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 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 111 144
Rank change year-on-year -23 +33 -7
Contract jobs citing ITSM 355 310 310
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.11% 2.45% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 2.69% 1.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 203 176
10th Percentile £306 £255 £203
25th Percentile £413 £411 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% +5.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £700 £600 £588
90th Percentile £762 £700 £688
England median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 2
10th Percentile - £19.26 -
25th Percentile £18.75 £20.97 -
Median hourly rate £19.50 £23.80 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +19.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.15 -
90th Percentile £80.34 £30.76 -
England median hourly rate £19.50 £18.82 £14.00
% change year-on-year +3.61% +34.43% -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 15,087 11,541 15,943
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.56% 91.38% 88.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,132 7,833 11,413
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £428 £443 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £752 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 233 170 337
10th Percentile £18.11 £18.91 £15.98
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.05% -22.67%
75th Percentile £57.50 £51.07 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £65.25 £68.75
England median hourly rate £37.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +13.85% - -13.33%

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 31 March 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 31 March 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 31 March 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 -31 39 £475 -0.42% 12
South London -19 8 £364 +61.67% 1
West London -25 4 £525 +3.45% 3
East London -2 2 £675 +35.00% 3
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 12 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (3.10%) Confluence
2 11 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 10 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 26 (7.32%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.56%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.28%) Remedy AR System
3 1 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 102 (28.73%) Azure
2 67 (18.87%) AWS
3 51 (14.37%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (12.11%) GCP
5 26 (7.32%) Entra ID
6 25 (7.04%) SaaS
7 21 (5.92%) OpenShift
8 16 (4.51%) PaaS
9 15 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (4.23%) IaaS
10 14 (3.94%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (3.94%) Power Platform
11 11 (3.10%) Datadog
12 10 (2.82%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.97%) Azure AKS
13 7 (1.97%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.69%) Copilot Studio
14 6 (1.69%) PowerApps
14 6 (1.69%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.17%) Firewall
2 19 (5.35%) DNS
3 17 (4.79%) DHCP
3 17 (4.79%) VPN
4 13 (3.66%) VLAN
5 9 (2.54%) WAN
5 9 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (2.54%) Wireless
6 8 (2.25%) Cisco ISE
6 8 (2.25%) Network Security
7 7 (1.97%) SAN
8 6 (1.69%) TACACS
9 5 (1.41%) IPv4
9 5 (1.41%) TCP/IP
10 4 (1.13%) LAN
10 4 (1.13%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.56%) Cisco Wireless
11 2 (0.56%) Internet
11 2 (0.56%) NaaS
11 2 (0.56%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.94%) Power BI
2 7 (1.97%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.56%) Apache Cassandra
3 2 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.56%) Flink
3 2 (0.56%) InfluxDB
3 2 (0.56%) Metadata
3 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.56%) MySQL
3 2 (0.56%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.56%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.56%) Tableau
3 2 (0.56%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 40 (11.27%) JIRA
2 17 (4.79%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.97%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.13%) Git
4 4 (1.13%) ScriptRunner
5 3 (0.85%) TestRail
6 2 (0.56%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.56%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.56%) Selenium
7 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.28%) GitLab
7 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
General
1 152 (42.82%) Social Skills
2 78 (21.97%) Finance
3 53 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (8.17%) Banking
5 27 (7.61%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (5.92%) Public Sector
7 20 (5.63%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (3.10%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.82%) Legal
10 5 (1.41%) Billing
11 4 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.85%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.85%) Retail
13 2 (0.56%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.56%) Law
13 2 (0.56%) Military
14 1 (0.28%) International Banking
14 1 (0.28%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 88 (24.79%) Architect
2 48 (13.52%) CyberArk Architect
3 41 (11.55%) Analyst
4 36 (10.14%) Consultant
5 33 (9.30%) Developer
6 26 (7.32%) ServiceNow Architect
7 22 (6.20%) Senior
8 21 (5.92%) ServiceNow Developer
9 20 (5.63%) Lead
10 16 (4.51%) IT Engineer
11 15 (4.23%) Support Engineer
12 14 (3.94%) IT Support
13 13 (3.66%) Service Analyst
13 13 (3.66%) ServiceNow Consultant
14 12 (3.38%) Service Manager
15 11 (3.10%) Azure Engineer
15 11 (3.10%) IT Manager
15 11 (3.10%) Technical Architect
16 10 (2.82%) ServiceNow Manager
17 9 (2.54%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (22.54%) REST
2 70 (19.72%) SOAP
3 48 (13.52%) LDAP
4 13 (3.66%) OpenID
4 13 (3.66%) SAML
5 8 (2.25%) CSS
5 8 (2.25%) HTML
5 8 (2.25%) Web Services
6 5 (1.41%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.13%) Middleware
7 4 (1.13%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.85%) .NET
8 3 (0.85%) Kafka
8 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.85%) OAuth
8 3 (0.85%) SailPoint
8 3 (0.85%) XML
9 2 (0.56%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.56%) Bootstrap
9 2 (0.56%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 70 (19.72%) CMDB
2 39 (10.99%) Onboarding
2 39 (10.99%) Security Posture
3 37 (10.42%) Enterprise Software
4 30 (8.45%) Product Ownership
5 19 (5.35%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.10%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.97%) AI Agents
7 7 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (1.97%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (1.69%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.41%) Replication
10 4 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.13%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.85%) iPhone
11 3 (0.85%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.85%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.56%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 55 (15.49%) Windows
2 21 (5.92%) Windows 10
3 14 (3.94%) Mac OS
4 11 (3.10%) Android
5 7 (1.97%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.97%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.85%) Unix
7 2 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.28%) Linux
8 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (36.62%) ITIL
2 111 (31.27%) Service Management
3 96 (27.04%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (23.10%) Stakeholder Management
5 73 (20.56%) Agile
6 68 (19.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 54 (15.21%) DevOps
8 53 (14.93%) Change Management
9 52 (14.65%) Integration Patterns
9 52 (14.65%) Service Delivery
9 52 (14.65%) Technical Leadership
10 49 (13.80%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (13.80%) SIEM
11 43 (12.11%) Migration
12 41 (11.55%) Workflow
13 39 (10.99%) Problem Management
14 36 (10.14%) Privileged Access Management
15 35 (9.86%) Presales
15 35 (9.86%) Task Automation
16 33 (9.30%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 52 (14.65%) PowerShell
2 47 (13.24%) Python
3 28 (7.89%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.54%) SQL
5 5 (1.41%) Java
5 5 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.13%) Bicep
7 3 (0.85%) Groovy
8 2 (0.56%) C++
9 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.28%) Korn
9 1 (0.28%) Perl
9 1 (0.28%) R
9 1 (0.28%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.28%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 109 (30.70%) Security Cleared
2 96 (27.04%) SC Cleared
3 22 (6.20%) Degree
4 19 (5.35%) DV Cleared
5 13 (3.66%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (1.69%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.41%) PMP
8 4 (1.13%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.85%) CISA
9 3 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.85%) CISSP
9 3 (0.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 3 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.56%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CCNA
10 2 (0.56%) CCNP
10 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.28%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.58%) SLA
2 25 (7.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (6.76%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.79%) NIST
5 15 (4.23%) NCSC
6 11 (3.10%) GRC
6 11 (3.10%) QA
7 9 (2.54%) GDPR
8 8 (2.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (1.97%) PCI DSS
10 5 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (1.13%) COBIT
12 3 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.28%) ITGC
13 1 (0.28%) PMO
System Software
1 69 (19.44%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.56%) IAG
3 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.28%) etcd
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (7.32%) SCCM
2 20 (5.63%) Kubernetes
2 20 (5.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.97%) Terraform
4 6 (1.69%) FortiGate
4 6 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.13%) SCOM
6 3 (0.85%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.85%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.56%) Amdocs OSS
7 2 (0.56%) Ansible
7 2 (0.56%) Grafana
8 1 (0.28%) CASB
8 1 (0.28%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 195 (54.93%) ServiceNow
2 63 (17.75%) Microsoft
3 51 (14.37%) CyberArk
4 34 (9.58%) BeyondTrust
4 34 (9.58%) Centrify
5 26 (7.32%) Remedy
6 19 (5.35%) Splunk
7 16 (4.51%) Cisco
7 16 (4.51%) SAP
8 13 (3.66%) Dynatrace
9 12 (3.38%) VMware
10 9 (2.54%) AppDynamics
10 9 (2.54%) Apple
10 9 (2.54%) Salesforce
11 8 (2.25%) BMC
11 8 (2.25%) HP
12 7 (1.97%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.97%) Tenable
13 5 (1.41%) Dell
13 5 (1.41%) Zscaler