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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 203 220
Rank change year-on-year +59 +17 -12
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 407 259 446
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.89% 1.57% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.29% 1.68% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 276 221 381
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,923
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £79,218 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £48,445 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.65% -14.29% -4.55%

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 17,794 15,412 26,661
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.66% 93.25% 88.60%
Number of salaries quoted 12,991 9,129 20,081
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,900 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.79%

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 20 July 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 15 (3.69%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.23%) Confluence
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.49%) CMS
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
Applications
1 84 (20.64%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 21 (5.16%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.23%) Shopify
3 4 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.98%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.98%) Magento
4 3 (0.74%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.74%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.25%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 157 (38.57%) Microsoft 365
2 90 (22.11%) AWS
3 62 (15.23%) Azure
4 40 (9.83%) Entra ID
5 9 (2.21%) Power Platform
5 9 (2.21%) SaaS
6 7 (1.72%) OCI
7 6 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.98%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.74%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (0.74%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.49%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.49%) Datadog
11 2 (0.49%) GCP
11 2 (0.49%) IaaS
11 2 (0.49%) Miro
11 2 (0.49%) Prefect
12 1 (0.25%) ClickUp
12 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.63%) DNS
2 26 (6.39%) TCP/IP
3 23 (5.65%) DHCP
4 22 (5.41%) VPN
5 19 (4.67%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (3.44%) Firewall
7 7 (1.72%) NGFW
7 7 (1.72%) VLAN
7 7 (1.72%) VXLAN
7 7 (1.72%) Wireshark
8 5 (1.23%) Network Security
8 5 (1.23%) WAN
9 3 (0.74%) LAN
9 3 (0.74%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.74%) SSL
9 3 (0.74%) Wireless
10 2 (0.49%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
11 1 (0.25%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.44%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.97%) Power BI
3 4 (0.98%) Db2
3 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (7.86%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.25%) GitLab
3 1 (0.25%) Jaeger
General
1 215 (52.83%) Social Skills
2 69 (16.95%) Public Sector
3 64 (15.72%) Finance
4 48 (11.79%) Swedish Language
5 43 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (7.13%) French Language
7 23 (5.65%) Banking
8 18 (4.42%) Law
9 13 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (3.19%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.97%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.23%) Legal
12 5 (1.23%) Marketing
13 4 (0.98%) Back Office
13 4 (0.98%) Publishing
13 4 (0.98%) Retail
14 3 (0.74%) Korean Language
14 3 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.49%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 130 (31.94%) Analyst
2 94 (23.10%) Service Analyst
3 87 (21.38%) Service Desk Analyst
4 58 (14.25%) IT Manager
5 54 (13.27%) Senior
6 45 (11.06%) Service Manager
7 34 (8.35%) IT Services Manager
7 34 (8.35%) Support Analyst
8 30 (7.37%) IT Support
9 29 (7.13%) Senior Manager
10 27 (6.63%) Lead
11 25 (6.14%) Senior Service Manager
12 23 (5.65%) Senior IT Manager
13 22 (5.41%) Support Engineer
14 21 (5.16%) Consultant
14 21 (5.16%) IT Analyst
15 19 (4.67%) Developer
16 17 (4.18%) Architect
16 17 (4.18%) IT Engineer
16 17 (4.18%) ServiceNow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.90%) REST
2 21 (5.16%) SOAP
3 9 (2.21%) Web Services
4 8 (1.97%) Middleware
5 6 (1.47%) .NET
6 3 (0.74%) JDBC
6 3 (0.74%) LDAP
6 3 (0.74%) SAML
7 2 (0.49%) HTML
7 2 (0.49%) JSON
7 2 (0.49%) Kafka
7 2 (0.49%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.49%) RESTful
8 1 (0.25%) CSS
8 1 (0.25%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.90%) CMDB
2 14 (3.44%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.44%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.70%) Data Centre
3 11 (2.70%) Product Ownership
4 10 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.72%) PKI
6 6 (1.47%) Driving Licence
7 4 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.98%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.74%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.49%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.49%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.49%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.49%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.49%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 69 (16.95%) Windows
2 16 (3.93%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.19%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.21%) Linux
5 8 (1.97%) Android
6 7 (1.72%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (68.30%) ITIL
2 154 (37.84%) Service Management
3 116 (28.50%) Customer Service
4 99 (24.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 92 (22.60%) Performance Metrics
6 87 (21.38%) Service Delivery
7 80 (19.66%) Problem-Solving
8 70 (17.20%) Stakeholder Management
9 46 (11.30%) Mentoring
10 45 (11.06%) Agile
11 43 (10.57%) Coaching
12 42 (10.32%) User Experience
13 40 (9.83%) Roadmaps
14 35 (8.60%) Problem Management
14 35 (8.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 31 (7.62%) Change Management
15 31 (7.62%) DevOps
16 30 (7.37%) AI
17 26 (6.39%) Project Delivery
18 25 (6.14%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.63%) SQL
2 21 (5.16%) PowerShell
3 18 (4.42%) Python
4 8 (1.97%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.47%) Bash
5 6 (1.47%) C#
6 4 (0.98%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.98%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.98%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.74%) Ruby
8 2 (0.49%) Java
8 2 (0.49%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.25%) Perl
9 1 (0.25%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 117 (28.75%) Degree
2 86 (21.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 78 (19.16%) AWS Certification
4 77 (18.92%) MCSE
5 41 (10.07%) Security Cleared
6 21 (5.16%) SC Cleared
7 15 (3.69%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (2.95%) ITIL Certification
8 12 (2.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 9 (2.21%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.72%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.47%) PMP
12 5 (1.23%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.49%) CISSP
14 2 (0.49%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (23.34%) QA
2 39 (9.58%) SLA
3 6 (1.47%) GDPR
4 5 (1.23%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 5 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.98%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.49%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.49%) PMO
8 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.25%) GxP
System Software
1 37 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.47%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.25%) Docker
Systems Management
1 31 (7.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.46%) Ansible
3 9 (2.21%) SCCM
4 8 (1.97%) Terraform
5 4 (0.98%) Autotask
5 4 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.98%) ZABBIX
6 3 (0.74%) Puppet
6 3 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.49%) Argo
7 2 (0.49%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.49%) Salt
8 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.25%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 251 (61.67%) ServiceNow
2 175 (43.00%) Microsoft
3 21 (5.16%) Remedy
4 17 (4.18%) BMC
5 9 (2.21%) Freshdesk
6 8 (1.97%) Aruba
6 8 (1.97%) Cisco
6 8 (1.97%) ConnectWise
7 7 (1.72%) Arista
7 7 (1.72%) NetScout
7 7 (1.72%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.47%) SAP
8 6 (1.47%) SolarWinds
8 6 (1.47%) VMware
9 4 (0.98%) Citrix
9 4 (0.98%) Meraki
9 4 (0.98%) Splunk
9 4 (0.98%) WooCommerce
10 3 (0.74%) BiZZdesign
10 3 (0.74%) Oracle