ITSM Specialist Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

IT Service Management Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Service Management Specialist daily rate in the UK excluding London is £638, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 434 345 397
Rank change year-on-year -89 +52 +43
Contract jobs requiring an ITSM Specialist 6 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.024% 0.023% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.025% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £619 £413 £80
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 £425 £303
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +40.50% -
75th Percentile £656 £438 £589
90th Percentile - - £592
UK median daily rate £638 £450 £303
% change year-on-year +41.67% +48.76% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 23,183 12,117 19,645
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 91.60% 92.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,324 7,653 11,729
10th Percentile £303 £216 £213
25th Percentile £405 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £594 £575 £591
90th Percentile £688 £650 £682
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.68% -4.76% -2.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,671 909 2,508
10th Percentile £14.65 £13.50 £12.63
25th Percentile £20.09 £16.95 £15.91
Median hourly rate £43.69 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.72% -37.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £74.11
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.70 £37.50
% change year-on-year +53.43% -26.13% -16.67%

ITSM Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'ITSM Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

ITSM Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

ITSM Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ITSM Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ITSM Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London

ITSM Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
South East - 4 £638 - 1
West Midlands - 2 - -
Midlands - 2 - -
ITSM Specialist
UK

ITSM Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, ITSM Specialist 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 UK excluding London region featuring ITSM Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ITSM
2 4 (66.67%) SAP
2 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Service Catalogue
3 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Workflow

ITSM Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) CMDB
1 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) ITSM
2 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
2 2 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Service Catalogue
2 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP