Service Desk Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Service Desk Manager
England > London

The median Service Desk Manager daily rate in London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 416 345 390
Rank change year-on-year -71 +45 +82
Contract jobs requiring a Service Desk Manager 2 5 14
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.011% 0.041% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.043% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 12
10th Percentile £432 £499 £373
25th Percentile £443 £628 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £713 £700
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +1.79% +70.73%
75th Percentile £498 £738 £740
90th Percentile £502 - £772
England median daily rate £450 £454 £650
% change year-on-year -0.88% -30.15% +73.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 17,572 11,533 16,554
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.93% 93.55% 93.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,599 7,810 11,889
10th Percentile £358 £342 £325
25th Percentile £431 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £760 £799 £800
England median daily rate £520 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 165 326
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.10 £15.97
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.07
Median hourly rate £39.25 £34.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +15.44% +22.26% -22.75%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.75 £46.50
90th Percentile £78.88 £64.50 £66.75
England median hourly rate £45.00 £29.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year +55.17% -26.68% -10.76%

Service Desk Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Desk Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Service Desk Manager job vacancy trend in London

Service Desk Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in London

Service Desk Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Desk Manager job vacancies in London

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 15 June 2026, Service Desk Manager contract job roles required 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 job ads across the London region featuring Service Desk Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience

Service Desk Manager Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Legal Technology
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow