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 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 155 158
Rank change year-on-year +42 +3 -21
Contract jobs citing ITSM 514 239 277
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.56% 1.78% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.87% 1.92% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 157 165
10th Percentile £218 £200 £253
25th Percentile £400 £313 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £608 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £683
England median daily rate £500 £455 £500
% change year-on-year +9.89% -9.00% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 0 7
10th Percentile - - £17.28
25th Percentile £18.75 - £18.13
Median hourly rate £21.00 - £19.00
75th Percentile £22.50 - £62.75
90th Percentile £24.75 - £80.80
England median hourly rate £27.50 £18.82 £18.13
% change year-on-year +46.12% +3.81% +25.03%

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 17,902 12,422 14,415
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.17% 92.40% 88.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,758 8,269 10,048
10th Percentile £361 £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 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £511 £525
% change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 254 197
10th Percentile £17.18 £16.50 £16.99
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.29 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.22% -16.33% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.44 £48.44 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.50
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +5.81%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 19 August 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 +9 66 £538 +7.50% 22
West London -2 27 £400 +60.00% 3
South London -10 4 - - 1
East London 0 3 £348 -38.22% 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 30 (5.84%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.50%) Confluence
3 15 (2.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.19%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (1.95%) AutoCAD
2 8 (1.56%) Revit
3 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.78%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.58%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 28 (5.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.39%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.19%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.19%) iTrent
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 129 (25.10%) Azure
2 81 (15.76%) Microsoft 365
3 70 (13.62%) AWS
4 52 (10.12%) Entra ID
5 48 (9.34%) SaaS
6 25 (4.86%) OneDrive
7 21 (4.09%) Power Platform
8 20 (3.89%) GCP
9 19 (3.70%) GitHub
10 17 (3.31%) Datadog
11 15 (2.92%) PaaS
12 13 (2.53%) OpenShift
13 12 (2.33%) IaaS
14 11 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.17%) Azure AKS
15 6 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
15 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.78%) Azure AI
16 4 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
16 4 (0.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 40 (7.78%) DNS
2 32 (6.23%) Firewall
2 32 (6.23%) VPN
3 28 (5.45%) TCP/IP
4 24 (4.67%) DHCP
5 21 (4.09%) VLAN
6 19 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
7 17 (3.31%) Network Security
8 11 (2.14%) WebEx
9 10 (1.95%) Cisco ISE
9 10 (1.95%) TACACS
10 9 (1.75%) SAN
11 8 (1.56%) Wireless
12 6 (1.17%) WAN
13 5 (0.97%) Internet
14 4 (0.78%) HTTP
15 3 (0.58%) LAN
15 3 (0.58%) SNMP
16 2 (0.39%) Intranet
16 2 (0.39%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.11%) Power BI
3 9 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.39%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.39%) Flink
6 2 (0.39%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.39%) MySQL
6 2 (0.39%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.39%) Redis
6 2 (0.39%) TimescaleDB
7 1 (0.19%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.19%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.19%) Metadata
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 87 (16.93%) JIRA
2 12 (2.33%) Git
3 8 (1.56%) Chocolatey
4 5 (0.97%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.78%) MSI
5 4 (0.78%) ScriptRunner
6 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.58%) GitLab
7 2 (0.39%) AdminStudio
7 2 (0.39%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.39%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.39%) InstallShield
7 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
General
1 225 (43.77%) Social Skills
2 105 (20.43%) Analytical Skills
3 94 (18.29%) Finance
4 34 (6.61%) Public Sector
5 33 (6.42%) Telecoms
6 25 (4.86%) Banking
7 18 (3.50%) Legal
8 17 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.17%) Law
13 5 (0.97%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.78%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.78%) Retail
15 3 (0.58%) Billing
15 3 (0.58%) Front Office
15 3 (0.58%) Italian Language
15 3 (0.58%) Military
Job Titles
1 71 (13.81%) Architect
2 58 (11.28%) Developer
3 56 (10.89%) Analyst
4 53 (10.31%) ServiceNow Developer
5 41 (7.98%) Consultant
5 41 (7.98%) Senior
6 38 (7.39%) Support Engineer
7 36 (7.00%) ServiceNow Architect
8 34 (6.61%) IT Support
9 29 (5.64%) IT Engineer
9 29 (5.64%) Lead
10 28 (5.45%) Service Manager
11 25 (4.86%) IT Manager
12 23 (4.47%) Designer
13 22 (4.28%) Desktop Support
14 21 (4.09%) Applications Support
14 21 (4.09%) IT Support Engineer
15 20 (3.89%) Business Analyst
15 20 (3.89%) Support Analyst
16 18 (3.50%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (17.51%) REST
2 49 (9.53%) SOAP
3 20 (3.89%) Web Services
4 8 (1.56%) HTML
4 8 (1.56%) SailPoint
4 8 (1.56%) XML
5 7 (1.36%) .NET
5 7 (1.36%) CSS
5 7 (1.36%) JSON
6 6 (1.17%) OpenTelemetry
7 4 (0.78%) Ajax
7 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.58%) Kafka
8 3 (0.58%) LDAP
8 3 (0.58%) RESTful
8 3 (0.58%) Software Packaging
9 2 (0.39%) ADO
9 2 (0.39%) EDI
9 2 (0.39%) JDBC
9 2 (0.39%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 113 (21.98%) CMDB
2 78 (15.18%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.86%) Product Ownership
4 22 (4.28%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.50%) Management Information System
6 17 (3.31%) Cloud Native
7 14 (2.72%) Data Centre
7 14 (2.72%) Video Conferencing
8 12 (2.33%) AI Agents
9 11 (2.14%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (2.14%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.75%) Web Conferencing
11 8 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
11 8 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.56%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.36%) iPhone
13 5 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (0.97%) Operational Technology
13 5 (0.97%) Replication
14 4 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 106 (20.62%) Windows
2 23 (4.47%) Windows 10
3 21 (4.09%) Mac OS
4 19 (3.70%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.14%) Windows Server
6 10 (1.95%) Android
6 10 (1.95%) Linux
7 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.39%) VMS
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (44.55%) ITIL
2 225 (43.77%) Service Management
3 137 (26.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 118 (22.96%) Problem-Solving
5 95 (18.48%) Agile
6 89 (17.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 87 (16.93%) Service Delivery
8 71 (13.81%) Customer Service
9 68 (13.23%) Change Management
9 68 (13.23%) Roadmaps
10 58 (11.28%) AI
10 58 (11.28%) DevOps
11 55 (10.70%) Incident Management
11 55 (10.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 49 (9.53%) Migration
13 48 (9.34%) Workflow
14 44 (8.56%) Observability
15 41 (7.98%) Problem Management
16 39 (7.59%) Data Modelling
17 38 (7.39%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (9.14%) PowerShell
2 36 (7.00%) Python
3 35 (6.81%) JavaScript
4 27 (5.25%) SQL
5 10 (1.95%) Java
6 8 (1.56%) Bash
7 3 (0.58%) Bicep
7 3 (0.58%) Groovy
7 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.58%) VBScript
8 2 (0.39%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.39%) ActionScript 2.0
8 2 (0.39%) BeanShell
8 2 (0.39%) C++
8 2 (0.39%) Delphi
8 2 (0.39%) Korn
9 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.19%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 123 (23.93%) Security Cleared
2 96 (18.68%) SC Cleared
3 31 (6.03%) Degree
4 24 (4.67%) ITIL Certification
5 22 (4.28%) A+ Certification
6 14 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (2.53%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.33%) Azure Certification
8 12 (2.33%) PMP
9 10 (1.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 9 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.75%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.17%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (0.97%) CISM
12 5 (0.97%) CISSP
13 3 (0.58%) CEH
13 3 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.39%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.39%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.92%) SLA
2 20 (3.89%) QA
3 17 (3.31%) Data Quality
4 16 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (2.33%) GRC
6 10 (1.95%) NIST
7 6 (1.17%) GDPR
7 6 (1.17%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.97%) COBIT
8 5 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.58%) PMO
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.19%) NCSC
System Software
1 71 (13.81%) Active Directory
2 21 (4.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (2.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (1.75%) IAG
5 4 (0.78%) Docker
5 4 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.39%) Firmware
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.19%) etcd
7 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 45 (8.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (4.86%) SCCM
3 23 (4.47%) Terraform
4 11 (2.14%) Grafana
4 11 (2.14%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.56%) FortiGate
7 7 (1.36%) Ansible
7 7 (1.36%) Control-M
8 5 (0.97%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Clustering
9 4 (0.78%) WSUS
10 3 (0.58%) ITRS Geneos
11 2 (0.39%) Amdocs OSS
11 2 (0.39%) Kibana
12 1 (0.19%) CASB
12 1 (0.19%) Fluentd
12 1 (0.19%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 293 (57.00%) ServiceNow
2 141 (27.43%) Microsoft
3 28 (5.45%) Remedy
3 28 (5.45%) VMware
4 26 (5.06%) BMC
5 24 (4.67%) Dynatrace
6 22 (4.28%) Salesforce
6 22 (4.28%) Splunk
7 19 (3.70%) Cisco
8 15 (2.92%) SAP
9 12 (2.33%) Apple
9 12 (2.33%) Okta
10 11 (2.14%) Adobe
10 11 (2.14%) Palo Alto
11 10 (1.95%) AppDynamics
11 10 (1.95%) Autodesk
11 10 (1.95%) MuleSoft
12 9 (1.75%) CheckPoint
13 8 (1.56%) CyberArk
13 8 (1.56%) Google