ITSM Contract Job Trends in the East of England

IT Service Management (ITSM)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring ITSM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 45 77
Rank change year-on-year -16 +32 -23
Contract jobs citing ITSM 51 36 30
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 2.40% 3.82% 1.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.10% 4.32% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 27 17
10th Percentile £188 £195 £138
25th Percentile £422 £211 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £375 £563
Median % change year-on-year +30.07% -33.33% +73.75%
75th Percentile £550 £566 £700
90th Percentile £555 £575 £731
England median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.90% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 10
10th Percentile £6.00 - £13.92
25th Percentile £16.03 £16.95 -
Median hourly rate £17.69 £18.82 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% +34.43% -3.45%
75th Percentile - £20.69 -
90th Percentile £18.30 £21.31 -
England median hourly rate £20.79 £18.82 £14.00
% change year-on-year +10.47% +34.43% -3.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

ITSM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,646 834 1,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 77.42% 88.54% 86.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 805 435 737
10th Percentile £200 £236 £225
25th Percentile £363 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.40% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 424 177 589
10th Percentile £14.64 £14.99 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.12 £17.80 £15.13
Median hourly rate £22.63 £50.00 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -54.74% +26.58% +58.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £75.25
England median hourly rate £41.94 £31.64 £35.00
% change year-on-year +32.55% -9.60% -6.67%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ITSM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

ITSM job vacancy trend in the East of England

ITSM
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing ITSM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing ITSM

ITSM
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITSM in the East of England over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ITSM in the East of England

ITSM
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing ITSM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing ITSM

ITSM
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITSM in the East of England over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ITSM in the East of England

ITSM
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the East of England region over the 6 months to 20 April 2026. 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
Hertfordshire -9 28 £550 +15.79% 10
Cambridgeshire -5 9 £490 +10.61% 6
Norfolk -21 7 £200 - 1
Bedfordshire - 7 £475 - 3
ITSM
England

ITSM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 6 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (13.73%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 7 (13.73%) SAP FI
1 7 (13.73%) SAP MM
1 7 (13.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.92%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (3.92%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (3.92%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (3.92%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.49%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (9.80%) Azure
3 4 (7.84%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.88%) OneDrive
5 2 (3.92%) OCI
6 1 (1.96%) AWS
6 1 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (17.65%) VPN
2 5 (9.80%) Firewall
2 5 (9.80%) Network Security
3 3 (5.88%) LAN
3 3 (5.88%) WAN
4 1 (1.96%) VLAN
4 1 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.96%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) Metadata
2 2 (3.92%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.96%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 5 (9.80%) JIRA
2 1 (1.96%) MSI
General
1 25 (49.02%) Social Skills
2 15 (29.41%) Finance
3 10 (19.61%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.84%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (3.92%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.96%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.96%) Law
Job Titles
1 14 (27.45%) IT Support
2 13 (25.49%) Consultant
3 11 (21.57%) Analyst
4 7 (13.73%) SAP Consultant
5 6 (11.76%) Administrator
5 6 (11.76%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
5 6 (11.76%) Support Engineer
6 5 (9.80%) IT Analyst
6 5 (9.80%) IT Engineer
6 5 (9.80%) IT Support Analyst
6 5 (9.80%) IT Support Engineer
6 5 (9.80%) Support Analyst
7 4 (7.84%) 3rd Line Support
7 4 (7.84%) ServiceNow Consultant
8 3 (5.88%) Lead
8 3 (5.88%) Service Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) Service Desk Analyst
9 2 (3.92%) IT Consultant
9 2 (3.92%) Project Manager
9 2 (3.92%) SAP Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (11.76%) SAP Basis
1 6 (11.76%) SAP Business Workflow
1 6 (11.76%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (3.92%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (3.92%) NHS
3 1 (1.96%) e-Learning
3 1 (1.96%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.96%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.96%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.96%) PKI
3 1 (1.96%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 19 (37.25%) Windows
2 10 (19.61%) Windows 10
3 5 (9.80%) Linux
3 5 (9.80%) Windows Server
4 3 (5.88%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (52.94%) ITIL
2 13 (25.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 11 (21.57%) Service Management
4 7 (13.73%) Accounts Payable
4 7 (13.73%) Analytics
4 7 (13.73%) Business Continuity
4 7 (13.73%) Invoice Processing
4 7 (13.73%) Knowledge Transfer
4 7 (13.73%) Logistics
4 7 (13.73%) OCR
4 7 (13.73%) Performance Improvement
4 7 (13.73%) Validation
4 7 (13.73%) Workflow
5 6 (11.76%) Customer Service
5 6 (11.76%) Network Segmentation
5 6 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (9.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (9.80%) Zero Trust
7 4 (7.84%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (7.84%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.73%) ABAP
2 2 (3.92%) SQL
3 1 (1.96%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.96%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (27.45%) Degree
2 12 (23.53%) SC Cleared
2 12 (23.53%) Security Cleared
3 6 (11.76%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 3 (5.88%) MCSE
5 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (3.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (3.92%) HNC
6 2 (3.92%) HND
6 2 (3.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.96%) APMG
7 1 (1.96%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.96%) CCNA
7 1 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.73%) SLA
2 6 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (3.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.96%) PMO
4 1 (1.96%) QA
System Software
1 10 (19.61%) Active Directory
2 4 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (17.65%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (70.59%) ServiceNow
2 15 (29.41%) SAP
3 8 (15.69%) Microsoft
4 7 (13.73%) OpenText
5 5 (9.80%) Barracuda Networks
5 5 (9.80%) Cisco
5 5 (9.80%) Dell
5 5 (9.80%) HP
5 5 (9.80%) Palo Alto
5 5 (9.80%) VMware
6 2 (3.92%) Oracle
6 2 (3.92%) Remedy
7 1 (1.96%) Juniper