ServiceNow Contract Job Trends in England

ServiceNow
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of ServiceNow products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ServiceNow over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within ServiceNow.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 82 77
Rank change year-on-year +15 -5 +73
Contract jobs citing ServiceNow 1,025 879 1,204
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.69% 2.67% 2.87%
As % of the Vendors category 7.81% 6.04% 6.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 661 534 804
10th Percentile £213 £215 £175
25th Percentile £313 £352 £296
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £650 £650 £712
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 37 49
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.04 £15.31
25th Percentile £15.50 £14.16 £16.25
Median hourly rate £18.82 £17.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -15.00% +29.03%
75th Percentile £33.75 £21.37 £39.60
90th Percentile £63.40 £28.75 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £17.87 £18.13 £20.00
% change year-on-year -1.43% -9.35% +29.03%

All Vendors
England

ServiceNow falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 13,130 14,554 18,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.25% 44.19% 43.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,343 8,881 12,211
10th Percentile £275 £300 £262
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% - -1.41%
75th Percentile £619 £630 £650
90th Percentile £713 £732 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 620 595 579
10th Percentile £14.75 £14.26 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.88 £15.62 £18.97
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% -23.58% +83.33%
75th Percentile £46.39 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £69.69 £70.00 £75.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year -16.17% -31.66% +83.61%

ServiceNow
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ServiceNow as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ServiceNow in England

ServiceNow
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ServiceNow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ServiceNow

ServiceNow
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ServiceNow in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ServiceNow in England

ServiceNow
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ServiceNow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ServiceNow

ServiceNow
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ServiceNow in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ServiceNow in England

ServiceNow
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 ServiceNow within the England region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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 -5 391 £500 -2.44% 155
North of England +24 230 £500 -4.76% 88
South East +24 132 £400 -21.95% 129
North West +32 117 £511 -6.01% 48
Yorkshire +5 107 £500 -4.76% 35
Midlands -3 91 £475 +5.56% 70
East of England +30 78 £500 +2.56% 52
West Midlands -3 73 £475 +5.56% 35
South West +58 69 £321 -35.75% 39
East Midlands +2 18 £519 +88.64% 31
North East +1 6 £350 -24.32% 5
ServiceNow
UK

ServiceNow
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 77 (7.51%) Confluence
2 36 (3.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (3.02%) SharePoint
4 12 (1.17%) nginx
5 10 (0.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (0.49%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.39%) IIS
8 3 (0.29%) HCL Notes
8 3 (0.29%) SAS
9 2 (0.20%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.098%) Apache
10 1 (0.098%) JBoss
10 1 (0.098%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.098%) Tuxedo
10 1 (0.098%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.098%) WebSphere
Applications
1 80 (7.80%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (5.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (3.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (2.44%) MS Visio
5 12 (1.17%) Mozilla Thunderbird
6 10 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.20%) Autodesk Inventor
8 2 (0.20%) Trello
9 1 (0.098%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.098%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.098%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 38 (3.71%) Remedy ITSM
2 10 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.49%) assyst
3 5 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.39%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.20%) Cloudability
5 2 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.20%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.098%) Oracle HRMS
6 1 (0.098%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.098%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.098%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.098%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.098%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.098%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.098%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.098%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 165 (16.10%) Microsoft 365
2 128 (12.49%) Azure
3 109 (10.63%) AWS
4 68 (6.63%) Entra ID
5 51 (4.98%) SaaS
6 33 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
6 33 (3.22%) Power Platform
7 30 (2.93%) Amazon S3
8 29 (2.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 27 (2.63%) Amazon EC2
10 25 (2.44%) Amazon ELB
10 25 (2.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 24 (2.34%) AWS KMS
12 22 (2.15%) Google Workspace
13 20 (1.95%) GCP
14 18 (1.76%) Amazon ECS
15 13 (1.27%) Power Automate
16 12 (1.17%) Amazon Glacier
16 12 (1.17%) Route 53
17 11 (1.07%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 68 (6.63%) DNS
2 57 (5.56%) Firewall
3 39 (3.80%) VPN
4 34 (3.32%) HTTP
5 28 (2.73%) SMTP
6 26 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (2.34%) SSH
8 23 (2.24%) WebEx
9 22 (2.15%) DHCP
9 22 (2.15%) FTP
10 19 (1.85%) Wireless
11 18 (1.76%) SSL
12 16 (1.56%) TCP/IP
13 15 (1.46%) LAN
14 14 (1.37%) Network Security
15 13 (1.27%) WAN
16 12 (1.17%) IMAP
16 12 (1.17%) OpenLDAP
17 10 (0.98%) VoIP
18 8 (0.78%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (2.73%) Amazon RDS
2 27 (2.63%) Relational Database
3 25 (2.44%) Power BI
4 21 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.37%) MySQL
6 13 (1.27%) Amazon Aurora
7 11 (1.07%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.07%) Tableau
8 8 (0.78%) Oracle ODI
9 6 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.59%) DynamoDB
9 6 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.29%) DB2
11 2 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.20%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 195 (19.02%) JIRA
2 40 (3.90%) Git
3 32 (3.12%) Jenkins
4 24 (2.34%) Vagrant
5 15 (1.46%) GitLab
6 12 (1.17%) Browser DevTools
7 11 (1.07%) Android Studio
7 11 (1.07%) Eclipse
7 11 (1.07%) Xcode
8 9 (0.88%) TeamCity
9 6 (0.59%) JUnit
9 6 (0.59%) ScriptRunner
10 5 (0.49%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.49%) Maven
11 3 (0.29%) AdminStudio
11 3 (0.29%) Metasploit
11 3 (0.29%) Postman
12 2 (0.20%) REST Assured
12 2 (0.20%) Snyk
12 2 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 435 (42.44%) Social Skills
2 200 (19.51%) Finance
3 144 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
4 99 (9.66%) Public Sector
5 37 (3.61%) Banking
6 34 (3.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (2.73%) Legal
8 28 (2.73%) Retail
8 28 (2.73%) Telecoms
9 27 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (1.76%) Manufacturing
12 12 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (0.88%) Law
13 9 (0.88%) Military
13 9 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (0.78%) Front Office
15 7 (0.68%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.68%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 184 (17.95%) Analyst
2 111 (10.83%) Developer
3 99 (9.66%) Architect
4 84 (8.20%) ServiceNow Developer
5 83 (8.10%) Support Engineer
6 68 (6.63%) IT Support
7 67 (6.54%) Consultant
8 51 (4.98%) Senior
9 49 (4.78%) ServiceNow Architect
10 47 (4.59%) Support Analyst
11 44 (4.29%) Business Analyst
11 44 (4.29%) Support Manager
12 43 (4.20%) Desktop Support
12 43 (4.20%) IT Manager
13 41 (4.00%) ServiceNow Consultant
14 38 (3.71%) Service Analyst
15 35 (3.41%) 1st Line Support
15 35 (3.41%) Service Manager
16 33 (3.22%) Lead
17 32 (3.12%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (7.22%) REST
2 61 (5.95%) SOAP
3 56 (5.46%) AngularJS
4 47 (4.59%) Web Services
5 37 (3.61%) LDAP
6 33 (3.22%) CSS
6 33 (3.22%) HTML
7 31 (3.02%) React
8 28 (2.73%) JSON
9 19 (1.85%) .NET
10 17 (1.66%) SAML
11 16 (1.56%) XML
12 15 (1.46%) Ajax
12 15 (1.46%) HTML5
13 14 (1.37%) jQuery
13 14 (1.37%) ODBC
14 13 (1.27%) Apache Camel
14 13 (1.27%) JDBC
14 13 (1.27%) RabbitMQ
15 12 (1.17%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 98 (9.56%) CMDB
2 38 (3.71%) iPhone
3 31 (3.02%) Onboarding
4 30 (2.93%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.93%) Replication
5 25 (2.44%) Data Centre
6 23 (2.24%) Smartphone
7 22 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (1.85%) Driving Licence
9 18 (1.76%) Product Ownership
10 17 (1.66%) iPad
10 17 (1.66%) Mobile App
11 16 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.17%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
13 11 (1.07%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.98%) Cloud Native
15 9 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
15 9 (0.88%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 187 (18.24%) Windows
2 64 (6.24%) Linux
3 58 (5.66%) Mac OS
4 41 (4.00%) Windows 10
5 30 (2.93%) Apple iOS
6 26 (2.54%) VMS
7 24 (2.34%) Amazon Linux
8 23 (2.24%) Android
9 17 (1.66%) Unix
10 16 (1.56%) Ubuntu
11 9 (0.88%) Windows Server
12 7 (0.68%) CentOS
13 3 (0.29%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.20%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
14 2 (0.20%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2012
15 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 350 (34.15%) ITSM
2 309 (30.15%) ITIL
3 211 (20.59%) Service Management
4 202 (19.71%) Problem-Solving
5 196 (19.12%) Agile
6 179 (17.46%) Customer Service
7 120 (11.71%) DevOps
8 114 (11.12%) Service Delivery
8 114 (11.12%) Stakeholder Management
9 107 (10.44%) Change Management
10 98 (9.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 89 (8.68%) Incident Management
12 70 (6.83%) Scrum
13 66 (6.44%) Configuration Management
14 65 (6.34%) CI/CD
14 65 (6.34%) Risk Management
15 62 (6.05%) Migration
16 60 (5.85%) Continuous Improvement
17 58 (5.66%) Asset Management
17 58 (5.66%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 114 (11.12%) Python
2 80 (7.80%) JavaScript
3 78 (7.61%) PowerShell
4 57 (5.56%) Java
5 53 (5.17%) SQL
6 31 (3.02%) Perl
7 30 (2.93%) Groovy
8 21 (2.05%) Bash
9 18 (1.76%) Shell Script
10 17 (1.66%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.78%) C#
12 5 (0.49%) Go
13 3 (0.29%) Bicep
13 3 (0.29%) C
13 3 (0.29%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.098%) C++
14 1 (0.098%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.098%) Korn
14 1 (0.098%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.098%) R
Qualifications
1 225 (21.95%) Security Cleared
2 195 (19.02%) SC Cleared
3 115 (11.22%) Degree
4 38 (3.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 33 (3.22%) ITIL Certification
6 24 (2.34%) A+ Certification
7 21 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 20 (1.95%) ACSP
8 20 (1.95%) ACTC
9 18 (1.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 16 (1.56%) CISSP
11 15 (1.46%) AWS Certification
11 15 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
11 15 (1.46%) MCSA
12 13 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.17%) Azure Certification
14 10 (0.98%) CISA
14 10 (0.98%) CISM
15 9 (0.88%) CCNA
16 7 (0.68%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.80%) GDPR
2 38 (3.71%) SLA
3 37 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (3.51%) QA
5 24 (2.34%) GRC
6 20 (1.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 16 (1.56%) COBIT
8 15 (1.46%) NIST
9 14 (1.37%) PCI DSS
10 11 (1.07%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 19770
12 5 (0.49%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.49%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.39%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.39%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.39%) ISO 31000
13 4 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (0.39%) PMO
14 3 (0.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 179 (17.46%) Active Directory
2 33 (3.22%) Docker
3 22 (2.15%) DFS Replication
4 12 (1.17%) Dovecot
4 12 (1.17%) Postfix
4 12 (1.17%) Squid
5 8 (0.78%) vSphere
6 7 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
7 6 (0.59%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.39%) GPFS
9 4 (0.39%) NFS
10 2 (0.20%) Firmware
10 2 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.20%) XenApp
11 1 (0.098%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 44 (4.29%) Jamf Pro
2 42 (4.10%) Terraform
3 38 (3.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 37 (3.61%) Ansible
5 29 (2.83%) Grafana
5 29 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
6 26 (2.54%) Prometheus
6 26 (2.54%) SCCM
7 17 (1.66%) Nessus
8 10 (0.98%) Proxmox
9 9 (0.88%) Kubernetes
9 9 (0.88%) RSA Archer
10 6 (0.59%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (0.39%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.39%) Puppet
11 4 (0.39%) Salt
11 4 (0.39%) vRealize
12 3 (0.29%) SCOM
12 3 (0.29%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.20%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 302 (29.46%) Microsoft
2 56 (5.46%) Citrix
3 53 (5.17%) Oracle
4 52 (5.07%) Remedy
5 51 (4.98%) Apple
6 49 (4.78%) SAP
7 40 (3.90%) Cisco
7 40 (3.90%) Salesforce
8 39 (3.80%) Splunk
9 30 (2.93%) Google
10 21 (2.05%) BMC
10 21 (2.05%) Sage
10 21 (2.05%) VMware
11 19 (1.85%) HP
11 19 (1.85%) Workday
12 18 (1.76%) Nexthink
12 18 (1.76%) Snow
13 17 (1.66%) IBM
13 17 (1.66%) MobileIron
14 14 (1.37%) CheckPoint