IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Service Manager
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
24 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £408 - -
25th Percentile £420 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £440 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 586 190 144
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.86% 94.06% 91.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 130 82
10th Percentile £313 £248 £328
25th Percentile £400 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £464 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.32% +3.06% -16.67%
75th Percentile £576 £547 £538
90th Percentile £666 £639 £627
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £464 £450
% change year-on-year -2.96% +3.06% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 6 11
10th Percentile £26.66 £13.56 £18.25
25th Percentile £62.50 £14.78 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £19.25 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +237.66% -61.50% +56.25%
75th Percentile £70.00 £20.63 £70.00
90th Percentile - £36.31 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £67.50 £13.25 £19.75
% change year-on-year +409.63% -32.94% -38.28%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 24 July 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) ITIL
2 4 (57.14%) Service Management
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 3 (42.86%) ITSM
3 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) Service Design
3 3 (42.86%) Translating Business Requirements
3 3 (42.86%) Trend Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (14.29%) Agile
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Backlog Management
5 1 (14.29%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 1 (14.29%) Defect Management
5 1 (14.29%) High Availability
5 1 (14.29%) Performance Monitoring
5 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Product Backlog
5 1 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
5 1 (14.29%) User Research

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Military
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) ITIL
1 4 (57.14%) Service Management
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
2 3 (42.86%) ITSM
2 3 (42.86%) Service Design
2 3 (42.86%) Translating Business Requirements
2 3 (42.86%) Trend Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Backlog Management
4 1 (14.29%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (14.29%) Defect Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Product Backlog
4 1 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (14.29%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
30 IT Services Manager jobs in England