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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 57 49
Rank change year-on-year +24 -8 +7
Contract jobs citing Service Management 43 13 33
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 5.36% 1.65% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.96% 2.00% 3.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 9 28
10th Percentile £205 £343 £382
25th Percentile £209 £450 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £538
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% -0.47% +1.18%
75th Percentile £575 £560 £600
90th Percentile £643 £675 £650
South West median daily rate £550 £575 £538
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.25 £35.00 -
Median hourly rate £42.59 £36.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.29% - -
75th Percentile £60.00 £37.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £42.59 £36.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +18.29% +71.43% -44.00%

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 721 651 912
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 89.90% 82.51% 87.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 359 583
10th Percentile £228 £241 £300
25th Percentile £375 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £480 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -8.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £605 £645
90th Percentile £737 £745 £700
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 88 125
10th Percentile £15.00 £35.00 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £60.75 £52.50
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £76.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.33% -7.69%

Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Service Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Service Management job vacancy trend 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 8 November 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 8 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Service Management in Bristol

Service Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (11.63%) SharePoint
1 5 (11.63%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.33%) AWS
1 1 (2.33%) Azure
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.33%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
1 1 (2.33%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.63%) DHCP
1 5 (11.63%) DNS
1 5 (11.63%) Skype
1 5 (11.63%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Bitbucket
1 1 (2.33%) Git
General
1 18 (41.86%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (34.88%) Social Skills
3 11 (25.58%) Public Sector
4 7 (16.28%) Finance
5 6 (13.95%) Telecoms
6 3 (6.98%) Military
6 3 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Aviation
7 1 (2.33%) Electronics
7 1 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (25.58%) Analyst
2 9 (20.93%) Desktop Support
2 9 (20.93%) Support Analyst
3 8 (18.60%) Architect
4 5 (11.63%) Deskside Analyst
4 5 (11.63%) Deskside Support
4 5 (11.63%) Deskside Support Analyst
4 5 (11.63%) IT Analyst
4 5 (11.63%) ITIL Service Architect
4 5 (11.63%) Lead
4 5 (11.63%) Network Manager
4 5 (11.63%) Network Project Manager
4 5 (11.63%) Project Manager
4 5 (11.63%) Service Architect
4 5 (11.63%) Technology Support Analyst
4 5 (11.63%) Wintel Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) Desktop Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) IT Support
5 4 (9.30%) IT Support Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) ADO
1 1 (2.33%) CSS
1 1 (2.33%) HTML
1 1 (2.33%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.63%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 7 (16.28%) Windows
2 5 (11.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (65.12%) ITIL
2 23 (53.49%) ITSM
3 22 (51.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (32.56%) Service Delivery
5 13 (30.23%) Customer Service
6 9 (20.93%) Service Design
7 8 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (13.95%) Agile
8 6 (13.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (13.95%) Critical Thinking
8 6 (13.95%) Data Analysis
9 5 (11.63%) Computer Science
9 5 (11.63%) Project Management
9 5 (11.63%) System Testing
10 4 (9.30%) Enterprise Architecture
10 4 (9.30%) Migration
10 4 (9.30%) Root Cause Analysis
10 4 (9.30%) Service Migration
10 4 (9.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (9.30%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.63%) PowerShell
1 5 (11.63%) SQL
2 1 (2.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 26 (60.47%) Security Cleared
2 25 (58.14%) SC Cleared
3 9 (20.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (16.28%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (11.63%) CCNA
5 5 (11.63%) CCNP
5 5 (11.63%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (11.63%) Degree
5 5 (11.63%) Master's Degree
5 5 (11.63%) MCSE
6 1 (2.33%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.63%) SLA
2 1 (2.33%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (11.63%) Active Directory
1 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 5 (11.63%) Virtual Servers
1 5 (11.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (11.63%) NSN NetAct
1 5 (11.63%) SCCM
1 5 (11.63%) WSUS
Vendors
1 15 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.63%) Cisco
2 5 (11.63%) Ericsson
2 5 (11.63%) Nokia
2 5 (11.63%) ServiceNow
2 5 (11.63%) SolarWinds
2 5 (11.63%) Splunk
2 5 (11.63%) Veeam
2 5 (11.63%) VMware
3 2 (4.65%) Oracle
3 2 (4.65%) SAP
4 1 (2.33%) Okta
4 1 (2.33%) Salesforce