Service Design Consultant Contract Job Trends in London
Service Design Consultant
England > London
The median Service Design Consultant daily rate in London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 456 | 370 | 380 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -86 | +10 | +39 |
| Contract Service Design Consultant jobs | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.054% | 0.007% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.058% | 0.008% | 0.014% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £444 | £475 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | -21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £525 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £650 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.15% | +18.18% | -21.43% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 18,864 | 12,735 | 14,583 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.74% | 92.61% | 93.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,311 | 8,456 | 9,423 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £334 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £543 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.29% | -1.27% | -4.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 447 | 231 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.50 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £21.50 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.57 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.31% | -29.15% | -0.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £47.50 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £80.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
Service Design Consultant Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Service Design Consultant job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Service Design Consultant Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Design Consultant job vacancies in London.
Service Design Consultant Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for Service Design Consultant jobs in London over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.
Service Design Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Service Design Consultant contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Service Design Consultant job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Design | 100.0% | 11 |
| 2 | Service Management | 72.7% | 8 |
| 3 | ITIL | 63.6% | 7 |
| 4 | ITSM | 54.5% | 6 |
| 5 | Change Management | 45.5% | 5 |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 45.5% | 5 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Management | 36.4% | 4 |
| 8 | Digital Transformation Programme | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Incident Management | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Kalman Filter | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Major Incident Management | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Problem Management | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Release Management | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Stakeholder Engagement | 27.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Workshop Facilitation | 27.3% | 3 |
| 16 | Disaster Recovery | 18.2% | 2 |
| 16 | Risk Assessment | 18.2% | 2 |
| 16 | Roadmaps | 18.2% | 2 |
| 16 | Security Cleared | 18.2% | 2 |
| 20 | Acceptance Criteria | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Asset Management | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Business Continuity | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Capacity Planning | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Continuous Delivery | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Customer Experience | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Customer Service | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Due Diligence | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | IT Asset Management | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Juniper | 9.1% | 1 |
| 20 | Knowledge Transfer | 9.1% | 1 |
Service Design Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Consultant | 27.3% | 3 |