Service Manager Contracts in Milton Keynes

Services Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Services Manager daily rate in Milton Keynes is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 37 38
Rank change year-on-year +10 +1 +27
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 4 7 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 2.31% 1.79% 4.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.48% 1.92% 5.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 32
10th Percentile £389 £308 £370
25th Percentile £398 £336 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £410 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -8.79% +20.00%
75th Percentile £437 £457 £505
90th Percentile £454 £465 £510
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £415 £421 £460
% change year-on-year -1.40% -8.50% -3.16%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 161 364 699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 93.33% 93.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 275 570
10th Percentile £286 £263 £310
25th Percentile £400 £403 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
75th Percentile £590 £586 £570
90th Percentile £643 £695 £650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 25 2
10th Percentile £13.90 £15.85 £9.87
25th Percentile £15.25 £18.00 £10.42
Median hourly rate £19.00 £22.58 £11.58
Median % change year-on-year -15.85% +94.99% +7.52%
75th Percentile £53.75 £30.00 £12.50
90th Percentile £63.50 £48.75 £12.89
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £14.42 £23.75 £13.16
% change year-on-year -39.28% +80.47% +11.20%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings that featured Service Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for Service Manager in Milton Keynes

Service Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Manager in Milton Keynes.

Daily rate trend for Service Manager in Milton Keynes

Service Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Manager in Milton Keynes.

Hourly rate trend for Service Manager in Milton Keynes

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Service Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Financial Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Emotional Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery Management
4 1 (25.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
4 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) SLA
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Line Management
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Financial Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
3 2 (50.00%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (25.00%) Line Management
4 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery Management
4 1 (25.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) SLA