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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 133 168
Rank change year-on-year +18 +35 +112
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 382 464 448
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 2.33% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.66% 2.63% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 213 294 401
10th Percentile £29,400 £31,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £37,500 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £54,763
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.04% +7.38%

All Process and 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 14,377 17,627 20,780
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.87% 88.62% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,785 10,527 16,788
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,406
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 15 November 2025.

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 19 (4.97%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.79%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.79%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.52%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
Applications
1 104 (27.23%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.05%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (4.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.26%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 146 (38.22%) Microsoft 365
2 118 (30.89%) AWS
3 49 (12.83%) Azure
4 22 (5.76%) Entra ID
5 21 (5.50%) SaaS
6 9 (2.36%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.31%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (0.52%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.52%) GCP
8 2 (0.52%) GitHub
8 2 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.52%) IaaS
8 2 (0.52%) PaaS
8 2 (0.52%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.26%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.26%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.45%) VPN
2 15 (3.93%) VoIP
2 15 (3.93%) WAN
3 14 (3.66%) Firewall
3 14 (3.66%) LAN
4 13 (3.40%) SD-WAN
4 13 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (2.62%) DHCP
5 10 (2.62%) DNS
6 7 (1.83%) IP Telephony
6 7 (1.83%) Unified Communications
7 6 (1.57%) Network Security
8 4 (1.05%) SNMP
9 3 (0.79%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.52%) Broadband
10 2 (0.52%) MPLS
11 1 (0.26%) ADSL
11 1 (0.26%) BGP
11 1 (0.26%) Internet
11 1 (0.26%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.31%) Power BI
2 3 (0.79%) Metadata
2 3 (0.79%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.52%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.52%) MySQL
3 2 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.09%) JIRA
2 6 (1.57%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
3 1 (0.26%) TeamCity
General
1 213 (55.76%) Social Skills
2 95 (24.87%) French Language
2 95 (24.87%) Swedish Language
3 43 (11.26%) Finance
4 37 (9.69%) Law
5 30 (7.85%) Influencing Skills
6 28 (7.33%) Public Sector
7 25 (6.54%) Legal
8 22 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (5.50%) Fire and Rescue
9 21 (5.50%) Local Government
10 20 (5.24%) Banking
11 17 (4.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (4.19%) Telecoms
13 14 (3.66%) Analytical Skills
14 12 (3.14%) Back Office
15 7 (1.83%) Marketing
16 6 (1.57%) Games
16 6 (1.57%) Manufacturing
17 5 (1.31%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 143 (37.43%) Analyst
2 107 (28.01%) Service Analyst
3 98 (25.65%) Service Desk Analyst
4 36 (9.42%) Consultant
5 35 (9.16%) IT Support
6 34 (8.90%) Senior
7 28 (7.33%) Service Manager
8 26 (6.81%) Technical Consultant
9 24 (6.28%) Developer
10 23 (6.02%) IT Manager
10 23 (6.02%) Senior Consultant
10 23 (6.02%) Senior Technical Consultant
11 22 (5.76%) IT Analyst
12 21 (5.50%) ServiceNow Developer
13 20 (5.24%) Architect
14 19 (4.97%) 1st Line Support
15 15 (3.93%) Change Analyst
15 15 (3.93%) Support Analyst
16 14 (3.66%) Business Change Analyst
17 13 (3.40%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.45%) CSS
1 17 (4.45%) HTML
1 17 (4.45%) XML
2 16 (4.19%) JSON
3 7 (1.83%) .NET
4 6 (1.57%) REST
4 6 (1.57%) SOAP
4 6 (1.57%) YAML
5 4 (1.05%) Jinja
6 3 (0.79%) EDI
6 3 (0.79%) Web Services
7 1 (0.26%) LDAP
7 1 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.76%) CMDB
2 21 (5.50%) NHS
3 17 (4.45%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.66%) Hybrid Cloud
5 13 (3.40%) Operational Technology
6 11 (2.88%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.09%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.83%) CCTV
8 7 (1.83%) iPad
9 5 (1.31%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.31%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.05%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.05%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.05%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.79%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.52%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 38 (9.95%) Windows
2 20 (5.24%) Windows Server
3 17 (4.45%) Linux
4 15 (3.93%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.88%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (67.54%) ITIL
2 137 (35.86%) Service Management
3 120 (31.41%) Customer Service
4 104 (27.23%) Performance Metrics
5 69 (18.06%) Service Delivery
6 65 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
7 48 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
8 46 (12.04%) Agile
9 41 (10.73%) Asset Management
10 34 (8.90%) Problem Management
11 32 (8.38%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (7.85%) Change Management
12 30 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
13 28 (7.33%) Migration
14 26 (6.81%) Roadmaps
15 24 (6.28%) Project Management
16 21 (5.50%) Case Management
16 21 (5.50%) IT Asset Management
16 21 (5.50%) Mentoring
16 21 (5.50%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 30 (7.85%) JavaScript
2 17 (4.45%) SQL
3 10 (2.62%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.05%) Bash
4 4 (1.05%) Python
5 3 (0.79%) C#
Qualifications
1 120 (31.41%) Degree
2 107 (28.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 103 (26.96%) AWS Certification
4 102 (26.70%) MCSE
5 19 (4.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 18 (4.71%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (4.19%) CCNP
8 12 (3.14%) Security Cleared
9 11 (2.88%) PMI Certification
9 11 (2.88%) PMP
9 11 (2.88%) SC Cleared
10 8 (2.09%) Azure Certification
10 8 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (1.83%) CCNA
11 7 (1.83%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.83%) MCP
11 7 (1.83%) MCSA
12 4 (1.05%) CISSP
12 4 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (27.49%) QA
2 12 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (3.14%) SLA
3 10 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.36%) COBIT
5 8 (2.09%) NIST
6 6 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (1.57%) PMO
7 5 (1.31%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.31%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.05%) NCSC
9 2 (0.52%) GDPR
9 2 (0.52%) GRC
10 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (8.64%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.83%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.52%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.52%) Firmware
4 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (4.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.57%) SCCM
3 5 (1.31%) Ansible
4 4 (1.05%) Autotask
5 2 (0.52%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.52%) Nagios
6 1 (0.26%) Panaseer
6 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.26%) Terraform
Vendors
1 215 (56.28%) ServiceNow
2 157 (41.10%) Microsoft
3 19 (4.97%) Remedy
4 17 (4.45%) BMC
5 14 (3.66%) Freshdesk
6 12 (3.14%) Apple
6 12 (3.14%) Cisco
7 8 (2.09%) VMware
8 7 (1.83%) Datto
8 7 (1.83%) Draytek
8 7 (1.83%) Mitel
8 7 (1.83%) WatchGuard
9 4 (1.05%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.05%) Genesys
9 4 (1.05%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.79%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.79%) F5
10 3 (0.79%) IBM
10 3 (0.79%) Lotus
10 3 (0.79%) Oracle