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 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 157 173
Rank change year-on-year +13 +16 +154
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 361 449 435
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.18% 2.14% 1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 2.43% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 222 282 373
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,188 £75,579 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,881
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.34% +9.76%

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 15,506 18,481 22,124
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.84% 88.04% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,387 11,009 17,989
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £78,031 £81,250 £80,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 14 October 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 11 (3.05%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.83%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.83%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.55%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 78 (21.61%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.11%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (5.26%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.28%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 114 (31.58%) Microsoft 365
2 91 (25.21%) AWS
3 51 (14.13%) Azure
4 25 (6.93%) SaaS
5 10 (2.77%) Entra ID
6 9 (2.49%) Power Platform
7 8 (2.22%) PaaS
8 6 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.39%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.55%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.55%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.55%) GCP
10 2 (0.55%) GitHub
10 2 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.55%) IaaS
10 2 (0.55%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.28%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.71%) Wi-Fi
2 16 (4.43%) VPN
3 14 (3.88%) WAN
4 13 (3.60%) LAN
5 12 (3.32%) SD-WAN
5 12 (3.32%) VoIP
6 11 (3.05%) Firewall
7 7 (1.94%) DHCP
7 7 (1.94%) DNS
7 7 (1.94%) Network Security
7 7 (1.94%) Unified Communications
8 4 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (1.11%) SNMP
9 3 (0.83%) Broadband
9 3 (0.83%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.55%) IP Telephony
10 2 (0.55%) MPLS
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.28%) Internet
11 1 (0.28%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.39%) Power BI
2 3 (0.83%) Metadata
2 3 (0.83%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.55%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (1.94%) JIRA
2 6 (1.66%) Git
3 2 (0.55%) Octopus Deploy
3 2 (0.55%) TeamCity
General
1 184 (50.97%) Social Skills
2 67 (18.56%) French Language
2 67 (18.56%) Swedish Language
3 47 (13.02%) Finance
4 41 (11.36%) Law
5 34 (9.42%) Public Sector
6 29 (8.03%) Influencing Skills
7 25 (6.93%) Legal
8 24 (6.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (5.82%) Fire and Rescue
9 21 (5.82%) Local Government
10 19 (5.26%) Banking
11 16 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
11 16 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (3.32%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.22%) Back Office
13 8 (2.22%) Games
13 8 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.94%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.66%) Retail
Job Titles
1 116 (32.13%) Analyst
2 80 (22.16%) Service Analyst
3 71 (19.67%) Service Desk Analyst
4 36 (9.97%) Senior
5 34 (9.42%) Consultant
6 33 (9.14%) IT Support
7 28 (7.76%) Service Manager
8 26 (7.20%) Technical Consultant
9 23 (6.37%) Senior Consultant
9 23 (6.37%) Senior Technical Consultant
10 22 (6.09%) Developer
11 20 (5.54%) 1st Line Support
11 20 (5.54%) Architect
12 19 (5.26%) IT Analyst
12 19 (5.26%) IT Manager
12 19 (5.26%) ServiceNow Developer
13 16 (4.43%) Support Analyst
14 15 (4.16%) Change Analyst
14 15 (4.16%) Lead
15 14 (3.88%) ServiceNow Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.16%) XML
2 14 (3.88%) CSS
2 14 (3.88%) HTML
2 14 (3.88%) JSON
3 8 (2.22%) REST
4 7 (1.94%) SOAP
5 6 (1.66%) YAML
6 4 (1.11%) .NET
6 4 (1.11%) Jinja
7 3 (0.83%) EDI
7 3 (0.83%) Web Services
8 2 (0.55%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.28%) LDAP
9 1 (0.28%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.09%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.82%) CMDB
2 21 (5.82%) NHS
3 13 (3.60%) Driving Licence
3 13 (3.60%) Operational Technology
4 11 (3.05%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (2.77%) Product Ownership
6 8 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.94%) Onboarding
8 6 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (1.39%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.39%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (1.39%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.11%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.11%) iPad
10 4 (1.11%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.83%) Video\Live Streaming
12 2 (0.55%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 38 (10.53%) Windows
2 19 (5.26%) Linux
3 17 (4.71%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.77%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.66%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.11%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (62.88%) ITIL
2 141 (39.06%) Service Management
3 105 (29.09%) Customer Service
4 76 (21.05%) Performance Metrics
5 75 (20.78%) Problem-Solving
6 57 (15.79%) Service Delivery
7 53 (14.68%) Agile
8 42 (11.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 37 (10.25%) Change Management
10 36 (9.97%) Problem Management
11 34 (9.42%) Asset Management
12 31 (8.59%) Roadmaps
13 28 (7.76%) Cybersecurity
14 27 (7.48%) Migration
15 25 (6.93%) Case Management
15 25 (6.93%) Mentoring
16 23 (6.37%) Stakeholder Management
17 22 (6.09%) Computer Science
17 22 (6.09%) Project Management
18 21 (5.82%) Digital Innovation
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.48%) JavaScript
2 12 (3.32%) PowerShell
2 12 (3.32%) SQL
3 6 (1.66%) Bash
3 6 (1.66%) Python
4 4 (1.11%) C#
5 2 (0.55%) Perl
Qualifications
1 102 (28.25%) Degree
2 84 (23.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 76 (21.05%) AWS Certification
4 75 (20.78%) MCSE
5 19 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (4.71%) CCNP
7 14 (3.88%) Security Cleared
8 12 (3.32%) PMI Certification
8 12 (3.32%) PMP
9 11 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (3.05%) SC Cleared
10 10 (2.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 9 (2.49%) Azure Certification
12 8 (2.22%) CCNA
12 8 (2.22%) MCP
12 8 (2.22%) MCSA
13 7 (1.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (1.94%) Master's Degree
14 5 (1.39%) CISSP
14 5 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (22.16%) QA
2 13 (3.60%) SLA
3 11 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.49%) COBIT
5 8 (2.22%) NIST
6 7 (1.94%) PMO
7 6 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 5 (1.39%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.83%) NCSC
10 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.28%) GDPR
10 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (5.54%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.66%) BitLocker
2 6 (1.66%) Firmware
3 2 (0.55%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (2.77%) SCCM
2 7 (1.94%) Ansible
2 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.83%) Autotask
4 2 (0.55%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.55%) Nagios
4 2 (0.55%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.55%) Puppet
4 2 (0.55%) SCOM
5 1 (0.28%) Panaseer
5 1 (0.28%) Plesk
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 184 (50.97%) ServiceNow
2 124 (34.35%) Microsoft
3 19 (5.26%) Remedy
4 13 (3.60%) BMC
5 12 (3.32%) Cisco
6 11 (3.05%) Apple
7 7 (1.94%) Freshdesk
8 6 (1.66%) HP
8 6 (1.66%) McAfee
8 6 (1.66%) MobileIron
8 6 (1.66%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.11%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.11%) Datto
9 4 (1.11%) Genesys
10 3 (0.83%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.83%) F5
10 3 (0.83%) IBM
10 3 (0.83%) Lotus
10 3 (0.83%) Snow
10 3 (0.83%) Splunk