Service Manager Contracts in Reading

Services Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Services Manager daily rate in Reading is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 89 84 78
Rank change year-on-year -5 -6 -18
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 8 6 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.67% 0.58% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.61% 1.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 18
10th Percentile £531 £377 £382
25th Percentile £553 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% +5.88% +13.58%
75th Percentile £597 £475 £513
90th Percentile £600 - £516
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +27.78% +5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.60 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £17.60 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,105 983 1,296
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.01% 95.72% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 632 662 882
10th Percentile £213 £363 £187
25th Percentile £413 £456 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £542 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.45% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £625 £655 £600
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £495
% change year-on-year -2.38% +6.06% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 23 7
10th Percentile £35.00 £45.50 £12.30
25th Percentile £52.90 £53.00 £17.63
Median hourly rate £61.60 £65.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +150.00% -40.23%
75th Percentile £74.66 £74.40 £32.50
90th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 £33.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.65 £56.89 £21.00
% change year-on-year +3.10% +170.88% -1.29%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Manager in Reading

Service Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Service Manager in Reading

Service Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Service Manager in Reading

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 Reading region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Service Design
2 6 (75.00%) ITIL
2 6 (75.00%) Service Management
3 4 (50.00%) Service Delivery
3 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
5 1 (12.50%) NHS
5 1 (12.50%) Smartphone
5 1 (12.50%) Degree
5 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) NHS
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (12.50%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Service Design
2 6 (75.00%) ITIL
2 6 (75.00%) Service Management
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (50.00%) Service Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft