IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

IT Service Manager
South East > Hampshire

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in Hampshire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 64 95
Rank change year-on-year -29 +31 -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 5 8 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.30% 1.09% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 1.14% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £185 - -
25th Percentile £363 £620 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £640 £600
Median % change year-on-year -25.78% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £509 £660 -
90th Percentile £549 - -
South East median daily rate £463 £465 £551
% change year-on-year -0.54% -15.53% +35.93%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,553 702 1,429
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.95% 95.51% 89.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 946 514 812
10th Percentile £350 £281 £363
25th Percentile £475 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% -6.17% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £613 £675
90th Percentile £740 £664 £738
South East median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 45 168
10th Percentile £13.88 £20.03 £13.19
25th Percentile £16.80 £24.66 £34.69
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% -4.10% +14.70%
75th Percentile £53.75 £71.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £63.79 £75.00 £76.86
South East median hourly rate £49.00 £32.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +50.77% -31.58% +5.56%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Hampshire

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Services Manager in Hampshire over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IT Services Manager in Hampshire

IT Services Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

IT Services Manager
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Services Manager within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 19 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
Basingstoke - 2 £308 - 3
Farnborough - 2 £475 -
Southampton -11 1 - -
IT Services Manager
South East

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, IT Services 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 Hampshire region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) ITSM
2 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) Capacity Management
3 2 (40.00%) Capacity Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Tech Ops
3 2 (40.00%) VMware
3 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (20.00%) Change Management
4 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) IaaS
4 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Operational Stability
4 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Windows

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (20.00%) IaaS
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) ITSM
2 3 (60.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) Capacity Management
3 2 (40.00%) Capacity Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Tech Ops
4 1 (20.00%) Change Management
4 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Operational Stability
4 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) VMware