Service Design Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Service Design Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Service Design Manager daily rate in the City of London is £495, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 119 145
Rank change year-on-year -9 +26 +53
Contract jobs requiring a Service Design Manager 1 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.056% 0.19% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.20% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - £539 -
25th Percentile £473 £568 £730
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £593 £760
Median % change year-on-year -16.46% -22.04% +30.75%
75th Percentile £518 £609 £790
90th Percentile - £626 -
Central London median daily rate £495 £593 £760
% change year-on-year -16.46% -22.04% +30.75%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,666 1,959 2,549
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 93.33% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,168 1,202 1,795
10th Percentile £325 £363 £351
25th Percentile £413 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £684 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 14 14
10th Percentile £16.96 £15.95 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £28.06 £19.51
Median hourly rate £28.00 £67.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.52% +82.43% -11.90%
75th Percentile £44.72 £112.00 £51.56
90th Percentile £64.11 £137.50 £72.25
Central London median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.76% -2.78% -11.11%

Service Design Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Service Design Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Service Design Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Design Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Design Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Service Design Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, Service Design 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 City of London region featuring Service Design Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Service Design Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow