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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 177 193
Rank change year-on-year +31 +16 -1
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 444 290 413
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.90% 1.76% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.32% 1.89% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 290 245 301
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,250 £43,923
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -9.52% -4.13%

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 19,122 15,365 21,270
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.96% 93.04% 87.61%
Number of salaries quoted 13,816 8,955 14,220
10th Percentile £34,750 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £44,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,077
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 31 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 17 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (2.93%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.58%) Confluence
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.45%) CMS
Applications
1 74 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.31%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.90%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.90%) Shopify
3 3 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.45%) 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
1 148 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (18.47%) AWS
3 64 (14.41%) Azure
4 49 (11.04%) Entra ID
5 18 (4.05%) SaaS
6 7 (1.58%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.35%) IaaS
8 5 (1.13%) Google Workspace
8 5 (1.13%) PaaS
9 4 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.90%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.68%) GCP
10 3 (0.68%) OCI
11 2 (0.45%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.45%) Miro
11 2 (0.45%) Prefect
12 1 (0.23%) ClickUp
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.18%) TCP/IP
1 23 (5.18%) VPN
2 22 (4.95%) DNS
3 20 (4.50%) DHCP
4 11 (2.48%) Firewall
4 11 (2.48%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.80%) VLAN
6 7 (1.58%) Network Security
6 7 (1.58%) WAN
7 5 (1.13%) LAN
7 5 (1.13%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.68%) 3GPP
8 3 (0.68%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.68%) TETRA
8 3 (0.68%) Wireless
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco IPT
9 1 (0.23%) Converged Networks
9 1 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.25%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.35%) Power BI
3 4 (0.90%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) Db2
5 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 36 (8.11%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) Jaeger
General
1 248 (55.86%) Social Skills
2 94 (21.17%) Finance
3 70 (15.77%) Public Sector
4 56 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.81%) Swedish Language
6 33 (7.43%) Banking
7 27 (6.08%) Law
8 24 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (4.50%) French Language
10 18 (4.05%) Manufacturing
11 15 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (2.48%) Retail
14 10 (2.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (2.25%) Telecoms
15 9 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.80%) Legal
17 6 (1.35%) Aerospace
17 6 (1.35%) Marketing
18 4 (0.90%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 132 (29.73%) Analyst
2 83 (18.69%) Service Analyst
3 81 (18.24%) Senior
4 75 (16.89%) Service Desk Analyst
5 70 (15.77%) IT Manager
6 54 (12.16%) Service Manager
7 44 (9.91%) Support Analyst
8 39 (8.78%) IT Services Manager
8 39 (8.78%) IT Support
9 37 (8.33%) Senior Manager
10 33 (7.43%) Senior Service Manager
11 28 (6.31%) Lead
12 25 (5.63%) Senior IT Manager
13 22 (4.95%) IT Analyst
13 22 (4.95%) ITSM Analyst
14 21 (4.73%) Developer
15 20 (4.50%) Architect
16 19 (4.28%) Support Engineer
17 18 (4.05%) IT Engineer
17 18 (4.05%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.38%) REST
1 15 (3.38%) SOAP
2 8 (1.80%) Web Services
3 5 (1.13%) HTML
4 4 (0.90%) CSS
4 4 (0.90%) LDAP
5 3 (0.68%) .NET
5 3 (0.68%) Ajax
5 3 (0.68%) OAuth
5 3 (0.68%) OpenID
6 2 (0.45%) JSON
6 2 (0.45%) Kafka
6 2 (0.45%) Middleware
6 2 (0.45%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.45%) RESTful
7 1 (0.23%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.76%) Management Information System
2 28 (6.31%) CMDB
3 25 (5.63%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.73%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.48%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.03%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.80%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.58%) LIMS
10 5 (1.13%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (0.68%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.68%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.68%) Enterprise Storage
13 2 (0.45%) CCTV
13 2 (0.45%) Data Protection Act
13 2 (0.45%) Data Structures
13 2 (0.45%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 73 (16.44%) Windows
2 20 (4.50%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.48%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.80%) Linux
5 7 (1.58%) Android
5 7 (1.58%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (70.95%) ITIL
2 206 (46.40%) Service Management
3 134 (30.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (25.23%) Customer Service
5 96 (21.62%) Service Delivery
6 91 (20.50%) Problem-Solving
7 90 (20.27%) Stakeholder Management
8 89 (20.05%) Performance Metrics
9 58 (13.06%) Agile
10 56 (12.61%) Problem Management
11 55 (12.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 50 (11.26%) User Experience
13 47 (10.59%) Mentoring
14 46 (10.36%) Roadmaps
15 45 (10.14%) Change Management
16 42 (9.46%) Project Delivery
16 42 (9.46%) Root Cause Analysis
17 41 (9.23%) Coaching
18 37 (8.33%) Decision-Making
19 35 (7.88%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.63%) PowerShell
2 22 (4.95%) SQL
3 11 (2.48%) Python
4 7 (1.58%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.13%) Bash
5 5 (1.13%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.68%) C#
6 3 (0.68%) Ruby
7 2 (0.45%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.45%) Java
7 2 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.45%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.23%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.23%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 125 (28.15%) Degree
2 81 (18.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 72 (16.22%) AWS Certification
4 70 (15.77%) MCSE
5 59 (13.29%) Security Cleared
6 35 (7.88%) SC Cleared
7 21 (4.73%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (3.38%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (2.70%) DBS Check
12 11 (2.48%) PMI Certification
13 10 (2.25%) PMP
14 7 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.35%) A+ Certification
16 5 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
16 5 (1.13%) Network+ Certification
17 3 (0.68%) Azure Certification
17 3 (0.68%) CCNA
17 3 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (19.59%) QA
2 44 (9.91%) SLA
3 11 (2.48%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.80%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.58%) GxP
5 7 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (1.35%) GDPR
7 5 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.68%) COBIT
8 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.68%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.45%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.45%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
System Software
1 51 (11.49%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.25%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 39 (8.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.35%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.13%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.90%) Autotask
4 4 (0.90%) SCCM
5 3 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.45%) Ansible
6 2 (0.45%) Argo
6 2 (0.45%) Puppet
6 2 (0.45%) Salt
7 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.23%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 225 (50.68%) ServiceNow
2 169 (38.06%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.31%) Remedy
4 22 (4.95%) BMC
5 11 (2.48%) VMware
6 10 (2.25%) Freshdesk
7 8 (1.80%) Cisco
7 8 (1.80%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.35%) Meraki
9 5 (1.13%) Google
9 5 (1.13%) Oracle
10 4 (0.90%) ConnectWise
10 4 (0.90%) Facebook
10 4 (0.90%) Instagram
10 4 (0.90%) Splunk
10 4 (0.90%) YouTube
11 3 (0.68%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.68%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.68%) Veeam
11 3 (0.68%) Workday