IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

IT Service Manager
England > Midlands

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 123 124
Rank change year-on-year -50 +1 +30
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 6 3 10
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.14% 0.15% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.16% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% - -
75th Percentile £613 £538 -
90th Percentile - £575 -
England median daily rate £531 £504 £550
% change year-on-year +5.46% -8.45% +15.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.51 - -
Median hourly rate £21.52 - -
75th Percentile £21.53 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £21.52 £70.00 £33.90
% change year-on-year -69.26% +106.49% -41.04%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 4,011 1,853 2,567
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 90.21% 92.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,440 1,229 1,741
10th Percentile £306 £200 £213
25th Percentile £402 £350 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £460 £460
Median % change year-on-year +3.26% - -3.16%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £585
90th Percentile £675 £638 £675
England median daily rate £518 £518 £525
% change year-on-year - -1.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 304 124 230
10th Percentile £14.04 £12.62 £11.83
25th Percentile £17.02 £14.00 £14.13
Median hourly rate £25.33 £20.50 £19.06
Median % change year-on-year +23.54% +7.54% -6.60%
75th Percentile £50.69 £30.29 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £52.01
England median hourly rate £45.00 £29.80 £37.63
% change year-on-year +51.01% -20.80% -16.39%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

IT Services Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

IT Services Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Services Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
West Midlands -52 6 £575 +27.78% 5
IT Services Manager
England

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, IT Services 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 Midlands region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 2 (33.33%) Migration
2 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
3 1 (16.67%) Master Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) German Language
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 2 (33.33%) Migration
2 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Master Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality