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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 124 158
Rank change year-on-year +23 +34 +83
Permanent jobs citing ITSM 404 460 445
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.63% 2.67% 2.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.98% 2.88% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 234 311 385
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,439 £59,150
Median % change year-on-year +1.03% -7.96% +7.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - -8.26% +6.86%

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 13,568 15,987 19,398
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.33% 92.92% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,660 9,616 15,599
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,050 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £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% - -4.00%

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 27 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 (5.20%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.74%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.74%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.50%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) OpenStack
Applications
1 115 (28.47%) 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 (5.20%) Remedy ITSM
2 13 (3.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (1.24%) Magento
3 5 (1.24%) Shopify
4 1 (0.25%) assyst
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 157 (38.86%) Microsoft 365
2 127 (31.44%) AWS
3 50 (12.38%) Azure
4 25 (6.19%) SaaS
5 24 (5.94%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.72%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.24%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.50%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.50%) Azure Stack
9 2 (0.50%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.50%) Datadog
9 2 (0.50%) GCP
9 2 (0.50%) GitHub
9 2 (0.50%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.50%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.50%) IaaS
9 2 (0.50%) PaaS
9 2 (0.50%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.21%) SD-WAN
1 17 (4.21%) WAN
2 16 (3.96%) LAN
2 16 (3.96%) VPN
3 15 (3.71%) VoIP
4 11 (2.72%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (2.48%) DHCP
5 10 (2.48%) DNS
5 10 (2.48%) Firewall
6 8 (1.98%) Unified Communications
7 7 (1.73%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.74%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.50%) MPLS
9 2 (0.50%) Network Security
9 2 (0.50%) SAN
10 1 (0.25%) ADSL
10 1 (0.25%) BGP
10 1 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.25%) Internet
10 1 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.73%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.49%) Power BI
3 3 (0.74%) MySQL
3 3 (0.74%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.50%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 17 (4.21%) JIRA
2 3 (0.74%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) GitLab
General
1 238 (58.91%) Social Skills
2 105 (25.99%) French Language
3 95 (23.51%) Swedish Language
4 39 (9.65%) Law
5 36 (8.91%) Finance
6 30 (7.43%) Influencing Skills
7 29 (7.18%) Public Sector
8 27 (6.68%) Legal
9 23 (5.69%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (5.20%) Fire and Rescue
10 21 (5.20%) Local Government
11 19 (4.70%) Banking
11 19 (4.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (4.46%) Analytical Skills
13 15 (3.71%) Telecoms
14 13 (3.22%) Marketing
15 11 (2.72%) Back Office
16 5 (1.24%) Advertising
16 5 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.99%) Retail
Job Titles
1 156 (38.61%) Analyst
2 117 (28.96%) Service Analyst
3 108 (26.73%) Service Desk Analyst
4 37 (9.16%) IT Support
5 33 (8.17%) Consultant
5 33 (8.17%) Senior
6 32 (7.92%) IT Manager
7 27 (6.68%) Technical Consultant
8 26 (6.44%) Developer
9 25 (6.19%) Service Manager
10 23 (5.69%) Senior Consultant
10 23 (5.69%) Senior Technical Consultant
10 23 (5.69%) ServiceNow Developer
11 20 (4.95%) IT Analyst
11 20 (4.95%) Support Analyst
12 19 (4.70%) Architect
13 18 (4.46%) IT Services Manager
14 17 (4.21%) 1st Line Support
14 17 (4.21%) Support Manager
15 15 (3.71%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.70%) CSS
1 19 (4.70%) HTML
2 17 (4.21%) XML
3 16 (3.96%) JSON
4 12 (2.97%) REST
4 12 (2.97%) SOAP
5 7 (1.73%) .NET
6 5 (1.24%) Middleware
7 3 (0.74%) EDI
7 3 (0.74%) Web Services
7 3 (0.74%) YAML
8 2 (0.50%) OpenTelemetry
9 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.25%) Jinja
9 1 (0.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.20%) NHS
2 20 (4.95%) CMDB
3 19 (4.70%) Driving Licence
4 8 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (1.98%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.98%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.73%) CCTV
5 7 (1.73%) iPad
5 7 (1.73%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.73%) Operational Technology
6 4 (0.99%) AI Agents
6 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.74%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.50%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.50%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (0.50%) Robotics
8 2 (0.50%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 46 (11.39%) Windows
2 21 (5.20%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.95%) Windows 10
4 19 (4.70%) Linux
5 10 (2.48%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.50%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (66.83%) ITIL
2 136 (33.66%) Service Management
3 132 (32.67%) Customer Service
4 111 (27.48%) Performance Metrics
5 76 (18.81%) Service Delivery
6 74 (18.32%) Problem-Solving
7 55 (13.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 43 (10.64%) Asset Management
9 40 (9.90%) Agile
10 39 (9.65%) Change Management
11 35 (8.66%) Stakeholder Management
12 34 (8.42%) Problem Management
13 29 (7.18%) Cybersecurity
14 28 (6.93%) User Experience
15 26 (6.44%) Migration
15 26 (6.44%) Project Management
16 24 (5.94%) Mentoring
17 23 (5.69%) IT Asset Management
17 23 (5.69%) Project Delivery
18 21 (5.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 31 (7.67%) JavaScript
2 21 (5.20%) SQL
3 9 (2.23%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.24%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.50%) Bash
5 2 (0.50%) C#
5 2 (0.50%) Python
6 1 (0.25%) Perl
Qualifications
1 127 (31.44%) Degree
2 119 (29.46%) Microsoft Certification
3 113 (27.97%) AWS Certification
4 112 (27.72%) MCSE
5 21 (5.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 20 (4.95%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (3.96%) CCNP
8 13 (3.22%) Security Cleared
9 12 (2.97%) SC Cleared
10 11 (2.72%) PMI Certification
10 11 (2.72%) PMP
11 9 (2.23%) 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 (1.24%) CISSP
14 5 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (28.71%) QA
2 15 (3.71%) SLA
3 14 (3.47%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.23%) NIST
5 6 (1.49%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.24%) COBIT
6 5 (1.24%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.99%) GDPR
8 3 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.50%) GRC
9 2 (0.50%) 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 33 (8.17%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.73%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.25%) Docker
3 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (5.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.72%) SCCM
3 5 (1.24%) Ansible
4 4 (0.99%) Autotask
5 3 (0.74%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.50%) Nagios
6 2 (0.50%) 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
1 234 (57.92%) ServiceNow
2 174 (43.07%) Microsoft
3 21 (5.20%) BMC
3 21 (5.20%) Remedy
4 15 (3.71%) Apple
5 13 (3.22%) Cisco
6 12 (2.97%) Freshdesk
7 8 (1.98%) SolarWinds
7 8 (1.98%) VMware
8 7 (1.73%) Datto
8 7 (1.73%) Draytek
8 7 (1.73%) Mitel
8 7 (1.73%) WatchGuard
9 5 (1.24%) ConnectWise
9 5 (1.24%) WooCommerce
10 4 (0.99%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.99%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.99%) Genesys
10 4 (0.99%) Google
11 3 (0.74%) F5