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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 182 183
Rank change year-on-year +17 +1 +170
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 306 428 455
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.88% 1.84% 1.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 2.10% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 236 291 381
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,813 £43,923 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +8.81%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,125 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £46,750 £54,439 £54,500
% change year-on-year -14.12% -0.11% +9.00%

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 15,148 20,417 24,183
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.10% 87.67% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 8,627 12,818 19,923
10th Percentile £29,848 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +2.16%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

ITSM
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing ITSM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

ITSM trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

ITSM
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing ITSM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing ITSM

ITSM
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing ITSM over the 6 months to 14 September 2025.

ITSM salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

ITSM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.98%) IBM Domino
3 3 (0.98%) IBM Notes
3 3 (0.98%) IIS
4 1 (0.33%) Apache
Applications
1 34 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.31%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 14 (4.58%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.33%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 70 (22.88%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (15.69%) Azure
3 45 (14.71%) AWS
4 26 (8.50%) SaaS
5 8 (2.61%) PaaS
5 8 (2.61%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.29%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.31%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.65%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.65%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (0.65%) GitHub
9 2 (0.65%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.33%) Intacct
10 1 (0.33%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.33%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.33%) Slack
10 1 (0.33%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.90%) VPN
1 15 (4.90%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (3.92%) LAN
2 12 (3.92%) WAN
3 10 (3.27%) Firewall
3 10 (3.27%) SD-WAN
3 10 (3.27%) VoIP
4 7 (2.29%) DNS
5 6 (1.96%) DHCP
5 6 (1.96%) Network Security
5 6 (1.96%) Remote Desktop
5 6 (1.96%) Unified Communications
6 4 (1.31%) SNMP
6 4 (1.31%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.98%) Broadband
8 2 (0.65%) ADSL
8 2 (0.65%) Internet
8 2 (0.65%) MPLS
9 1 (0.33%) BGP
9 1 (0.33%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.63%) Power BI
2 4 (1.31%) Relational Database
2 4 (1.31%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.98%) Metadata
4 2 (0.65%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.33%) DB2
5 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (1.96%) Git
1 6 (1.96%) JIRA
2 2 (0.65%) Octopus Deploy
2 2 (0.65%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 137 (44.77%) Social Skills
2 41 (13.40%) Law
3 39 (12.75%) Finance
4 34 (11.11%) Public Sector
5 28 (9.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (7.19%) French Language
6 22 (7.19%) Swedish Language
7 17 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
7 17 (5.56%) Banking
8 14 (4.58%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (2.94%) Back Office
9 9 (2.94%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.61%) Games
11 7 (2.29%) Advertising
11 7 (2.29%) Retail
12 6 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.63%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.98%) Legal
Job Titles
1 55 (17.97%) Analyst
2 49 (16.01%) Senior
3 45 (14.71%) Consultant
4 37 (12.09%) Technical Consultant
5 35 (11.44%) Senior Consultant
5 35 (11.44%) Senior Technical Consultant
6 33 (10.78%) IT Support
7 31 (10.13%) Service Analyst
8 30 (9.80%) Service Manager
9 28 (9.15%) IT Manager
10 26 (8.50%) Service Desk Analyst
11 22 (7.19%) ServiceNow Consultant
12 20 (6.54%) 1st Line Support
12 20 (6.54%) Architect
13 18 (5.88%) IT Services Manager
14 17 (5.56%) Lead
14 17 (5.56%) Support Analyst
15 16 (5.23%) Development Manager
16 15 (4.90%) Developer
16 15 (4.90%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.23%) XML
2 14 (4.58%) CSS
2 14 (4.58%) HTML
2 14 (4.58%) JSON
3 7 (2.29%) REST
3 7 (2.29%) SOAP
4 6 (1.96%) YAML
5 4 (1.31%) .NET
5 4 (1.31%) Jinja
6 3 (0.98%) EDI
7 2 (0.65%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.65%) Web Services
8 1 (0.33%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.33%) Ajax
8 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.17%) Management Information System
2 17 (5.56%) CMDB
3 12 (3.92%) Driving Licence
3 12 (3.92%) Operational Technology
4 10 (3.27%) Product Ownership
5 9 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.61%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.96%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.63%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.31%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.31%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.98%) iPad
10 3 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.98%) NHS
10 3 (0.98%) Video\Live Streaming
11 2 (0.65%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 42 (13.73%) Windows
2 18 (5.88%) Linux
3 17 (5.56%) Windows Server
4 10 (3.27%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.63%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.63%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (56.54%) ITIL
2 125 (40.85%) Service Management
3 80 (26.14%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (22.88%) Customer Service
5 55 (17.97%) Service Delivery
6 40 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
7 38 (12.42%) Problem Management
8 34 (11.11%) Agile
8 34 (11.11%) Change Management
9 32 (10.46%) Performance Metrics
10 30 (9.80%) Roadmaps
11 25 (8.17%) Mentoring
12 23 (7.52%) Cybersecurity
13 22 (7.19%) Asset Management
13 22 (7.19%) Computer Science
13 22 (7.19%) Incident Management
14 20 (6.54%) DevOps
14 20 (6.54%) Project Management
15 18 (5.88%) Decision-Making
15 18 (5.88%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.19%) JavaScript
2 15 (4.90%) SQL
3 11 (3.59%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.96%) Bash
4 6 (1.96%) Python
5 5 (1.63%) C#
6 2 (0.65%) Perl
7 1 (0.33%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 60 (19.61%) Degree
2 40 (13.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 32 (10.46%) AWS Certification
4 30 (9.80%) MCSE
5 23 (7.52%) Security Cleared
6 20 (6.54%) SC Cleared
7 18 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (5.56%) CCNP
9 12 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (3.92%) PMI Certification
9 12 (3.92%) PMP
10 11 (3.59%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.94%) ITIL Certification
12 8 (2.61%) CCNA
12 8 (2.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 8 (2.61%) MCP
12 8 (2.61%) MCSA
13 6 (1.96%) CISSP
13 6 (1.96%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.96%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (12.75%) QA
2 16 (5.23%) SLA
3 11 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.29%) COBIT
4 7 (2.29%) NIST
5 6 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 6 (1.96%) PMO
6 5 (1.63%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.98%) NCSC
9 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (5.88%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.96%) BitLocker
2 6 (1.96%) Firmware
3 1 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (3.27%) SCCM
2 7 (2.29%) Ansible
3 5 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.65%) Autotask
4 2 (0.65%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.65%) Puppet
4 2 (0.65%) SCOM
5 1 (0.33%) HP UCMDB
5 1 (0.33%) Nagios
5 1 (0.33%) Panaseer
5 1 (0.33%) Plesk
5 1 (0.33%) Terraform
5 1 (0.33%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 145 (47.39%) ServiceNow
2 80 (26.14%) Microsoft
3 14 (4.58%) Remedy
4 11 (3.59%) Apple
4 11 (3.59%) Cisco
5 8 (2.61%) BMC
6 7 (2.29%) HP
7 6 (1.96%) Freshdesk
7 6 (1.96%) McAfee
7 6 (1.96%) MobileIron
7 6 (1.96%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.31%) Genesys
8 4 (1.31%) Oracle
9 3 (0.98%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.98%) Datto
9 3 (0.98%) IBM
9 3 (0.98%) Lotus
9 3 (0.98%) Snow
10 2 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (0.65%) Dynatrace