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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 209 228
Rank change year-on-year +73 +19 +4
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 362 261 476
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.89% 1.78% 1.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 1.88% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 248 230 422
10th Percentile £34,213 £29,975 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £52,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -10.56% +8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,625 £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 15,852 13,879 29,852
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.70% 94.80% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 11,330 8,122 23,480
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,025 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -9.84%

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 29 May 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 11 (3.04%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.55%) CMS
3 2 (0.55%) Confluence
3 2 (0.55%) OpenStack
Applications
1 69 (19.06%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (2.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.49%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (2.49%) Magento
2 9 (2.49%) Shopify
3 4 (1.10%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.83%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.83%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 125 (34.53%) Microsoft 365
2 87 (24.03%) AWS
3 61 (16.85%) Azure
4 26 (7.18%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.14%) OCI
6 14 (3.87%) SaaS
7 13 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.76%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.83%) Datadog
10 3 (0.83%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.83%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.55%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.55%) IaaS
11 2 (0.55%) Miro
11 2 (0.55%) Prefect
11 2 (0.55%) Slack
12 1 (0.28%) Anthropic Claude
12 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.28%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.08%) Wi-Fi
2 21 (5.80%) Firewall
3 15 (4.14%) DNS
3 15 (4.14%) NGFW
3 15 (4.14%) VXLAN
3 15 (4.14%) Wireshark
4 13 (3.59%) TCP/IP
5 12 (3.31%) VPN
6 11 (3.04%) DHCP
6 11 (3.04%) WAN
7 10 (2.76%) LAN
8 9 (2.49%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.83%) SSL
9 3 (0.83%) VLAN
10 2 (0.55%) Broadband
10 2 (0.55%) Wireless
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.28%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.28%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.14%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.49%) Power BI
3 4 (1.10%) DB2
3 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (10.22%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) GitLab
2 2 (0.55%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 184 (50.83%) Social Skills
2 71 (19.61%) Public Sector
3 49 (13.54%) French Language
4 46 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (11.05%) Finance
6 18 (4.97%) Law
7 16 (4.42%) Swedish Language
8 15 (4.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (3.04%) Marketing
10 9 (2.49%) Back Office
11 8 (2.21%) Banking
11 8 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.93%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.38%) Legal
15 4 (1.10%) Publishing
16 3 (0.83%) Retail
17 2 (0.55%) Financial Institution
17 2 (0.55%) International Banking
17 2 (0.55%) Military
Job Titles
1 113 (31.22%) Analyst
2 74 (20.44%) Service Analyst
3 70 (19.34%) Service Desk Analyst
4 48 (13.26%) Senior
5 39 (10.77%) IT Manager
5 39 (10.77%) Service Manager
6 35 (9.67%) Support Analyst
7 30 (8.29%) IT Services Manager
8 26 (7.18%) IT Support
9 24 (6.63%) Lead
9 24 (6.63%) Senior Manager
9 24 (6.63%) Senior Service Manager
10 23 (6.35%) Senior IT Manager
11 20 (5.52%) Consultant
12 17 (4.70%) Architect
12 17 (4.70%) Support Engineer
12 17 (4.70%) Technical Manager
13 16 (4.42%) Developer
14 15 (4.14%) Applications Support
14 15 (4.14%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (7.73%) REST
2 25 (6.91%) SOAP
3 13 (3.59%) Middleware
4 6 (1.66%) .NET
4 6 (1.66%) Web Services
5 5 (1.38%) CSS
5 5 (1.38%) HTML
6 3 (0.83%) JDBC
6 3 (0.83%) JSON
6 3 (0.83%) LDAP
6 3 (0.83%) OpenTelemetry
6 3 (0.83%) SAML
7 2 (0.55%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.55%) Kafka
7 2 (0.55%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.55%) XML
8 1 (0.28%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.35%) CMDB
2 22 (6.08%) Data Centre
3 16 (4.42%) Product Ownership
4 15 (4.14%) Onboarding
4 15 (4.14%) PKI
5 12 (3.31%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.66%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.10%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.83%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.83%) NHS
9 3 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.83%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.55%) Clustering
10 2 (0.55%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.55%) PMI
10 2 (0.55%) Social Media
11 1 (0.28%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.28%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 51 (14.09%) Windows
2 22 (6.08%) Windows 10
3 12 (3.31%) Linux
4 6 (1.66%) Android
4 6 (1.66%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.55%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.55%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (58.29%) ITIL
2 139 (38.40%) Service Management
3 94 (25.97%) Customer Service
4 90 (24.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (22.93%) Service Delivery
6 81 (22.38%) Problem-Solving
7 72 (19.89%) Performance Metrics
8 47 (12.98%) Stakeholder Management
9 44 (12.15%) Mentoring
10 39 (10.77%) Coaching
11 38 (10.50%) Agile
12 37 (10.22%) Change Management
13 35 (9.67%) User Experience
14 31 (8.56%) Roadmaps
15 30 (8.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 23 (6.35%) Presales
16 23 (6.35%) Problem Management
16 23 (6.35%) Project Delivery
17 22 (6.08%) IT Strategy
18 21 (5.80%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 24 (6.63%) Python
1 24 (6.63%) SQL
2 12 (3.31%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.49%) T-SQL
4 8 (2.21%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.66%) C#
6 4 (1.10%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.10%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.83%) Bash
7 3 (0.83%) Ruby
8 2 (0.55%) Google Apps Script
8 2 (0.55%) Java
8 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.55%) Perl
9 1 (0.28%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 86 (23.76%) Degree
2 74 (20.44%) Microsoft Certification
3 65 (17.96%) AWS Certification
3 65 (17.96%) MCSE
4 32 (8.84%) Security Cleared
5 14 (3.87%) SC Cleared
6 12 (3.31%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.66%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.66%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.10%) PMP
9 3 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.83%) CISSP
9 3 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.55%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.55%) CISM
10 2 (0.55%) Linux+ Certification
10 2 (0.55%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (22.10%) QA
2 24 (6.63%) SLA
3 6 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.38%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.10%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.10%) GDPR
5 4 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 3 (0.83%) PMO
7 2 (0.55%) NIST
8 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.28%) GRC
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 30 (8.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.55%) Docker
2 2 (0.55%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (5.52%) Ansible
2 17 (4.70%) Terraform
3 16 (4.42%) SCCM
4 15 (4.14%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.10%) Puppet
7 3 (0.83%) Autotask
8 2 (0.55%) Argo
8 2 (0.55%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.55%) Salt
9 1 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.28%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.28%) Nagios
Vendors
1 219 (60.50%) ServiceNow
2 142 (39.23%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.14%) Arista
3 15 (4.14%) Aruba
3 15 (4.14%) NetScout
4 14 (3.87%) SolarWinds
5 10 (2.76%) ConnectWise
6 9 (2.49%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.49%) WooCommerce
7 8 (2.21%) Cisco
7 8 (2.21%) Freshdesk
8 7 (1.93%) BMC
9 6 (1.66%) SAP
10 4 (1.10%) Citrix
10 4 (1.10%) HP
10 4 (1.10%) Remedy
10 4 (1.10%) Splunk
11 3 (0.83%) AppDynamics
11 3 (0.83%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.83%) Zscaler