8 7 (1.53%) WAN
9 5 (1.09%) LAN
9 5 (1.09%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.65%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.65%) TETRA
10 3 (0.65%) Wireless
11 1 (0.22%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.22%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.22%) Converged Networks
11 1 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.53%) Power BI
3 4 (0.87%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.22%) Big Data
4 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.22%) GIS
4 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (8.50%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Jaeger
General
1 260 (56.64%) Social Skills
2 102 (22.22%) Finance
3 64 (13.94%) Public Sector
4 60 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.46%) Swedish Language
6 40 (8.71%) Banking
7 28 (6.10%) Law
8 27 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (4.58%) Manufacturing
10 17 (3.70%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (2.83%) Retail
13 12 (2.61%) French Language
13 12 (2.61%) Pharmaceutical
14 10 (2.18%) Legal
15 9 (1.96%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.96%) Marketing
16 4 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 129 (28.10%) Analyst
2 86 (18.74%) Senior
3 78 (16.99%) Service Analyst
4 71 (15.47%) IT Manager
5 70 (15.25%) Service Desk Analyst
6 60 (13.07%) Service Manager
7 51 (11.11%) IT Support
8 49 (10.68%) Support Analyst
9 41 (8.93%) IT Services Manager
10 40 (8.71%) Senior Manager
11 36 (7.84%) Senior Service Manager
12 31 (6.75%) Lead
13 27 (5.88%) IT Analyst
14 25 (5.45%) Architect
14 25 (5.45%) Senior IT Manager
15 24 (5.23%) 1st Line Support
16 23 (5.01%) IT Engineer
16 23 (5.01%) Support Engineer
17 22 (4.79%) ITSM Analyst
18 21 (4.58%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.49%) REST
1 16 (3.49%) SOAP
2 8 (1.74%) Web Services
3 5 (1.09%) HTML
4 4 (0.87%) CSS
4 4 (0.87%) LDAP
5 3 (0.65%) Ajax
5 3 (0.65%) OAuth
5 3 (0.65%) OpenID
6 2 (0.44%) .NET
6 2 (0.44%) JSON
6 2 (0.44%) Middleware
6 2 (0.44%) RESTful
7 1 (0.22%) Kafka
7 1 (0.22%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.22%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.19%) Management Information System
1 33 (7.19%) Onboarding
2 31 (6.75%) CMDB
3 23 (5.01%) Enterprise Software
4 19 (4.14%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.18%) Operational Technology
6 9 (1.96%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.74%) CCTV
8 7 (1.53%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.53%) LIMS
9 5 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.87%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.65%) Enterprise Storage
11 3 (0.65%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.65%) Smartphone
11 3 (0.65%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.44%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 85 (18.52%) Windows
2 25 (5.45%) Windows Server
3 14 (3.05%) Linux
4 11 (2.40%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.74%) Android
5 8 (1.74%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (70.59%) ITIL
2 213 (46.41%) Service Management
3 141 (30.72%) Continuous Improvement
4 110 (23.97%) Customer Service
5 99 (21.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 97 (21.13%) Problem-Solving
7 92 (20.04%) Service Delivery
8 82 (17.86%) Performance Metrics
9 59 (12.85%) Agile
9 59 (12.85%) Problem Management
10 58 (12.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 50 (10.89%) Mentoring
11 50 (10.89%) User Experience
12 47 (10.24%) Change Management
13 45 (9.80%) Root Cause Analysis
14 43 (9.37%) Project Delivery
15 42 (9.15%) Coaching
16 40 (8.71%) Collaborative Working
17 38 (8.28%) Decision-Making
17 38 (8.28%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.45%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.58%) SQL
3 11 (2.40%) Python
4 9 (1.96%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.09%) Bash
5 5 (1.09%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.65%) Ruby
7 2 (0.44%) C#
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%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 122 (26.58%) Degree
2 81 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (16.12%) Security Cleared
4 68 (14.81%) MCSE
5 64 (13.94%) AWS Certification
6 45 (9.80%) SC Cleared
7 22 (4.79%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.70%) ITIL Certification
8 17 (3.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (2.83%) DBS Check
11 10 (2.18%) CCNA
11 10 (2.18%) CCNP
12 9 (1.96%) PMI Certification
13 8 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.74%) MCSA
13 8 (1.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 8 (1.74%) PMP
14 6 (1.31%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (17.21%) QA
2 47 (10.24%) SLA
3 12 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (2.40%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.96%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.53%) GxP
6 7 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (1.31%) GDPR
7 6 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.87%) COBIT
8 4 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.65%) 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
11 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 58 (12.64%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.27%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 50 (10.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.31%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (1.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.09%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.87%) Autotask
4 4 (0.87%) SCCM
5 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.22%) Ansible
6 1 (0.22%) Argo
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.22%) Puppet
6 1 (0.22%) Salt
6 1 (0.22%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 225 (49.02%) ServiceNow
2 172 (37.47%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.10%) Remedy
4 22 (4.79%) BMC
5 16 (3.49%) VMware
6 11 (2.40%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.18%) Freshdesk
8 9 (1.96%) Cisco
8 9 (1.96%) WatchGuard
9 8 (1.74%) Draytek
9 8 (1.74%) Mitel
10 6 (1.31%) Google
10 6 (1.31%) Meraki
11 5 (1.09%) HubSpot
11 5 (1.09%) Oracle
11 5 (1.09%) SAP
11 5 (1.09%) Splunk
12 4 (0.87%) Facebook
12 4 (0.87%) Instagram
12 4 (0.87%) YouTube