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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 137 145
Rank change year-on-year +3 +8 -19
Contract jobs citing ITSM 363 259 301
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.09% 2.04% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.35% 2.23% 1.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 179 169
10th Percentile £313 £255 £205
25th Percentile £413 £409 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £700 £600 £600
90th Percentile £763 £695 £688
England median daily rate £514 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.80% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 4
10th Percentile - £19.26 £17.20
25th Percentile £18.75 £20.97 £19.00
Median hourly rate £19.50 £23.80 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +19.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £24.07 £28.15 £29.38
90th Percentile £40.61 £30.76 £46.25
England median hourly rate £20.79 £18.82 £14.00
% change year-on-year +10.47% +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 15,445 11,632 15,861
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.07% 91.83% 88.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,343 7,889 11,364
10th Percentile £353 £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 £685 £675
90th Percentile £756 £800 £799
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 255 166 338
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.30 £15.98
25th Percentile £24.00 £23.64 £19.65
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.67% -22.58%
75th Percentile £57.25 £50.69 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.80 £63.50 £66.83
England median hourly rate £41.90 £31.70 £34.00
% change year-on-year +32.17% -6.76% -9.33%

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 17 April 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 17 April 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 17 April 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 -22 35 £475 -0.99% 28
West London -23 10 £400 -21.18% 3
South London -13 8 £364 +45.21% 1
East London -6 2 £675 +19.47% 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 12 (3.31%) Confluence
1 12 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (3.03%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.55%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 8 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.83%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.55%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.55%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.55%) Revit
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 24 (6.61%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.55%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.55%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.28%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.28%) Remedy AR System
3 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 100 (27.55%) Azure
2 76 (20.94%) AWS
3 45 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (12.12%) GCP
5 27 (7.44%) SaaS
6 26 (7.16%) Entra ID
7 21 (5.79%) OpenShift
8 16 (4.41%) PaaS
8 16 (4.41%) Power Platform
9 15 (4.13%) IaaS
10 12 (3.31%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (3.03%) Datadog
12 9 (2.48%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.93%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.65%) Azure AKS
14 6 (1.65%) Copilot Studio
14 6 (1.65%) PowerApps
14 6 (1.65%) Slack
15 5 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.26%) Firewall
2 19 (5.23%) DNS
3 17 (4.68%) DHCP
3 17 (4.68%) VPN
4 15 (4.13%) VLAN
5 11 (3.03%) Network Security
6 10 (2.75%) Cisco ISE
6 10 (2.75%) WAN
7 9 (2.48%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (2.48%) Wireless
8 8 (2.20%) TACACS
9 7 (1.93%) SAN
10 5 (1.38%) IPv4
10 5 (1.38%) LAN
10 5 (1.38%) TCP/IP
11 4 (1.10%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.55%) Cisco Wireless
12 2 (0.55%) NaaS
12 2 (0.55%) NGFW
12 2 (0.55%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.41%) Power BI
2 7 (1.93%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.55%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.55%) Flink
4 2 (0.55%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.55%) Metadata
4 2 (0.55%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.55%) MySQL
4 2 (0.55%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.55%) Tableau
4 2 (0.55%) TimescaleDB
5 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.28%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 41 (11.29%) JIRA
2 15 (4.13%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.93%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.10%) ScriptRunner
5 3 (0.83%) Git
5 3 (0.83%) TestRail
6 2 (0.55%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.55%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.55%) Selenium
7 1 (0.28%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.28%) GitLab
7 1 (0.28%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.28%) MSI
7 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
General
1 153 (42.15%) Social Skills
2 76 (20.94%) Finance
3 48 (13.22%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.99%) Banking
4 29 (7.99%) Documentation Skills
5 22 (6.06%) Public Sector
6 20 (5.51%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (3.86%) Telecoms
8 10 (2.75%) Legal
9 5 (1.38%) Billing
9 5 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.83%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.83%) Retail
12 2 (0.55%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.55%) Law
12 2 (0.55%) Military
13 1 (0.28%) International Banking
13 1 (0.28%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 94 (25.90%) Architect
2 48 (13.22%) CyberArk Architect
3 47 (12.95%) Analyst
4 35 (9.64%) Consultant
5 29 (7.99%) Developer
5 29 (7.99%) ServiceNow Architect
6 22 (6.06%) Senior
7 20 (5.51%) Lead
8 19 (5.23%) ServiceNow Developer
9 14 (3.86%) Service Analyst
10 13 (3.58%) IT Engineer
10 13 (3.58%) IT Manager
10 13 (3.58%) IT Support
10 13 (3.58%) Service Manager
10 13 (3.58%) ServiceNow Consultant
10 13 (3.58%) Support Engineer
11 12 (3.31%) Business Analyst
12 11 (3.03%) Azure Engineer
13 10 (2.75%) Network Engineer
13 10 (2.75%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (20.66%) REST
2 65 (17.91%) SOAP
3 48 (13.22%) LDAP
4 13 (3.58%) OpenID
4 13 (3.58%) SAML
5 8 (2.20%) Web Services
6 5 (1.38%) .NET
6 5 (1.38%) CSS
6 5 (1.38%) HTML
6 5 (1.38%) Middleware
7 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (1.10%) OpenTelemetry
8 3 (0.83%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.83%) Kafka
9 2 (0.55%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.55%) GraphQL
9 2 (0.55%) gRPC
9 2 (0.55%) Node.js
9 2 (0.55%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.55%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 68 (18.73%) CMDB
2 41 (11.29%) Onboarding
3 40 (11.02%) Enterprise Software
4 39 (10.74%) Security Posture
5 31 (8.54%) Product Ownership
6 19 (5.23%) Cloud Native
7 13 (3.58%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.20%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.93%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.65%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (1.38%) Replication
12 4 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.10%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.83%) iPhone
13 3 (0.83%) Mainframe
13 3 (0.83%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 49 (13.50%) Windows
2 16 (4.41%) Windows 10
3 14 (3.86%) Mac OS
4 11 (3.03%) Android
5 8 (2.20%) Windows Server
6 7 (1.93%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.28%) Linux
9 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.28%) Unix
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (38.29%) ITIL
2 110 (30.30%) Service Management
3 90 (24.79%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (22.59%) Stakeholder Management
5 67 (18.46%) Agile
6 66 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 53 (14.60%) Technical Leadership
8 52 (14.33%) Integration Patterns
9 51 (14.05%) DevOps
10 50 (13.77%) Continuous Improvement
10 50 (13.77%) Service Delivery
11 49 (13.50%) SIEM
12 48 (13.22%) Change Management
13 41 (11.29%) Migration
14 38 (10.47%) Problem Management
15 37 (10.19%) Roadmaps
15 37 (10.19%) Workflow
16 36 (9.92%) Privileged Access Management
17 35 (9.64%) Task Automation
18 34 (9.37%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (14.05%) PowerShell
2 46 (12.67%) Python
3 22 (6.06%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.03%) SQL
5 5 (1.38%) Java
6 4 (1.10%) Bicep
6 4 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.83%) Groovy
8 2 (0.55%) C++
9 1 (0.28%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.28%) ActionScript 2.0
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
1 112 (30.85%) Security Cleared
2 99 (27.27%) SC Cleared
3 19 (5.23%) DV Cleared
4 18 (4.96%) Degree
5 11 (3.03%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (1.65%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.65%) PMP
7 4 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.10%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.83%) CCNP
8 3 (0.83%) CISA
8 3 (0.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (0.83%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.55%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.55%) CCNA
9 2 (0.55%) CISSP
9 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.28%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (10.19%) SLA
2 24 (6.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (6.34%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.68%) NIST
5 15 (4.13%) NCSC
6 11 (3.03%) GRC
6 11 (3.03%) QA
7 10 (2.75%) GDPR
8 9 (2.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (1.93%) PCI DSS
10 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.83%) COBIT
12 2 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.55%) PMO
13 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.28%) ITGC
System Software
1 65 (17.91%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.83%) IAG
3 3 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.28%) etcd
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (7.44%) SCCM
2 19 (5.23%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.20%) Terraform
4 7 (1.93%) FortiGate
5 5 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.10%) SCOM
7 3 (0.83%) Ansible
7 3 (0.83%) HP ALM
7 3 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.83%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.55%) Amdocs OSS
8 2 (0.55%) Grafana
9 1 (0.28%) CASB
9 1 (0.28%) Fluentd
9 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 197 (54.27%) ServiceNow
2 61 (16.80%) Microsoft
3 49 (13.50%) CyberArk
4 34 (9.37%) BeyondTrust
4 34 (9.37%) Centrify
5 24 (6.61%) Remedy
6 19 (5.23%) Cisco
6 19 (5.23%) Splunk
7 18 (4.96%) SAP
8 14 (3.86%) Salesforce
9 13 (3.58%) Dynatrace
10 12 (3.31%) VMware
11 9 (2.48%) AppDynamics
11 9 (2.48%) Apple
11 9 (2.48%) Palo Alto
12 8 (2.20%) HP
13 7 (1.93%) BMC
13 7 (1.93%) CheckPoint
13 7 (1.93%) Tenable
14 6 (1.65%) Zscaler