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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 143 149
Rank change year-on-year +15 +6 -19
Contract jobs citing ITSM 374 241 293
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.11% 1.93% 1.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 2.09% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 170 164
10th Percentile £325 £255 £208
25th Percentile £425 £407 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £700 £624 £598
90th Percentile £765 £700 £688
England median daily rate £513 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +4.59% -2.00% +10.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 6
10th Percentile - £19.26 £17.07
25th Percentile £18.75 £20.97 £18.13
Median hourly rate £19.50 £23.80 £19.07
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +24.84% -7.00%
75th Percentile £24.07 £28.15 £20.00
90th Percentile £40.61 £30.76 £38.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £18.82 £14.00
% change year-on-year +33.63% +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 15,677 11,512 15,660
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.30% 92.23% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,479 7,802 11,216
10th Percentile £356 £350 £341
25th Percentile £431 £436 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £681
90th Percentile £755 £813 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 246 175 313
10th Percentile £18.52 £16.50 £15.96
25th Percentile £23.66 £23.35 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.61 £34.50 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.20% +23.21% -26.80%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.40
England median hourly rate £47.00 £29.07 £36.50
% change year-on-year +61.68% -20.36% -2.67%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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 12 May 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 33 £475 -2.76% 33
West London -23 11 £400 +58.42% 2
South London -12 7 £190 -24.15% 2
East London -6 2 £550 -12.70% 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 (3.21%) Confluence
2 11 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.41%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 7 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.80%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.80%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.80%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.80%) Revit
4 2 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (5.88%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.53%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.27%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.27%) Remedy AR System
3 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 105 (28.07%) Azure
2 78 (20.86%) AWS
3 45 (12.03%) GCP
4 43 (11.50%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (7.22%) Entra ID
5 27 (7.22%) SaaS
6 21 (5.61%) OpenShift
7 16 (4.28%) PaaS
7 16 (4.28%) Power Platform
8 15 (4.01%) IaaS
9 13 (3.48%) Microsoft Copilot
10 12 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (2.94%) Datadog
12 8 (2.14%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.60%) Azure AKS
13 6 (1.60%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (1.60%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.60%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.60%) Slack
14 5 (1.34%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 27 (7.22%) Firewall
2 17 (4.55%) VPN
3 16 (4.28%) DNS
4 15 (4.01%) VLAN
5 14 (3.74%) DHCP
6 12 (3.21%) Network Security
7 10 (2.67%) WAN
8 9 (2.41%) Cisco ISE
8 9 (2.41%) TACACS
8 9 (2.41%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (1.87%) SAN
9 7 (1.87%) Wireless
10 6 (1.60%) LAN
11 4 (1.07%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.80%) IPv4
12 3 (0.80%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.53%) Internet
13 2 (0.53%) NaaS
13 2 (0.53%) NGFW
13 2 (0.53%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.28%) Power BI
2 7 (1.87%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.53%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.53%) Flink
4 2 (0.53%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.53%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.53%) MySQL
4 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.53%) TimescaleDB
5 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.27%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.27%) Metadata
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 45 (12.03%) JIRA
2 15 (4.01%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.87%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.07%) ScriptRunner
5 3 (0.80%) Git
5 3 (0.80%) TestRail
6 2 (0.53%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.53%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.53%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.53%) MSI
6 2 (0.53%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.53%) Selenium
7 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.27%) GitLab
7 1 (0.27%) REST Assured
General
1 150 (40.11%) Social Skills
2 77 (20.59%) Finance
3 50 (13.37%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.22%) Banking
5 26 (6.95%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (5.35%) Influencing Skills
6 20 (5.35%) Public Sector
7 17 (4.55%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.21%) Legal
9 5 (1.34%) Billing
9 5 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (0.80%) Financial Institution
10 3 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.80%) Retail
11 2 (0.53%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.53%) Military
12 1 (0.27%) Front Office
12 1 (0.27%) International Banking
12 1 (0.27%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 100 (26.74%) Architect
2 48 (12.83%) CyberArk Architect
3 47 (12.57%) Analyst
4 35 (9.36%) ServiceNow Architect
5 31 (8.29%) Consultant
6 29 (7.75%) Developer
7 27 (7.22%) Senior
8 19 (5.08%) Lead
8 19 (5.08%) ServiceNow Developer
9 18 (4.81%) IT Manager
10 15 (4.01%) Service Analyst
10 15 (4.01%) Service Manager
11 12 (3.21%) ServiceNow Consultant
11 12 (3.21%) Technical Architect
12 11 (2.94%) Azure Engineer
12 11 (2.94%) Business Analyst
12 11 (2.94%) Incident Manager
12 11 (2.94%) Support Engineer
13 10 (2.67%) IT Engineer
13 10 (2.67%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (20.32%) REST
2 65 (17.38%) SOAP
3 49 (13.10%) LDAP
4 13 (3.48%) OpenID
4 13 (3.48%) SAML
5 9 (2.41%) Web Services
6 6 (1.60%) .NET
6 6 (1.60%) HTML
7 5 (1.34%) CSS
7 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Graph
7 5 (1.34%) Middleware
8 4 (1.07%) OpenTelemetry
9 3 (0.80%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.80%) Kafka
10 2 (0.53%) ADO
10 2 (0.53%) JSON
10 2 (0.53%) Node.js
10 2 (0.53%) OAuth
10 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
10 2 (0.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 73 (19.52%) CMDB
2 46 (12.30%) Onboarding
3 41 (10.96%) Enterprise Software
4 40 (10.70%) Security Posture
5 31 (8.29%) Product Ownership
6 19 (5.08%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.41%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.14%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.87%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.60%) Replication
11 5 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.07%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.07%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.80%) iPhone
13 3 (0.80%) Mainframe
13 3 (0.80%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 42 (11.23%) Windows
2 12 (3.21%) Mac OS
2 12 (3.21%) Windows 10
3 8 (2.14%) Android
4 7 (1.87%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.34%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.07%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.80%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (39.57%) ITIL
2 118 (31.55%) Service Management
3 93 (24.87%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (22.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 68 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 63 (16.84%) Agile
7 56 (14.97%) Service Delivery
8 52 (13.90%) Change Management
8 52 (13.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 52 (13.90%) DevOps
8 52 (13.90%) Integration Patterns
8 52 (13.90%) Technical Leadership
9 50 (13.37%) SIEM
10 42 (11.23%) Problem Management
11 41 (10.96%) Roadmaps
12 40 (10.70%) Migration
12 40 (10.70%) Workflow
13 37 (9.89%) Incident Management
14 36 (9.63%) AI
15 35 (9.36%) Privileged Access Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (12.83%) PowerShell
2 44 (11.76%) Python
3 22 (5.88%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.67%) SQL
5 6 (1.60%) Java
6 4 (1.07%) Bicep
6 4 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.80%) Groovy
8 2 (0.53%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.53%) ActionScript 2.0
8 2 (0.53%) C++
9 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.27%) Korn
9 1 (0.27%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.27%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 111 (29.68%) Security Cleared
2 96 (25.67%) SC Cleared
3 20 (5.35%) DV Cleared
4 17 (4.55%) Degree
5 13 (3.48%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (1.87%) PMP
7 6 (1.60%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.34%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.80%) CISA
10 3 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.80%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.53%) CCNP
11 2 (0.53%) CISSP
12 1 (0.27%) CCDP
12 1 (0.27%) CCIE
12 1 (0.27%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (10.16%) SLA
2 25 (6.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (5.88%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.55%) NIST
5 15 (4.01%) NCSC
6 10 (2.67%) GDPR
6 10 (2.67%) QA
7 9 (2.41%) GRC
7 9 (2.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (1.87%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.80%) COBIT
10 3 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.53%) PMO
12 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.27%) ITGC
System Software
1 63 (16.84%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.80%) IAG
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.27%) etcd
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (5.88%) SCCM
2 19 (5.08%) Kubernetes
3 16 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.87%) FortiGate
4 7 (1.87%) Terraform
5 4 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.80%) Ansible
6 3 (0.80%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.80%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.53%) Amdocs OSS
7 2 (0.53%) Grafana
7 2 (0.53%) SCOM
8 1 (0.27%) CASB
8 1 (0.27%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.27%) Kibana
Vendors
1 203 (54.28%) ServiceNow
2 62 (16.58%) Microsoft
3 48 (12.83%) CyberArk
4 34 (9.09%) BeyondTrust
4 34 (9.09%) Centrify
5 22 (5.88%) Remedy
6 19 (5.08%) Splunk
7 17 (4.55%) Cisco
7 17 (4.55%) SAP
8 15 (4.01%) Salesforce
9 12 (3.21%) Dynatrace
10 11 (2.94%) VMware
11 10 (2.67%) Palo Alto
12 9 (2.41%) AppDynamics
12 9 (2.41%) BMC
13 8 (2.14%) CheckPoint
14 7 (1.87%) HP
14 7 (1.87%) Tenable
15 6 (1.60%) Apple
16 5 (1.34%) Adobe