Service Manager Contracts in the Thames Valley

Services Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Services Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 94 134
Rank change year-on-year -26 +40 -24
Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager 22 55 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.81% 1.86% 1.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% 1.97% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 45 30
10th Percentile £354 £359 £363
25th Percentile £406 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £420
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £588 £505 £475
90th Percentile £600 £581 £514
South East median daily rate £525 £450 £438
% change year-on-year +16.67% +2.86% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.60 - -
South East median hourly rate £17.60 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,541 2,785 3,352
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 94.06% 95.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,454 1,929 2,285
10th Percentile £205 £313 £190
25th Percentile £363 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 78 101
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.25 £12.50
Median hourly rate £44.50 £46.70 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% +166.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.70 £66.21 £23.75
90th Percentile £83.94 £79.19 £57.38
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.21% +128.95% -13.40%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Manager in the Thames Valley

Service Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Manager in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Service Manager in the Thames Valley

Service Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Service Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Service Manager in the Thames Valley

Service Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Manager in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Service Manager in the Thames Valley

Service Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Buckinghamshire 0 11 £411 -8.78% 1
Berkshire -12 11 £575 +27.78% 3
Service Manager
South East

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 23 April 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 Thames Valley region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 14 (63.64%) ITIL
2 12 (54.55%) Service Design
3 11 (50.00%) Service Management
4 9 (40.91%) Service Delivery
5 7 (31.82%) SC Cleared
5 7 (31.82%) Security Cleared
5 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (27.27%) ITSM
7 5 (22.73%) Microsoft
7 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
7 5 (22.73%) ServiceNow
8 4 (18.18%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (18.18%) Change Management
8 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (13.64%) Business Analysis
9 3 (13.64%) Supplier Management
9 3 (13.64%) Asset Management
9 3 (13.64%) DV Cleared
9 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
9 3 (13.64%) Finance
9 3 (13.64%) Configuration Management
9 3 (13.64%) Project Management
9 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Excel
9 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
10 2 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
10 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
10 2 (9.09%) Programme Governance
10 2 (9.09%) Programme Delivery

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Azure
General
1 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (13.64%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
4 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Automotive
5 1 (4.55%) Electronics
5 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.55%) Marketing
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.55%) NHS
1 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (4.55%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) ITIL
2 12 (54.55%) Service Design
3 11 (50.00%) Service Management
4 9 (40.91%) Service Delivery
5 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (27.27%) ITSM
7 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (18.18%) Change Management
8 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (13.64%) Asset Management
9 3 (13.64%) Business Analysis
9 3 (13.64%) Configuration Management
9 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
9 3 (13.64%) Project Management
9 3 (13.64%) Supplier Management
10 2 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
10 2 (9.09%) Logistics
10 2 (9.09%) PRINCE2
10 2 (9.09%) Programme Delivery
10 2 (9.09%) Programme Governance
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) SC Cleared
1 7 (31.82%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) Degree
3 1 (4.55%) ISEB
3 1 (4.55%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (4.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (4.55%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 1 (4.55%) COBIT
2 1 (4.55%) ISO 9000
2 1 (4.55%) QA
2 1 (4.55%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft
1 5 (22.73%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.55%) NEC
2 1 (4.55%) Oracle
2 1 (4.55%) SAP