Service Management Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Service Management
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Service Management skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 54 43
Rank change year-on-year +29 -11 +13
Contract jobs citing Service Management 47 19 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 6.49% 2.09% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.01% 2.51% 3.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 18 28
10th Percentile £205 £145 £471
25th Percentile £211 £234 £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £488 £575
Median % change year-on-year -9.03% -15.22% +3.37%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £638
90th Percentile - £620 £743
South West median daily rate £545 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +3.81% -4.55% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £31.23 - -
25th Percentile £31.25 - -
Median hourly rate £32.50 - -
75th Percentile £48.94 - -
90th Percentile £60.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £32.50 - £21.00
% change year-on-year - - -40.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Service Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 670 756 926
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 92.54% 83.08% 86.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 405 631
10th Percentile £256 £290 £308
25th Percentile £379 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £457 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £593 £600 £650
90th Percentile £738 £701 £725
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 141 113
10th Percentile £12.82 £50.00 £18.23
25th Percentile £18.87 £65.00 £45.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.57% +7.69% +2.20%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £72.25 £77.50 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £63.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +7.14% +9.14%

Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Service Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Service Management in Bristol

Service Management
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Service Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Service Management

Service Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Service Management in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Service Management in Bristol

Service Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Service Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Service Management

Service Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Service Management in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Service Management in Bristol

Service Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (8.51%) SharePoint
1 4 (8.51%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.26%) AWS
1 2 (4.26%) Azure
2 1 (2.13%) GCP
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.13%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 1 (2.13%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.51%) DHCP
1 4 (8.51%) DNS
1 4 (8.51%) Skype
1 4 (8.51%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Bitbucket
1 1 (2.13%) Git
General
1 19 (40.43%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (31.91%) Social Skills
3 14 (29.79%) Public Sector
4 11 (23.40%) Finance
5 10 (21.28%) Telecoms
6 5 (10.64%) Military
7 3 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (4.26%) Electronics
8 2 (4.26%) Manufacturing
8 2 (4.26%) Marketing
9 1 (2.13%) Aviation
9 1 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 12 (25.53%) Analyst
2 10 (21.28%) Desktop Support
2 10 (21.28%) Support Analyst
3 8 (17.02%) Network Manager
3 8 (17.02%) Network Project Manager
3 8 (17.02%) Project Manager
4 7 (14.89%) Architect
5 6 (12.77%) Deskside Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) Deskside Support
5 6 (12.77%) Deskside Support Analyst
5 6 (12.77%) Technology Support Analyst
6 5 (10.64%) Designer
6 5 (10.64%) IT Analyst
6 5 (10.64%) ITIL Service Architect
6 5 (10.64%) Lead
6 5 (10.64%) Service Architect
6 5 (10.64%) Service Designer
7 4 (8.51%) Desktop Analyst
7 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
7 4 (8.51%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) CSS
1 2 (4.26%) HTML
2 1 (2.13%) .NET
2 1 (2.13%) ADO
2 1 (2.13%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.51%) PKI
2 1 (2.13%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.77%) Windows
2 4 (8.51%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (57.45%) ITIL
2 24 (51.06%) ITSM
3 23 (48.94%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (29.79%) Customer Service
4 14 (29.79%) Service Delivery
5 9 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (17.02%) Project Management
6 8 (17.02%) Service Design
7 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (14.89%) Migration
7 7 (14.89%) Service Migration
8 6 (12.77%) Computer Science
8 6 (12.77%) Data Analysis
8 6 (12.77%) Enterprise Architecture
9 5 (10.64%) Critical Thinking
9 5 (10.64%) Root Cause Analysis
10 4 (8.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (8.51%) System Testing
10 4 (8.51%) Workflow
11 3 (6.38%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.51%) PowerShell
1 4 (8.51%) SQL
2 2 (4.26%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.13%) C#
Qualifications
1 26 (55.32%) Security Cleared
2 23 (48.94%) SC Cleared
3 9 (19.15%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (12.77%) Degree
4 6 (12.77%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (8.51%) CCNA
5 4 (8.51%) CCNP
5 4 (8.51%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (8.51%) Master's Degree
5 4 (8.51%) MCSE
6 2 (4.26%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) Azure Certification
7 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.77%) SLA
2 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Active Directory
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 4 (8.51%) Virtual Servers
1 4 (8.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) NSN NetAct
2 4 (8.51%) SCCM
2 4 (8.51%) WSUS
Vendors
1 15 (31.91%) Microsoft
2 8 (17.02%) Ericsson
2 8 (17.02%) Nokia
3 6 (12.77%) ServiceNow
4 4 (8.51%) Cisco
4 4 (8.51%) SolarWinds
4 4 (8.51%) Splunk
4 4 (8.51%) Veeam
4 4 (8.51%) VMware
5 3 (6.38%) SAP
6 2 (4.26%) Oracle
7 1 (2.13%) Google
7 1 (2.13%) Okta
7 1 (2.13%) Salesforce