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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 161 153
Rank change year-on-year +40 -8 -13
Contract jobs citing ITSM 488 238 267
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.42% 1.75% 1.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.72% 1.90% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 159 163
10th Percentile £218 £200 £260
25th Percentile £400 £310 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.47% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £598 £588
90th Percentile £665 £700 £685
England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +0.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 0 7
10th Percentile - - £17.28
25th Percentile £18.75 - £18.13
Median hourly rate £21.00 - £19.00
75th Percentile £22.50 - £62.75
90th Percentile £24.25 - £80.80
England median hourly rate £30.25 £18.82 £18.13
% change year-on-year +60.73% +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 17,950 12,547 14,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.04% 92.29% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,820 8,389 10,191
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £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 297 247 197
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.99
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.58 £22.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £29.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.03% -15.71% -15.19%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.13 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £62.70 £71.50
England median hourly rate £44.23 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +75.86% -40.82% -

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 +6 62 £523 +4.50% 41
West London +5 26 £400 +60.00% 6
South London -15 4 - - 1
East London +3 3 £348 -44.84% 2
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 25 (5.12%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.48%) Confluence
3 10 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.20%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (2.05%) AutoCAD
2 8 (1.64%) Revit
3 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.61%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 28 (5.74%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.41%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.20%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.20%) iTrent
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 119 (24.39%) Azure
2 67 (13.73%) Microsoft 365
3 62 (12.70%) AWS
4 44 (9.02%) Entra ID
4 44 (9.02%) SaaS
5 19 (3.89%) GitHub
5 19 (3.89%) OneDrive
6 18 (3.69%) Datadog
7 17 (3.48%) GCP
7 17 (3.48%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.07%) PaaS
9 13 (2.66%) OpenShift
10 12 (2.46%) IaaS
11 10 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.23%) Azure AKS
12 6 (1.23%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.82%) Azure AI
13 4 (0.82%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.82%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.76%) DNS
2 31 (6.35%) Firewall
3 27 (5.53%) VPN
4 23 (4.71%) TCP/IP
5 21 (4.30%) DHCP
6 20 (4.10%) VLAN
7 17 (3.48%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (3.07%) Network Security
9 11 (2.25%) WebEx
10 10 (2.05%) Cisco ISE
10 10 (2.05%) TACACS
11 9 (1.84%) SAN
12 6 (1.23%) WAN
12 6 (1.23%) Wireless
13 5 (1.02%) Internet
14 4 (0.82%) HTTP
15 3 (0.61%) LAN
15 3 (0.61%) SNMP
16 2 (0.41%) Intranet
16 2 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.07%) Power BI
1 15 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.84%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.41%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.41%) Flink
5 2 (0.41%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.41%) MySQL
5 2 (0.41%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.41%) Redis
5 2 (0.41%) TimescaleDB
6 1 (0.20%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.20%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.20%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 83 (17.01%) JIRA
2 11 (2.25%) Git
3 9 (1.84%) Chocolatey
4 4 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.82%) ScriptRunner
5 3 (0.61%) GitLab
5 3 (0.61%) MSI
6 2 (0.41%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.41%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.41%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.41%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.20%) Artifactory
General
1 213 (43.65%) Social Skills
2 105 (21.52%) Analytical Skills
3 84 (17.21%) Finance
4 32 (6.56%) Telecoms
5 29 (5.94%) Public Sector
6 25 (5.12%) Banking
7 17 (3.48%) Legal
8 14 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.02%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.02%) Law
13 4 (0.82%) Retail
14 3 (0.61%) Billing
14 3 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.61%) Italian Language
14 3 (0.61%) Military
15 2 (0.41%) Local Government
15 2 (0.41%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 66 (13.52%) Architect
2 53 (10.86%) Analyst
2 53 (10.86%) Developer
3 46 (9.43%) ServiceNow Developer
4 43 (8.81%) Senior
5 41 (8.40%) Consultant
6 37 (7.58%) ServiceNow Architect
7 31 (6.35%) IT Support
8 30 (6.15%) Lead
9 29 (5.94%) Support Engineer
10 26 (5.33%) IT Manager
11 25 (5.12%) IT Engineer
11 25 (5.12%) Service Manager
12 19 (3.89%) Designer
13 18 (3.69%) Applications Support
13 18 (3.69%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.28%) Desktop Support
14 16 (3.28%) IT Support Engineer
14 16 (3.28%) ITSM Consultant
14 16 (3.28%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (16.60%) REST
2 47 (9.63%) SOAP
3 20 (4.10%) Web Services
4 8 (1.64%) XML
5 7 (1.43%) .NET
5 7 (1.43%) HTML
6 6 (1.23%) CSS
6 6 (1.23%) JSON
6 6 (1.23%) OpenTelemetry
6 6 (1.23%) SailPoint
7 4 (0.82%) Ajax
7 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.61%) Kafka
8 3 (0.61%) Middleware
8 3 (0.61%) RESTful
9 2 (0.41%) ADO
9 2 (0.41%) EDI
9 2 (0.41%) gRPC
9 2 (0.41%) Node.js
9 2 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 115 (23.57%) CMDB
2 69 (14.14%) Onboarding
3 25 (5.12%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.89%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (2.87%) AI Agents
5 14 (2.87%) Cloud Native
6 13 (2.66%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.66%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (2.46%) Virtual Team
8 11 (2.25%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (2.25%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.84%) Cyber Threat
9 9 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
10 8 (1.64%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.43%) iPhone
12 6 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (1.02%) Replication
14 4 (0.82%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.82%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 89 (18.24%) Windows
2 17 (3.48%) Mac OS
2 17 (3.48%) Windows 10
3 14 (2.87%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.84%) Android
5 8 (1.64%) Windows Server
6 7 (1.43%) Linux
7 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (45.29%) ITIL
2 206 (42.21%) Service Management
3 125 (25.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 111 (22.75%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (18.44%) Agile
6 85 (17.42%) Continuous Improvement
7 79 (16.19%) Service Delivery
8 67 (13.73%) Change Management
9 62 (12.70%) Roadmaps
10 60 (12.30%) Customer Service
11 56 (11.48%) AI
12 55 (11.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 54 (11.07%) DevOps
14 53 (10.86%) Incident Management
15 50 (10.25%) Workflow
16 48 (9.84%) Problem Management
17 47 (9.63%) Migration
18 44 (9.02%) Observability
19 41 (8.40%) Data Modelling
20 38 (7.79%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (7.38%) PowerShell
2 35 (7.17%) JavaScript
3 31 (6.35%) Python
4 25 (5.12%) SQL
5 7 (1.43%) Java
6 6 (1.23%) Bash
7 3 (0.61%) Groovy
7 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.41%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.41%) ActionScript 2.0
8 2 (0.41%) Bicep
8 2 (0.41%) C++
8 2 (0.41%) Delphi
9 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.20%) Korn
9 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.20%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 125 (25.61%) Security Cleared
2 95 (19.47%) SC Cleared
3 24 (4.92%) Degree
4 23 (4.71%) ITIL Certification
5 21 (4.30%) A+ Certification
6 19 (3.89%) DV Cleared
7 13 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (2.66%) PMP
8 10 (2.05%) Azure Certification
8 10 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.05%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 9 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.02%) CISM
11 5 (1.02%) CISSP
12 3 (0.61%) CEH
12 3 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.41%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.41%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (10.25%) SLA
2 16 (3.28%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.07%) QA
4 14 (2.87%) GRC
5 7 (1.43%) NIST
6 6 (1.23%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.02%) COBIT
7 5 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.82%) GDPR
9 3 (0.61%) PMO
9 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
System Software
1 56 (11.48%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.84%) IAG
5 4 (0.82%) Docker
6 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.41%) Firmware
7 2 (0.41%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.20%) etcd
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 39 (7.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (4.51%) Terraform
3 21 (4.30%) SCCM
4 11 (2.25%) Kubernetes
5 10 (2.05%) Grafana
6 9 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.64%) FortiGate
8 7 (1.43%) Ansible
8 7 (1.43%) Control-M
9 5 (1.02%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.41%) Amdocs OSS
11 2 (0.41%) ITRS Geneos
11 2 (0.41%) Kibana
11 2 (0.41%) WSUS
12 1 (0.20%) CASB
12 1 (0.20%) Fluentd
12 1 (0.20%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 282 (57.79%) ServiceNow
2 122 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 28 (5.74%) Remedy
4 24 (4.92%) Dynatrace
5 23 (4.71%) VMware
6 22 (4.51%) BMC
7 21 (4.30%) Splunk
8 20 (4.10%) Salesforce
9 17 (3.48%) Cisco
10 14 (2.87%) SAP
11 11 (2.25%) AppDynamics
11 11 (2.25%) Palo Alto
12 10 (2.05%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.84%) Adobe
13 9 (1.84%) Apple
13 9 (1.84%) Autodesk
13 9 (1.84%) CheckPoint
13 9 (1.84%) Okta
13 9 (1.84%) Tenable
14 8 (1.64%) Nexthink