Head of Service Management Contract Job Trends in the South East

Head of Service Management
England > South East

The median Head of Service Management daily rate in the South East is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 156 -
Rank change year-on-year -55 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 6 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.095% 0.031% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.034% -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £559 - -
25th Percentile £593 £663 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £675 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.85% - -
75th Percentile £599 £688 -
90th Percentile £605 - -
England median daily rate £595 £675 -
% change year-on-year -11.85% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 5,794 2,926 5,280
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.72% 90.73% 92.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,462 1,890 3,114
10th Percentile £303 £214 £250
25th Percentile £420 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £619 £600 £625
90th Percentile £706 £660 £688
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 613 219 531
10th Percentile £16.04 £14.20 £12.88
25th Percentile £25.75 £15.53 £18.43
Median hourly rate £50.49 £28.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +80.30% -42.86% -2.00%
75th Percentile £78.75 £61.18 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.18 £40.00
% change year-on-year +59.69% -29.55% -8.95%

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Head of Service Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Head of Service Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Service Management job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Service Management job vacancies in the South East

Head of Service Management
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Service Management within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 July 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley - 6 £595 - 3
Buckinghamshire - 5 £595 - 3
Berkshire - 1 £525 -
Head of Service Management
England

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 July 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 South East region featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) ITSM
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Service Management
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (50.00%) ISO 9001
4 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow
4 3 (50.00%) SLA
5 2 (33.33%) Change Management
5 2 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
5 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 2 (33.33%) Six Sigma
6 1 (16.67%) .NET
6 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
6 1 (16.67%) Coaching
6 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
6 1 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
6 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
6 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
6 1 (16.67%) Lean Thinking
6 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
6 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
6 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
6 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
6 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
6 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (16.67%) Remedy

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (16.67%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) ITIL
1 6 (100.00%) ITSM
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Service Management
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Change Management
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (33.33%) Six Sigma
5 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
5 1 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (16.67%) Lean Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
5 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
5 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
5 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
5 1 (16.67%) SIAM
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 3 (50.00%) SLA
2 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (16.67%) Remedy