ITIL Service Management Specialist Contract Job Trends in England

ITIL Service Management Specialist
UK > England

The median ITIL Service Management Specialist daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 611 - 552
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an ITIL Service Management Specialist 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.002% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £80
UK median daily rate £550 - £80

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 40,541 23,799 34,693
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 92.15% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,820 15,556 22,692
10th Percentile £325 £293 £300
25th Percentile £419 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £638
90th Percentile £735 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,915 1,109 2,587
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.00 £12.87
25th Percentile £22.00 £17.98 £16.80
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% -28.75% -8.95%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £79.80 £75.00 £74.52
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £26.75 £37.50
% change year-on-year +60.75% -28.67% -12.79%

ITIL Service Management Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'ITIL Service Management Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

ITIL Service Management Specialist job vacancy trend in England

ITIL Service Management Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ITIL Service Management Specialist job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ITIL Service Management Specialist job vacancies in England

ITIL Service Management Specialist
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 ITIL Service Management Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
London - 1 £550 -
ITIL Service Management Specialist
UK

ITIL Service Management Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 July 2026, ITIL Service Management Specialist 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 ITIL Service Management Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Transition Management
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

ITIL Service Management Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Transition Management
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft