Service Delivery Manager Contracts in Central London

Service Delivery Manager
London > Central London

The median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Central London is £556, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 123 166
Rank change year-on-year 0 +43 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Service Delivery Manager 4 6 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.20% 0.25% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.26% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 6
10th Percentile £505 £313 £350
25th Percentile £506 £322 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £350 £463
Median % change year-on-year +58.93% -24.32% +2.78%
75th Percentile £660 £425 £566
90th Percentile £768 £463 £649
London median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,857 2,323 3,673
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 95.32% 95.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,200 1,655 2,515
10th Percentile £350 £342 £325
25th Percentile £455 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £588
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -6.38% +4.91%
75th Percentile £675 £682 £725
90th Percentile £775 £795 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 31 27
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.92 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £21.63 £19.36
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -28.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.81 £58.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £40.00 £86.32
London median hourly rate £34.65 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +26.00% -21.43% -

Service Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Service Delivery Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Service Delivery Manager in Central London

Service Delivery Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Delivery Manager in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Service Delivery Manager in Central London

Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Service Delivery Manager in Central London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Service Delivery Manager in Central London

Service Delivery Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Delivery Manager in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Service Delivery Manager in Central London

Service Delivery Manager
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Delivery Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +3 4 £556 +58.93% 1
Service Delivery Manager
London

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Service Delivery Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Service Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Service Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (25.00%) Line Management
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Assortment Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Merchandise Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (25.00%) SAP
4 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Retail
4 1 (25.00%) SAP Retail
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP Retail
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
3 2 (50.00%) Service Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Assortment Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Line Management
4 1 (25.00%) Merchandise Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP