Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Service Delivery Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Leeds is £481, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Contract jobs requiring a Service Delivery Manager 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.25% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £439 - -
25th Percentile £452 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -40.00%
75th Percentile £514 - -
90th Percentile £528 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £438 - £450
% change year-on-year - - -32.08%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 763 423 779
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.02% 96.80% 93.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 499 281 483
10th Percentile £313 £263 £275
25th Percentile £413 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -9.30%
75th Percentile £569 £550 £588
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 13
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.24
25th Percentile £14.25 £27.56 £11.75
Median hourly rate £16.25 £37.06 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -56.15% +195.73% -79.95%
75th Percentile £28.75 £98.08 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £20.62
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.00 £24.82 £14.37
% change year-on-year -23.45% +72.78% -67.74%

Service Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Service Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Service Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 21 March 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 Leeds region featuring Service Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Availability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Availability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow