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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 163 193
Rank change year-on-year +25 +30 -13
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 453 312 429
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.89% 1.93% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.32% 2.07% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 300 233 291
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,100 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £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 £78,125
90th Percentile £96,375 £100,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £54,439
% change year-on-year - -12.75% -0.11%

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 19,495 15,078 20,328
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.33% 93.14% 87.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14,036 8,555 12,692
10th Percentile £34,250 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,549 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 September 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 (3.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (2.87%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.77%) Confluence
4 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 74 (16.34%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (6.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.88%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (0.88%) Shopify
3 3 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.44%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.44%) Primavera
5 1 (0.22%) Maximo
5 1 (0.22%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 153 (33.77%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (18.76%) AWS
3 71 (15.67%) Azure
4 56 (12.36%) Entra ID
5 23 (5.08%) SaaS
6 9 (1.99%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.32%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.32%) IaaS
7 6 (1.32%) PaaS
8 5 (1.10%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.88%) OCI
10 3 (0.66%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (0.66%) GCP
10 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.44%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.44%) Miro
11 2 (0.44%) Prefect
12 1 (0.22%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.30%) DNS
2 23 (5.08%) TCP/IP
3 22 (4.86%) DHCP
3 22 (4.86%) VPN
4 16 (3.53%) Firewall
5 13 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (1.77%) IP Telephony
6 8 (1.77%) Network Security
6 8 (1.77%) VLAN
7 7 (1.55%) WAN
8 5 (1.10%) LAN
8 5 (1.10%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.66%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.66%) TETRA
9 3 (0.66%) Wireless
10 1 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.22%) MPLS
10 1 (0.22%) SAN
10 1 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.55%) Power BI
3 4 (0.88%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.22%) Big Data
4 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.22%) GIS
4 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (8.61%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Jaeger
General
1 258 (56.95%) Social Skills
2 100 (22.08%) Finance
3 63 (13.91%) Public Sector
4 59 (13.02%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.60%) Swedish Language
6 37 (8.17%) Banking
7 27 (5.96%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (5.74%) Law
9 20 (4.42%) Manufacturing
10 18 (3.97%) French Language
11 16 (3.53%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (2.65%) Retail
14 11 (2.43%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (1.99%) Aerospace
16 8 (1.77%) Legal
16 8 (1.77%) Marketing
17 4 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 132 (29.14%) Analyst
2 86 (18.98%) Senior
3 83 (18.32%) Service Analyst
4 75 (16.56%) Service Desk Analyst
5 70 (15.45%) IT Manager
6 57 (12.58%) Service Manager
7 46 (10.15%) IT Support
7 46 (10.15%) Support Analyst
8 40 (8.83%) IT Services Manager
9 39 (8.61%) Senior Manager
10 35 (7.73%) Senior Service Manager
11 29 (6.40%) Lead
12 25 (5.52%) Senior IT Manager
13 24 (5.30%) Architect
13 24 (5.30%) IT Analyst
14 22 (4.86%) ITSM Analyst
15 21 (4.64%) 1st Line Support
15 21 (4.64%) Developer
15 21 (4.64%) IT Engineer
15 21 (4.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.53%) REST
1 16 (3.53%) SOAP
2 8 (1.77%) Web Services
3 5 (1.10%) HTML
4 4 (0.88%) CSS
4 4 (0.88%) LDAP
5 3 (0.66%) Ajax
5 3 (0.66%) OAuth
5 3 (0.66%) OpenID
6 2 (0.44%) .NET
6 2 (0.44%) JSON
6 2 (0.44%) Kafka
6 2 (0.44%) Middleware
6 2 (0.44%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.44%) RESTful
7 1 (0.22%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.28%) Management Information System
2 30 (6.62%) CMDB
3 28 (6.18%) Onboarding
4 23 (5.08%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (3.53%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.21%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.99%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.55%) CCTV
9 7 (1.55%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.55%) LIMS
10 5 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.88%) Cloud Native
11 4 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (0.66%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
12 3 (0.66%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.44%) Data Structures
13 2 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 78 (17.22%) Windows
2 24 (5.30%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.87%) Linux
4 11 (2.43%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.77%) Android
6 7 (1.55%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (71.96%) ITIL
2 206 (45.47%) Service Management
3 140 (30.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (24.72%) Customer Service
5 98 (21.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 95 (20.97%) Problem-Solving
7 88 (19.43%) Performance Metrics
7 88 (19.43%) Service Delivery
8 59 (13.02%) Agile
8 59 (13.02%) Problem Management
9 57 (12.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 49 (10.82%) Mentoring
10 49 (10.82%) User Experience
11 46 (10.15%) Change Management
12 44 (9.71%) Root Cause Analysis
13 43 (9.49%) Project Delivery
14 42 (9.27%) Coaching
15 39 (8.61%) Collaborative Working
16 38 (8.39%) AI
16 38 (8.39%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.52%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.64%) SQL
3 11 (2.43%) Python
4 9 (1.99%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.10%) Bash
5 5 (1.10%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.66%) Ruby
7 2 (0.44%) C#
7 2 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.44%) Java
7 2 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.44%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 127 (28.04%) Degree
2 86 (18.98%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (16.11%) MCSE
4 71 (15.67%) Security Cleared
5 70 (15.45%) AWS Certification
6 43 (9.49%) SC Cleared
7 22 (4.86%) DV Cleared
8 17 (3.75%) ITIL Certification
8 17 (3.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.53%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (2.87%) DBS Check
11 12 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (1.99%) CCNA
12 9 (1.99%) CCNP
12 9 (1.99%) PMI Certification
13 8 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.77%) PMP
14 7 (1.55%) MCSA
14 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 6 (1.32%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (18.76%) QA
2 45 (9.93%) SLA
3 11 (2.43%) Accessibility
4 10 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.99%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.55%) GxP
6 7 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 6 (1.32%) GDPR
8 5 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.66%) COBIT
9 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.66%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.44%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.22%) GRC
System Software
1 53 (11.70%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.09%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 46 (10.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (1.10%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.88%) Autotask
4 4 (0.88%) SCCM
5 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.44%) Ansible
5 2 (0.44%) Argo
5 2 (0.44%) Puppet
5 2 (0.44%) Salt
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.22%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 230 (50.77%) ServiceNow
2 172 (37.97%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.18%) Remedy
4 22 (4.86%) BMC
5 15 (3.31%) VMware
6 10 (2.21%) Freshdesk
6 10 (2.21%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.99%) Cisco
8 8 (1.77%) WatchGuard
9 7 (1.55%) Draytek
9 7 (1.55%) Mitel
10 6 (1.32%) Google
10 6 (1.32%) Meraki
11 5 (1.10%) Oracle
11 5 (1.10%) SAP
11 5 (1.10%) Splunk
12 4 (0.88%) Facebook
12 4 (0.88%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.88%) Instagram
12 4 (0.88%) YouTube