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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 129 182
Rank change year-on-year +29 +53 +32
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 432 414 489
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.64% 2.69% 1.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 2.84% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 242 288 422
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,721 £53,344 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.67% -6.41% +3.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,142 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.63%

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 14,088 14,578 25,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.94% 94.86% 92.74%
Number of salaries quoted 9,167 8,804 21,405
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,001 £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 21 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 27 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.69%) Confluence
3 3 (0.69%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.23%) HCL Domino
4 1 (0.23%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 129 (29.86%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.46%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (3.94%) Remedy ITSM
2 16 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (2.08%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.08%) Magento
3 9 (2.08%) Shopify
4 3 (0.69%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.69%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 191 (44.21%) Microsoft 365
2 156 (36.11%) AWS
3 71 (16.44%) Azure
4 28 (6.48%) Entra ID
5 26 (6.02%) SaaS
6 15 (3.47%) OCI
7 13 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (2.55%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.93%) Datadog
9 4 (0.93%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.69%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.46%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.46%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.46%) GCP
11 2 (0.46%) IaaS
11 2 (0.46%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.46%) PaaS
11 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.46%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 28 (6.48%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (6.25%) Firewall
3 18 (4.17%) VPN
4 17 (3.94%) DNS
5 15 (3.47%) DHCP
5 15 (3.47%) LAN
5 15 (3.47%) NGFW
5 15 (3.47%) VXLAN
5 15 (3.47%) WAN
5 15 (3.47%) Wireshark
6 14 (3.24%) SD-WAN
7 11 (2.55%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.08%) VoIP
9 7 (1.62%) IP Telephony
10 4 (0.93%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.69%) Network Security
11 3 (0.69%) SSL
12 2 (0.46%) Broadband
12 2 (0.46%) SAN
13 1 (0.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.55%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.62%) Power BI
3 3 (0.69%) MySQL
4 2 (0.46%) DB2
4 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 34 (7.87%) JIRA
2 3 (0.69%) GitLab
3 2 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 270 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 120 (27.78%) French Language
3 91 (21.06%) Swedish Language
4 44 (10.19%) Public Sector
5 41 (9.49%) Finance
6 34 (7.87%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (7.18%) Law
8 27 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
8 27 (6.25%) Legal
9 25 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.86%) Fire and Rescue
11 21 (4.86%) Local Government
12 16 (3.70%) Marketing
13 15 (3.47%) Banking
14 13 (3.01%) Back Office
15 10 (2.31%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (1.16%) Retail
18 4 (0.93%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 186 (43.06%) Analyst
2 132 (30.56%) Service Analyst
3 124 (28.70%) Service Desk Analyst
4 42 (9.72%) IT Support
5 35 (8.10%) Support Analyst
6 27 (6.25%) IT Manager
7 25 (5.79%) IT Analyst
7 25 (5.79%) Service Manager
7 25 (5.79%) Support Manager
8 24 (5.56%) Developer
9 21 (4.86%) Architect
10 20 (4.63%) ServiceNow Developer
11 19 (4.40%) IT Support Analyst
12 18 (4.17%) IT Engineer
12 18 (4.17%) Support Engineer
13 17 (3.94%) IT Support Engineer
13 17 (3.94%) Lead
13 17 (3.94%) Operations Manager
14 16 (3.70%) Business Manager
14 16 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.63%) REST
2 17 (3.94%) SOAP
3 11 (2.55%) CSS
3 11 (2.55%) HTML
3 11 (2.55%) Middleware
4 8 (1.85%) .NET
4 8 (1.85%) JSON
4 8 (1.85%) XML
5 6 (1.39%) Web Services
6 4 (0.93%) LDAP
6 4 (0.93%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.69%) JDBC
7 3 (0.69%) SAML
8 2 (0.46%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.23%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.56%) Data Centre
1 24 (5.56%) NHS
2 21 (4.86%) CMDB
2 21 (4.86%) Driving Licence
3 15 (3.47%) PKI
4 11 (2.55%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.31%) Product Ownership
6 7 (1.62%) CCTV
6 7 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (1.39%) iPad
7 6 (1.39%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.69%) Operational Technology
8 3 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.46%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.46%) Clustering
9 2 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.46%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 62 (14.35%) Windows
2 30 (6.94%) Windows 10
3 22 (5.09%) Linux
4 19 (4.40%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.08%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.93%) Android
7 2 (0.46%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.46%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (66.20%) ITIL
2 146 (33.80%) Customer Service
3 144 (33.33%) Service Management
4 124 (28.70%) Performance Metrics
5 84 (19.44%) Service Delivery
6 83 (19.21%) Problem-Solving
7 75 (17.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 47 (10.88%) Change Management
9 46 (10.65%) Agile
10 45 (10.42%) Mentoring
11 41 (9.49%) Asset Management
12 40 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
13 35 (8.10%) User Experience
14 29 (6.71%) Coaching
15 26 (6.02%) Cybersecurity
16 25 (5.79%) Project Delivery
17 24 (5.56%) Migration
18 23 (5.32%) Problem Management
19 22 (5.09%) CRM
20 21 (4.86%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 23 (5.32%) SQL
2 20 (4.63%) JavaScript
2 20 (4.63%) Python
3 9 (2.08%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.08%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.69%) Bash
4 3 (0.69%) Perl
5 2 (0.46%) C#
5 2 (0.46%) Google Apps Script
5 2 (0.46%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.46%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 139 (32.18%) Degree
2 134 (31.02%) Microsoft Certification
3 127 (29.40%) MCSE
4 124 (28.70%) AWS Certification
5 20 (4.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 19 (4.40%) Security Cleared
7 17 (3.94%) SC Cleared
8 16 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (2.55%) CCNP
10 10 (2.31%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.08%) CCNA
12 8 (1.85%) PMP
13 7 (1.62%) MCSA
13 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 6 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.93%) CISSP
16 3 (0.69%) A+ Certification
16 3 (0.69%) CCIE
16 3 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (29.40%) QA
2 17 (3.94%) SLA
3 13 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.39%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.16%) COBIT
6 5 (1.16%) NIST
7 4 (0.93%) GDPR
7 4 (0.93%) PMO
8 3 (0.69%) GRC
9 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.23%) NCSC
10 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 40 (9.26%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.85%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.69%) Docker
4 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (5.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (4.86%) Ansible
3 19 (4.40%) Terraform
4 17 (3.94%) SCCM
5 6 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.16%) Autotask
7 3 (0.69%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.69%) Nagios
7 3 (0.69%) Puppet
8 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.23%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 250 (57.87%) ServiceNow
2 203 (46.99%) Microsoft
3 18 (4.17%) BMC
4 17 (3.94%) Remedy
5 15 (3.47%) Arista
5 15 (3.47%) Aruba
5 15 (3.47%) NetScout
6 14 (3.24%) Apple
7 13 (3.01%) SolarWinds
8 10 (2.31%) Cisco
8 10 (2.31%) Freshdesk
9 9 (2.08%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.08%) VMware
9 9 (2.08%) WooCommerce
10 7 (1.62%) Draytek
10 7 (1.62%) Mitel
10 7 (1.62%) WatchGuard
11 6 (1.39%) Datto
11 6 (1.39%) Salesforce
12 4 (0.93%) BigPanda