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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 212 199
Rank change year-on-year +62 -13 +7
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 414 265 429
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.86% 1.60% 1.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.24% 1.72% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 278 226 369
10th Percentile £31,438 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% -4.55%

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 18,446 15,378 22,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.04% 92.99% 87.83%
Number of salaries quoted 13,393 9,086 16,698
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.41%

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 1 August 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 18 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (3.62%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
5 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 84 (20.29%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (6.28%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.21%) Shopify
3 3 (0.72%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.48%) Magento
5 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.24%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 159 (38.41%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (20.53%) AWS
3 61 (14.73%) Azure
4 44 (10.63%) Entra ID
5 11 (2.66%) SaaS
6 7 (1.69%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.21%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.97%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.72%) GCP
9 3 (0.72%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.48%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.48%) Datadog
10 2 (0.48%) IaaS
10 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.48%) Miro
10 2 (0.48%) Prefect
11 1 (0.24%) ClickUp
11 1 (0.24%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.04%) TCP/IP
2 24 (5.80%) DNS
3 22 (5.31%) DHCP
4 20 (4.83%) VPN
5 11 (2.66%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.69%) Firewall
6 7 (1.69%) VLAN
7 5 (1.21%) Network Security
7 5 (1.21%) WAN
8 3 (0.72%) LAN
8 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.72%) SSL
8 3 (0.72%) Wireless
9 2 (0.48%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.24%) 3GPP
10 1 (0.24%) Cisco IPT
10 1 (0.24%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.24%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.24%) MPLS
10 1 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.14%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.45%) Power BI
3 5 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (0.97%) Db2
4 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 29 (7.00%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) GitLab
2 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
General
1 221 (53.38%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.63%) Finance
3 65 (15.70%) Public Sector
4 48 (11.59%) Swedish Language
5 37 (8.94%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (7.00%) French Language
7 26 (6.28%) Banking
8 17 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (3.62%) Law
10 12 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (2.90%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.69%) Retail
13 6 (1.45%) Legal
14 5 (1.21%) Marketing
14 5 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.21%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.97%) Publishing
16 3 (0.72%) Korean Language
17 2 (0.48%) Military
Job Titles
1 129 (31.16%) Analyst
2 94 (22.71%) Service Analyst
3 86 (20.77%) Service Desk Analyst
4 67 (16.18%) IT Manager
5 62 (14.98%) Senior
6 47 (11.35%) Service Manager
7 38 (9.18%) IT Services Manager
8 35 (8.45%) IT Support
9 33 (7.97%) Senior Manager
9 33 (7.97%) Support Analyst
10 29 (7.00%) Lead
10 29 (7.00%) Senior Service Manager
11 25 (6.04%) Senior IT Manager
12 23 (5.56%) Support Engineer
13 21 (5.07%) Consultant
13 21 (5.07%) Developer
13 21 (5.07%) IT Analyst
14 19 (4.59%) IT Engineer
15 18 (4.35%) Architect
16 17 (4.11%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (5.56%) REST
2 20 (4.83%) SOAP
3 9 (2.17%) Web Services
4 6 (1.45%) .NET
5 4 (0.97%) LDAP
5 4 (0.97%) Middleware
6 3 (0.72%) JDBC
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%) OAuth
8 1 (0.24%) OpenID
8 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.04%) CMDB
2 16 (3.86%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.62%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (3.62%) Management Information System
4 11 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.42%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.93%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.21%) Operational Technology
8 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.97%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.97%) LIMS
8 4 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (0.72%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.72%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.48%) AI Agents
10 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.48%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.48%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.48%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 69 (16.67%) Windows
2 18 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 12 (2.90%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.17%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.69%) Android
5 7 (1.69%) Linux
6 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (71.26%) ITIL
2 171 (41.30%) Service Management
3 119 (28.74%) Customer Service
4 109 (26.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 96 (23.19%) Performance Metrics
6 94 (22.71%) Service Delivery
7 82 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
8 81 (19.57%) Stakeholder Management
9 45 (10.87%) Agile
10 44 (10.63%) User Experience
11 41 (9.90%) Roadmaps
12 40 (9.66%) Mentoring
12 40 (9.66%) Problem Management
13 39 (9.42%) Coaching
14 35 (8.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 32 (7.73%) AI
15 32 (7.73%) DevOps
16 29 (7.00%) Asset Management
16 29 (7.00%) Change Management
16 29 (7.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.52%) SQL
2 24 (5.80%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.90%) Python
4 7 (1.69%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.45%) Bash
5 6 (1.45%) C#
6 4 (0.97%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.97%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.97%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.72%) Ruby
8 2 (0.48%) Java
8 2 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.48%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.24%) Perl
9 1 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 119 (28.74%) Degree
2 88 (21.26%) Microsoft Certification
3 79 (19.08%) AWS Certification
4 77 (18.60%) MCSE
5 43 (10.39%) Security Cleared
6 23 (5.56%) SC Cleared
7 16 (3.86%) DV Cleared
7 16 (3.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 13 (3.14%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (2.90%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (2.42%) DBS Check
11 7 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.69%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.69%) PMP
12 5 (1.21%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
14 2 (0.48%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (22.95%) QA
2 39 (9.42%) SLA
3 7 (1.69%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 6 (1.45%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.45%) GDPR
5 5 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.97%) GxP
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.72%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.48%) COBIT
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 42 (10.14%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.93%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Docker
Systems Management
1 35 (8.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.93%) SCCM
3 5 (1.21%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.97%) Autotask
4 4 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.72%) Ansible
5 3 (0.72%) Puppet
5 3 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.48%) Argo
6 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.48%) Salt
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.24%) Terraform
7 1 (0.24%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 245 (59.18%) ServiceNow
2 177 (42.75%) Microsoft
3 26 (6.28%) Remedy
4 20 (4.83%) BMC
5 10 (2.42%) Freshdesk
6 8 (1.93%) Cisco
6 8 (1.93%) VMware
7 7 (1.69%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.45%) ConnectWise
9 4 (0.97%) Citrix
9 4 (0.97%) Meraki
9 4 (0.97%) SAP
9 4 (0.97%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.97%) Splunk
10 3 (0.72%) Apple
10 3 (0.72%) BiZZdesign
10 3 (0.72%) Google
10 3 (0.72%) Oracle
11 2 (0.48%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.48%) Zscaler