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 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 126 182
Rank change year-on-year +27 +56 +37
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 426 436 487
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.69% 2.73% 1.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.11% 2.89% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 243 291 417
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -5.81% +3.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,568 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +2.94%

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 13,709 15,109 25,560
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.58% 94.52% 92.80%
Number of salaries quoted 8,711 8,865 21,104
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £58,885
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +6.61% -5.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 3 February 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 26 (6.10%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.70%) Confluence
3 3 (0.70%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.70%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.47%) IIS
4 2 (0.47%) OpenStack
Applications
1 124 (29.11%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.70%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (4.69%) Remedy ITSM
2 15 (3.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 7 (1.64%) Magento
3 7 (1.64%) Shopify
4 2 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.47%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.23%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 179 (42.02%) Microsoft 365
2 151 (35.45%) AWS
3 66 (15.49%) Azure
4 26 (6.10%) Entra ID
4 26 (6.10%) SaaS
5 15 (3.52%) OCI
6 13 (3.05%) Power Platform
7 11 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.94%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.94%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.70%) Datadog
11 2 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.47%) GCP
11 2 (0.47%) GitHub
11 2 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.47%) IaaS
11 2 (0.47%) PaaS
11 2 (0.47%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 28 (6.57%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (6.34%) Firewall
3 18 (4.23%) VPN
4 15 (3.52%) LAN
4 15 (3.52%) NGFW
4 15 (3.52%) SD-WAN
4 15 (3.52%) VXLAN
4 15 (3.52%) WAN
4 15 (3.52%) Wireshark
5 13 (3.05%) DNS
6 11 (2.58%) DHCP
6 11 (2.58%) VoIP
7 7 (1.64%) IP Telephony
8 6 (1.41%) TCP/IP
9 5 (1.17%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.70%) Network Security
11 2 (0.47%) Broadband
11 2 (0.47%) SAN
12 1 (0.23%) ADSL
12 1 (0.23%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.11%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.88%) Power BI
3 3 (0.70%) MySQL
4 2 (0.47%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.47%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 31 (7.28%) JIRA
2 2 (0.47%) Git
2 2 (0.47%) GitLab
2 2 (0.47%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 260 (61.03%) Social Skills
2 115 (27.00%) French Language
3 95 (22.30%) Swedish Language
4 48 (11.27%) Public Sector
5 36 (8.45%) Finance
6 35 (8.22%) Law
7 34 (7.98%) Analytical Skills
8 29 (6.81%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (6.34%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (6.10%) Legal
11 21 (4.93%) Fire and Rescue
11 21 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.93%) Local Government
12 17 (3.99%) Banking
13 16 (3.76%) Marketing
14 12 (2.82%) Back Office
15 11 (2.58%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (1.17%) Advertising
17 5 (1.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 176 (41.31%) Analyst
2 127 (29.81%) Service Analyst
3 118 (27.70%) Service Desk Analyst
4 40 (9.39%) IT Support
5 30 (7.04%) IT Manager
5 30 (7.04%) Support Analyst
6 28 (6.57%) Service Manager
7 26 (6.10%) IT Analyst
8 25 (5.87%) Developer
9 24 (5.63%) Support Manager
10 21 (4.93%) Architect
10 21 (4.93%) ServiceNow Developer
11 20 (4.69%) IT Support Analyst
12 19 (4.46%) Operations Manager
13 18 (4.23%) IT Services Manager
14 16 (3.76%) Business Manager
14 16 (3.76%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (3.52%) Network Manager
15 15 (3.52%) Network Operations Manager
16 14 (3.29%) Business Change Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.29%) REST
1 14 (3.29%) SOAP
2 13 (3.05%) CSS
2 13 (3.05%) HTML
3 10 (2.35%) JSON
3 10 (2.35%) XML
4 9 (2.11%) Middleware
5 7 (1.64%) .NET
6 3 (0.70%) EDI
6 3 (0.70%) OpenTelemetry
6 3 (0.70%) Web Services
7 2 (0.47%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.47%) YAML
8 1 (0.23%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.63%) NHS
2 22 (5.16%) Data Centre
3 21 (4.93%) CMDB
3 21 (4.93%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.52%) PKI
5 11 (2.58%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.58%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.64%) CCTV
7 7 (1.64%) iPad
7 7 (1.64%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.94%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.70%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.47%) Linux Command Line
11 2 (0.47%) Robotics
11 2 (0.47%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.47%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 57 (13.38%) Windows
2 26 (6.10%) Windows 10
3 23 (5.40%) Linux
4 21 (4.93%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.35%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.47%) Android
6 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (66.20%) ITIL
2 146 (34.27%) Service Management
3 140 (32.86%) Customer Service
4 121 (28.40%) Performance Metrics
5 89 (20.89%) Problem-Solving
6 80 (18.78%) Service Delivery
7 70 (16.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 47 (11.03%) Agile
9 46 (10.80%) Mentoring
10 44 (10.33%) Change Management
11 43 (10.09%) Asset Management
12 40 (9.39%) Stakeholder Management
13 32 (7.51%) User Experience
14 29 (6.81%) Coaching
14 29 (6.81%) Project Delivery
15 28 (6.57%) Problem Management
16 26 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
16 26 (6.10%) Migration
17 23 (5.40%) Project Management
18 22 (5.16%) IT Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.87%) JavaScript
2 22 (5.16%) SQL
3 19 (4.46%) Python
4 9 (2.11%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.64%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.47%) Bash
6 2 (0.47%) C#
6 2 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
6 2 (0.47%) Perl
7 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 138 (32.39%) Degree
2 129 (30.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 122 (28.64%) MCSE
4 120 (28.17%) AWS Certification
5 22 (5.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 19 (4.46%) Security Cleared
7 17 (3.99%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (3.99%) SC Cleared
8 12 (2.82%) CCNP
9 11 (2.58%) PMI Certification
10 9 (2.11%) CCNA
10 9 (2.11%) PMP
11 8 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.64%) MCSA
12 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (1.17%) CISSP
14 4 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 4 (0.94%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.94%) Master's Degree
15 3 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (29.58%) QA
2 16 (3.76%) SLA
3 15 (3.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.41%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.41%) NIST
6 5 (1.17%) COBIT
6 5 (1.17%) PMO
7 4 (0.94%) GDPR
7 4 (0.94%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.70%) GRC
8 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.23%) NCSC
9 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 35 (8.22%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.64%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.47%) Docker
4 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (5.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (4.69%) Ansible
3 18 (4.23%) Terraform
4 13 (3.05%) SCCM
5 5 (1.17%) Autotask
6 4 (0.94%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.70%) Nagios
7 3 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.47%) Puppet
9 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.23%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 239 (56.10%) ServiceNow
2 191 (44.84%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.93%) BMC
4 20 (4.69%) Remedy
5 15 (3.52%) Apple
5 15 (3.52%) Arista
5 15 (3.52%) Aruba
5 15 (3.52%) NetScout
6 12 (2.82%) SolarWinds
7 11 (2.58%) Cisco
7 11 (2.58%) Freshdesk
8 8 (1.88%) VMware
9 7 (1.64%) ConnectWise
9 7 (1.64%) Datto
9 7 (1.64%) Draytek
9 7 (1.64%) Mitel
9 7 (1.64%) WatchGuard
9 7 (1.64%) WooCommerce
10 6 (1.41%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.17%) Google