ITSM Contract Job Trends in London

IT Service Management (ITSM)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring ITSM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 153 163
Rank change year-on-year +35 +10 -19
Contract jobs citing ITSM 468 240 272
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.34% 1.77% 1.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% 1.92% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 158 165
10th Percentile £268 £200 £256
25th Percentile £405 £309 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% -1.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £604 £608 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
England median daily rate £510 £450 £498
% change year-on-year +13.33% -9.55% +4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 7
10th Percentile - - £17.28
25th Percentile £18.75 - £18.13
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.13 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.83% -4.58% +11.34%
75th Percentile £22.50 - £62.75
90th Percentile £24.75 - £80.80
England median hourly rate £32.50 £18.82 £18.13
% change year-on-year +72.69% +3.81% +25.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,780 12,524 14,798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.05% 92.22% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,742 8,379 10,498
10th Percentile £363 £326 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £651 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 281 240 232
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.03% -14.29% -20.20%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.30 £71.25
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +86.88% -37.13% -6.98%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

ITSM job vacancy trend in London

ITSM
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ITSM

ITSM
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITSM in London over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ITSM in London

ITSM
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ITSM

ITSM
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITSM in London over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ITSM in London

ITSM
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the London region over the 6 months to 25 July 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
Central London -5 58 £520 +3.23% 22
West London -2 25 £400 +60.00% 4
South London -18 4 - -
East London +4 3 £348 -44.84% 1
ITSM
England

ITSM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 19 (4.06%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.42%) Confluence
3 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (2.14%) AutoCAD
2 8 (1.71%) Revit
3 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.64%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.64%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 26 (5.56%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.43%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.21%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.21%) Remedy AR System
3 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 112 (23.93%) Azure
2 62 (13.25%) AWS
3 55 (11.75%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (9.62%) SaaS
5 38 (8.12%) Entra ID
6 18 (3.85%) Datadog
6 18 (3.85%) GitHub
7 16 (3.42%) PaaS
7 16 (3.42%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.21%) GCP
9 13 (2.78%) IaaS
9 13 (2.78%) OneDrive
10 10 (2.14%) OpenShift
11 8 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.50%) Azure AKS
13 6 (1.28%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (1.07%) Copilot Studio
14 5 (1.07%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.07%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.98%) Firewall
2 27 (5.77%) DNS
3 24 (5.13%) VPN
4 20 (4.27%) DHCP
4 20 (4.27%) TCP/IP
4 20 (4.27%) VLAN
5 15 (3.21%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (2.99%) Network Security
7 10 (2.14%) Cisco ISE
7 10 (2.14%) TACACS
8 9 (1.92%) SAN
8 9 (1.92%) WebEx
9 6 (1.28%) WAN
10 5 (1.07%) Wireless
11 3 (0.64%) HTTP
11 3 (0.64%) Internet
11 3 (0.64%) LAN
11 3 (0.64%) SNMP
12 2 (0.43%) BGP
12 2 (0.43%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.21%) Power BI
2 13 (2.78%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.43%) Flink
4 2 (0.43%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.43%) Metadata
4 2 (0.43%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.43%) MySQL
4 2 (0.43%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.43%) Redis
4 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.43%) TimescaleDB
5 1 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (0.21%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 83 (17.74%) JIRA
2 10 (2.14%) Git
3 9 (1.92%) Chocolatey
4 4 (0.85%) ScriptRunner
5 2 (0.43%) AdminStudio
5 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.43%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.43%) InstallShield
5 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.43%) MSI
5 2 (0.43%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.21%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.21%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) Selenium
6 1 (0.21%) TestRail
General
1 197 (42.09%) Social Skills
2 98 (20.94%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (16.88%) Finance
4 30 (6.41%) Telecoms
5 24 (5.13%) Banking
5 24 (5.13%) Public Sector
6 17 (3.63%) Legal
7 13 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.07%) Financial Institution
10 5 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (0.85%) Law
11 4 (0.85%) Retail
12 3 (0.64%) Billing
12 3 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.64%) Military
13 2 (0.43%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.43%) Local Government
14 1 (0.21%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 67 (14.32%) Architect
2 52 (11.11%) Analyst
3 51 (10.90%) Developer
4 43 (9.19%) Senior
5 42 (8.97%) ServiceNow Developer
6 41 (8.76%) ServiceNow Architect
7 39 (8.33%) Consultant
8 29 (6.20%) Lead
9 28 (5.98%) IT Manager
10 25 (5.34%) Service Manager
11 24 (5.13%) IT Support
12 21 (4.49%) Support Engineer
13 18 (3.85%) Applications Support
14 17 (3.63%) Business Analyst
14 17 (3.63%) Designer
14 17 (3.63%) IT Engineer
15 15 (3.21%) ITSM Consultant
15 15 (3.21%) Support Analyst
16 14 (2.99%) Project Manager
17 13 (2.78%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (16.88%) REST
2 49 (10.47%) SOAP
3 19 (4.06%) Web Services
4 7 (1.50%) .NET
4 7 (1.50%) XML
5 6 (1.28%) HTML
5 6 (1.28%) SailPoint
6 5 (1.07%) CSS
6 5 (1.07%) JSON
7 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (0.85%) Middleware
7 4 (0.85%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.64%) Ajax
8 3 (0.64%) Kafka
8 3 (0.64%) RESTful
9 2 (0.43%) ADO
9 2 (0.43%) EDI
9 2 (0.43%) LDAP
9 2 (0.43%) Node.js
9 2 (0.43%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 117 (25.00%) CMDB
2 59 (12.61%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.56%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.63%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (2.78%) Cloud Native
5 13 (2.78%) Virtual Team
6 12 (2.56%) AI Agents
6 12 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
7 11 (2.35%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.14%) Video Conferencing
9 9 (1.92%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (1.92%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.71%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.50%) iPhone
11 7 (1.50%) Web Conferencing
12 6 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (1.07%) Replication
14 4 (0.85%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.85%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 69 (14.74%) Windows
2 17 (3.63%) Mac OS
3 12 (2.56%) Apple iOS
4 11 (2.35%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.92%) Android
6 5 (1.07%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.85%) Linux
8 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (43.80%) ITIL
2 195 (41.67%) Service Management
3 115 (24.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 105 (22.44%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (19.23%) Agile
6 80 (17.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 75 (16.03%) Service Delivery
8 63 (13.46%) Change Management
9 61 (13.03%) Roadmaps
10 57 (12.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 56 (11.97%) Customer Service
12 55 (11.75%) Incident Management
13 54 (11.54%) AI
14 53 (11.32%) Workflow
15 50 (10.68%) DevOps
16 48 (10.26%) Problem Management
17 44 (9.40%) Data Modelling
18 43 (9.19%) Migration
19 41 (8.76%) Observability
20 38 (8.12%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.91%) JavaScript
2 29 (6.20%) PowerShell
3 28 (5.98%) Python
4 21 (4.49%) SQL
5 7 (1.50%) Java
6 4 (0.85%) Bash
7 3 (0.64%) Groovy
7 3 (0.64%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.43%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.43%) ActionScript 2.0
8 2 (0.43%) Bicep
8 2 (0.43%) C++
8 2 (0.43%) Delphi
8 2 (0.43%) Korn
8 2 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.21%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.21%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.21%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 114 (24.36%) Security Cleared
2 87 (18.59%) SC Cleared
3 23 (4.91%) ITIL Certification
4 22 (4.70%) Degree
5 19 (4.06%) DV Cleared
6 18 (3.85%) A+ Certification
7 12 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.56%) PMP
8 9 (1.92%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.92%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.85%) CISSP
13 3 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.64%) CISM
13 3 (0.64%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.43%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.43%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.83%) SLA
2 19 (4.06%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.99%) GRC
5 12 (2.56%) QA
6 6 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.28%) NIST
6 6 (1.28%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.07%) COBIT
7 5 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.85%) GDPR
9 3 (0.64%) PMO
9 3 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.21%) NCSC
System Software
1 45 (9.62%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.92%) IAG
4 7 (1.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.43%) Docker
6 2 (0.43%) Firmware
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.21%) etcd
7 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 33 (7.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.06%) SCCM
2 19 (4.06%) Terraform
3 10 (2.14%) Grafana
3 10 (2.14%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.14%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.71%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.28%) Control-M
6 5 (1.07%) Ansible
6 5 (1.07%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.43%) Amdocs OSS
7 2 (0.43%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.43%) Kibana
8 1 (0.21%) CASB
8 1 (0.21%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.21%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.21%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 276 (58.97%) ServiceNow
2 101 (21.58%) Microsoft
3 26 (5.56%) Remedy
4 22 (4.70%) Dynatrace
5 21 (4.49%) Salesforce
6 20 (4.27%) Splunk
6 20 (4.27%) VMware
7 16 (3.42%) BMC
7 16 (3.42%) Cisco
7 16 (3.42%) SAP
8 11 (2.35%) AppDynamics
8 11 (2.35%) Palo Alto
9 10 (2.14%) MuleSoft
10 9 (1.92%) CheckPoint
10 9 (1.92%) Tenable
11 8 (1.71%) Adobe
11 8 (1.71%) Apple
11 8 (1.71%) Autodesk
11 8 (1.71%) Nexthink
11 8 (1.71%) Okta