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 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 112 134
Rank change year-on-year -20 +22 +27
Contract jobs citing ITSM 327 323 344
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.19% 2.37% 1.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.42% 2.61% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 245 182 211
10th Percentile £276 £255 £206
25th Percentile £400 £425 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £511
Median % change year-on-year - +2.74% +7.58%
75th Percentile £720 £600 £600
90th Percentile £787 £693 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +10.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 3
10th Percentile £22.55 £18.88 -
25th Percentile - £20.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.80 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.67% +19.00% -
75th Percentile £76.67 £27.25 £48.13
90th Percentile £87.67 £30.40 £65.00
England median hourly rate £20.35 £29.00 £14.00
% change year-on-year -29.84% +107.14% -3.45%

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 13,533 12,355 16,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.77% 90.53% 88.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,013 7,845 11,870
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 153 346
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.80 £16.01
25th Percentile £24.90 £25.00 £19.28
Median hourly rate £34.00 £37.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.11% +23.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £56.13 £55.25 £51.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £79.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% - -

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 8 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
Central London -28 37 £475 -1.55% 18
South London -10 13 £463 +85.00%
West London -19 4 £405 -28.32% 3
East London +2 3 £675 +100.00% 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 24 (7.34%) SharePoint
2 14 (4.28%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.53%) Confluence
4 1 (0.31%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 15 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.22%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 34 (10.40%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.61%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.31%) Remedy AR System
Cloud Services
1 107 (32.72%) Azure
2 60 (18.35%) AWS
3 53 (16.21%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (11.93%) GCP
5 31 (9.48%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (7.03%) Entra ID
7 20 (6.12%) OneDrive
8 18 (5.50%) OpenShift
9 16 (4.89%) SaaS
10 12 (3.67%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (3.06%) Power Platform
12 9 (2.75%) IaaS
13 8 (2.45%) PaaS
14 6 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
15 5 (1.53%) Power Automate
15 5 (1.53%) PowerApps
16 4 (1.22%) Copilot Studio
16 4 (1.22%) Slack
17 3 (0.92%) AWS Control Tower
17 3 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.12%) Firewall
2 18 (5.50%) VPN
3 17 (5.20%) DNS
4 16 (4.89%) DHCP
5 8 (2.45%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.45%) Wireless
6 7 (2.14%) WAN
7 6 (1.83%) Network Security
7 6 (1.83%) VLAN
8 5 (1.53%) Cisco ISE
8 5 (1.53%) IPv4
8 5 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (1.22%) LAN
10 3 (0.92%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.92%) TACACS
11 2 (0.61%) Cisco Wireless
11 2 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.61%) SAN
11 2 (0.61%) SSH
12 1 (0.31%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.06%) Power BI
2 3 (0.92%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.92%) Tableau
3 2 (0.61%) Metadata
3 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.31%) GIS
Development Applications
1 39 (11.93%) JIRA
2 17 (5.20%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.92%) TestRail
4 2 (0.61%) Chocolatey
4 2 (0.61%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.61%) Git
4 2 (0.61%) Selenium
5 1 (0.31%) GitLab
5 1 (0.31%) Metasploit
5 1 (0.31%) REST Assured
General
1 156 (47.71%) Social Skills
2 75 (22.94%) Finance
3 41 (12.54%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.65%) Banking
5 24 (7.34%) Documentation Skills
5 24 (7.34%) Influencing Skills
6 19 (5.81%) Public Sector
7 10 (3.06%) Telecoms
8 7 (2.14%) Legal
9 6 (1.83%) Retail
10 5 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.92%) Billing
11 3 (0.92%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.92%) Military
12 2 (0.61%) Automotive
12 2 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.61%) Law
13 1 (0.31%) Back Office
13 1 (0.31%) Front Office
13 1 (0.31%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 77 (23.55%) Architect
2 56 (17.13%) Analyst
3 47 (14.37%) CyberArk Architect
4 38 (11.62%) Developer
5 32 (9.79%) ServiceNow Developer
6 28 (8.56%) Consultant
7 25 (7.65%) Lead
8 19 (5.81%) ServiceNow Architect
9 18 (5.50%) Support Engineer
10 16 (4.89%) IT Engineer
10 16 (4.89%) Service Analyst
11 15 (4.59%) Business Analyst
11 15 (4.59%) Senior
11 15 (4.59%) Support Analyst
12 13 (3.98%) ServiceNow Consultant
13 12 (3.67%) IT Support
14 11 (3.36%) IT Support Engineer
14 11 (3.36%) Service Manager
14 11 (3.36%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
14 11 (3.36%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (25.08%) REST
2 80 (24.46%) SOAP
3 48 (14.68%) LDAP
4 14 (4.28%) SAML
5 13 (3.98%) OpenID
6 8 (2.45%) CSS
6 8 (2.45%) HTML
7 6 (1.83%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.22%) Middleware
8 4 (1.22%) Web Services
9 3 (0.92%) OAuth
9 3 (0.92%) XML
10 2 (0.61%) Bootstrap
10 2 (0.61%) EDI
10 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.61%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.31%) Ajax
11 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
11 1 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
11 1 (0.31%) React
Miscellaneous
1 56 (17.13%) CMDB
2 37 (11.31%) Enterprise Software
3 34 (10.40%) Security Posture
4 30 (9.17%) Onboarding
5 17 (5.20%) Product Ownership
6 15 (4.59%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.83%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.83%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.83%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.83%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.53%) Replication
9 4 (1.22%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.92%) Mainframe
10 3 (0.92%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.61%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.61%) Reinsurance
11 2 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 54 (16.51%) Windows
2 24 (7.34%) Windows 10
3 13 (3.98%) Mac OS
4 12 (3.67%) Android
5 8 (2.45%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.83%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.92%) Linux
7 3 (0.92%) Unix
8 1 (0.31%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (35.17%) ITIL
2 110 (33.64%) Service Management
3 93 (28.44%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (23.55%) Agile
5 72 (22.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 72 (22.02%) Stakeholder Management
6 59 (18.04%) DevOps
7 54 (16.51%) Service Delivery
8 49 (14.98%) SIEM
9 47 (14.37%) Technical Leadership
10 44 (13.46%) Continuous Improvement
11 42 (12.84%) Change Management
12 40 (12.23%) Scrum
13 39 (11.93%) Integration Patterns
14 37 (11.31%) Task Automation
15 36 (11.01%) Presales
16 35 (10.70%) Privileged Access Management
17 32 (9.79%) Workflow
18 30 (9.17%) Customer Service
19 29 (8.87%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (18.65%) PowerShell
2 44 (13.46%) Python
3 42 (12.84%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.67%) SQL
5 4 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.92%) Bicep
7 2 (0.61%) ActionScript
7 2 (0.61%) ActionScript 2.0
7 2 (0.61%) Bash
7 2 (0.61%) Java
7 2 (0.61%) Perl
8 1 (0.31%) C#
8 1 (0.31%) Korn
8 1 (0.31%) R
8 1 (0.31%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 98 (29.97%) Security Cleared
2 89 (27.22%) SC Cleared
3 23 (7.03%) Degree
4 19 (5.81%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.45%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.22%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.92%) A+ Certification
7 3 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.92%) CISSP
7 3 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.61%) CCNA
8 2 (0.61%) CCNP
8 2 (0.61%) CISA
8 2 (0.61%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.61%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.61%) PMP
9 1 (0.31%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 24 (7.34%) SLA
2 17 (5.20%) NIST
3 16 (4.89%) Data Quality
4 15 (4.59%) NCSC
5 12 (3.67%) QA
6 11 (3.36%) GDPR
7 7 (2.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (1.83%) GRC
9 5 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.22%) COBIT
10 4 (1.22%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 19770
12 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.31%) ITGC
12 1 (0.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 81 (24.77%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.61%) vSphere
4 1 (0.31%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (6.73%) SCCM
2 19 (5.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (4.89%) Kubernetes
4 12 (3.67%) SCOM
5 8 (2.45%) HP SiteScope
6 7 (2.14%) Terraform
7 6 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (1.22%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.92%) Ansible
10 3 (0.92%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.61%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.31%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.31%) vRealize
12 1 (0.31%) WSUS
Vendors
1 171 (52.29%) ServiceNow
2 70 (21.41%) Microsoft
3 50 (15.29%) CyberArk
4 34 (10.40%) BeyondTrust
4 34 (10.40%) Centrify
4 34 (10.40%) Remedy
5 25 (7.65%) Splunk
6 16 (4.89%) SAP
7 12 (3.67%) Cisco
8 10 (3.06%) Apple
9 9 (2.75%) HP
10 6 (1.83%) BMC
11 5 (1.53%) Dell
11 5 (1.53%) Dynatrace
11 5 (1.53%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.53%) VMware
11 5 (1.53%) Zscaler
12 4 (1.22%) Palo Alto
12 4 (1.22%) Workday
13 3 (0.92%) CrowdStrike