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 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 159 151
Rank change year-on-year +43 -8 -11
Contract jobs citing ITSM 527 236 281
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.62% 1.77% 1.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.95% 1.91% 1.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 146 151
10th Percentile £200 £193 £256
25th Percentile £400 £314 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £478 £498
Median % change year-on-year +6.81% -4.02% -5.24%
75th Percentile £600 £602 £575
90th Percentile £675 £703 £625
England median daily rate £517 £460 £488
% change year-on-year +12.42% -5.64% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 9
10th Percentile £19.05 - £17.70
25th Percentile £19.50 - £18.13
Median hourly rate £21.00 £25.15 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.50% +25.75% -11.07%
75th Percentile £23.78 - £57.50
90th Percentile £25.22 - £74.40
England median hourly rate £27.50 £29.60 £18.57
% change year-on-year -7.09% +59.44% +12.29%

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 17,861 12,373 14,498
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.73% 92.58% 89.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,722 8,170 9,513
10th Percentile £358 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £669 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 317 241 181
10th Percentile £16.19 £17.08 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.03 £25.00 £24.15
Median hourly rate £32.63 £30.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.75% -17.81% -2.67%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 +12 77 £540 +8.00% 53
West London -6 24 £400 +60.00% 5
East London +6 4 £215 - 5
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 35 (6.64%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.85%) Confluence
4 1 (0.19%) IIS
4 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (1.90%) AutoCAD
2 8 (1.52%) Revit
3 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 27 (5.12%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.38%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.19%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.19%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.19%) iTrent
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.19%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 129 (24.48%) Azure
2 90 (17.08%) Microsoft 365
3 63 (11.95%) AWS
4 62 (11.76%) Entra ID
5 43 (8.16%) SaaS
6 30 (5.69%) OneDrive
7 21 (3.98%) Power Platform
8 18 (3.42%) GCP
9 17 (3.23%) GitHub
10 12 (2.28%) Datadog
11 11 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.90%) OpenShift
13 8 (1.52%) PaaS
14 7 (1.33%) Azure Monitor
15 6 (1.14%) IaaS
16 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
17 4 (0.76%) Azure AI
17 4 (0.76%) PowerApps
18 3 (0.57%) Power Automate
18 3 (0.57%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 35 (6.64%) DNS
2 32 (6.07%) VPN
3 29 (5.50%) TCP/IP
4 24 (4.55%) Firewall
5 21 (3.98%) DHCP
6 18 (3.42%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (2.85%) VLAN
8 14 (2.66%) Network Security
9 11 (2.09%) WebEx
10 8 (1.52%) Wireless
11 7 (1.33%) Cisco ISE
11 7 (1.33%) TACACS
12 5 (0.95%) SAN
13 4 (0.76%) HTTP
13 4 (0.76%) Internet
13 4 (0.76%) WAN
14 3 (0.57%) LAN
15 2 (0.38%) Intranet
15 2 (0.38%) SNMP
15 2 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.04%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.85%) Power BI
3 7 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.57%) Metadata
6 2 (0.38%) Redis
7 1 (0.19%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.19%) Big Data
7 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.19%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle BI EE
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 77 (14.61%) JIRA
2 10 (1.90%) Git
3 5 (0.95%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.76%) Chocolatey
4 4 (0.76%) MSI
5 3 (0.57%) GitLab
6 2 (0.38%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.38%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.38%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.38%) InstallShield
General
1 237 (44.97%) Social Skills
2 101 (19.17%) Analytical Skills
3 96 (18.22%) Finance
4 38 (7.21%) Public Sector
5 34 (6.45%) Banking
6 27 (5.12%) Telecoms
7 17 (3.23%) Legal
8 16 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (1.52%) Financial Institution
11 8 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.33%) Law
13 6 (1.14%) Military
13 6 (1.14%) Retail
14 5 (0.95%) Front Office
15 4 (0.76%) Manufacturing
16 3 (0.57%) Italian Language
17 2 (0.38%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 81 (15.37%) Architect
2 56 (10.63%) Analyst
3 53 (10.06%) Developer
3 53 (10.06%) ServiceNow Developer
4 45 (8.54%) Support Engineer
5 40 (7.59%) Consultant
5 40 (7.59%) IT Support
6 39 (7.40%) Senior
7 35 (6.64%) ServiceNow Architect
8 34 (6.45%) Lead
9 33 (6.26%) Service Manager
10 31 (5.88%) IT Engineer
11 27 (5.12%) Desktop Support
11 27 (5.12%) IT Manager
12 25 (4.74%) IT Support Engineer
13 23 (4.36%) Solutions Architect
14 21 (3.98%) Applications Support
14 21 (3.98%) Support Analyst
15 19 (3.61%) Business Analyst
15 19 (3.61%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (14.23%) REST
2 39 (7.40%) SOAP
3 23 (4.36%) Terraform
4 12 (2.28%) Web Services
5 11 (2.09%) SailPoint
5 11 (2.09%) XML
6 10 (1.90%) JSON
7 8 (1.52%) HTML
8 7 (1.33%) CSS
9 6 (1.14%) JDBC
9 6 (1.14%) LDAP
10 5 (0.95%) .NET
10 5 (0.95%) Middleware
11 4 (0.76%) Ajax
11 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Graph
11 4 (0.76%) OpenTelemetry
11 4 (0.76%) RESTful
12 3 (0.57%) OAuth
12 3 (0.57%) Software Packaging
13 2 (0.38%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 103 (19.54%) CMDB
2 88 (16.70%) Onboarding
3 27 (5.12%) Enterprise Software
4 24 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 19 (3.61%) Product Ownership
6 16 (3.04%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (2.28%) Cloud Native
7 12 (2.28%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.09%) Virtual Team
9 10 (1.90%) AI Agents
9 10 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.71%) Web Conferencing
11 7 (1.33%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.33%) iPhone
12 6 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.95%) Clustering
13 5 (0.95%) NHS
13 5 (0.95%) Operational Technology
13 5 (0.95%) Replication
14 4 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 117 (22.20%) Windows
2 27 (5.12%) Mac OS
2 27 (5.12%) Windows 10
3 24 (4.55%) Apple iOS
4 14 (2.66%) Android
4 14 (2.66%) Linux
5 11 (2.09%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.38%) Unix
6 2 (0.38%) VMS
6 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (47.06%) Service Management
2 230 (43.64%) ITIL
3 151 (28.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 116 (22.01%) Problem-Solving
5 98 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
6 89 (16.89%) Service Delivery
7 83 (15.75%) Agile
8 79 (14.99%) Customer Service
9 66 (12.52%) Roadmaps
10 65 (12.33%) Change Management
11 63 (11.95%) AI
12 54 (10.25%) Incident Management
12 54 (10.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 48 (9.11%) DevOps
14 43 (8.16%) Observability
15 40 (7.59%) Migration
16 39 (7.40%) Data Modelling
16 39 (7.40%) Decision-Making
16 39 (7.40%) Workflow
17 37 (7.02%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 54 (10.25%) PowerShell
2 32 (6.07%) JavaScript
3 30 (5.69%) Python
4 27 (5.12%) SQL
5 11 (2.09%) Bash
6 8 (1.52%) Java
7 4 (0.76%) BeanShell
8 3 (0.57%) Korn
8 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.57%) VBScript
9 2 (0.38%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.38%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.38%) Delphi
9 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.19%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 117 (22.20%) Security Cleared
2 90 (17.08%) SC Cleared
3 35 (6.64%) Degree
4 31 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
5 25 (4.74%) A+ Certification
6 16 (3.04%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (2.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 14 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.66%) PMP
9 12 (2.28%) PMI Certification
10 11 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (1.90%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.14%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.14%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (0.95%) CISM
13 5 (0.95%) CISSP
14 3 (0.57%) CEH
14 3 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
15 2 (0.38%) AWS Certification
15 2 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (10.25%) SLA
2 19 (3.61%) QA
3 17 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (3.04%) Data Quality
5 11 (2.09%) NIST
6 10 (1.90%) GRC
7 7 (1.33%) GDPR
8 6 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.95%) COBIT
9 5 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.76%) NCSC
10 4 (0.76%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.38%) PMO
13 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 82 (15.56%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (1.33%) IAG
5 4 (0.76%) Docker
5 4 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.38%) Firmware
6 2 (0.38%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.38%) vSphere
7 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 49 (9.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (5.69%) SCCM
3 14 (2.66%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (2.28%) Grafana
5 9 (1.71%) Kubernetes
6 7 (1.33%) Control-M
7 6 (1.14%) Ansible
7 6 (1.14%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Clustering
8 4 (0.76%) WSUS
9 3 (0.57%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.38%) Kibana
10 2 (0.38%) Netcool
10 2 (0.38%) Netcool/OMNIbus
10 2 (0.38%) PowerCLI
10 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.38%) Tivoli
10 2 (0.38%) Tivoli Monitoring
11 1 (0.19%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 303 (57.50%) ServiceNow
2 158 (29.98%) Microsoft
3 29 (5.50%) BMC
4 27 (5.12%) Remedy
5 23 (4.36%) Dynatrace
5 23 (4.36%) VMware
6 22 (4.17%) Splunk
7 20 (3.80%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.85%) Okta
9 14 (2.66%) Apple
9 14 (2.66%) Cisco
9 14 (2.66%) SAP
10 12 (2.28%) Adobe
11 11 (2.09%) Citrix
11 11 (2.09%) CyberArk
12 10 (1.90%) Autodesk
12 10 (1.90%) MuleSoft
13 8 (1.52%) Conga
13 8 (1.52%) DocuSign
13 8 (1.52%) Palo Alto