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

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 203 239
Rank change year-on-year +64 +36 -31
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 359 253 474
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.85% 1.69% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.26% 1.79% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 244 215 415
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £54,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -8.01% +6.73%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%

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 15,908 14,172 30,369
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.93% 94.63% 89.60%
Number of salaries quoted 11,376 8,351 23,666
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 7 June 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 14 (3.90%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.56%) CMS
3 2 (0.56%) Confluence
3 2 (0.56%) OpenStack
Applications
1 69 (19.22%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.95%) Dynamics NAV
2 7 (1.95%) Magento
2 7 (1.95%) Shopify
3 6 (1.67%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.84%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.84%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 131 (36.49%) Microsoft 365
2 87 (24.23%) AWS
3 64 (17.83%) Azure
4 30 (8.36%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.18%) OCI
6 13 (3.62%) SaaS
7 11 (3.06%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.79%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.11%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.84%) Datadog
12 2 (0.56%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.56%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.56%) IaaS
12 2 (0.56%) Miro
12 2 (0.56%) Prefect
12 2 (0.56%) Slack
13 1 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.41%) Wi-Fi
2 22 (6.13%) Firewall
3 20 (5.57%) DNS
4 18 (5.01%) TCP/IP
5 16 (4.46%) DHCP
6 15 (4.18%) NGFW
6 15 (4.18%) VXLAN
6 15 (4.18%) Wireshark
7 14 (3.90%) VPN
8 10 (2.79%) WAN
9 9 (2.51%) LAN
10 8 (2.23%) SD-WAN
11 4 (1.11%) VLAN
12 3 (0.84%) Network Security
12 3 (0.84%) SSL
12 3 (0.84%) Wireless
13 2 (0.56%) Broadband
14 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
14 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
14 1 (0.28%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.62%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.51%) Power BI
3 4 (1.11%) Db2
3 4 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 36 (10.03%) JIRA
2 2 (0.56%) GitLab
2 2 (0.56%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 186 (51.81%) Social Skills
2 69 (19.22%) Public Sector
3 49 (13.65%) French Language
4 47 (13.09%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (11.98%) Finance
6 16 (4.46%) Swedish Language
7 15 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (4.18%) Law
8 10 (2.79%) Banking
8 10 (2.79%) Marketing
9 8 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.95%) Back Office
10 7 (1.95%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.11%) Legal
12 4 (1.11%) Publishing
13 3 (0.84%) Retail
14 2 (0.56%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.56%) International Banking
14 2 (0.56%) Military
Job Titles
1 111 (30.92%) Analyst
2 74 (20.61%) Service Analyst
3 70 (19.50%) Service Desk Analyst
4 48 (13.37%) Senior
5 39 (10.86%) IT Manager
5 39 (10.86%) Service Manager
6 33 (9.19%) Support Analyst
7 28 (7.80%) IT Services Manager
8 26 (7.24%) IT Support
9 24 (6.69%) Lead
9 24 (6.69%) Senior Manager
9 24 (6.69%) Senior Service Manager
10 23 (6.41%) Senior IT Manager
11 20 (5.57%) Consultant
12 18 (5.01%) Support Engineer
13 17 (4.74%) Technical Manager
14 16 (4.46%) Architect
14 16 (4.46%) IT Engineer
15 15 (4.18%) Applications Support
15 15 (4.18%) Network Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (6.96%) REST
2 22 (6.13%) SOAP
3 11 (3.06%) Middleware
4 6 (1.67%) .NET
4 6 (1.67%) Web Services
5 3 (0.84%) JDBC
5 3 (0.84%) LDAP
5 3 (0.84%) OpenTelemetry
5 3 (0.84%) SAML
6 2 (0.56%) CSS
6 2 (0.56%) HTML
6 2 (0.56%) JSON
6 2 (0.56%) Kafka
6 2 (0.56%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.56%) RESTful
7 1 (0.28%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.13%) CMDB
1 22 (6.13%) Data Centre
2 15 (4.18%) PKI
3 14 (3.90%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.90%) Product Ownership
4 12 (3.34%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.95%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.11%) Legacy Applications
8 3 (0.84%) AI Agents
8 3 (0.84%) NHS
8 3 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.56%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.56%) Clustering
9 2 (0.56%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.56%) PMI
9 2 (0.56%) Social Media
10 1 (0.28%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 57 (15.88%) Windows
2 20 (5.57%) Windows 10
3 12 (3.34%) Linux
4 9 (2.51%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.95%) Android
6 3 (0.84%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.56%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (59.33%) ITIL
2 137 (38.16%) Service Management
3 95 (26.46%) Customer Service
4 89 (24.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (23.40%) Service Delivery
6 81 (22.56%) Problem-Solving
7 72 (20.06%) Performance Metrics
8 45 (12.53%) Stakeholder Management
9 44 (12.26%) Mentoring
10 38 (10.58%) Coaching
11 37 (10.31%) Agile
12 34 (9.47%) Change Management
13 33 (9.19%) User Experience
14 31 (8.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 30 (8.36%) Roadmaps
16 23 (6.41%) Incident Response
16 23 (6.41%) Presales
17 22 (6.13%) DevOps
17 22 (6.13%) IT Strategy
17 22 (6.13%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.24%) Python
2 22 (6.13%) SQL
3 15 (4.18%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.95%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.67%) C#
6 5 (1.39%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.11%) Bash
7 4 (1.11%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.11%) VB.NET
8 3 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.84%) Ruby
9 2 (0.56%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.56%) Java
9 2 (0.56%) Perl
9 2 (0.56%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 90 (25.07%) Degree
2 75 (20.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (18.38%) AWS Certification
4 65 (18.11%) MCSE
5 33 (9.19%) Security Cleared
6 15 (4.18%) SC Cleared
7 12 (3.34%) DV Cleared
8 8 (2.23%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.67%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.67%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.11%) CISSP
11 4 (1.11%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.11%) PMP
12 3 (0.84%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.56%) CCSP
13 2 (0.56%) CISM
13 2 (0.56%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (22.01%) QA
2 26 (7.24%) SLA
3 6 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.39%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.11%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.11%) GDPR
5 4 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 3 (0.84%) PMO
7 2 (0.56%) NIST
8 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.28%) GRC
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 32 (8.91%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.11%) Hyper-V
2 4 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 20 (5.57%) Ansible
1 20 (5.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.74%) Terraform
3 14 (3.90%) SCCM
4 6 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.11%) Puppet
6 3 (0.84%) Autotask
7 2 (0.56%) Argo
7 2 (0.56%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.56%) Salt
8 1 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.28%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.28%) Nagios
Vendors
1 216 (60.17%) ServiceNow
2 149 (41.50%) Microsoft
3 16 (4.46%) Aruba
4 15 (4.18%) Arista
4 15 (4.18%) NetScout
5 12 (3.34%) SolarWinds
6 9 (2.51%) BMC
6 9 (2.51%) Cisco
6 9 (2.51%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.23%) ConnectWise
7 8 (2.23%) Freshdesk
8 7 (1.95%) WooCommerce
9 6 (1.67%) Remedy
9 6 (1.67%) SAP
10 5 (1.39%) Splunk
11 4 (1.11%) Apple
11 4 (1.11%) Citrix
11 4 (1.11%) HP
11 4 (1.11%) VMware
12 3 (0.84%) Avaya