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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 103 144
Rank change year-on-year -26 +41 +2
Contract jobs citing ITSM 344 334 315
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.14% 2.56% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.38% 2.81% 1.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 204 183
10th Percentile £296 £252 £206
25th Percentile £407 £413 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £700 £614 £604
90th Percentile £766 £698 £688
England median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 2
10th Percentile - £19.83 -
25th Percentile £18.75 £22.38 -
Median hourly rate £20.88 £25.15 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.97% +25.75% -2.44%
75th Percentile £38.03 £28.56 -
90th Percentile £82.17 £30.93 -
England median hourly rate £19.50 £25.15 £14.00
% change year-on-year -22.47% +79.64% -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 14,434 11,882 16,153
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.99% 91.01% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,713 7,889 11,534
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 162 355
10th Percentile £18.05 £20.45 £16.01
25th Percentile £21.65 £24.66 £19.74
Median hourly rate £35.25 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% +16.67% -17.81%
75th Percentile £56.38 £53.31 £50.00
90th Percentile £69.55 £77.25 £69.80
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -13.04% +6.15% -7.22%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -30 41 £475 -0.99% 5
South London -23 5 £364 +45.21%
West London -21 4 £405 -20.20%
East London 0 2 £675 +35.00% 1
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 14 (4.07%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.74%) Confluence
4 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 9 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.16%) Autodesk Inventor
4 2 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 28 (8.14%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.58%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.29%) Remedy AR System
Cloud Services
1 107 (31.10%) Azure
2 64 (18.60%) AWS
3 53 (15.41%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (12.21%) GCP
5 26 (7.56%) Entra ID
6 21 (6.10%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (6.10%) SaaS
7 20 (5.81%) OpenShift
8 14 (4.07%) IaaS
8 14 (4.07%) Microsoft Copilot
9 13 (3.78%) PaaS
9 13 (3.78%) Power Platform
10 12 (3.49%) OneDrive
11 8 (2.33%) Datadog
12 7 (2.03%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.74%) Azure AKS
13 6 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
13 6 (1.74%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (1.74%) PowerApps
14 5 (1.45%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.27%) Firewall
2 20 (5.81%) DNS
3 19 (5.52%) DHCP
4 18 (5.23%) VPN
5 10 (2.91%) VLAN
6 9 (2.62%) Wireless
7 8 (2.33%) WAN
8 7 (2.03%) Network Security
8 7 (2.03%) TCP/IP
8 7 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.74%) Cisco ISE
9 6 (1.74%) SAN
10 5 (1.45%) IPv4
11 4 (1.16%) SD-WAN
11 4 (1.16%) TACACS
12 3 (0.87%) LAN
13 2 (0.58%) Cisco Wireless
13 2 (0.58%) NGFW
13 2 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
13 2 (0.58%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.78%) Power BI
2 6 (1.74%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.58%) Metadata
3 2 (0.58%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.58%) Tableau
4 1 (0.29%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.29%) Flink
4 1 (0.29%) InfluxDB
4 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.29%) MySQL
4 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.29%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 38 (11.05%) JIRA
2 17 (4.94%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.74%) Chocolatey
4 4 (1.16%) Git
5 3 (0.87%) TestRail
6 2 (0.58%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.58%) Selenium
7 1 (0.29%) GitLab
7 1 (0.29%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.29%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
General
1 152 (44.19%) Social Skills
2 73 (21.22%) Finance
3 46 (13.37%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (8.43%) Banking
5 27 (7.85%) Documentation Skills
6 22 (6.40%) Influencing Skills
7 20 (5.81%) Public Sector
8 11 (3.20%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.91%) Legal
10 5 (1.45%) Retail
11 4 (1.16%) Billing
11 4 (1.16%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.87%) Military
12 3 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.58%) Law
13 2 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.29%) Automotive
14 1 (0.29%) Front Office
14 1 (0.29%) International Banking
14 1 (0.29%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 81 (23.55%) Architect
2 47 (13.66%) CyberArk Architect
3 46 (13.37%) Analyst
4 35 (10.17%) Developer
5 32 (9.30%) Consultant
6 25 (7.27%) Lead
6 25 (7.27%) ServiceNow Developer
7 21 (6.10%) Senior
7 21 (6.10%) ServiceNow Architect
8 18 (5.23%) IT Engineer
9 17 (4.94%) Support Engineer
10 16 (4.65%) IT Support
11 13 (3.78%) Service Analyst
11 13 (3.78%) Service Manager
11 13 (3.78%) ServiceNow Consultant
12 12 (3.49%) Business Analyst
13 11 (3.20%) IT Manager
13 11 (3.20%) IT Support Engineer
13 11 (3.20%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
13 11 (3.20%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (22.09%) REST
2 71 (20.64%) SOAP
3 48 (13.95%) LDAP
4 13 (3.78%) OpenID
4 13 (3.78%) SAML
5 8 (2.33%) CSS
5 8 (2.33%) HTML
6 6 (1.74%) Web Services
7 5 (1.45%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.16%) Middleware
9 3 (0.87%) .NET
9 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (0.87%) OAuth
9 3 (0.87%) OpenTelemetry
9 3 (0.87%) XML
10 2 (0.58%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.58%) Bootstrap
10 2 (0.58%) EDI
10 2 (0.58%) Node.js
10 2 (0.58%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 60 (17.44%) CMDB
2 37 (10.76%) Enterprise Software
3 35 (10.17%) Security Posture
4 33 (9.59%) Onboarding
5 21 (6.10%) Product Ownership
6 18 (5.23%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.62%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.74%) AI Agents
8 6 (1.74%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (1.74%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.45%) Replication
10 4 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.87%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.87%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.87%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.58%) BYOD
12 2 (0.58%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 56 (16.28%) Windows
2 23 (6.69%) Windows 10
3 14 (4.07%) Mac OS
4 12 (3.49%) Android
5 8 (2.33%) Apple iOS
6 7 (2.03%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.87%) Unix
8 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.29%) Linux
9 1 (0.29%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (34.59%) ITIL
2 113 (32.85%) Service Management
3 96 (27.91%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (23.84%) Stakeholder Management
5 71 (20.64%) Agile
6 70 (20.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 55 (15.99%) DevOps
8 52 (15.12%) Continuous Improvement
9 51 (14.83%) Service Delivery
10 50 (14.53%) Change Management
10 50 (14.53%) SIEM
10 50 (14.53%) Technical Leadership
11 43 (12.50%) Integration Patterns
12 37 (10.76%) Problem Management
13 36 (10.47%) Presales
13 36 (10.47%) Task Automation
14 35 (10.17%) Customer Service
14 35 (10.17%) Privileged Access Management
15 34 (9.88%) Migration
15 34 (9.88%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 53 (15.41%) PowerShell
2 44 (12.79%) Python
3 30 (8.72%) JavaScript
4 7 (2.03%) SQL
5 5 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.16%) Bicep
6 4 (1.16%) Java
7 2 (0.58%) ActionScript
7 2 (0.58%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.29%) Bash
8 1 (0.29%) C++
8 1 (0.29%) Korn
8 1 (0.29%) Perl
8 1 (0.29%) R
8 1 (0.29%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 99 (28.78%) Security Cleared
2 86 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 23 (6.69%) Degree
4 14 (4.07%) DV Cleared
4 14 (4.07%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (2.03%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.45%) PMP
7 4 (1.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 4 (1.16%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.87%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.87%) CISA
8 3 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.87%) CISSP
8 3 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.58%) CCNA
9 2 (0.58%) CCNP
9 2 (0.58%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.58%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.72%) SLA
2 26 (7.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.81%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.94%) NIST
5 15 (4.36%) NCSC
6 14 (4.07%) QA
7 11 (3.20%) GDPR
8 10 (2.91%) GRC
9 8 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (2.03%) PCI DSS
11 5 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (1.16%) COBIT
13 3 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
14 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.29%) ITGC
14 1 (0.29%) PMO
System Software
1 73 (21.22%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.29%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (7.85%) SCCM
2 21 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (5.23%) Kubernetes
4 7 (2.03%) Terraform
5 5 (1.45%) SCOM
5 5 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.16%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.87%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.58%) Ansible
9 1 (0.29%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.29%) CASB
9 1 (0.29%) Grafana
9 1 (0.29%) HP SiteScope
9 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 191 (55.52%) ServiceNow
2 69 (20.06%) Microsoft
3 50 (14.53%) CyberArk
4 34 (9.88%) BeyondTrust
4 34 (9.88%) Centrify
5 28 (8.14%) Remedy
6 18 (5.23%) Splunk
7 15 (4.36%) SAP
8 14 (4.07%) Cisco
9 11 (3.20%) Dynatrace
9 11 (3.20%) VMware
10 10 (2.91%) Apple
11 9 (2.62%) HP
12 8 (2.33%) AppDynamics
13 7 (2.03%) BMC
13 7 (2.03%) Salesforce
13 7 (2.03%) Tenable
14 5 (1.45%) Dell
14 5 (1.45%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.45%) Zscaler