Service Manager Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Services Manager
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Services Manager daily rate in Chelmsford is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 9.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £425 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 18 4 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 100.00% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 6
10th Percentile £195 £373 £218
25th Percentile £240 £463 £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £625 £450
Median % change year-on-year -46.80% +38.89% +42.41%
75th Percentile £438 £656 £534
90th Percentile £463 £668 £569
Essex median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 6
10th Percentile - - £12.86
25th Percentile £16.17 - £13.59
Median hourly rate £48.65 - £16.63
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.66%
75th Percentile £81.05 - £19.88
90th Percentile - - £20.25
Essex median hourly rate £18.25 £26.25 £40.31
% change year-on-year -30.48% -34.88% -6.94%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford.

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

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

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 23 April 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 Chelmsford region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory