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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 124 154
Rank change year-on-year +24 +30 +76
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 407 449 447
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 2.69% 2.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 2.88% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 234 302 385
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,871 £37,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -8.30% +5.09%
75th Percentile £79,375 £70,938 £79,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £54,193
% change year-on-year +3.00% -7.74% +8.39%

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 13,242 15,566 19,692
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.14% 93.33% 94.03%
Number of salaries quoted 8,377 9,229 15,874
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 4 January 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 22 (5.41%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.74%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.74%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.49%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
Applications
1 115 (28.26%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.98%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (5.16%) Remedy ITSM
2 13 (3.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.23%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (1.23%) Magento
3 5 (1.23%) Shopify
4 1 (0.25%) assyst
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 160 (39.31%) Microsoft 365
2 129 (31.70%) AWS
3 52 (12.78%) Azure
4 26 (6.39%) SaaS
5 24 (5.90%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.70%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.23%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.49%) Azure Stack
9 2 (0.49%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.49%) Datadog
9 2 (0.49%) GCP
9 2 (0.49%) GitHub
9 2 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.49%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.49%) IaaS
9 2 (0.49%) PaaS
9 2 (0.49%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.67%) SD-WAN
1 19 (4.67%) WAN
2 18 (4.42%) LAN
3 16 (3.93%) VPN
4 15 (3.69%) VoIP
5 13 (3.19%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (2.70%) Firewall
7 10 (2.46%) DHCP
7 10 (2.46%) DNS
8 8 (1.97%) Unified Communications
9 7 (1.72%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.74%) Network Security
10 3 (0.74%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.49%) MPLS
11 2 (0.49%) SAN
12 1 (0.25%) ADSL
12 1 (0.25%) BGP
12 1 (0.25%) Broadband
12 1 (0.25%) Internet
12 1 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.72%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.47%) Power BI
3 3 (0.74%) MySQL
3 3 (0.74%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.49%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 16 (3.93%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) GitLab
General
1 242 (59.46%) Social Skills
2 105 (25.80%) French Language
3 95 (23.34%) Swedish Language
4 38 (9.34%) Law
5 35 (8.60%) Finance
6 30 (7.37%) Influencing Skills
7 29 (7.13%) Public Sector
8 27 (6.63%) Legal
9 24 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (5.16%) Fire and Rescue
10 21 (5.16%) Local Government
11 19 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (4.42%) Banking
13 17 (4.18%) Analytical Skills
14 15 (3.69%) Telecoms
15 14 (3.44%) Marketing
16 11 (2.70%) Back Office
17 6 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (1.47%) Retail
18 5 (1.23%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 155 (38.08%) Analyst
2 116 (28.50%) Service Analyst
3 108 (26.54%) Service Desk Analyst
4 36 (8.85%) IT Support
5 33 (8.11%) Senior
6 32 (7.86%) Consultant
6 32 (7.86%) IT Manager
7 28 (6.88%) Service Manager
8 27 (6.63%) Developer
8 27 (6.63%) Technical Consultant
9 24 (5.90%) ServiceNow Developer
10 23 (5.65%) Senior Consultant
10 23 (5.65%) Senior Technical Consultant
11 20 (4.91%) Architect
11 20 (4.91%) IT Analyst
11 20 (4.91%) Support Analyst
12 18 (4.42%) IT Services Manager
12 18 (4.42%) Support Manager
13 16 (3.93%) 1st Line Support
14 15 (3.69%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.67%) CSS
1 19 (4.67%) HTML
2 16 (3.93%) XML
3 15 (3.69%) JSON
4 13 (3.19%) REST
4 13 (3.19%) SOAP
5 7 (1.72%) .NET
6 5 (1.23%) Middleware
7 3 (0.74%) EDI
7 3 (0.74%) Web Services
8 2 (0.49%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.49%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.49%) YAML
9 1 (0.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.41%) CMDB
2 21 (5.16%) NHS
3 19 (4.67%) Driving Licence
4 8 (1.97%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (1.97%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.97%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.72%) CCTV
5 7 (1.72%) iPad
5 7 (1.72%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.72%) Operational Technology
6 4 (0.98%) AI Agents
6 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
6 4 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.49%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (0.49%) Robotics
8 2 (0.49%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 48 (11.79%) Windows
2 21 (5.16%) Windows 10
2 21 (5.16%) Windows Server
3 19 (4.67%) Linux
4 10 (2.46%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (67.32%) ITIL
2 140 (34.40%) Service Management
3 132 (32.43%) Customer Service
4 111 (27.27%) Performance Metrics
5 79 (19.41%) Service Delivery
6 73 (17.94%) Problem-Solving
7 59 (14.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (11.06%) Asset Management
9 41 (10.07%) Agile
10 38 (9.34%) Change Management
11 37 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (8.11%) Problem Management
13 29 (7.13%) Cybersecurity
13 29 (7.13%) User Experience
14 27 (6.63%) Migration
14 27 (6.63%) Project Management
15 26 (6.39%) Mentoring
16 24 (5.90%) Project Delivery
16 24 (5.90%) Roadmaps
17 23 (5.65%) IT Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (7.62%) JavaScript
2 21 (5.16%) SQL
3 8 (1.97%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.23%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.49%) C#
6 1 (0.25%) Bash
6 1 (0.25%) Perl
6 1 (0.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 128 (31.45%) Degree
2 119 (29.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 113 (27.76%) AWS Certification
4 112 (27.52%) MCSE
5 21 (5.16%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 16 (3.93%) CCNP
7 14 (3.44%) Security Cleared
8 13 (3.19%) SC Cleared
9 10 (2.46%) PMI Certification
9 10 (2.46%) PMP
10 9 (2.21%) CCNA
11 8 (1.97%) Azure Certification
11 8 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.72%) Master's Degree
12 7 (1.72%) MCP
12 7 (1.72%) MCSA
13 5 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.98%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (28.26%) QA
2 17 (4.18%) SLA
3 14 (3.44%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.21%) NIST
5 6 (1.47%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.23%) COBIT
6 5 (1.23%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.98%) GDPR
8 3 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.49%) GRC
9 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.25%) NCSC
10 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (8.60%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.72%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.25%) Docker
3 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.95%) SCCM
3 6 (1.47%) Autotask
4 4 (0.98%) Ansible
5 3 (0.74%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.74%) Nagios
6 2 (0.49%) Terraform
7 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.25%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.25%) Puppet
7 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 235 (57.74%) ServiceNow
2 177 (43.49%) Microsoft
3 21 (5.16%) BMC
3 21 (5.16%) Remedy
4 15 (3.69%) Apple
5 14 (3.44%) Cisco
6 12 (2.95%) Freshdesk
7 9 (2.21%) SolarWinds
8 8 (1.97%) VMware
9 7 (1.72%) Datto
9 7 (1.72%) Draytek
9 7 (1.72%) Mitel
9 7 (1.72%) WatchGuard
10 5 (1.23%) ConnectWise
10 5 (1.23%) WooCommerce
11 4 (0.98%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.98%) Dynatrace
11 4 (0.98%) F5
11 4 (0.98%) Genesys
11 4 (0.98%) Google