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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 154 172
Rank change year-on-year +25 +18 -34
Contract jobs citing ITSM 412 219 265
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.14% 1.70% 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 1.84% 1.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 269 145 155
10th Percentile £344 £213 £250
25th Percentile £425 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £638 £608 £588
90th Percentile £800 £700 £688
England median daily rate £520 £450 £495
% change year-on-year +15.56% -9.09% +4.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 5
10th Percentile - - £16.85
25th Percentile £18.75 - -
Median hourly rate £19.50 £18.13 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +7.56% - +6.24%
75th Percentile £21.94 - £57.50
90th Percentile £25.45 - £63.80
England median hourly rate £27.19 £18.82 £17.00
% change year-on-year +44.47% +10.71% +17.24%

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 17,131 11,893 15,475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.90% 92.25% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,394 7,948 11,029
10th Percentile £360 £333 £343
25th Percentile £438 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% - -6.14%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £685
90th Percentile £763 £799 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 266 223 303
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.59
25th Percentile £23.91 £24.66 £20.01
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -26.42%
75th Percentile £59.00 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.20 £68.60
England median hourly rate £46.90 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.48% -34.02% +1.65%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 44 £569 +13.75% 24
West London -7 20 £400 +60.00% 6
South London -5 4 - - 1
East London 0 3 £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 11 (2.67%) Confluence
2 8 (1.94%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (2.43%) AutoCAD
2 8 (1.94%) Revit
3 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.73%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (5.34%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.24%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.24%) Remedy AR System
3 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 90 (21.84%) Azure
2 59 (14.32%) AWS
3 41 (9.95%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (8.50%) SaaS
5 23 (5.58%) Entra ID
6 18 (4.37%) OpenShift
7 16 (3.88%) GCP
8 15 (3.64%) Power Platform
9 13 (3.16%) PaaS
10 12 (2.91%) Datadog
10 12 (2.91%) IaaS
11 10 (2.43%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (2.18%) GitHub
13 7 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (1.46%) Azure AKS
14 6 (1.46%) Copilot Studio
14 6 (1.46%) OneDrive
14 6 (1.46%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.46%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.97%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.55%) Firewall
2 18 (4.37%) VLAN
3 15 (3.64%) Network Security
4 14 (3.40%) DNS
5 13 (3.16%) VPN
6 11 (2.67%) Cisco ISE
6 11 (2.67%) TACACS
6 11 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (2.43%) DHCP
7 10 (2.43%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.18%) WAN
9 7 (1.70%) SAN
10 4 (0.97%) LAN
10 4 (0.97%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.73%) SNMP
11 3 (0.73%) WebEx
11 3 (0.73%) Wireless
12 2 (0.49%) BGP
12 2 (0.49%) Internet
12 2 (0.49%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.64%) Power BI
2 9 (2.18%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.49%) Flink
4 2 (0.49%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.49%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.49%) MySQL
4 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.49%) TimescaleDB
5 1 (0.24%) Amazon QuickSight
5 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.24%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.24%) Metadata
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 72 (17.48%) JIRA
2 13 (3.16%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.18%) Git
4 7 (1.70%) Chocolatey
5 4 (0.97%) ScriptRunner
6 2 (0.49%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.49%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.49%) MSI
6 2 (0.49%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.24%) GitLab
7 1 (0.24%) Selenium
7 1 (0.24%) TestRail
General
1 157 (38.11%) Social Skills
2 80 (19.42%) Finance
3 74 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (5.83%) Telecoms
5 23 (5.58%) Banking
6 22 (5.34%) Documentation Skills
7 20 (4.85%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (2.91%) Legal
10 9 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.21%) Billing
12 5 (1.21%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.21%) Retail
13 3 (0.73%) Military
14 2 (0.49%) General Ledger
15 1 (0.24%) International Banking
15 1 (0.24%) Law
15 1 (0.24%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 76 (18.45%) Architect
2 48 (11.65%) Analyst
3 42 (10.19%) Consultant
4 40 (9.71%) Developer
5 39 (9.47%) ServiceNow Architect
6 35 (8.50%) Senior
7 30 (7.28%) ServiceNow Developer
8 24 (5.83%) IT Manager
9 23 (5.58%) Lead
10 20 (4.85%) Service Manager
11 18 (4.37%) CyberArk Architect
12 15 (3.64%) Business Analyst
13 14 (3.40%) Applications Support
13 14 (3.40%) IT Support
13 14 (3.40%) ITSM Consultant
14 13 (3.16%) Applications Support Analyst
14 13 (3.16%) Network Engineer
14 13 (3.16%) Support Engineer
15 12 (2.91%) Senior Developer
15 12 (2.91%) ServiceNow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (16.50%) REST
2 46 (11.17%) SOAP
3 19 (4.61%) LDAP
4 15 (3.64%) Web Services
5 12 (2.91%) OpenID
5 12 (2.91%) SAML
6 6 (1.46%) .NET
7 5 (1.21%) JSON
7 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Graph
7 5 (1.21%) Middleware
7 5 (1.21%) XML
8 4 (0.97%) HTML
8 4 (0.97%) OpenTelemetry
9 3 (0.73%) CSS
9 3 (0.73%) Kafka
9 3 (0.73%) RESTful
9 3 (0.73%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.49%) Node.js
10 2 (0.49%) OAuth
10 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 99 (24.03%) CMDB
2 54 (13.11%) Onboarding
3 25 (6.07%) Product Ownership
4 23 (5.58%) Cloud Native
5 20 (4.85%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (3.16%) Security Posture
7 10 (2.43%) Data Centre
8 9 (2.18%) AI Agents
8 9 (2.18%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.70%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (1.70%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.21%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (0.97%) iPhone
13 3 (0.73%) Data Structures
13 3 (0.73%) Replication
13 3 (0.73%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 47 (11.41%) Windows
2 10 (2.43%) Mac OS
3 6 (1.46%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.21%) Android
4 5 (1.21%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.21%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.24%) Linux
7 1 (0.24%) VMS
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (42.72%) ITIL
2 157 (38.11%) Service Management
3 105 (25.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 91 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (18.69%) Agile
6 66 (16.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 65 (15.78%) Service Delivery
8 56 (13.59%) DevOps
9 55 (13.35%) Roadmaps
10 54 (13.11%) Change Management
11 52 (12.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 46 (11.17%) Problem Management
13 45 (10.92%) Incident Management
14 42 (10.19%) AI
14 42 (10.19%) Workflow
15 40 (9.71%) Migration
16 39 (9.47%) CI/CD
17 37 (8.98%) Customer Service
18 35 (8.50%) Data Modelling
19 34 (8.25%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 34 (8.25%) JavaScript
2 29 (7.04%) Python
3 23 (5.58%) PowerShell
4 19 (4.61%) SQL
5 7 (1.70%) Java
6 3 (0.73%) Groovy
6 3 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.73%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.49%) ActionScript
7 2 (0.49%) ActionScript 2.0
7 2 (0.49%) Bicep
7 2 (0.49%) C++
8 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.24%) Bash
8 1 (0.24%) Korn
8 1 (0.24%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.24%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 101 (24.51%) Security Cleared
2 84 (20.39%) SC Cleared
3 22 (5.34%) ITIL Certification
4 18 (4.37%) DV Cleared
5 17 (4.13%) Degree
6 9 (2.18%) PMP
7 7 (1.70%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.46%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.97%) A+ Certification
9 4 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.73%) CISA
10 3 (0.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 3 (0.73%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.49%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.49%) CCNA
11 2 (0.49%) CCNP
11 2 (0.49%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.47%) SLA
2 29 (7.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (4.85%) Data Quality
4 16 (3.88%) NIST
5 13 (3.16%) NCSC
6 9 (2.18%) GRC
6 9 (2.18%) QA
7 7 (1.70%) COBIT
7 7 (1.70%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.46%) GDPR
8 6 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.49%) PMO
11 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 32 (7.77%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.21%) IAG
5 2 (0.49%) Docker
5 2 (0.49%) Firmware
5 2 (0.49%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.24%) etcd
6 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (5.34%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (3.88%) SCCM
4 11 (2.67%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (2.67%) Terraform
5 9 (2.18%) FortiGate
6 6 (1.46%) Grafana
7 3 (0.73%) Ansible
7 3 (0.73%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.49%) Amdocs OSS
8 2 (0.49%) Control-M
8 2 (0.49%) Kibana
9 1 (0.24%) CASB
9 1 (0.24%) Fluentd
9 1 (0.24%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.24%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.24%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 239 (58.01%) ServiceNow
2 76 (18.45%) Microsoft
3 25 (6.07%) Splunk
4 22 (5.34%) Remedy
4 22 (5.34%) Salesforce
5 20 (4.85%) CyberArk
6 18 (4.37%) Dynatrace
7 17 (4.13%) Cisco
8 15 (3.64%) SAP
9 14 (3.40%) VMware
10 13 (3.16%) Palo Alto
11 12 (2.91%) BMC
12 10 (2.43%) CheckPoint
12 10 (2.43%) MuleSoft
13 9 (2.18%) AppDynamics
14 8 (1.94%) Adobe
14 8 (1.94%) Autodesk
14 8 (1.94%) Conga
14 8 (1.94%) DocuSign
14 8 (1.94%) Fortinet