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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 166 193
Rank change year-on-year +39 +27 +24
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 371 284 522
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.08% 2.12% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.50% 2.24% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 245 256 453
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,250 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +5.74%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%

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 14,862 12,659 29,602
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.19% 94.70% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 10,395 8,961 23,539
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,206 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.97% +6.45% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 22 April 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 16 (4.31%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.81%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.54%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
Applications
1 81 (21.83%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (2.43%) Magento
2 9 (2.43%) Shopify
3 8 (2.16%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.81%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.81%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 136 (36.66%) Microsoft 365
2 103 (27.76%) AWS
3 66 (17.79%) Azure
4 28 (7.55%) Entra ID
5 24 (6.47%) SaaS
6 15 (4.04%) OCI
7 14 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.89%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.08%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.08%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.81%) Datadog
11 2 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.54%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.54%) Prefect
11 2 (0.54%) Slack
12 1 (0.27%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.27%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.27%) ClickUp
12 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.27%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.20%) Firewall
1 23 (6.20%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (4.85%) DNS
3 16 (4.31%) DHCP
4 15 (4.04%) NGFW
4 15 (4.04%) VXLAN
4 15 (4.04%) Wireshark
5 14 (3.77%) TCP/IP
6 13 (3.50%) VPN
7 11 (2.96%) WAN
8 10 (2.70%) LAN
8 10 (2.70%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.81%) IP Telephony
9 3 (0.81%) SSL
9 3 (0.81%) VLAN
10 2 (0.54%) Broadband
10 2 (0.54%) SAN
10 2 (0.54%) VoIP
10 2 (0.54%) Wireless
11 1 (0.27%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.35%) Power BI
3 4 (1.08%) DB2
3 4 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.81%) MySQL
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 31 (8.36%) JIRA
2 3 (0.81%) GitLab
3 2 (0.54%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 200 (53.91%) Social Skills
2 68 (18.33%) French Language
3 51 (13.75%) Public Sector
4 42 (11.32%) Finance
5 39 (10.51%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (7.28%) Swedish Language
7 21 (5.66%) Law
8 17 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (4.31%) Marketing
10 11 (2.96%) Back Office
11 10 (2.70%) Banking
11 10 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.62%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.35%) Legal
15 4 (1.08%) Retail
16 3 (0.81%) Telecoms
17 2 (0.54%) Financial Institution
17 2 (0.54%) International Banking
17 2 (0.54%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 123 (33.15%) Analyst
2 82 (22.10%) Service Analyst
3 79 (21.29%) Service Desk Analyst
4 43 (11.59%) IT Manager
5 39 (10.51%) Senior
6 36 (9.70%) Service Manager
7 35 (9.43%) Support Analyst
8 33 (8.89%) IT Services Manager
8 33 (8.89%) IT Support
9 22 (5.93%) Support Engineer
10 21 (5.66%) Senior Manager
10 21 (5.66%) Senior Service Manager
11 20 (5.39%) Senior IT Manager
12 19 (5.12%) IT Engineer
12 19 (5.12%) IT Support Engineer
13 18 (4.85%) Architect
13 18 (4.85%) Technical Manager
14 17 (4.58%) Support Manager
15 16 (4.31%) Lead
16 15 (4.04%) Network Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.39%) REST
2 17 (4.58%) SOAP
3 13 (3.50%) Middleware
4 9 (2.43%) CSS
4 9 (2.43%) HTML
5 7 (1.89%) .NET
6 6 (1.62%) JSON
6 6 (1.62%) XML
7 5 (1.35%) Web Services
8 3 (0.81%) JDBC
8 3 (0.81%) LDAP
8 3 (0.81%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.81%) SAML
9 2 (0.54%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.54%) Kafka
9 2 (0.54%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.93%) Data Centre
2 15 (4.04%) PKI
3 14 (3.77%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.77%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.50%) CMDB
5 12 (3.23%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.70%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.08%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.81%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.81%) CCTV
9 3 (0.81%) NHS
9 3 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.54%) Clustering
10 2 (0.54%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.54%) iPad
10 2 (0.54%) Robotics
10 2 (0.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 62 (16.71%) Windows
2 29 (7.82%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.58%) Linux
4 10 (2.70%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.62%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.35%) Android
7 2 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.54%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (58.22%) ITIL
2 131 (35.31%) Service Management
3 109 (29.38%) Customer Service
4 89 (23.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (23.45%) Service Delivery
6 82 (22.10%) Problem-Solving
7 79 (21.29%) Performance Metrics
8 47 (12.67%) Mentoring
9 38 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
10 36 (9.70%) Change Management
10 36 (9.70%) User Experience
11 34 (9.16%) Coaching
12 28 (7.55%) Project Delivery
13 27 (7.28%) Agile
13 27 (7.28%) Roadmaps
14 25 (6.74%) Problem Management
15 23 (6.20%) IT Strategy
16 20 (5.39%) Presales
17 19 (5.12%) Asset Management
17 19 (5.12%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.01%) SQL
2 23 (6.20%) Python
3 11 (2.96%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.70%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.43%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.35%) C#
7 4 (1.08%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.08%) VB.NET
8 3 (0.81%) Bash
8 3 (0.81%) Perl
9 2 (0.54%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.27%) Java
10 1 (0.27%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 91 (24.53%) Degree
2 85 (22.91%) Microsoft Certification
3 79 (21.29%) MCSE
4 76 (20.49%) AWS Certification
5 17 (4.58%) Security Cleared
6 12 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 11 (2.96%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.62%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.35%) CCNA
10 4 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.08%) PMP
11 3 (0.81%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.81%) CCNP
11 3 (0.81%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.81%) LPIC
11 3 (0.81%) MCSA
11 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 2 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (22.91%) QA
2 19 (5.12%) SLA
3 8 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (2.16%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.08%) GDPR
5 4 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 3 (0.81%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.81%) PMO
7 2 (0.54%) GRC
7 2 (0.54%) NIST
8 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (10.51%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.35%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.81%) Docker
4 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (5.93%) Ansible
2 21 (5.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (4.85%) SCCM
3 18 (4.85%) Terraform
4 5 (1.35%) Puppet
4 5 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.81%) Autotask
5 3 (0.81%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.54%) Argo
6 2 (0.54%) Salt
7 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.27%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.27%) Nagios
Vendors
1 222 (59.84%) ServiceNow
2 148 (39.89%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.04%) Arista
3 15 (4.04%) Aruba
3 15 (4.04%) NetScout
3 15 (4.04%) SolarWinds
4 12 (3.23%) Freshdesk
5 10 (2.70%) ConnectWise
6 9 (2.43%) Apple
6 9 (2.43%) BMC
6 9 (2.43%) WooCommerce
7 8 (2.16%) Remedy
7 8 (2.16%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.62%) Cisco
9 5 (1.35%) VMware
10 4 (1.08%) Google
10 4 (1.08%) HP
11 3 (0.81%) Avaya
11 3 (0.81%) Citrix
11 3 (0.81%) SAP