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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 147 162
Rank change year-on-year 0 +15 +23
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 476 357 449
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.90% 2.16% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 2.31% 2.39%
Number of salaries quoted 325 218 282
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,579
90th Percentile £106,500 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -9.52% -4.34%

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 20,151 15,479 18,778
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.63% 93.83% 88.19%
Number of salaries quoted 14,312 8,360 11,026
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
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 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 13 October 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 20 (4.20%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.68%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 54 (11.34%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 30 (6.30%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.84%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.84%) Shopify
3 3 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.42%) Maximo
4 2 (0.42%) Primavera
5 1 (0.21%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 146 (30.67%) Microsoft 365
2 84 (17.65%) Azure
3 66 (13.87%) AWS
4 65 (13.66%) Entra ID
5 25 (5.25%) SaaS
6 12 (2.52%) Power Platform
7 8 (1.68%) Google Workspace
8 7 (1.47%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.26%) IaaS
9 6 (1.26%) OCI
9 6 (1.26%) PaaS
10 4 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.63%) GCP
12 2 (0.42%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.42%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.67%) DNS
2 25 (5.25%) DHCP
3 23 (4.83%) VPN
4 22 (4.62%) Firewall
4 22 (4.62%) TCP/IP
5 19 (3.99%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (2.73%) IP Telephony
7 8 (1.68%) Network Security
7 8 (1.68%) VLAN
8 7 (1.47%) WAN
9 6 (1.26%) LAN
10 4 (0.84%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.63%) 3GPP
11 3 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.63%) TETRA
12 1 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.21%) MPLS
12 1 (0.21%) SAN
12 1 (0.21%) VoIP
12 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.68%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.47%) Power BI
3 5 (1.05%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.42%) GIS
5 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.21%) Big Data
5 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 40 (8.40%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Git
2 1 (0.21%) Jaeger
2 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
General
1 267 (56.09%) Social Skills
2 111 (23.32%) Finance
3 69 (14.50%) Public Sector
4 66 (13.87%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (10.50%) Banking
6 40 (8.40%) Swedish Language
7 30 (6.30%) Influencing Skills
8 29 (6.09%) Law
9 23 (4.83%) Telecoms
10 21 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
11 19 (3.99%) Manufacturing
12 18 (3.78%) Retail
13 15 (3.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (2.73%) Pharmaceutical
15 12 (2.52%) Aerospace
16 11 (2.31%) Legal
17 8 (1.68%) Marketing
18 4 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
19 3 (0.63%) Police
Job Titles
1 118 (24.79%) Analyst
2 84 (17.65%) Senior
3 82 (17.23%) IT Manager
4 77 (16.18%) Service Manager
5 64 (13.45%) Service Analyst
6 57 (11.97%) IT Support
7 56 (11.76%) Support Analyst
8 55 (11.55%) Service Desk Analyst
9 48 (10.08%) IT Services Manager
10 37 (7.77%) Senior Manager
11 33 (6.93%) Senior Service Manager
12 32 (6.72%) IT Analyst
13 31 (6.51%) Lead
14 29 (6.09%) 1st Line Support
15 25 (5.25%) Consultant
16 24 (5.04%) IT Engineer
16 24 (5.04%) Support Engineer
17 22 (4.62%) ITSM Analyst
17 22 (4.62%) Senior IT Manager
17 22 (4.62%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.57%) REST
2 15 (3.15%) SOAP
3 8 (1.68%) Web Services
4 5 (1.05%) HTML
5 4 (0.84%) CSS
5 4 (0.84%) LDAP
6 3 (0.63%) Ajax
6 3 (0.63%) JSON
6 3 (0.63%) OAuth
6 3 (0.63%) OpenID
6 3 (0.63%) RESTful
7 2 (0.42%) Middleware
7 2 (0.42%) XML
8 1 (0.21%) .NET
8 1 (0.21%) Guice
8 1 (0.21%) Hibernate
8 1 (0.21%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.21%) Spring
8 1 (0.21%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.82%) Onboarding
2 34 (7.14%) CMDB
3 33 (6.93%) Management Information System
4 26 (5.46%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (5.25%) Driving Licence
6 23 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.52%) CCTV
8 11 (2.31%) Operational Technology
9 10 (2.10%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.47%) LIMS
11 5 (1.05%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.05%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.84%) Smartphone
12 4 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.63%) Enterprise Storage
13 3 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (0.63%) Virtual Team
14 2 (0.42%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 91 (19.12%) Windows
2 30 (6.30%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.57%) Linux
4 13 (2.73%) macOS
5 8 (1.68%) Android
6 5 (1.05%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (70.59%) ITIL
2 247 (51.89%) Service Management
3 154 (32.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 111 (23.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 106 (22.27%) Service Delivery
6 103 (21.64%) Problem-Solving
7 92 (19.33%) Customer Service
8 63 (13.24%) Performance Metrics
9 61 (12.82%) Problem Management
10 57 (11.97%) Agile
11 56 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 52 (10.92%) Change Management
12 52 (10.92%) User Experience
13 51 (10.71%) Mentoring
13 51 (10.71%) Root Cause Analysis
14 49 (10.29%) Collaborative Working
15 47 (9.87%) Coaching
16 46 (9.66%) Incident Management
17 45 (9.45%) Asset Management
18 43 (9.03%) AI
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.25%) PowerShell
2 18 (3.78%) SQL
3 11 (2.31%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.10%) Python
5 5 (1.05%) Bash
5 5 (1.05%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.63%) Ruby
7 2 (0.42%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.42%) Java
7 2 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.42%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.21%) C#
8 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 104 (21.85%) Degree
2 87 (18.28%) Security Cleared
3 64 (13.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 53 (11.13%) SC Cleared
5 52 (10.92%) MCSE
6 44 (9.24%) AWS Certification
7 26 (5.46%) DV Cleared
8 20 (4.20%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (3.99%) ITIL Certification
10 17 (3.57%) CCNA
10 17 (3.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 16 (3.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 16 (3.36%) CCNP
12 13 (2.73%) DBS Check
13 12 (2.52%) MCSA
13 12 (2.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 10 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
15 9 (1.89%) PMI Certification
16 8 (1.68%) PMP
17 6 (1.26%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (11.76%) QA
2 47 (9.87%) SLA
3 16 (3.36%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (2.73%) COBIT
5 10 (2.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.89%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.89%) Data Quality
7 7 (1.47%) GxP
8 6 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 6 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.84%) GDPR
9 4 (0.84%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.42%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.21%) GRC
System Software
1 58 (12.18%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.99%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Docker
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 55 (11.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 8 (1.68%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.05%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.84%) Autotask
6 3 (0.63%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.63%) SCCM
7 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.42%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.21%) Ansible
8 1 (0.21%) Grafana
8 1 (0.21%) Nessus
8 1 (0.21%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 196 (41.18%) ServiceNow
2 157 (32.98%) Microsoft
3 30 (6.30%) Remedy
4 22 (4.62%) BMC
5 20 (4.20%) VMware
6 13 (2.73%) WatchGuard
7 12 (2.52%) Cisco
7 12 (2.52%) Draytek
7 12 (2.52%) Mitel
7 12 (2.52%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.68%) Google
9 7 (1.47%) Freshdesk
9 7 (1.47%) SAP
9 7 (1.47%) YouTube
10 6 (1.26%) HubSpot
10 6 (1.26%) Meraki
10 6 (1.26%) Splunk
11 5 (1.05%) ConnectWise
11 5 (1.05%) SolarWinds
11 5 (1.05%) Workday