IT Services Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in England

IT Service Delivery Manager
UK > England

The median IT Service Delivery Manager daily rate in England is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 558 467 541
Rank change year-on-year -91 +74 +128
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Delivery Manager 6 17 17
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.018% 0.065% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.070% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 10 8
10th Percentile £433 £390 £340
25th Percentile £444 £446 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £476 £463
Median % change year-on-year -0.26% +2.97% -10.63%
75th Percentile £488 £581 £538
90th Percentile - £650 £575
UK median daily rate £475 £476 £463
% change year-on-year -0.26% +2.97% -11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £63.63 -
25th Percentile £21.51 £65.31 -
Median hourly rate £21.52 £68.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -68.70% - -
75th Percentile £21.53 £70.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £21.52 £68.75 -
% change year-on-year -68.70% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 30,551 24,303 35,358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 93.05% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,452 15,042 23,806
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,916 729 2,105
10th Percentile £14.96 £15.92 £13.23
25th Percentile £18.82 £21.25 £16.80
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £71.99 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% -

IT Services Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Services Delivery Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in England

IT Services Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in England

IT Services Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in England

IT Services Delivery Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Services Delivery Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
South East - 4 £475 - 4
London -42 1 £450 -3.23%
Midlands - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -
IT Services Delivery Manager
UK

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, IT Services Delivery 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 England region featuring IT Services Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 4 (66.67%) Service Management
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) GDPR
4 2 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (33.33%) PMO
4 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Tech Ops
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Agile
5 1 (16.67%) Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
5 1 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Management
5 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
5 1 (16.67%) Operational Stability
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
5 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Military
3 1 (16.67%) German Language
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Virtual Team
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 4 (66.67%) Service Management
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
4 2 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Tech Ops
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Operational Stability
5 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (16.67%) Service Catalogue
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
1 2 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow