Service Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Services Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Services Manager daily rate in Bristol is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 52 70
Rank change year-on-year -15 +18 +21
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 7 6 12
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.64% 1.15% 1.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 1.20% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 12
10th Percentile - £425 £565
25th Percentile £563 £463 £583
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £513 £598
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -14.23% +30.96%
75th Percentile £588 £622 £617
90th Percentile - £650 £648
South West median daily rate £575 £500 £595
% change year-on-year +15.00% -15.97% +25.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £60.00 - £30.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,034 498 1,010
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 95.77% 95.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 298 567
10th Percentile £286 £184 £245
25th Percentile £400 £314 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £570 £588 £625
90th Percentile £689 £675 £700
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 292 72 183
10th Percentile £17.97 £35.75 £40.00
25th Percentile £38.94 £60.94 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.76%
75th Percentile - £68.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £82.97
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -25.05%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Service Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Service 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 Bristol region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Agile
1 4 (57.14%) Service Delivery
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) ITSM
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Service Design
2 3 (42.86%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (14.29%) Change Control
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) ERP
3 1 (14.29%) IaaS
3 1 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (14.29%) IT Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) JIRA
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (14.29%) PMO
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
3 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Management

Service Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) IaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 1 (14.29%) Finance
1 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Agile
1 4 (57.14%) Service Delivery
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) ITSM
2 3 (42.86%) Service Design
2 3 (42.86%) Service Management
3 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (14.29%) Change Control
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) ERP
3 1 (14.29%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (14.29%) IT Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
3 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle