ITSM Contracts in the North West

IT Service Management (ITSM)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring ITSM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ITSM over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 89 82
Rank change year-on-year +41 -7 +6
DemandTrendContract jobs citing ITSM 94 34 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 4.24% 1.39% 2.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.77% 1.66% 2.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 24 42
10th Percentile £205 £244 £224
25th Percentile £382 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £502 £464
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +8.31% +3.00%
75th Percentile £581 £516 £573
90th Percentile £673 £683 £588
England median daily rate £450 £500 £481
% change year-on-year -10.00% +3.95% -4.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 1
10th Percentile £26.76 - -
25th Percentile £28.60 - £17.25
Median hourly rate £48.20 - £17.50
75th Percentile £63.40 - £17.75
90th Percentile £70.29 - -
England median hourly rate £18.82 £18.13 £14.50
% change year-on-year +3.81% +25.03% +6.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

ITSM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,969 2,047 2,552
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 88.73% 83.93% 88.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,278 1,233 1,747
10th Percentile £297 £313 £285
25th Percentile £375 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £671 £679 £663
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 159 158
10th Percentile £13.50 £10.95 £15.75
25th Percentile £18.16 £16.06 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £31.88
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% +9.80% +46.36%
75th Percentile £53.75 £52.20 £46.18
90th Percentile £72.50 £70.90 £65.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £41.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% +2.41% +53.76%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing ITSM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for ITSM in the North West

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Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ITSM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ITSM

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITSM in the North West over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITSM in the North West

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ITSM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ITSM

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITSM in the North West over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ITSM in the North West

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +31 43 £560 +24.33% 21
Cheshire +17 40 £475 - 4
Lancashire -3 8 £550 -21.14% 14
Cumbria +3 2 £465 -9.71% 1
Merseyside +3 1 £140 -66.06% 3
ITSM
England

ITSM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (4.26%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.13%) Apache
3 2 (2.13%) Confluence
3 2 (2.13%) IIS
3 2 (2.13%) Skype for Business
3 2 (2.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 10 (10.64%) Microsoft Office
1 10 (10.64%) MS Visio
2 8 (8.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (5.32%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (5.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (3.19%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (2.13%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 14 (14.89%) Azure
2 11 (11.70%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (9.57%) GCP
4 7 (7.45%) SaaS
5 5 (5.32%) AWS
5 5 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (4.26%) Entra ID
7 3 (3.19%) Lucidchart
8 2 (2.13%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (10.64%) VPN
2 7 (7.45%) DHCP
2 7 (7.45%) DNS
2 7 (7.45%) Network Security
3 6 (6.38%) Firewall
3 6 (6.38%) VLAN
4 5 (5.32%) TCP/IP
5 4 (4.26%) BGP
5 4 (4.26%) MPLS
5 4 (4.26%) OSPF
6 3 (3.19%) LAN
6 3 (3.19%) WAN
7 2 (2.13%) Internet
7 2 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (2.13%) Skype
7 2 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.13%) Amazon RDS
1 2 (2.13%) DB2
1 2 (2.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (13.83%) JIRA
2 6 (6.38%) Postman
3 1 (1.06%) GitLab
3 1 (1.06%) Jenkins
General
1 32 (34.04%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (30.85%) Social Skills
3 12 (12.77%) Finance
4 7 (7.45%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (7.45%) Telecoms
5 6 (6.38%) Public Sector
6 5 (5.32%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.26%) French Language
7 4 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (4.26%) Publishing
8 3 (3.19%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.06%) Electronics
9 1 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.06%) Legal
9 1 (1.06%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.06%) Marketing
9 1 (1.06%) Military
9 1 (1.06%) Retail
Job Titles
1 26 (27.66%) Analyst
2 11 (11.70%) Business Analyst
3 9 (9.57%) Desktop Support
3 9 (9.57%) IT Support
3 9 (9.57%) Support Analyst
4 8 (8.51%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
5 7 (7.45%) Designer
5 7 (7.45%) Service Manager
6 6 (6.38%) Deskside Analyst
6 6 (6.38%) Deskside Support
6 6 (6.38%) Deskside Support Analyst
6 6 (6.38%) Help Desk Analyst
6 6 (6.38%) Support Engineer
6 6 (6.38%) Technology Support Analyst
7 5 (5.32%) Change Manager
7 5 (5.32%) Consultant
7 5 (5.32%) ITIL Change Manager
7 5 (5.32%) ITIL Manager
7 5 (5.32%) Programme Manager
7 5 (5.32%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.38%) Web Services
2 5 (5.32%) SOAP
3 4 (4.26%) CSS
3 4 (4.26%) HTML
4 3 (3.19%) AngularJS
4 3 (3.19%) LDAP
4 3 (3.19%) REST
5 2 (2.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (18.09%) Management Information System
2 12 (12.77%) CMDB
3 5 (5.32%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (5.32%) Virtual Team
4 4 (4.26%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (3.19%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.06%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.06%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.06%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.06%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.06%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.06%) Replication
6 1 (1.06%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (15.96%) Windows
2 6 (6.38%) Windows 10
3 2 (2.13%) Apple iOS
3 2 (2.13%) Windows 7
3 2 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.06%) Android
4 1 (1.06%) HPUX
4 1 (1.06%) Linux
4 1 (1.06%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (1.06%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (62.77%) Service Management
2 51 (54.26%) ITIL
3 34 (36.17%) Agile
4 28 (29.79%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (29.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 20 (21.28%) Computer Science
6 19 (20.21%) Service Design
7 18 (19.15%) Change Management
7 18 (19.15%) Service Delivery
8 17 (18.09%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (15.96%) Customer Service
9 15 (15.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 14 (14.89%) Service Catalogue
11 13 (13.83%) DevOps
11 13 (13.83%) Roadmaps
12 12 (12.77%) Process Improvement
12 12 (12.77%) Risk Management
13 11 (11.70%) Workflow
14 10 (10.64%) Incident Response
14 10 (10.64%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.38%) JavaScript
2 4 (4.26%) Java
2 4 (4.26%) SQL
3 3 (3.19%) PowerShell
4 2 (2.13%) Python
4 2 (2.13%) VB
4 2 (2.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 26 (27.66%) Degree
2 19 (20.21%) Security Cleared
3 12 (12.77%) SC Cleared
4 9 (9.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (6.38%) A+ Certification
5 6 (6.38%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (6.38%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (5.32%) CCNP
6 5 (5.32%) Master's Degree
6 5 (5.32%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (4.26%) CCIE
7 4 (4.26%) JNCIE
8 2 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.13%) CBAP
9 1 (1.06%) CCNA CyberOps
9 1 (1.06%) Check Point Certification
9 1 (1.06%) CISSP
9 1 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (1.06%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (1.06%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.57%) SLA
2 8 (8.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (5.32%) GxP
4 3 (3.19%) COBIT
4 3 (3.19%) GDPR
4 3 (3.19%) QA
5 1 (1.06%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.06%) Basel III
5 1 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (1.06%) GRC
5 1 (1.06%) ISO 22301
5 1 (1.06%) ISO 31000
5 1 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.06%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (6.38%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.13%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (6.38%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (4.26%) SCCM
2 4 (4.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.06%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.06%) Ansible
4 1 (1.06%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.06%) SCSM
4 1 (1.06%) Terraform
Vendors
1 43 (45.74%) ServiceNow
2 42 (44.68%) Microsoft
3 6 (6.38%) Cisco
3 6 (6.38%) SAP
4 4 (4.26%) F5
4 4 (4.26%) Fortinet
4 4 (4.26%) Google
5 3 (3.19%) IBM
5 3 (3.19%) Remedy
6 2 (2.13%) BMC
6 2 (2.13%) Dell
6 2 (2.13%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.13%) Zscaler
7 1 (1.06%) Apple
7 1 (1.06%) Ariba
7 1 (1.06%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.06%) Samsung
7 1 (1.06%) Snow
7 1 (1.06%) Sun
7 1 (1.06%) Unisys