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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 128 182
Rank change year-on-year +36 +54 +29
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 426 431 485
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.67% 2.70% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.08% 2.86% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 245 291 415
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -5.81% +3.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,568 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.97% -

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 13,845 15,075 25,445
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.66% 94.54% 92.80%
Number of salaries quoted 8,824 8,952 21,022
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £34,751
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.62% -7.20%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 6 February 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 27 (6.34%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.70%) Confluence
3 3 (0.70%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.70%) HCL Notes
3 3 (0.70%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 123 (28.87%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (4.69%) Remedy ITSM
2 15 (3.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 7 (1.64%) Magento
3 7 (1.64%) Shopify
4 2 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.47%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.23%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 181 (42.49%) Microsoft 365
2 151 (35.45%) AWS
3 67 (15.73%) Azure
4 28 (6.57%) Entra ID
5 26 (6.10%) SaaS
6 15 (3.52%) OCI
7 12 (2.82%) Power Platform
8 11 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.94%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.70%) Datadog
10 3 (0.70%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.47%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.47%) GCP
11 2 (0.47%) IaaS
11 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.47%) PaaS
11 2 (0.47%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.81%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (6.34%) Firewall
3 19 (4.46%) VPN
4 15 (3.52%) DNS
4 15 (3.52%) LAN
4 15 (3.52%) NGFW
4 15 (3.52%) SD-WAN
4 15 (3.52%) VXLAN
4 15 (3.52%) WAN
4 15 (3.52%) Wireshark
5 13 (3.05%) DHCP
6 11 (2.58%) VoIP
7 8 (1.88%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.64%) IP Telephony
9 5 (1.17%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.70%) Network Security
11 2 (0.47%) Broadband
11 2 (0.47%) SAN
12 1 (0.23%) ADSL
12 1 (0.23%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.88%) Power BI
1 8 (1.88%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.70%) MySQL
3 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.23%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (7.51%) JIRA
2 3 (0.70%) GitLab
3 2 (0.47%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.23%) Git
General
1 260 (61.03%) Social Skills
2 115 (27.00%) French Language
3 95 (22.30%) Swedish Language
4 48 (11.27%) Public Sector
5 37 (8.69%) Finance
6 36 (8.45%) Law
7 34 (7.98%) Analytical Skills
8 28 (6.57%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (6.34%) Legal
9 27 (6.34%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (4.93%) Fire and Rescue
10 21 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (4.93%) Local Government
11 17 (3.99%) Banking
12 16 (3.76%) Marketing
13 12 (2.82%) Back Office
14 11 (2.58%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.17%) Advertising
16 5 (1.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 176 (41.31%) Analyst
2 127 (29.81%) Service Analyst
3 118 (27.70%) Service Desk Analyst
4 41 (9.62%) IT Support
5 30 (7.04%) IT Manager
5 30 (7.04%) Support Analyst
6 28 (6.57%) Service Manager
7 26 (6.10%) IT Analyst
8 24 (5.63%) Developer
8 24 (5.63%) Support Manager
9 22 (5.16%) Architect
10 20 (4.69%) IT Support Analyst
10 20 (4.69%) ServiceNow Developer
11 19 (4.46%) Operations Manager
12 18 (4.23%) IT Services Manager
13 17 (3.99%) Lead
13 17 (3.99%) Solutions Architect
14 16 (3.76%) Business Manager
15 15 (3.52%) Network Manager
15 15 (3.52%) Network Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.29%) REST
1 14 (3.29%) SOAP
2 13 (3.05%) CSS
2 13 (3.05%) HTML
3 10 (2.35%) JSON
3 10 (2.35%) XML
4 9 (2.11%) Middleware
5 7 (1.64%) .NET
6 4 (0.94%) Web Services
7 3 (0.70%) EDI
7 3 (0.70%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.47%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.23%) LDAP
9 1 (0.23%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.63%) NHS
2 23 (5.40%) Data Centre
3 22 (5.16%) CMDB
4 21 (4.93%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.52%) PKI
6 12 (2.82%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.58%) Onboarding
8 8 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (1.64%) CCTV
9 7 (1.64%) iPad
9 7 (1.64%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.94%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.47%) PMI
12 2 (0.47%) Robotics
12 2 (0.47%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.47%) Social Media
12 2 (0.47%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 57 (13.38%) Windows
2 27 (6.34%) Windows 10
3 23 (5.40%) Linux
4 20 (4.69%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.35%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.70%) Android
7 2 (0.47%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (66.67%) ITIL
2 146 (34.27%) Service Management
3 140 (32.86%) Customer Service
4 121 (28.40%) Performance Metrics
5 88 (20.66%) Problem-Solving
6 79 (18.54%) Service Delivery
7 71 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (10.56%) Agile
8 45 (10.56%) Mentoring
9 43 (10.09%) Asset Management
9 43 (10.09%) Change Management
10 39 (9.15%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (7.51%) User Experience
12 30 (7.04%) Coaching
12 30 (7.04%) Project Delivery
13 28 (6.57%) Problem Management
14 26 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
14 26 (6.10%) Migration
15 23 (5.40%) Project Management
16 22 (5.16%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.63%) JavaScript
2 21 (4.93%) SQL
3 20 (4.69%) Python
4 8 (1.88%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.64%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.70%) Bash
6 3 (0.70%) Perl
7 2 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.23%) C#
8 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 137 (32.16%) Degree
2 129 (30.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 122 (28.64%) MCSE
4 120 (28.17%) AWS Certification
5 22 (5.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 19 (4.46%) Security Cleared
7 17 (3.99%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (3.99%) SC Cleared
8 12 (2.82%) CCNP
9 11 (2.58%) PMI Certification
10 9 (2.11%) CCNA
10 9 (2.11%) PMP
11 7 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.64%) MCSA
11 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (1.17%) CISSP
13 4 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.94%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.94%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (29.34%) QA
2 16 (3.76%) SLA
3 15 (3.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.41%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.41%) NIST
6 5 (1.17%) COBIT
6 5 (1.17%) PMO
7 4 (0.94%) GDPR
7 4 (0.94%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.70%) GRC
8 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.23%) NCSC
9 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (8.69%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.64%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.70%) Docker
4 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (5.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (4.93%) Ansible
3 19 (4.46%) Terraform
4 13 (3.05%) SCCM
5 5 (1.17%) Autotask
6 4 (0.94%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.70%) Nagios
7 3 (0.70%) Puppet
7 3 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.23%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 238 (55.87%) ServiceNow
2 192 (45.07%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.93%) BMC
4 20 (4.69%) Remedy
5 15 (3.52%) Apple
5 15 (3.52%) Arista
5 15 (3.52%) Aruba
5 15 (3.52%) NetScout
6 12 (2.82%) SolarWinds
7 11 (2.58%) Cisco
7 11 (2.58%) Freshdesk
8 8 (1.88%) VMware
9 7 (1.64%) ConnectWise
9 7 (1.64%) Datto
9 7 (1.64%) Draytek
9 7 (1.64%) Mitel
9 7 (1.64%) WatchGuard
9 7 (1.64%) WooCommerce
10 6 (1.41%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.17%) Google