Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Service Delivery Manager
North West > Manchester
The median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Manchester is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 128 | 81 | 82 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +1 | +24 |
| Contract Service Delivery Manager jobs | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.097% | 0.37% | 0.086% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.41% | 0.092% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £370 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £377 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £403 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.49% | -30.00% | +70.37% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £427 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £433 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £650 | £613 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.12% | +6.52% | +33.33% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title | 1,872 | 982 | 1,092 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.23% | 91.78% | 93.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,107 | 634 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £300 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £580 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 212 | 83 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £14.63 | £15.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £19.07 | £22.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +166.67% | -30.77% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.19 | £31.40 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £60.00 | £72.70 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.50 | £28.43 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.04% | -12.52% | -7.14% |
Service Delivery Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Service Delivery Manager job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Service Delivery Manager Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Manchester.
Service Delivery Manager Skill Set Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Service Delivery Manager 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 Delivery Manager job ads across the Manchester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Operational Resilience | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Service Delivery | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Service Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Agile | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | AWS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Capacity Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Customer Experience | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | DevOps | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Escalation Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Incident Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | ITIL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | ITSM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Major Incident Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Project Delivery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Roadmaps | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | SAP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | SIAM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Supplier Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 5 | User Experience | 50.0% | 1 |
Service Delivery Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 | SAP Service Delivery Manager | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Service Delivery Manager | 50.0% | 1 |