Service Owner Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Service Owner
Central London > City of London

The median Service Owner daily rate in the City of London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 March 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 - 125
Rank change year-on-year - - +55
Contract jobs requiring a Service Owner 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.047% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% - 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - £711
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £723
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.46%
75th Percentile £638 - £734
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £625 - £723
% change year-on-year - - +14.46%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,022 1,613 2,191
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 92.65% 95.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,386 1,030 1,558
10th Percentile £350 £363 £342
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £565
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +1.77% -5.83%
75th Percentile £675 £683 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £789
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 10 17
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £19.19 £24.66 £19.92
Median hourly rate £30.03 £31.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +41.11% -35.71%
75th Percentile £48.67 £45.23 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £76.13 £49.35
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £30.04 £26.56
% change year-on-year -13.07% +13.08% -24.11%

Service Owner
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Service Owner job vacancy trend in the City of London

Service Owner
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Service Owner Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 March 2026, Service Owner 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 Owner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design

Service Owner 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility