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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 192 201
Rank change year-on-year +36 +9 -2
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 416 276 395
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.82% 1.66% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 1.79% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 277 236 326
10th Percentile £31,411 £29,875 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.26% -12.38% -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 18,835 15,419 21,621
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.48% 92.96% 87.61%
Number of salaries quoted 13,574 8,935 15,360
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,584 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 16 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 16 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
Applications
1 74 (17.79%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.96%) Shopify
3 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.48%) Primavera
5 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 143 (34.38%) Microsoft 365
2 77 (18.51%) AWS
3 61 (14.66%) Azure
4 45 (10.82%) Entra ID
5 15 (3.61%) SaaS
6 7 (1.68%) Power Platform
7 4 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (0.96%) Google Workspace
7 4 (0.96%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.72%) GCP
8 3 (0.72%) IaaS
9 2 (0.48%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.48%) Miro
9 2 (0.48%) PaaS
9 2 (0.48%) Prefect
10 1 (0.24%) ClickUp
10 1 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.29%) TCP/IP
2 21 (5.05%) DNS
3 20 (4.81%) VPN
4 19 (4.57%) DHCP
5 11 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (2.16%) Firewall
7 8 (1.92%) VLAN
8 6 (1.44%) Network Security
9 4 (0.96%) WAN
10 3 (0.72%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.72%) TETRA
10 3 (0.72%) Wireless
11 2 (0.48%) LAN
11 2 (0.48%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.24%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.24%) MPLS
12 1 (0.24%) SAN
12 1 (0.24%) SSL
12 1 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.88%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.44%) Power BI
3 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (0.72%) Db2
4 3 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 29 (6.97%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
General
1 224 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 86 (20.67%) Finance
3 69 (16.59%) Public Sector
4 48 (11.54%) Swedish Language
5 44 (10.58%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (7.45%) Banking
7 21 (5.05%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (4.81%) French Language
9 18 (4.33%) Law
10 16 (3.85%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
13 9 (2.16%) Retail
14 8 (1.92%) Legal
14 8 (1.92%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.44%) Aerospace
15 6 (1.44%) Marketing
15 6 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.96%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 122 (29.33%) Analyst
2 83 (19.95%) Service Analyst
3 75 (18.03%) Service Desk Analyst
4 70 (16.83%) Senior
5 69 (16.59%) IT Manager
6 49 (11.78%) Service Manager
7 38 (9.13%) IT Services Manager
8 36 (8.65%) Senior Manager
9 35 (8.41%) IT Support
10 34 (8.17%) Support Analyst
11 32 (7.69%) Senior Service Manager
12 28 (6.73%) Lead
13 25 (6.01%) Senior IT Manager
14 22 (5.29%) IT Analyst
15 20 (4.81%) Developer
16 19 (4.57%) Architect
17 18 (4.33%) Consultant
17 18 (4.33%) Support Engineer
18 17 (4.09%) IT Engineer
19 15 (3.61%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.09%) REST
2 16 (3.85%) SOAP
3 7 (1.68%) Web Services
4 5 (1.20%) .NET
5 3 (0.72%) HTML
5 3 (0.72%) LDAP
5 3 (0.72%) OAuth
5 3 (0.72%) OpenID
6 2 (0.48%) CSS
6 2 (0.48%) JSON
6 2 (0.48%) Kafka
6 2 (0.48%) Middleware
6 2 (0.48%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.48%) RESTful
7 1 (0.24%) Ajax
7 1 (0.24%) JDBC
7 1 (0.24%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.24%) SAML
7 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.25%) CMDB
2 20 (4.81%) Enterprise Software
2 20 (4.81%) Management Information System
2 20 (4.81%) Onboarding
3 13 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.16%) Operational Technology
4 9 (2.16%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.68%) Driving Licence
5 7 (1.68%) LIMS
6 4 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
7 3 (0.72%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.72%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.48%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.48%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.48%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.48%) Replication
8 2 (0.48%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 67 (16.11%) Windows
2 18 (4.33%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.16%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.92%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.44%) Android
5 6 (1.44%) Linux
6 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (71.15%) ITIL
2 186 (44.71%) Service Management
3 120 (28.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 108 (25.96%) Customer Service
5 94 (22.60%) Service Delivery
6 89 (21.39%) Performance Metrics
7 87 (20.91%) Stakeholder Management
8 85 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
9 54 (12.98%) Agile
10 45 (10.82%) Roadmaps
11 44 (10.58%) Problem Management
12 43 (10.34%) Mentoring
12 43 (10.34%) User Experience
13 42 (10.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 39 (9.38%) Coaching
15 35 (8.41%) AI
16 33 (7.93%) DevOps
17 32 (7.69%) Change Management
17 32 (7.69%) Project Delivery
18 31 (7.45%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.77%) PowerShell
1 24 (5.77%) SQL
2 11 (2.64%) Python
3 5 (1.20%) Bash
3 5 (1.20%) C#
3 5 (1.20%) JavaScript
3 5 (1.20%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.72%) PL/SQL
4 3 (0.72%) Ruby
4 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
5 2 (0.48%) Java
5 2 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.48%) Search Processing Language
6 1 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 116 (27.88%) Degree
2 79 (18.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 72 (17.31%) AWS Certification
4 68 (16.35%) MCSE
5 52 (12.50%) Security Cleared
6 30 (7.21%) SC Cleared
7 21 (5.05%) DV Cleared
8 17 (4.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (2.88%) DBS Check
12 11 (2.64%) PMI Certification
13 10 (2.40%) PMP
14 8 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (1.20%) A+ Certification
16 4 (0.96%) Network+ Certification
17 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
17 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
17 3 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
18 2 (0.48%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (20.91%) QA
2 40 (9.62%) SLA
3 11 (2.64%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.92%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.68%) GxP
5 7 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (1.44%) GDPR
7 5 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.72%) COBIT
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.72%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 45 (10.82%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.92%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 34 (8.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.20%) SCCM
2 5 (1.20%) ZABBIX
3 4 (0.96%) Autotask
3 4 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.48%) Ansible
5 2 (0.48%) Argo
5 2 (0.48%) Puppet
5 2 (0.48%) Salt
6 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.24%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 224 (53.85%) ServiceNow
2 165 (39.66%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.73%) Remedy
4 22 (5.29%) BMC
5 10 (2.40%) Freshdesk
6 9 (2.16%) VMware
7 8 (1.92%) Cisco
7 8 (1.92%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.20%) Oracle
9 4 (0.96%) ConnectWise
9 4 (0.96%) Google
9 4 (0.96%) Meraki
9 4 (0.96%) Splunk
10 3 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.72%) BiZZdesign
10 3 (0.72%) Facebook
10 3 (0.72%) Instagram
10 3 (0.72%) SolarWinds
10 3 (0.72%) Veeam
10 3 (0.72%) Workday