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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 106 128
Rank change year-on-year -18 +22 +47
Contract jobs citing ITSM 297 328 356
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.11% 2.34% 1.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 2.59% 2.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 182 229
10th Percentile £200 £256 £202
25th Percentile £359 £410 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £520 £515
Median % change year-on-year -3.46% +0.97% +6.30%
75th Percentile £688 £600 £608
90th Percentile £750 £675 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +14.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 3
10th Percentile £22.55 £21.52 -
25th Percentile - £23.80 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £26.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% +32.50% -
75th Percentile £76.67 £32.50 £48.13
90th Percentile £87.67 £73.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £20.79 £29.50 £14.25
% change year-on-year -29.53% +107.02% -5.00%

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 12,887 12,677 16,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.35% 90.27% 88.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,501 8,101 11,545
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -5.46%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 155 258
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.94 £16.52
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.99 £19.99
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £53.59 £54.50 £54.03
90th Percentile £69.30 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%

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 11 January 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 11 January 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 11 January 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 -27 41 £488 +2.20% 11
South London -7 13 £463 +68.18% 5
West London -16 4 £405 -28.32% 2
East London -3 2 £675 +22.73% 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 24 (8.08%) SharePoint
2 15 (5.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (3.70%) Confluence
4 2 (0.67%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.67%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.67%) WildFly
5 1 (0.34%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 19 (6.40%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.35%) Autodesk Inventor
5 2 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 40 (13.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.35%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.67%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.34%) Cloudability
4 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle HRMS
Cloud Services
1 96 (32.32%) Azure
2 53 (17.85%) Microsoft 365
3 51 (17.17%) AWS
4 37 (12.46%) GCP
5 30 (10.10%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (6.73%) OneDrive
7 19 (6.40%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.70%) SaaS
9 8 (2.69%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (2.36%) OpenShift
10 7 (2.36%) Power Platform
11 5 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.68%) IaaS
12 4 (1.35%) PaaS
13 3 (1.01%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
13 3 (1.01%) Azure Service Bus
14 2 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.67%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.39%) Firewall
1 16 (5.39%) VPN
2 13 (4.38%) DNS
3 12 (4.04%) DHCP
4 8 (2.69%) SSL
4 8 (2.69%) Wireless
5 6 (2.02%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.68%) IPv4
6 5 (1.68%) WAN
7 4 (1.35%) Cisco ISE
7 4 (1.35%) Network Security
8 3 (1.01%) LAN
8 3 (1.01%) NetScaler
8 3 (1.01%) VLAN
8 3 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.67%) Cisco Wireless
9 2 (0.67%) Intranet
9 2 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.67%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.67%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.02%) Power BI
2 3 (1.01%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.01%) Tableau
3 1 (0.34%) GIS
3 1 (0.34%) Metadata
3 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 45 (15.15%) JIRA
2 6 (2.02%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.67%) Git
3 2 (0.67%) TestRail
4 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.34%) GitLab
4 1 (0.34%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.34%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.34%) Selenium
General
1 141 (47.47%) Social Skills
2 64 (21.55%) Finance
3 37 (12.46%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.41%) Public Sector
5 20 (6.73%) Banking
6 12 (4.04%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (2.36%) Legal
8 7 (2.36%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.35%) Retail
10 3 (1.01%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.01%) Military
11 2 (0.67%) Automotive
11 2 (0.67%) Back Office
11 2 (0.67%) Billing
11 2 (0.67%) Law
11 2 (0.67%) Marketing
12 1 (0.34%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 64 (21.55%) Architect
2 53 (17.85%) Analyst
3 36 (12.12%) CyberArk Architect
4 33 (11.11%) Developer
5 29 (9.76%) ServiceNow Developer
6 26 (8.75%) Lead
7 23 (7.74%) Consultant
8 18 (6.06%) ServiceNow Architect
8 18 (6.06%) Support Engineer
9 16 (5.39%) Business Analyst
9 16 (5.39%) Service Analyst
10 15 (5.05%) Support Analyst
11 13 (4.38%) IT Engineer
12 12 (4.04%) Senior
13 11 (3.70%) IT Support
13 11 (3.70%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
14 10 (3.37%) IT Support Engineer
14 10 (3.37%) Service Manager
15 9 (3.03%) Operational Support Analyst
15 9 (3.03%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (26.94%) REST
2 78 (26.26%) SOAP
3 43 (14.48%) LDAP
4 15 (5.05%) HTML
5 14 (4.71%) AngularJS
6 12 (4.04%) Web Services
7 10 (3.37%) SAML
8 8 (2.69%) CSS
8 8 (2.69%) JSON
9 7 (2.36%) Apache Camel
9 7 (2.36%) HTML5
9 7 (2.36%) JDBC
9 7 (2.36%) jQuery
9 7 (2.36%) ODBC
9 7 (2.36%) RabbitMQ
10 2 (0.67%) Bootstrap
10 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.67%) Middleware
10 2 (0.67%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (17.51%) CMDB
2 37 (12.46%) Enterprise Software
3 34 (11.45%) Security Posture
4 18 (6.06%) Onboarding
5 15 (5.05%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.36%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.02%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.02%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.68%) Replication
9 4 (1.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.01%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.67%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.67%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.67%) Reinsurance
11 2 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 56 (18.86%) Windows
2 27 (9.09%) Windows 10
3 11 (3.70%) Android
3 11 (3.70%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.36%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.68%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.01%) Linux
6 3 (1.01%) Mac OS X
6 3 (1.01%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (36.70%) ITIL
2 101 (34.01%) Service Management
3 89 (29.97%) Problem-Solving
4 73 (24.58%) Agile
4 73 (24.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 51 (17.17%) DevOps
5 51 (17.17%) Service Delivery
5 51 (17.17%) Stakeholder Management
6 44 (14.81%) Integration Patterns
7 42 (14.14%) Scrum
7 42 (14.14%) SIEM
7 42 (14.14%) Technical Leadership
8 40 (13.47%) Change Management
8 40 (13.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 37 (12.46%) Task Automation
10 36 (12.12%) Presales
11 35 (11.78%) Privileged Access Management
12 28 (9.43%) Analytics
13 25 (8.42%) Data Protection
13 25 (8.42%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 62 (20.88%) PowerShell
2 44 (14.81%) Python
3 43 (14.48%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.70%) SQL
5 6 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (1.01%) Bicep
7 2 (0.67%) ActionScript
7 2 (0.67%) ActionScript 2.0
7 2 (0.67%) Bash
7 2 (0.67%) Java
7 2 (0.67%) Perl
8 1 (0.34%) C#
8 1 (0.34%) R
8 1 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 92 (30.98%) Security Cleared
2 83 (27.95%) SC Cleared
3 24 (8.08%) Degree
4 20 (6.73%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.69%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.35%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.35%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.67%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.67%) CCNP
8 2 (0.67%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.67%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.67%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.67%) PMP
9 1 (0.34%) CCDP
9 1 (0.34%) CCNA
9 1 (0.34%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.06%) SLA
2 12 (4.04%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.04%) QA
3 10 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.03%) GDPR
5 7 (2.36%) GRC
6 6 (2.02%) NIST
7 5 (1.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.01%) COBIT
8 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.01%) NCSC
8 3 (1.01%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.34%) ITGC
9 1 (0.34%) SOC 2
System Software
1 82 (27.61%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.67%) vSphere
4 1 (0.34%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (6.06%) SCCM
2 16 (5.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (4.04%) SCOM
4 10 (3.37%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.69%) HP SiteScope
6 7 (2.36%) Terraform
7 5 (1.68%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (1.35%) Kubernetes
9 3 (1.01%) Ansible
9 3 (1.01%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.67%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.67%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.34%) HP Operations Orchestration
11 1 (0.34%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.34%) vRealize
11 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 155 (52.19%) ServiceNow
2 71 (23.91%) Microsoft
3 40 (13.47%) Remedy
4 39 (13.13%) CyberArk
5 34 (11.45%) BeyondTrust
5 34 (11.45%) Centrify
6 15 (5.05%) HP
7 14 (4.71%) Splunk
8 13 (4.38%) BMC
9 12 (4.04%) SAP
10 11 (3.70%) Apple
10 11 (3.70%) Cisco
11 10 (3.37%) Citrix
12 7 (2.36%) Ivanti
13 5 (1.68%) Dell
13 5 (1.68%) Oracle
13 5 (1.68%) Salesforce
14 4 (1.35%) Forcepoint
14 4 (1.35%) Fortinet
14 4 (1.35%) Zscaler