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 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 121 154
Rank change year-on-year +18 +33 +94
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 405 465 446
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.66% 2.66% 2.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.98% 2.87% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 236 314 387
10th Percentile £29,125 £31,250 £31,678
25th Percentile £37,375 £37,500 £42,146
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% -11.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £76,563 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £94,375 £96,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,763
% change year-on-year - -8.70% +6.65%

All Process and 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 13,578 16,190 18,834
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.06% 92.72% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,689 9,805 15,142
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%

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 18 December 2025.

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 21 (5.19%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.74%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.74%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.49%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
Applications
1 115 (28.40%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.99%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (5.19%) Remedy ITSM
2 12 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.99%) Magento
3 4 (0.99%) Shopify
4 1 (0.25%) assyst
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 158 (39.01%) Microsoft 365
2 127 (31.36%) AWS
3 50 (12.35%) Azure
4 24 (5.93%) Entra ID
5 23 (5.68%) SaaS
6 11 (2.72%) Power Platform
7 8 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.23%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.49%) Azure Stack
9 2 (0.49%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.49%) Datadog
9 2 (0.49%) GCP
9 2 (0.49%) GitHub
9 2 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.49%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.49%) IaaS
9 2 (0.49%) PaaS
9 2 (0.49%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.44%) WAN
2 17 (4.20%) LAN
2 17 (4.20%) SD-WAN
3 16 (3.95%) VPN
4 15 (3.70%) VoIP
5 11 (2.72%) Firewall
5 11 (2.72%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (2.47%) DHCP
6 10 (2.47%) DNS
7 8 (1.98%) Unified Communications
8 7 (1.73%) IP Telephony
9 3 (0.74%) Network Security
9 3 (0.74%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.49%) MPLS
10 2 (0.49%) SAN
11 1 (0.25%) ADSL
11 1 (0.25%) BGP
11 1 (0.25%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.25%) Internet
11 1 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.48%) Power BI
1 6 (1.48%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.74%) MySQL
2 3 (0.74%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.49%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 16 (3.95%) JIRA
2 4 (0.99%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) GitLab
General
1 239 (59.01%) Social Skills
2 105 (25.93%) French Language
3 95 (23.46%) Swedish Language
4 42 (10.37%) Law
5 38 (9.38%) Finance
6 30 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
6 30 (7.41%) Public Sector
7 27 (6.67%) Legal
8 23 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (5.19%) Fire and Rescue
9 21 (5.19%) Local Government
10 20 (4.94%) Banking
11 19 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 17 (4.20%) Analytical Skills
13 15 (3.70%) Telecoms
14 11 (2.72%) Marketing
15 10 (2.47%) Back Office
16 5 (1.23%) Advertising
17 4 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.99%) Retail
Job Titles
1 155 (38.27%) Analyst
2 117 (28.89%) Service Analyst
3 108 (26.67%) Service Desk Analyst
4 37 (9.14%) IT Support
5 35 (8.64%) Consultant
6 33 (8.15%) Senior
7 30 (7.41%) IT Manager
8 27 (6.67%) Technical Consultant
9 26 (6.42%) Developer
10 24 (5.93%) Service Manager
11 23 (5.68%) Senior Consultant
11 23 (5.68%) Senior Technical Consultant
11 23 (5.68%) ServiceNow Developer
12 21 (5.19%) IT Analyst
13 19 (4.69%) Support Analyst
14 18 (4.44%) 1st Line Support
14 18 (4.44%) Architect
15 16 (3.95%) IT Services Manager
15 16 (3.95%) Support Manager
16 15 (3.70%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.19%) CSS
1 21 (5.19%) HTML
2 19 (4.69%) XML
3 18 (4.44%) JSON
4 11 (2.72%) REST
4 11 (2.72%) SOAP
5 7 (1.73%) .NET
6 4 (0.99%) Middleware
6 4 (0.99%) YAML
7 3 (0.74%) EDI
7 3 (0.74%) Web Services
8 2 (0.49%) Jinja
8 2 (0.49%) OpenTelemetry
9 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.19%) CMDB
1 21 (5.19%) NHS
2 19 (4.69%) Driving Licence
3 9 (2.22%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (1.98%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.73%) CCTV
5 7 (1.73%) iPad
5 7 (1.73%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.48%) Onboarding
7 4 (0.99%) AI Agents
7 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.74%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.49%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.49%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 46 (11.36%) Windows
2 21 (5.19%) Windows 10
2 21 (5.19%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.94%) Linux
4 10 (2.47%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (66.91%) ITIL
2 135 (33.33%) Service Management
3 133 (32.84%) Customer Service
4 111 (27.41%) Performance Metrics
5 76 (18.77%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (18.02%) Service Delivery
7 53 (13.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 43 (10.62%) Asset Management
9 41 (10.12%) Agile
10 38 (9.38%) Change Management
11 35 (8.64%) Problem Management
11 35 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
12 29 (7.16%) Cybersecurity
13 27 (6.67%) Migration
13 27 (6.67%) User Experience
14 25 (6.17%) Project Management
15 24 (5.93%) Mentoring
16 23 (5.68%) IT Asset Management
16 23 (5.68%) Technical Leadership
17 22 (5.43%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 33 (8.15%) JavaScript
2 20 (4.94%) SQL
3 10 (2.47%) PowerShell
4 4 (0.99%) T-SQL
5 3 (0.74%) Bash
5 3 (0.74%) Python
6 2 (0.49%) C#
7 1 (0.25%) Perl
Qualifications
1 127 (31.36%) Degree
2 119 (29.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 113 (27.90%) AWS Certification
4 112 (27.65%) MCSE
5 21 (5.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 20 (4.94%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (3.95%) CCNP
8 14 (3.46%) Security Cleared
9 13 (3.21%) SC Cleared
10 11 (2.72%) PMI Certification
10 11 (2.72%) PMP
11 9 (2.22%) CCNA
12 8 (1.98%) Azure Certification
13 7 (1.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.73%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.73%) MCP
13 7 (1.73%) MCSA
14 5 (1.23%) CISSP
14 5 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (28.64%) QA
2 15 (3.70%) SLA
3 14 (3.46%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.22%) NIST
5 6 (1.48%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.23%) COBIT
6 5 (1.23%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.99%) GDPR
8 3 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.49%) GRC
9 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.25%) NCSC
10 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (8.40%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.73%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.25%) Docker
3 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (5.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.72%) SCCM
3 6 (1.48%) Ansible
4 4 (0.99%) Autotask
5 3 (0.74%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.49%) Nagios
6 2 (0.49%) Terraform
7 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.25%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.25%) Puppet
7 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 235 (58.02%) ServiceNow
2 174 (42.96%) Microsoft
3 21 (5.19%) BMC
3 21 (5.19%) Remedy
4 14 (3.46%) Apple
4 14 (3.46%) Cisco
5 12 (2.96%) Freshdesk
6 8 (1.98%) SolarWinds
6 8 (1.98%) VMware
7 7 (1.73%) Datto
7 7 (1.73%) Draytek
7 7 (1.73%) Mitel
7 7 (1.73%) WatchGuard
8 4 (0.99%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.99%) ConnectWise
8 4 (0.99%) Dynatrace
8 4 (0.99%) Genesys
8 4 (0.99%) Google
8 4 (0.99%) WooCommerce
9 3 (0.74%) Lotus