Head of Service Management Contract Job Trends in Reading

Head of Service Management
Berkshire > Reading

The median Head of Service Management daily rate in Reading is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 745 728 1,050
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 90.55% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 532 405 657
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £409 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £615
90th Percentile £663 £670 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 4 37
10th Percentile £24.25 £48.22 £29.07
25th Percentile £70.50 £56.81 £52.90
Median hourly rate £90.00 £68.20 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +31.97% +10.71% -5.23%
75th Percentile £97.50 £75.45 £66.00
90th Percentile £107.00 £76.49 £86.40
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Head of Service Management job vacancy trend in Reading

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 4 February 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 Reading region featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy