Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Service Delivery Manager
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Basingstoke is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
5 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - -17
Contract jobs requiring a Service Delivery Manager 6 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 1.50% - 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% - 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £1,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +90.48%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £619 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £600 £575 £1,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -42.50% +77.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Basingstoke with a recognized job title 368 130 422
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 96.30% 98.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 244 107 242
10th Percentile £500 £456 -
25th Percentile £538 £519 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £725 £625 £675
90th Percentile £738 £650 £738
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £537 £575
% change year-on-year +2.37% -6.57% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 15
10th Percentile £13.25 £22.00 £13.64
25th Percentile £13.38 £22.92 £27.50
Median hourly rate £15.38 £24.70 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.74% -48.01% +182.07%
75th Percentile £17.00 £26.72 £48.75
90th Percentile £22.50 £27.79 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £45.29 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -17.65% -4.10% +9.24%

Service Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Delivery Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Service Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Basingstoke

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 5 May 2026, Service Delivery Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Service Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) VMware
3 4 (66.67%) Cost Control
3 4 (66.67%) ITIL
3 4 (66.67%) Service Management
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (33.33%) Availability Management
5 2 (33.33%) Capacity Management
5 2 (33.33%) ITSM
5 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery Management
6 1 (16.67%) Change Management
6 1 (16.67%) Conflict Resolution
6 1 (16.67%) IT Governance
6 1 (16.67%) JIRA
6 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
6 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
6 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
6 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Cost Control
2 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 4 (66.67%) Service Management
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Availability Management
4 2 (33.33%) Capacity Management
4 2 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery Management
5 1 (16.67%) Change Management
5 1 (16.67%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (16.67%) IT Governance
5 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
5 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) VMware
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
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