ITSM Contract Job Trends in Oxford

IT Service Management (ITSM)
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring ITSM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ITSM 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 8.33% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
75th Percentile £297 - -
90th Percentile £355 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £200 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.72 - -
Median hourly rate £26.44 - -
75th Percentile £27.16 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £47.54 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60 43 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 83.33% 93.48% 85.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 19 58
10th Percentile £214 £203 £180
25th Percentile £386 £361 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -2.17%
75th Percentile £538 £581 £525
90th Percentile £624 £700 £583
Oxfordshire median daily rate £484 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -3.25% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 16
10th Percentile £15.62 £13.08 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.55 £16.96 £13.00
Median hourly rate £19.34 £45.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.02% +114.29% -14.29%
75th Percentile £25.21 £46.30 £39.13
90th Percentile £30.33 £46.78 £65.00
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £22.00 £27.76 £19.50
% change year-on-year -20.75% +42.36% -25.00%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ITSM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

ITSM job vacancy trend in Oxford

ITSM
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing ITSM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing ITSM

ITSM
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxford

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITSM in Oxford over the 6 months to 16 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ITSM in Oxford

ITSM
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing ITSM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing ITSM

ITSM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (33.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Administrator
1 2 (33.33%) Service Desk Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) IAM Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IT Operations Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
1 3 (50.00%) Unix
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
2 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Change Control
1 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (50.00%) Runbook
1 3 (50.00%) SIEM
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Information Security
2 2 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (16.67%) Identity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Privileged Identity Management
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (50.00%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) BeyondTrust
1 3 (50.00%) CyberArk
1 3 (50.00%) Oracle