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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 194 204
Rank change year-on-year +60 +10 +12
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 347 279 503
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.87% 1.91% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.26% 2.01% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 244 251 437
10th Percentile £33,950 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year - -10.56% +8.70%
75th Percentile £76,563 £71,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £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 15,340 13,907 29,523
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.77% 95.05% 91.04%
Number of salaries quoted 10,890 8,636 23,352
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +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 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 May 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 11 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.86%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.58%) CMS
4 2 (0.58%) Confluence
Applications
1 61 (17.58%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (2.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (2.59%) Dynamics NAV
2 9 (2.59%) Magento
2 9 (2.59%) Shopify
3 4 (1.15%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.86%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.86%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 110 (31.70%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (23.05%) AWS
3 57 (16.43%) Azure
4 20 (5.76%) Entra ID
5 19 (5.48%) SaaS
6 15 (4.32%) OCI
7 14 (4.03%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (2.59%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.15%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.86%) Datadog
11 2 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.58%) IaaS
11 2 (0.58%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.58%) Prefect
11 2 (0.58%) Slack
12 1 (0.29%) Azure Stack
12 1 (0.29%) ClickUp
12 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.29%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.34%) Wi-Fi
2 21 (6.05%) Firewall
3 15 (4.32%) NGFW
3 15 (4.32%) VXLAN
3 15 (4.32%) Wireshark
4 14 (4.03%) DNS
5 12 (3.46%) VPN
6 11 (3.17%) DHCP
6 11 (3.17%) TCP/IP
7 10 (2.88%) WAN
8 9 (2.59%) LAN
8 9 (2.59%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.86%) SSL
9 3 (0.86%) VLAN
10 2 (0.58%) Broadband
10 2 (0.58%) SAN
10 2 (0.58%) Wireless
11 1 (0.29%) Network Security
11 1 (0.29%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.32%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.02%) Power BI
3 4 (1.15%) DB2
3 4 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.29%) MySQL
4 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 38 (10.95%) JIRA
2 3 (0.86%) GitLab
3 2 (0.58%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 175 (50.43%) Social Skills
2 63 (18.16%) Public Sector
3 49 (14.12%) French Language
4 41 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (11.53%) Finance
6 19 (5.48%) Law
7 16 (4.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (3.75%) Marketing
9 9 (2.59%) Back Office
10 8 (2.31%) Banking
10 8 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (2.31%) Swedish Language
11 7 (2.02%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.44%) Legal
13 4 (1.15%) Publishing
14 3 (0.86%) Retail
15 2 (0.58%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.58%) International Banking
15 2 (0.58%) Military
Job Titles
1 104 (29.97%) Analyst
2 64 (18.44%) Service Analyst
3 61 (17.58%) Service Desk Analyst
4 44 (12.68%) Senior
5 41 (11.82%) IT Manager
6 39 (11.24%) Service Manager
7 34 (9.80%) IT Services Manager
7 34 (9.80%) Support Analyst
8 24 (6.92%) IT Support
8 24 (6.92%) Senior Manager
8 24 (6.92%) Senior Service Manager
9 23 (6.63%) Senior IT Manager
10 19 (5.48%) Lead
11 18 (5.19%) Architect
11 18 (5.19%) Consultant
12 17 (4.90%) Support Manager
12 17 (4.90%) Technical Manager
13 16 (4.61%) Support Engineer
14 15 (4.32%) Operations Manager
14 15 (4.32%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.49%) REST
2 23 (6.63%) SOAP
3 13 (3.75%) Middleware
4 6 (1.73%) .NET
4 6 (1.73%) CSS
4 6 (1.73%) HTML
4 6 (1.73%) Web Services
5 3 (0.86%) JDBC
5 3 (0.86%) JSON
5 3 (0.86%) LDAP
5 3 (0.86%) OpenTelemetry
5 3 (0.86%) SAML
5 3 (0.86%) XML
6 2 (0.58%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.58%) Kafka
6 2 (0.58%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.34%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.61%) CMDB
2 16 (4.61%) Product Ownership
3 15 (4.32%) PKI
4 14 (4.03%) Onboarding
5 12 (3.46%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.02%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.15%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.86%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.86%) NHS
9 3 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.58%) Clustering
10 2 (0.58%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.58%) PMI
10 2 (0.58%) Robotics
10 2 (0.58%) Social Media
11 1 (0.29%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 51 (14.70%) Windows
2 23 (6.63%) Windows 10
3 14 (4.03%) Linux
4 5 (1.44%) Android
5 3 (0.86%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.58%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.58%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.58%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (56.77%) ITIL
2 132 (38.04%) Service Management
3 89 (25.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 85 (24.50%) Customer Service
4 85 (24.50%) Service Delivery
5 84 (24.21%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (18.16%) Performance Metrics
7 44 (12.68%) Mentoring
8 42 (12.10%) Stakeholder Management
9 38 (10.95%) Change Management
10 35 (10.09%) Coaching
10 35 (10.09%) User Experience
11 34 (9.80%) Agile
12 28 (8.07%) Roadmaps
13 26 (7.49%) Project Delivery
14 24 (6.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 23 (6.63%) Presales
16 22 (6.34%) DevOps
16 22 (6.34%) IT Strategy
16 22 (6.34%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.20%) SQL
2 24 (6.92%) Python
3 11 (3.17%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.59%) T-SQL
5 8 (2.31%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.73%) C#
7 4 (1.15%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.15%) VB.NET
8 3 (0.86%) Bash
8 3 (0.86%) Perl
8 3 (0.86%) Ruby
9 2 (0.58%) Google Apps Script
9 2 (0.58%) Java
10 1 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 73 (21.04%) Degree
2 63 (18.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 57 (16.43%) AWS Certification
3 57 (16.43%) MCSE
4 28 (8.07%) Security Cleared
5 13 (3.75%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.59%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.73%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.15%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.15%) PMP
10 3 (0.86%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.86%) LPIC
11 2 (0.58%) CCNA
11 2 (0.58%) CISSP
11 2 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.58%) Linux+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (20.75%) QA
2 18 (5.19%) SLA
3 6 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.44%) GDPR
5 4 (1.15%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 3 (0.86%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.86%) PMO
7 2 (0.58%) NIST
8 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.29%) GRC
8 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 30 (8.65%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.86%) Docker
3 2 (0.58%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (6.34%) Ansible
2 18 (5.19%) SCCM
2 18 (5.19%) Terraform
3 13 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.44%) Puppet
4 5 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.86%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.58%) Argo
6 2 (0.58%) Autotask
6 2 (0.58%) Salt
7 1 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.29%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.29%) Nagios
Vendors
1 205 (59.08%) ServiceNow
2 125 (36.02%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.32%) Arista
3 15 (4.32%) Aruba
3 15 (4.32%) NetScout
3 15 (4.32%) SolarWinds
4 10 (2.88%) ConnectWise
4 10 (2.88%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.59%) WooCommerce
6 6 (1.73%) BMC
6 6 (1.73%) Cisco
6 6 (1.73%) Freshdesk
6 6 (1.73%) SAP
7 5 (1.44%) Apple
8 4 (1.15%) Google
8 4 (1.15%) HP
8 4 (1.15%) Remedy
9 3 (0.86%) Avaya
9 3 (0.86%) Citrix
9 3 (0.86%) Dynatrace