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 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 130 141 179
Rank change year-on-year +11 +38 +119
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 364 456 436
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 2.30% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.46% 2.60% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 212 289 387
10th Percentile £29,300 £31,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £76,563 £75,000 £79,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +7.84%

All Process and 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 14,787 17,530 20,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 92.77% 88.25% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,599 10,445 16,813
10th Percentile £29,450 £36,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £47,481
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,375
90th Percentile £99,800 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £54,250 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.58% - -

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 5 November 2025.

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 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.82%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.82%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.55%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 96 (26.37%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.10%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (4.95%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.27%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 135 (37.09%) Microsoft 365
2 111 (30.49%) AWS
3 48 (13.19%) Azure
4 20 (5.49%) SaaS
5 18 (4.95%) Entra ID
6 9 (2.47%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.37%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.10%) PaaS
9 2 (0.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.55%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.55%) GCP
9 2 (0.55%) GitHub
9 2 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.55%) IaaS
9 2 (0.55%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Stack
10 1 (0.27%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.40%) VPN
2 15 (4.12%) Firewall
2 15 (4.12%) WAN
2 15 (4.12%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (3.85%) LAN
4 13 (3.57%) SD-WAN
4 13 (3.57%) VoIP
5 7 (1.92%) DHCP
5 7 (1.92%) DNS
5 7 (1.92%) IP Telephony
5 7 (1.92%) Network Security
5 7 (1.92%) Unified Communications
6 4 (1.10%) SNMP
7 3 (0.82%) Broadband
8 2 (0.55%) MPLS
8 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.27%) ADSL
9 1 (0.27%) BGP
9 1 (0.27%) Internet
9 1 (0.27%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.37%) Power BI
2 3 (0.82%) Metadata
2 3 (0.82%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.55%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.55%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.27%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 8 (2.20%) JIRA
2 6 (1.65%) Git
3 1 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
3 1 (0.27%) TeamCity
General
1 197 (54.12%) Social Skills
2 86 (23.63%) French Language
2 86 (23.63%) Swedish Language
3 42 (11.54%) Finance
4 35 (9.62%) Law
5 30 (8.24%) Public Sector
6 29 (7.97%) Influencing Skills
7 25 (6.87%) Legal
8 21 (5.77%) Fire and Rescue
8 21 (5.77%) Local Government
8 21 (5.77%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (4.95%) Banking
9 18 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (4.40%) Telecoms
11 12 (3.30%) Analytical Skills
12 11 (3.02%) Back Office
13 7 (1.92%) Games
14 6 (1.65%) Manufacturing
15 5 (1.37%) Advertising
15 5 (1.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 136 (37.36%) Analyst
2 99 (27.20%) Service Analyst
3 90 (24.73%) Service Desk Analyst
4 37 (10.16%) IT Support
5 35 (9.62%) Consultant
5 35 (9.62%) Senior
6 29 (7.97%) Service Manager
7 26 (7.14%) Technical Consultant
8 23 (6.32%) IT Analyst
8 23 (6.32%) Senior Consultant
8 23 (6.32%) Senior Technical Consultant
9 22 (6.04%) Developer
10 19 (5.22%) ServiceNow Developer
11 18 (4.95%) 1st Line Support
11 18 (4.95%) Architect
12 17 (4.67%) IT Manager
13 16 (4.40%) Support Analyst
14 15 (4.12%) Change Analyst
15 14 (3.85%) Business Change Analyst
16 13 (3.57%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.12%) XML
2 14 (3.85%) CSS
2 14 (3.85%) HTML
2 14 (3.85%) JSON
3 6 (1.65%) REST
3 6 (1.65%) SOAP
3 6 (1.65%) YAML
4 5 (1.37%) .NET
5 4 (1.10%) Jinja
6 3 (0.82%) EDI
6 3 (0.82%) Web Services
7 1 (0.27%) LDAP
7 1 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.77%) NHS
2 19 (5.22%) CMDB
3 15 (4.12%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.85%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.57%) Operational Technology
6 12 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (2.75%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.92%) CCTV
8 7 (1.92%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.37%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.37%) iPad
9 5 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (1.37%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.10%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.82%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 37 (10.16%) Windows
2 19 (5.22%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.95%) Linux
4 12 (3.30%) Windows 10
5 8 (2.20%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (67.03%) ITIL
2 133 (36.54%) Service Management
3 113 (31.04%) Customer Service
4 95 (26.10%) Performance Metrics
5 62 (17.03%) Problem-Solving
6 60 (16.48%) Service Delivery
7 49 (13.46%) Agile
8 42 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
9 37 (10.16%) Asset Management
10 32 (8.79%) Change Management
10 32 (8.79%) Problem Management
11 31 (8.52%) Cybersecurity
12 28 (7.69%) Roadmaps
13 26 (7.14%) Migration
14 25 (6.87%) Stakeholder Management
15 22 (6.04%) Case Management
15 22 (6.04%) Project Management
16 21 (5.77%) Digital Innovation
16 21 (5.77%) Mentoring
17 20 (5.49%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.42%) JavaScript
2 14 (3.85%) SQL
3 10 (2.75%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.10%) Bash
4 4 (1.10%) Python
5 3 (0.82%) C#
Qualifications
1 115 (31.59%) Degree
2 101 (27.75%) Microsoft Certification
3 95 (26.10%) MCSE
4 94 (25.82%) AWS Certification
5 20 (5.49%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (4.95%) CCNP
6 18 (4.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 12 (3.30%) Security Cleared
8 11 (3.02%) PMI Certification
8 11 (3.02%) PMP
8 11 (3.02%) SC Cleared
9 9 (2.47%) CCNA
9 9 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.47%) MCP
9 9 (2.47%) MCSA
10 8 (2.20%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (1.92%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.10%) CISSP
12 4 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (26.37%) QA
2 13 (3.57%) SLA
3 12 (3.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (2.47%) COBIT
4 9 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (2.20%) NIST
6 7 (1.92%) PMO
7 6 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 5 (1.37%) ISO 9001
9 4 (1.10%) NCSC
10 2 (0.55%) GDPR
11 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.27%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.27%) GRC
11 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (8.24%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.92%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.82%) BitLocker
3 3 (0.82%) Firmware
4 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (4.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.92%) SCCM
3 5 (1.37%) Ansible
4 4 (1.10%) Autotask
5 2 (0.55%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.55%) Nagios
6 1 (0.27%) Panaseer
6 1 (0.27%) Plesk
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 197 (54.12%) ServiceNow
2 145 (39.84%) Microsoft
3 18 (4.95%) Remedy
4 15 (4.12%) BMC
5 12 (3.30%) Cisco
6 10 (2.75%) Apple
6 10 (2.75%) Freshdesk
7 8 (2.20%) VMware
8 7 (1.92%) Draytek
8 7 (1.92%) Mitel
8 7 (1.92%) WatchGuard
9 5 (1.37%) Datto
10 4 (1.10%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.10%) Genesys
10 4 (1.10%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.82%) HP
11 3 (0.82%) IBM
11 3 (0.82%) Lotus
11 3 (0.82%) McAfee
11 3 (0.82%) Oracle