Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Service Delivery Manager
South East > Berkshire

As of 22 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Berkshire.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 103 116
Rank change year-on-year -8 +13 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Service Delivery Manager 4 5 7
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.27% 0.34% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.38% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 4
10th Percentile - £535 £415
25th Percentile - £558 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £580 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +10.48% -0.10%
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - £580 -
South East median daily rate £622 £580 £500
% change year-on-year +7.20% +16.00% -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £88.00 - -
25th Percentile £92.50 - £61.75
Median hourly rate £100.00 - £63.50
75th Percentile £102.75 - £65.25
90th Percentile £104.40 - -
South East median hourly rate £90.00 - £63.50

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,350 1,326 1,609
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 90.27% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 913 755 985
10th Percentile £304 £261 £210
25th Percentile £413 £405 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £608
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +0.95% +0.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 33 72
10th Percentile £14.75 £20.70 £24.26
25th Percentile £19.00 £42.50 £48.40
Median hourly rate £47.48 £59.00 £61.45
Median % change year-on-year -19.53% -3.98% +83.43%
75th Percentile £93.75 £63.43 £67.75
90th Percentile £97.50 £65.62 £76.06
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £54.44
% change year-on-year -40.82% -21.94% +51.23%

Service Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Service Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Service Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Berkshire

Service Delivery Manager
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Delivery Manager within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +14 3 - -
Service Delivery Manager
South East

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Service Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) ITSM
2 3 (75.00%) JIRA
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) Power Automate
2 3 (75.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Process Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) SaaS
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) ServiceNow
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) DevOps
3 2 (50.00%) Identity Management
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (75.00%) Power Automate
2 3 (75.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (75.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (75.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) ITSM
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Process Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) DevOps
3 2 (50.00%) Identity Management
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) ServiceNow