Head of Service Management Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Head of Service Management
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Head of Service Management daily rate in Milton Keynes is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £593 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 - -
75th Percentile £601 - -
90th Percentile £606 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £595 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 732 185 330
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.21% 94.39% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 121 241
10th Percentile £363 £213 £250
25th Percentile £456 £338 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -10.53% -1.16%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £560
90th Percentile £638 £643 £645
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £441 £475
% change year-on-year +18.98% -7.11% -3.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 11 21
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.54 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.12 £17.64
Median hourly rate £17.50 £17.87 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.07% -20.58% +65.81%
75th Percentile £39.63 £19.25 £30.00
90th Percentile - £53.75 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £15.25 £22.50
% change year-on-year +20.13% -32.22% +37.20%

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Service Management' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Head of Service Management job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 3 July 2026, Head of Service Management 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Change Management
3 2 (50.00%) ISO 9001
3 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (25.00%) Lean Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
4 1 (25.00%) SLA

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (25.00%) Lean Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO 9001
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 1 (25.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow