Hybrid/Remote Service Design Job Trends
Service Design
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Service Design skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 243 | 328 | 360 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +32 | -42 |
| Permanent jobs citing Service Design | 248 | 79 | 111 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.98% | 0.48% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.21% | 0.51% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 143 | 59 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,815 | £47,500 | £42,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,208 | £48,494 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £58,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -6.46% | +3.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,312 | £68,750 | £63,636 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,500 | £79,250 | £73,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £59,430 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -7.45% | -2.95% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home
Service Design 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 20,447 | 15,347 | 17,901 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 80.74% | 93.77% | 87.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14,457 | 8,364 | 10,866 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £29,750 | £35,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,447 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £61,206 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -6.05% | -2.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £102,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
Service Design Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Service Design and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Service Design Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Service Design.
Service Design Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Service Design over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Service Design Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 44.8% | 111 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 31.9% | 79 |
| 3 | User Research | 25.8% | 64 |
| 4 | ITIL | 24.2% | 60 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 22.2% | 55 |
| 6 | User Experience | 21.4% | 53 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 21.0% | 52 |
| 8 | Service Management | 20.6% | 51 |
| 8 | Stakeholder Management | 20.6% | 51 |
| 10 | Decision-Making | 19.8% | 49 |
| 10 | Project Delivery | 19.8% | 49 |
| 12 | AI | 19.0% | 47 |
| 13 | Prototyping | 16.9% | 42 |
| 14 | Digital Transformation Programme | 16.5% | 41 |
| 15 | Roadmaps | 15.7% | 39 |
| 16 | Problem-Solving | 15.3% | 38 |
| 17 | ITSM | 14.5% | 36 |
| 18 | Scrum | 14.1% | 35 |
| 19 | Community of Practice | 13.3% | 33 |
| 20 | Technology Strategy | 12.9% | 32 |