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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 189 208
Rank change year-on-year +43 +19 -9
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 431 280 393
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.88% 1.69% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 1.82% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 279 236 323
10th Percentile £31,465 £29,875 £31,250
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 £46,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.26% -12.38% -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 18,872 15,371 21,572
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.41% 92.94% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 13,617 8,911 15,260
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% - -8.71%

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 18 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 18 (4.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (3.02%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.16%) Confluence
4 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.46%) CMS
Applications
1 74 (17.17%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.50%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.93%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.93%) Shopify
3 3 (0.70%) 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
1 145 (33.64%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (18.33%) AWS
3 62 (14.39%) Azure
4 45 (10.44%) Entra ID
5 15 (3.48%) SaaS
6 7 (1.62%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.16%) IaaS
8 4 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.93%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.93%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.93%) PaaS
9 3 (0.70%) GCP
10 2 (0.46%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.46%) Miro
10 2 (0.46%) OCI
10 2 (0.46%) Prefect
11 1 (0.23%) ClickUp
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.10%) TCP/IP
2 21 (4.87%) DNS
3 20 (4.64%) VPN
4 19 (4.41%) DHCP
5 11 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (2.09%) Firewall
7 8 (1.86%) VLAN
8 6 (1.39%) Network Security
8 6 (1.39%) WAN
9 4 (0.93%) LAN
9 4 (0.93%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.70%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.70%) TETRA
10 3 (0.70%) Wireless
11 1 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.23%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.23%) Converged Networks
11 1 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
11 1 (0.23%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.55%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.39%) Power BI
3 3 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.46%) Db2
4 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 31 (7.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) Jaeger
General
1 239 (55.45%) Social Skills
2 96 (22.27%) Finance
3 69 (16.01%) Public Sector
4 54 (12.53%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (11.14%) Swedish Language
6 32 (7.42%) Banking
7 28 (6.50%) Law
8 21 (4.87%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (4.64%) French Language
10 18 (4.18%) Manufacturing
11 16 (3.71%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (2.55%) Retail
14 9 (2.09%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.86%) Legal
15 8 (1.86%) Telecoms
16 6 (1.39%) Aerospace
16 6 (1.39%) Marketing
17 4 (0.93%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 131 (30.39%) Analyst
2 83 (19.26%) Service Analyst
3 80 (18.56%) Senior
4 75 (17.40%) Service Desk Analyst
5 69 (16.01%) IT Manager
6 52 (12.06%) Service Manager
7 43 (9.98%) Support Analyst
8 38 (8.82%) IT Services Manager
9 36 (8.35%) Senior Manager
10 35 (8.12%) IT Support
11 32 (7.42%) Senior Service Manager
12 28 (6.50%) Lead
13 25 (5.80%) Senior IT Manager
14 22 (5.10%) IT Analyst
14 22 (5.10%) ITSM Analyst
15 20 (4.64%) Developer
16 19 (4.41%) Architect
17 18 (4.18%) Consultant
17 18 (4.18%) Support Engineer
18 17 (3.94%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.94%) REST
2 16 (3.71%) SOAP
3 7 (1.62%) Web Services
4 4 (0.93%) .NET
5 3 (0.70%) HTML
5 3 (0.70%) LDAP
5 3 (0.70%) OAuth
5 3 (0.70%) OpenID
6 2 (0.46%) CSS
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%) Ajax
7 1 (0.23%) JDBC
7 1 (0.23%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.23%) SAML
7 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.96%) Management Information System
2 26 (6.03%) CMDB
3 20 (4.64%) Enterprise Software
3 20 (4.64%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.09%) Operational Technology
5 9 (2.09%) Product Ownership
6 7 (1.62%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.62%) LIMS
7 4 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.70%) AI Agents
8 3 (0.70%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.46%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.46%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.46%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (0.46%) Replication
9 2 (0.46%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 68 (15.78%) Windows
2 18 (4.18%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.55%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.86%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.39%) Android
5 6 (1.39%) Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 310 (71.93%) ITIL
2 202 (46.87%) Service Management
3 131 (30.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 108 (25.06%) Customer Service
5 96 (22.27%) Service Delivery
6 89 (20.65%) Performance Metrics
6 89 (20.65%) Stakeholder Management
7 87 (20.19%) Problem-Solving
8 54 (12.53%) Agile
8 54 (12.53%) Problem Management
9 53 (12.30%) User Experience
10 52 (12.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 45 (10.44%) Roadmaps
12 44 (10.21%) Change Management
13 43 (9.98%) Mentoring
14 42 (9.74%) Project Delivery
15 39 (9.05%) Coaching
15 39 (9.05%) Root Cause Analysis
16 37 (8.58%) Decision-Making
17 35 (8.12%) AI
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.57%) PowerShell
2 23 (5.34%) SQL
3 11 (2.55%) Python
4 5 (1.16%) Bash
4 5 (1.16%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.16%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.93%) C#
6 3 (0.70%) Ruby
7 2 (0.46%) Java
7 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.46%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.46%) Search Processing Language
7 2 (0.46%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.23%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 126 (29.23%) Degree
2 79 (18.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 72 (16.71%) AWS Certification
4 68 (15.78%) MCSE
5 53 (12.30%) Security Cleared
6 31 (7.19%) SC Cleared
7 21 (4.87%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.71%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (3.02%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (2.78%) DBS Check
12 11 (2.55%) PMI Certification
13 10 (2.32%) PMP
14 8 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (1.16%) A+ Certification
16 4 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
17 3 (0.70%) Azure Certification
17 3 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
17 3 (0.70%) TOGAF Certification
18 2 (0.46%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (20.19%) QA
2 40 (9.28%) SLA
3 11 (2.55%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.86%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.62%) GxP
5 7 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (1.39%) GDPR
7 5 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.70%) COBIT
8 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.46%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
System Software
1 47 (10.90%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.86%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 36 (8.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (1.16%) SCCM
2 5 (1.16%) ZABBIX
3 4 (0.93%) Autotask
3 4 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.70%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.46%) Ansible
5 2 (0.46%) Argo
5 2 (0.46%) Puppet
5 2 (0.46%) Salt
6 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.23%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 225 (52.20%) ServiceNow
2 167 (38.75%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.50%) Remedy
4 22 (5.10%) BMC
5 10 (2.32%) Freshdesk
6 9 (2.09%) VMware
7 8 (1.86%) Cisco
7 8 (1.86%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.39%) Meraki
9 5 (1.16%) Oracle
10 4 (0.93%) ConnectWise
10 4 (0.93%) Google
10 4 (0.93%) Splunk
11 3 (0.70%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.70%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.70%) Facebook
11 3 (0.70%) Instagram
11 3 (0.70%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.70%) Veeam
11 3 (0.70%) Workday