Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Service Delivery Manager
South East > Hampshire

The median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Hampshire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 67 90
Rank change year-on-year -20 +23 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Service Delivery Manager 5 3 6
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.36% 0.40% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.42% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 5
10th Percentile - £533 £648
25th Percentile £463 £544 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% -42.50% +90.48%
75th Percentile £488 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £475 £499 £775
% change year-on-year -4.76% -35.65% +48.47%

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 1,247 710 1,338
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.02% 94.29% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 789 491 732
10th Percentile £319 £300 £328
25th Percentile £454 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £615 £667
90th Percentile £725 £688 £738
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 36 129
10th Percentile £13.95 £20.04 £12.55
25th Percentile £16.79 £27.38 £20.50
Median hourly rate £24.29 £35.00 £51.42
Median % change year-on-year -30.61% -31.93% +20.48%
75th Percentile £48.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £56.44 £68.13 £75.16
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -40.82% -5.99% +0.47%

Service Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Service Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Hampshire

Service Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Hampshire

Service Delivery 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 Service Delivery Manager within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Portsmouth - 3 - -
Farnborough - 2 £475 - 1
Service Delivery Manager
South East

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 3 February 2026, Service 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 Hampshire region featuring Service Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Tech Ops
4 1 (20.00%) Change Management
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) ITIL
4 1 (20.00%) ITSM
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%) Service Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Windows

Service Delivery 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Tech Ops
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Operational Stability
3 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared