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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 182 198
Rank change year-on-year +37 +16 -10
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 434 285 417
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.87% 1.72% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 1.85% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 282 241 319
10th Percentile £31,277 £30,000 £32,000
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 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -9.52% -4.13%

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 19,038 15,384 21,698
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.21% 92.95% 87.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,740 8,914 14,935
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £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% - -8.33%

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 25 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 17 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (3.00%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.15%) Confluence
4 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.46%) CMS
Applications
1 74 (17.05%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.92%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.92%) Shopify
3 3 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.46%) Primavera
5 1 (0.23%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.23%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 144 (33.18%) Microsoft 365
2 81 (18.66%) AWS
3 63 (14.52%) Azure
4 46 (10.60%) Entra ID
5 17 (3.92%) SaaS
6 7 (1.61%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.38%) IaaS
8 5 (1.15%) Google Workspace
8 5 (1.15%) PaaS
9 4 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.92%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.92%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.69%) GCP
10 3 (0.69%) OCI
11 2 (0.46%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.46%) Miro
11 2 (0.46%) Prefect
12 1 (0.23%) ClickUp
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.84%) TCP/IP
1 21 (4.84%) VPN
2 20 (4.61%) DNS
3 18 (4.15%) DHCP
4 11 (2.53%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (2.30%) Firewall
6 8 (1.84%) VLAN
7 7 (1.61%) Network Security
7 7 (1.61%) WAN
8 5 (1.15%) LAN
8 5 (1.15%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.69%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.69%) TETRA
9 3 (0.69%) Wireless
10 2 (0.46%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.23%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.23%) Converged Networks
11 1 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.53%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.38%) Power BI
3 4 (0.92%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.46%) Db2
5 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 33 (7.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) Jaeger
General
1 243 (55.99%) Social Skills
2 94 (21.66%) Finance
3 70 (16.13%) Public Sector
4 56 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (11.06%) Swedish Language
6 32 (7.37%) Banking
7 26 (5.99%) Law
8 21 (4.84%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (4.61%) French Language
10 18 (4.15%) Manufacturing
11 15 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (2.53%) Retail
14 10 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (2.07%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.84%) Legal
17 6 (1.38%) Aerospace
17 6 (1.38%) Marketing
18 4 (0.92%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 132 (30.41%) Analyst
2 83 (19.12%) Service Analyst
3 80 (18.43%) Senior
4 75 (17.28%) Service Desk Analyst
5 69 (15.90%) IT Manager
6 52 (11.98%) Service Manager
7 44 (10.14%) Support Analyst
8 38 (8.76%) IT Services Manager
9 36 (8.29%) IT Support
9 36 (8.29%) Senior Manager
10 32 (7.37%) Senior Service Manager
11 28 (6.45%) Lead
12 25 (5.76%) Senior IT Manager
13 22 (5.07%) IT Analyst
13 22 (5.07%) ITSM Analyst
14 21 (4.84%) Developer
15 20 (4.61%) Architect
16 18 (4.15%) Support Engineer
16 18 (4.15%) Technical Manager
17 17 (3.92%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.46%) REST
1 15 (3.46%) SOAP
2 8 (1.84%) Web Services
3 5 (1.15%) HTML
4 4 (0.92%) .NET
4 4 (0.92%) CSS
4 4 (0.92%) LDAP
5 3 (0.69%) Ajax
5 3 (0.69%) OAuth
5 3 (0.69%) OpenID
6 2 (0.46%) JSON
6 2 (0.46%) Kafka
6 2 (0.46%) Middleware
6 2 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.46%) RESTful
7 1 (0.23%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.91%) Management Information System
2 28 (6.45%) CMDB
3 22 (5.07%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.84%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (3.69%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.07%) Operational Technology
7 8 (1.84%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.84%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.61%) LIMS
9 5 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.69%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.69%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.69%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.69%) Enterprise Storage
12 2 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.46%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
12 2 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 69 (15.90%) Windows
2 19 (4.38%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.53%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.61%) Android
4 7 (1.61%) Linux
4 7 (1.61%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.46%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (71.66%) ITIL
2 204 (47.00%) Service Management
3 134 (30.88%) Continuous Improvement
4 108 (24.88%) Customer Service
5 96 (22.12%) Service Delivery
6 90 (20.74%) Performance Metrics
6 90 (20.74%) Problem-Solving
7 89 (20.51%) Stakeholder Management
8 56 (12.90%) Agile
9 55 (12.67%) Problem Management
9 55 (12.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 51 (11.75%) User Experience
11 46 (10.60%) Roadmaps
12 45 (10.37%) Change Management
12 45 (10.37%) Mentoring
13 42 (9.68%) Project Delivery
14 40 (9.22%) Root Cause Analysis
15 39 (8.99%) Coaching
16 36 (8.29%) Collaborative Working
16 36 (8.29%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.76%) PowerShell
2 23 (5.30%) SQL
3 11 (2.53%) Python
4 7 (1.61%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.15%) Bash
5 5 (1.15%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.92%) C#
7 3 (0.69%) Ruby
8 2 (0.46%) Google Apps Script
8 2 (0.46%) Java
8 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.46%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.46%) Search Processing Language
8 2 (0.46%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.23%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 125 (28.80%) Degree
2 80 (18.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 72 (16.59%) AWS Certification
4 69 (15.90%) MCSE
5 58 (13.36%) Security Cleared
6 34 (7.83%) SC Cleared
7 21 (4.84%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (3.23%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (2.76%) DBS Check
12 11 (2.53%) PMI Certification
13 10 (2.30%) PMP
14 7 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.38%) A+ Certification
16 5 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
17 4 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
18 3 (0.69%) Azure Certification
18 3 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
19 2 (0.46%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (20.05%) QA
2 41 (9.45%) SLA
3 11 (2.53%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.84%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.61%) GxP
5 7 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (1.38%) GDPR
7 5 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.69%) COBIT
9 3 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.69%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.46%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.23%) GRC
System Software
1 49 (11.29%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.07%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 36 (8.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.38%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.15%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.92%) Autotask
4 4 (0.92%) SCCM
5 3 (0.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.46%) Ansible
6 2 (0.46%) Argo
6 2 (0.46%) Puppet
6 2 (0.46%) Salt
7 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.23%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 225 (51.84%) ServiceNow
2 166 (38.25%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.45%) Remedy
4 22 (5.07%) BMC
5 10 (2.30%) Freshdesk
5 10 (2.30%) VMware
6 8 (1.84%) Cisco
6 8 (1.84%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.38%) Meraki
8 5 (1.15%) Google
8 5 (1.15%) Oracle
9 4 (0.92%) ConnectWise
9 4 (0.92%) Facebook
9 4 (0.92%) Instagram
9 4 (0.92%) Splunk
9 4 (0.92%) YouTube
10 3 (0.69%) Apple
10 3 (0.69%) BiZZdesign
10 3 (0.69%) Citrix
10 3 (0.69%) SAP