ITSM Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

IT Service Management (ITSM)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring ITSM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 20 39
Rank change year-on-year -6 +19 +17
Contract jobs citing ITSM 32 29 37
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 6.39% 5.47% 4.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.91% 6.53% 5.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 4 28
10th Percentile £195 £235 £540
25th Percentile £263 £317 £650
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £413 £713
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -42.11% +42.50%
75th Percentile £575 £506 £828
90th Percentile £593 £563 £869
East of England median daily rate £500 £525 £675
% change year-on-year -4.76% -22.22% +68.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 8
10th Percentile £15.96 £15.51 £11.76
25th Percentile £16.92 £15.53 £12.87
Median hourly rate £17.30 £16.46 £13.33
Median % change year-on-year +5.10% +23.48% -80.25%
75th Percentile £21.92 £18.67 £14.97
90th Percentile £30.05 £20.17 £16.00
East of England median hourly rate £17.30 £16.46 £14.00
% change year-on-year +5.10% +17.57% +2.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

ITSM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 463 444 662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 92.42% 83.77% 88.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 163 362
10th Percentile £194 £240 £273
25th Percentile £402 £313 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +24.59% -22.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £675
90th Percentile £700 £635 £775
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 109 158
10th Percentile £16.45 £15.10 £17.74
25th Percentile £18.40 £35.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £65.13 £65.00 £71.88
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £21.14 £27.59 £20.00
% change year-on-year -23.36% +37.93% -4.76%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ITSM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

ITSM job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

ITSM
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing ITSM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing ITSM

ITSM
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITSM in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITSM in Hertfordshire

ITSM
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing ITSM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing ITSM

ITSM
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITSM in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ITSM in Hertfordshire

ITSM
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Hatfield -8 10 £550 +22.22% 6
Watford +2 7 £550 +98.20% 7
Welwyn Garden City -2 7 £275 - 2
St Albans 0 3 - -
Stevenage - 2 £193 - 3
Hemel Hempstead - 2 £600 - 1
Hoddesdon 0 1 £200 -
ITSM
East of England

ITSM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 5 (15.63%) Apache
1 5 (15.63%) IIS
1 5 (15.63%) WebSphere
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Maximo
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.13%) NetSuite
2 1 (3.13%) SAP LE
2 1 (3.13%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) Google Workspace
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (3.13%) LAN
2 1 (3.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.63%) Amazon RDS
1 5 (15.63%) DB2
1 5 (15.63%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Git
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (9.38%) Finance
3 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.25%) Publishing
5 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.13%) Electronics
5 1 (3.13%) Legal
5 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.13%) Marketing
5 1 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (28.13%) Consultant
2 8 (25.00%) IT Support
3 6 (18.75%) Analyst
4 5 (15.63%) Developer
4 5 (15.63%) Maximo Consultant
4 5 (15.63%) ServiceNow Developer
5 4 (12.50%) Junior
5 4 (12.50%) Junior IT Support
5 4 (12.50%) ServiceNow Consultant
6 3 (9.38%) IT Analyst
6 3 (9.38%) IT Support Analyst
6 3 (9.38%) Junior Analyst
6 3 (9.38%) Junior IT Support Analyst
6 3 (9.38%) Junior Support Analyst
6 3 (9.38%) Support Analyst
7 2 (6.25%) IT Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Lead
7 2 (6.25%) Service Analyst
7 2 (6.25%) Technical Support
8 1 (3.13%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (18.75%) SOAP
2 5 (15.63%) Web Services
2 5 (15.63%) XML
3 1 (3.13%) REST
3 1 (3.13%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) iPad
1 5 (15.63%) iPhone
2 1 (3.13%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (40.63%) Windows
2 5 (15.63%) Apple iOS
2 5 (15.63%) Windows Server
3 3 (9.38%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Service Management
2 10 (31.25%) Customer Service
3 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (25.00%) System Testing
4 7 (21.88%) Service Design
5 6 (18.75%) CI/CD
5 6 (18.75%) Workflow
6 5 (15.63%) CAFM
6 5 (15.63%) DevOps
6 5 (15.63%) Facilities Management
6 5 (15.63%) Requirements Gathering
7 4 (12.50%) ITIL
7 4 (12.50%) Risk Management
8 3 (9.38%) Agile
8 3 (9.38%) Logistics
8 3 (9.38%) Problem Management
8 3 (9.38%) Process Improvement
8 3 (9.38%) Project Management
8 3 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (9.38%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.75%) JavaScript
1 6 (18.75%) SQL
2 5 (15.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (31.25%) Security Cleared
2 8 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) ISTQB
3 1 (3.13%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (15.63%) QA
2 4 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (6.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 20 (62.50%) ServiceNow
2 7 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 7 (21.88%) SAP
3 5 (15.63%) Google
3 5 (15.63%) IBM
3 5 (15.63%) MobileIron
3 5 (15.63%) Nexthink
4 2 (6.25%) Cisco
5 1 (3.13%) Computacenter
5 1 (3.13%) Dell
5 1 (3.13%) HP
5 1 (3.13%) Oracle
5 1 (3.13%) Salesforce
5 1 (3.13%) Snow