IT Services Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

IT Service Delivery Manager
South Wales > Cardiff

The median IT Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Cardiff is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Delivery Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
South Wales median daily rate £475 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 246 165 215
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 95.38% 94.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 133 182
10th Percentile £245 £172 £157
25th Percentile £304 £250 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £414 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.53% - -4.49%
75th Percentile £495 £538 £538
90th Percentile £615 £600 £614
South Wales median daily rate £425 £405 £444
% change year-on-year +5.07% -8.85% -1.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 7 5
10th Percentile - £20.15 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £21.25 £11.75
Median hourly rate £13.50 £24.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% +77.78% -21.75%
75th Percentile £20.75 £27.00 £18.00
90th Percentile £21.00 £38.00 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £24.00 £20.47
% change year-on-year -11.46% +17.24% +12.84%

IT Services Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Cardiff

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, IT Services 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 Cardiff region featuring IT Services Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery