Service Manager Contract Job Trends in Croydon

Services Manager
South London > Croydon

The median Services Manager daily rate in Croydon is £635, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 27 29
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 1 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Croydon 0.71% 5.26% 2.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 5.48% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £566 -
25th Percentile £618 £572 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £635 £581 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% - -
75th Percentile £653 £585 -
90th Percentile - £586 -
South London median daily rate £635 £581 -
% change year-on-year +9.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 132 73 90
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 96.05% 96.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 48 55
10th Percentile £209 £264 £388
25th Percentile £481 £474 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £553 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.98% +10.50% -7.24%
75th Percentile £550 £633 £538
90th Percentile £672 £710 £567
South London median daily rate £525 £504 £500
% change year-on-year +4.22% +0.75% -5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile £17.87 - -
25th Percentile £18.50 - £17.25
Median hourly rate £30.30 - £19.50
75th Percentile £33.60 - £35.06
90th Percentile - - £59.03
South London median hourly rate £54.37 £17.98 £19.50
% change year-on-year +202.38% -7.79% -55.51%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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 Croydon.

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Croydon

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Croydon

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

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

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 31 August 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 Croydon region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) FinOps
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) FinOps
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared