Service Manager Contract Job Trends in Taunton

Services Manager
Somerset > Taunton

The median Services Manager daily rate in Taunton is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
10 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 3 0 10
As % of all contract jobs in Taunton 11.11% - 31.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 10
10th Percentile £571 - £565
25th Percentile £584 - £574
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 - £603
75th Percentile £634 - £623
90th Percentile £644 - £625
Somerset median daily rate £593 £300 £600
% change year-on-year +97.50% -50.00% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Taunton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Taunton. 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 Taunton with a recognized job title 27 3 32
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 28
10th Percentile £463 - £489
25th Percentile £528 - £573
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £615 - £625
90th Percentile £630 - £735
Somerset median daily rate £350 £495 £450
% change year-on-year -29.29% +10.00% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37.25 - £12.50
Median hourly rate £40.54 - £13.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.10%
75th Percentile £43.84 - £15.00
90th Percentile - - £15.90
Somerset median hourly rate £57.50 £17.01 £25.00
% change year-on-year +238.14% -31.98% -37.50%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Taunton

Service Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Taunton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Taunton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Taunton

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Service Manager 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 Taunton region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 1 (33.33%) Business Impact Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Work Breakdown Structure

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 1 (33.33%) Business Impact Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
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