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 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 48 56
Rank change year-on-year +1 +8 +16
Contract jobs citing Service Management 27 15 25
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 2.73% 2.53% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.27% 2.81% 2.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 12 22
10th Percentile £478 £479 £308
25th Percentile £525 £516 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £476
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% +13.91% +2.97%
75th Percentile £688 £589 £588
90th Percentile £775 £638 £645
South West median daily rate £575 £575 £500
% change year-on-year - +15.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile £48.50 - -
25th Percentile - £35.00 £46.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £36.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -24.21% -26.92%
75th Percentile - £37.00 £48.75
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £36.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +66.67% -24.21% -26.92%

All Process & 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 825 534 866
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 83.42% 89.90% 83.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 300 516
10th Percentile £325 £205 £288
25th Percentile £403 £351 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £638
90th Percentile £725 £689 £700
South West median daily rate £524 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -0.19% -0.94% -2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 65 141
10th Percentile £17.69 £35.00 £35.00
25th Percentile £40.31 £61.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -
75th Percentile - £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £72.66 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £52.21
% change year-on-year -11.54% +24.51% -15.11%

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 13 February 2026.

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 13 February 2026.

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 (18.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (18.52%) SharePoint
1 5 (18.52%) Skype for Business
2 1 (3.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (3.70%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 1 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (3.70%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (14.81%) Azure
2 3 (11.11%) AWS
2 3 (11.11%) GCP
3 2 (7.41%) Asana
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (18.52%) DHCP
1 5 (18.52%) DNS
1 5 (18.52%) Skype
1 5 (18.52%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 3 (11.11%) JIRA
2 1 (3.70%) Bitbucket
General
1 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 14 (51.85%) Public Sector
3 7 (25.93%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (14.81%) Finance
5 2 (7.41%) Military
5 2 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Electronics
6 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.70%) Marketing
6 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (29.63%) Architect
2 6 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (18.52%) Wintel Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Analyst
4 3 (11.11%) Consultant
4 3 (11.11%) IT Manager
4 3 (11.11%) IT Services Manager
4 3 (11.11%) Lead
4 3 (11.11%) Service Manager
5 2 (7.41%) Project Manager
5 2 (7.41%) SC Cleared Project Manager
5 2 (7.41%) Service Analyst
5 2 (7.41%) ServiceNow Architect
5 2 (7.41%) ServiceNow Manager
5 2 (7.41%) ServiceNow Project Manager
6 1 (3.70%) IT Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Junior Architect
6 1 (3.70%) Service Architect
6 1 (3.70%) ServiceNow Consultant
6 1 (3.70%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) REST
1 3 (11.11%) SOAP
2 1 (3.70%) CSS
2 1 (3.70%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) PKI
2 2 (7.41%) CMDB
3 1 (3.70%) Client/Server
3 1 (3.70%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (25.93%) Windows
2 5 (18.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (74.07%) ITIL
2 15 (55.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 13 (48.15%) ITSM
4 11 (40.74%) Agile
5 7 (25.93%) Computer Science
5 7 (25.93%) Service Delivery
6 6 (22.22%) Critical Thinking
6 6 (22.22%) Customer Service
6 6 (22.22%) Service Design
6 6 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (18.52%) Change Management
7 5 (18.52%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (18.52%) Identity Access Management
7 5 (18.52%) Logistics
7 5 (18.52%) System Testing
8 4 (14.81%) Data Integration
8 4 (14.81%) Data Modelling
8 4 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (14.81%) Translating Business Requirements
9 3 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) PowerShell
1 5 (18.52%) SQL
2 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (74.07%) SC Cleared
1 20 (74.07%) Security Cleared
2 7 (25.93%) Degree
2 7 (25.93%) ITIL Certification
3 5 (18.52%) CCNA
3 5 (18.52%) CCNP
3 5 (18.52%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (18.52%) Master's Degree
3 5 (18.52%) MCSE
3 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (7.41%) PMI Certification
4 2 (7.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) QA
2 1 (3.70%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.70%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Active Directory
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 5 (18.52%) Virtual Servers
1 5 (18.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (18.52%) SCCM
1 5 (18.52%) WSUS
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 6 (22.22%) ServiceNow
3 5 (18.52%) Cisco
3 5 (18.52%) SolarWinds
3 5 (18.52%) Splunk
3 5 (18.52%) Veeam
3 5 (18.52%) VMware
4 2 (7.41%) SAP
5 1 (3.70%) Atlassian
5 1 (3.70%) Siemens