IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

IT Service Manager
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £408 - -
25th Percentile £420 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £440 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 625 208 166
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 92.86% 92.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 374 142 87
10th Percentile £313 £203 £313
25th Percentile £393 £380 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £464 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +3.06% -14.29%
75th Percentile £576 £555 £538
90th Percentile £675 £650 £633
North East median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 12 18
10th Percentile £25.00 £11.69 £11.50
25th Percentile £62.50 £12.50 £12.13
Median hourly rate £67.50 £13.25 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year +409.63% -32.94% -38.28%
75th Percentile £70.00 £20.13 £50.00
90th Percentile - £20.63 £70.00
North East median hourly rate £69.44 £13.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year +434.15% -21.19% -49.25%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Services Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

IT Services Manager
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Services Manager within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 24 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 7 £440 - 1
IT Services Manager
North East

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 24 July 2026, IT Services 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) ITIL
2 4 (57.14%) Service Management
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 3 (42.86%) ITSM
3 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) Service Design
3 3 (42.86%) Translating Business Requirements
3 3 (42.86%) Trend Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (14.29%) Agile
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Backlog Management
5 1 (14.29%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 1 (14.29%) Defect Management
5 1 (14.29%) High Availability
5 1 (14.29%) Performance Monitoring
5 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Product Backlog
5 1 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
5 1 (14.29%) User Research

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Military
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) ITIL
1 4 (57.14%) Service Management
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
2 3 (42.86%) ITSM
2 3 (42.86%) Service Design
2 3 (42.86%) Translating Business Requirements
2 3 (42.86%) Trend Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Backlog Management
4 1 (14.29%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (14.29%) Defect Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Product Backlog
4 1 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (14.29%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance