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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 201 204
Rank change year-on-year +48 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 410 262 431
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.87% 1.59% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.26% 1.71% 1.84%
Number of salaries quoted 274 224 369
10th Percentile £31,331 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% -4.55%

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 18,155 15,315 23,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.94% 93.04% 88.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,190 9,035 17,224
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 29 July 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 17 (4.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (3.41%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.73%) Confluence
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.49%) CMS
5 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 84 (20.49%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (6.34%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (1.46%) Shopify
3 3 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.73%) Magento
3 3 (0.73%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.24%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 157 (38.29%) Microsoft 365
2 85 (20.73%) AWS
3 60 (14.63%) Azure
4 42 (10.24%) Entra ID
5 10 (2.44%) SaaS
6 8 (1.95%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.22%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.73%) GCP
9 3 (0.73%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.49%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.49%) Datadog
10 2 (0.49%) IaaS
10 2 (0.49%) Miro
10 2 (0.49%) Prefect
11 1 (0.24%) ClickUp
11 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.24%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.10%) TCP/IP
2 24 (5.85%) DNS
3 22 (5.37%) DHCP
4 20 (4.88%) VPN
5 11 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.71%) Firewall
6 7 (1.71%) VLAN
7 5 (1.22%) Network Security
7 5 (1.22%) WAN
8 3 (0.73%) LAN
8 3 (0.73%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.73%) SSL
8 3 (0.73%) Wireless
9 2 (0.49%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.24%) Cisco IPT
10 1 (0.24%) Converged Networks
10 1 (0.24%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.24%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.24%) MPLS
10 1 (0.24%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.41%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.71%) Power BI
3 5 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (0.98%) Db2
4 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 29 (7.07%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) GitLab
2 1 (0.24%) Jaeger
General
1 221 (53.90%) Social Skills
2 71 (17.32%) Finance
3 63 (15.37%) Public Sector
4 48 (11.71%) Swedish Language
5 37 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (7.07%) French Language
7 26 (6.34%) Banking
8 16 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (3.66%) Law
10 12 (2.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.44%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.46%) Retail
14 5 (1.22%) Legal
15 4 (0.98%) Marketing
15 4 (0.98%) Publishing
16 3 (0.73%) Back Office
16 3 (0.73%) Korean Language
16 3 (0.73%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.73%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 129 (31.46%) Analyst
2 94 (22.93%) Service Analyst
3 86 (20.98%) Service Desk Analyst
4 65 (15.85%) IT Manager
5 59 (14.39%) Senior
6 45 (10.98%) Service Manager
7 36 (8.78%) IT Services Manager
8 33 (8.05%) IT Support
8 33 (8.05%) Support Analyst
9 31 (7.56%) Senior Manager
10 29 (7.07%) Lead
11 27 (6.59%) Senior Service Manager
12 24 (5.85%) Senior IT Manager
13 23 (5.61%) Support Engineer
14 21 (5.12%) Consultant
14 21 (5.12%) Developer
15 20 (4.88%) IT Analyst
16 19 (4.63%) IT Engineer
17 18 (4.39%) Architect
18 17 (4.15%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.85%) REST
2 21 (5.12%) SOAP
3 9 (2.20%) Web Services
4 6 (1.46%) .NET
5 5 (1.22%) Middleware
6 4 (0.98%) LDAP
7 3 (0.73%) JDBC
7 3 (0.73%) SAML
8 2 (0.49%) HTML
8 2 (0.49%) JSON
8 2 (0.49%) Kafka
8 2 (0.49%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.49%) RESTful
9 1 (0.24%) CSS
9 1 (0.24%) OAuth
9 1 (0.24%) OpenID
9 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.85%) CMDB
2 15 (3.66%) Management Information System
2 15 (3.66%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.44%) Product Ownership
5 9 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.71%) Driving Licence
7 4 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.98%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (0.98%) Operational Technology
7 4 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.73%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.73%) LIMS
9 2 (0.49%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.49%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.49%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.49%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 70 (17.07%) Windows
2 18 (4.39%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.17%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.20%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.71%) Android
5 7 (1.71%) Linux
6 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 291 (70.98%) ITIL
2 166 (40.49%) Service Management
3 117 (28.54%) Customer Service
4 107 (26.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 96 (23.41%) Performance Metrics
6 89 (21.71%) Service Delivery
7 80 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (19.02%) Stakeholder Management
9 44 (10.73%) Agile
9 44 (10.73%) User Experience
10 41 (10.00%) Roadmaps
11 40 (9.76%) Problem Management
12 39 (9.51%) Mentoring
13 38 (9.27%) Coaching
14 35 (8.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 32 (7.80%) DevOps
16 31 (7.56%) AI
16 31 (7.56%) Change Management
17 29 (7.07%) Asset Management
17 29 (7.07%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.83%) SQL
2 24 (5.85%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.93%) Python
4 8 (1.95%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.46%) Bash
5 6 (1.46%) C#
6 4 (0.98%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.98%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.98%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.73%) Ruby
8 2 (0.49%) Java
8 2 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.49%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.24%) Perl
9 1 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 120 (29.27%) Degree
2 87 (21.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 79 (19.27%) AWS Certification
4 77 (18.78%) MCSE
5 43 (10.49%) Security Cleared
6 23 (5.61%) SC Cleared
7 16 (3.90%) DV Cleared
8 15 (3.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 13 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
10 12 (2.93%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (2.44%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (1.46%) PMI Certification
13 6 (1.46%) PMP
14 5 (1.22%) A+ Certification
15 3 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.73%) Network+ Certification
15 3 (0.73%) TOGAF Certification
16 2 (0.49%) Azure Certification
16 2 (0.49%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (23.17%) QA
2 38 (9.27%) SLA
3 6 (1.46%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.46%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.46%) GDPR
3 6 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 5 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.73%) GxP
5 3 (0.73%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.49%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.24%) COBIT
System Software
1 42 (10.24%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.95%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Docker
Systems Management
1 34 (8.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.20%) SCCM
3 5 (1.22%) ZABBIX
4 4 (0.98%) Autotask
4 4 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.73%) Ansible
5 3 (0.73%) Puppet
5 3 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.49%) Argo
6 2 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.49%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.49%) Salt
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.24%) Terraform
7 1 (0.24%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 245 (59.76%) ServiceNow
2 176 (42.93%) Microsoft
3 26 (6.34%) Remedy
4 20 (4.88%) BMC
5 10 (2.44%) Freshdesk
6 8 (1.95%) Cisco
6 8 (1.95%) VMware
7 7 (1.71%) ConnectWise
8 6 (1.46%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.22%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.98%) Citrix
10 4 (0.98%) Meraki
10 4 (0.98%) SAP
10 4 (0.98%) Splunk
11 3 (0.73%) Apple
11 3 (0.73%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.73%) Google
11 3 (0.73%) Oracle
11 3 (0.73%) WooCommerce
12 2 (0.49%) Veeam