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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 191 205
Rank change year-on-year +41 +14 -1
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 416 275 403
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.83% 1.66% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 1.78% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 278 234 334
10th Percentile £31,856 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,250 £44,078
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,938 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,890
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 18,782 15,445 21,829
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.64% 92.96% 87.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13,537 8,945 15,559
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £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 £77,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 13 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 16 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
Applications
1 79 (18.99%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.20%) Shopify
3 4 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.48%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.48%) Primavera
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.24%) Magento
6 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 149 (35.82%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (19.71%) AWS
3 63 (15.14%) Azure
4 43 (10.34%) Entra ID
5 14 (3.37%) SaaS
6 7 (1.68%) Power Platform
7 4 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (0.96%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.72%) GCP
8 3 (0.72%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.72%) IaaS
9 2 (0.48%) Anthropic Claude
9 2 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.48%) Miro
9 2 (0.48%) PaaS
9 2 (0.48%) Prefect
10 1 (0.24%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.24%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.29%) TCP/IP
2 21 (5.05%) DNS
3 19 (4.57%) DHCP
3 19 (4.57%) VPN
4 11 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (2.16%) Firewall
6 8 (1.92%) VLAN
7 5 (1.20%) Network Security
8 4 (0.96%) WAN
9 3 (0.72%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.72%) TETRA
9 3 (0.72%) Wireless
10 2 (0.48%) LAN
10 2 (0.48%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.48%) SSL
11 1 (0.24%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.24%) MPLS
11 1 (0.24%) SAN
11 1 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.37%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.44%) Power BI
3 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (0.96%) Db2
4 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 29 (6.97%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
General
1 224 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 83 (19.95%) Finance
3 67 (16.11%) Public Sector
4 48 (11.54%) Swedish Language
5 40 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (7.45%) Banking
7 25 (6.01%) French Language
8 20 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (3.61%) Manufacturing
10 14 (3.37%) Law
11 13 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.16%) Retail
14 8 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.92%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.44%) Legal
15 6 (1.44%) Marketing
16 5 (1.20%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.96%) Publishing
18 3 (0.72%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 123 (29.57%) Analyst
2 88 (21.15%) Service Analyst
3 80 (19.23%) Service Desk Analyst
4 69 (16.59%) IT Manager
5 65 (15.63%) Senior
6 49 (11.78%) Service Manager
7 38 (9.13%) IT Services Manager
8 35 (8.41%) IT Support
8 35 (8.41%) Senior Manager
9 31 (7.45%) Senior Service Manager
9 31 (7.45%) Support Analyst
10 28 (6.73%) Lead
11 25 (6.01%) Senior IT Manager
12 21 (5.05%) Developer
13 20 (4.81%) IT Analyst
14 19 (4.57%) Support Engineer
15 18 (4.33%) Architect
15 18 (4.33%) Consultant
15 18 (4.33%) IT Engineer
16 15 (3.61%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.57%) REST
2 17 (4.09%) SOAP
3 8 (1.92%) Web Services
4 6 (1.44%) .NET
5 4 (0.96%) LDAP
6 3 (0.72%) HTML
6 3 (0.72%) Middleware
6 3 (0.72%) OAuth
6 3 (0.72%) OpenID
7 2 (0.48%) CSS
7 2 (0.48%) JDBC
7 2 (0.48%) JSON
7 2 (0.48%) Kafka
7 2 (0.48%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.48%) RESTful
7 2 (0.48%) SAML
8 1 (0.24%) Ajax
8 1 (0.24%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.25%) CMDB
2 20 (4.81%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (4.57%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.85%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.16%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.92%) Operational Technology
8 7 (1.68%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.44%) LIMS
10 4 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.96%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.72%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.48%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.48%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.48%) Replication
12 2 (0.48%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 68 (16.35%) Windows
2 18 (4.33%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.16%) Mac OS
3 9 (2.16%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.44%) Linux
5 5 (1.20%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (70.67%) ITIL
2 178 (42.79%) Service Management
3 113 (27.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 113 (27.16%) Customer Service
4 95 (22.84%) Service Delivery
5 94 (22.60%) Performance Metrics
6 87 (20.91%) Stakeholder Management
7 83 (19.95%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (12.26%) Agile
9 44 (10.58%) Roadmaps
10 42 (10.10%) Mentoring
11 41 (9.86%) User Experience
12 40 (9.62%) Problem Management
13 39 (9.38%) Coaching
14 36 (8.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 35 (8.41%) AI
16 33 (7.93%) DevOps
17 31 (7.45%) Asset Management
18 30 (7.21%) Change Management
19 29 (6.97%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 26 (6.25%) SQL
2 24 (5.77%) PowerShell
3 11 (2.64%) Python
4 6 (1.44%) C#
4 6 (1.44%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.20%) Bash
5 5 (1.20%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.96%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.96%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.72%) Ruby
8 2 (0.48%) Java
8 2 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.48%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 118 (28.37%) Degree
2 84 (20.19%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (18.51%) AWS Certification
4 73 (17.55%) MCSE
5 48 (11.54%) Security Cleared
6 27 (6.49%) SC Cleared
7 20 (4.81%) DV Cleared
8 17 (4.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 15 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (2.88%) DBS Check
12 10 (2.40%) PMI Certification
13 9 (2.16%) PMP
14 8 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.96%) A+ Certification
16 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
16 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
16 3 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
16 3 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
17 2 (0.48%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (22.12%) QA
2 40 (9.62%) SLA
3 10 (2.40%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.92%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (1.44%) GDPR
6 6 (1.44%) GxP
7 5 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.72%) COBIT
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.72%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 42 (10.10%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.92%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (8.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.44%) SCCM
3 5 (1.20%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.96%) Autotask
4 4 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.48%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) Argo
6 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.48%) Puppet
6 2 (0.48%) Salt
7 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.24%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 232 (55.77%) ServiceNow
2 171 (41.11%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.73%) Remedy
4 22 (5.29%) BMC
5 10 (2.40%) Freshdesk
6 9 (2.16%) VMware
7 8 (1.92%) Cisco
7 8 (1.92%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.20%) ConnectWise
8 5 (1.20%) Oracle
9 4 (0.96%) Meraki
9 4 (0.96%) SolarWinds
10 3 (0.72%) Apple
10 3 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.72%) Citrix
10 3 (0.72%) Facebook
10 3 (0.72%) SAP
10 3 (0.72%) Splunk
10 3 (0.72%) Veeam
10 3 (0.72%) Workday