The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Service Management role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Service Management in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Service Management
Rank 825 847 835
Rank change year-on-year
+22 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 16 19 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.016% 0.017% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.018% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 14 9 14
Average salary £70,000 £52,500 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -25.00%
UK excluding London average salary £70,000 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year
+33.33% -25.00%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95490 107493 111049
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.41% 94.82% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 80297 92843 94497
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,925 £27,500 £26,250
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Head of Service Management
UK

Head of Service Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Head of Service Management across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Head of Service Management Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Service Management
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of Service Management across the England region.

England Head of Service Management Salary Trend

Head of Service Management
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Head of Service Management across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Head of Service Management Salary Histogram

Head of Service Management
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Service Management within the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West Midlands -15 5 £67,500 -18.18%
London - 5 £90,000 -
Yorkshire - 4 £68,750 -
South East +5 1 £82,500 +15.78%
North West - 1 £75,000 -
Head of Service Management
UK

Head of Service Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Head of Service Management in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Head of Service Management in their job title.

1 34 (85.00%) Service Management
2 32 (80.00%) ITIL
3 22 (55.00%) Finance
4 19 (47.50%) Service Delivery
4 19 (47.50%) ITSM
5 12 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (25.00%) Banking
7 9 (22.50%) Change Management
7 9 (22.50%) SLA
8 8 (20.00%) Project Management
9 6 (15.00%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (12.50%) ITIL V3
10 5 (12.50%) Degree
11 4 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
12 3 (7.500%) Agile Software Development
12 3 (7.500%) Retail
12 3 (7.500%) Supplier Management
12 3 (7.500%) Problem Management
12 3 (7.500%) Investment Banking
12 3 (7.500%) Release Management
13 2 (5.000%) ITIL V2
13 2 (5.000%) Continuous Improvement
13 2 (5.000%) Business Transformation
13 2 (5.000%) Retail Banking
13 2 (5.000%) Scrum
13 2 (5.000%) Business Continuity
13 2 (5.000%) Risk Management
13 2 (5.000%) PRINCE2
14 1 (2.500%) MS Excel
14 1 (2.500%) MS Visio

Head of Service Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Head of Service Management in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Head of Service Management in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (2.500%) MS Excel
1 1 (2.500%) MS Visio
1 1 (2.500%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.500%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 22 (55.00%) Finance
2 10 (25.00%) Banking
3 3 (7.500%) Retail
3 3 (7.500%) Investment Banking
4 2 (5.000%) Retail Banking
5 1 (2.500%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.500%) Legal
5 1 (2.500%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.500%) VLE
1 1 (2.500%) CMDB
1 1 (2.500%) Mobile Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (85.00%) Service Management
2 32 (80.00%) ITIL
3 19 (47.50%) Service Delivery
3 19 (47.50%) ITSM
4 12 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (22.50%) Change Management
6 8 (20.00%) Project Management
7 5 (12.50%) ITIL V3
8 4 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
9 3 (7.500%) Agile Software Development
9 3 (7.500%) Supplier Management
9 3 (7.500%) Problem Management
9 3 (7.500%) Release Management
10 2 (5.000%) ITIL V2
10 2 (5.000%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (5.000%) Business Transformation
10 2 (5.000%) Scrum
10 2 (5.000%) Business Continuity
10 2 (5.000%) Risk Management
10 2 (5.000%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.500%) Java
1 1 (2.500%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (15.00%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (22.50%) SLA
2 1 (2.500%) COBIT
Vendors
1 1 (2.500%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.500%) HP
1 1 (2.500%) Remedy
Berkshire
An experienced Service Management specialist to undertake the role of Head of Service Management is required by my client a leading blue chip based in Berkshire. The successful...
Aston Carter
Salary: £75000 - £90000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire (but flexible)
The first element will involve overall responsibility for the planning, costing, resourcing and implementation of all aspects of our Smart Metering Service Management transition plan, working with leads...
Arqiva
Salary: £80,000 - £110,000 + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
They seek to appoint a high calibre Head of Service Management to ensure the successful transformation of the existing platform operations and support function in line with the...
Howgate Sable
Salary: c. six figure package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
As the global SLM lead, you will be responsible for managing a team which has a responsibility to drive the bank's strategy by delivering an enterprise wide...
Aston Carter
Posted: 18 May 2013