ServiceNow Contracts in the UK excluding London

ServiceNow
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring knowledge or experience of ServiceNow products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ServiceNow over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within ServiceNow.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 79 109
Rank change year-on-year +23 +30 +34
Contract jobs citing ServiceNow 515 517 565
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.03% 2.49% 2.35%
As % of the Vendors category 8.28% 5.83% 5.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 312 289 349
10th Percentile £169 £158 £185
25th Percentile £250 £253 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £467
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -3.64% +3.78%
75th Percentile £551 £580 £580
90th Percentile £625 £720 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 101 50
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 -
25th Percentile £15.22 £16.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £18.82 £16.30 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +15.46% -8.01% +14.32%
75th Percentile £24.18 £21.37 £31.70
90th Percentile £31.60 £22.25 £44.08
UK median hourly rate £18.48 £16.30 £18.42
% change year-on-year +13.34% -11.51% +18.84%

All Vendors
UK excluding London

ServiceNow falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,222 8,861 10,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 48.74% 42.66% 44.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,963 5,339 7,359
10th Percentile £215 £205 £205
25th Percentile £369 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.53%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £515 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -0.39% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 431 940 476
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.79 £14.31
25th Percentile £16.95 £14.16 £17.74
Median hourly rate £24.18 £21.46 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.67% -44.26% +106.79%
75th Percentile £58.63 £58.70 £63.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £22.30 £43.75
% change year-on-year +18.61% -49.03% +108.14%

ServiceNow
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing ServiceNow as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for ServiceNow in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ServiceNow in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for ServiceNow in the UK excluding London

ServiceNow
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ServiceNow in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ServiceNow in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ServiceNow in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for ServiceNow in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ServiceNow in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ServiceNow in the UK excluding London

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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 ServiceNow within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
North of England -8 143 £400 -23.81% 151
South East +27 104 £350 +12.90% 182
Scotland +50 96 £470 +74.07% 25
North West -4 86 £461 -21.62% 93
Midlands +9 61 £551 +23.40% 98
East of England +20 58 £334 -47.09% 80
West Midlands +14 54 £551 +22.44% 57
Yorkshire -12 50 £400 -27.27% 46
South West +57 39 £343 -34.76% 59
Wales +11 11 £409 +104.38% 10
Northern Ireland -1 8 £148 +2.07% 16
East Midlands -1 7 £513 +34.87% 37
North East -4 6 £300 -58.04% 12
Channel Islands - 2 £425 -
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UK

ServiceNow
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.11%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.97%) Confluence
4 4 (0.78%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.39%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.39%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.39%) IIS
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Service Bus
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.39%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.19%) Mule
6 1 (0.19%) TPMS
6 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 53 (10.29%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (8.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (7.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.36%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.78%) iTrent
3 3 (0.58%) Maximo
4 2 (0.39%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.19%) assyst
5 1 (0.19%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 124 (24.08%) Microsoft 365
2 37 (7.18%) Azure
3 36 (6.99%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.30%) AWS
5 15 (2.91%) Power Platform
6 12 (2.33%) Google Workspace
7 8 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.17%) GitHub
8 6 (1.17%) SaaS
8 6 (1.17%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (0.97%) GCP
9 5 (0.97%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.39%) Apple Pay
10 2 (0.39%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.39%) Google Pay
10 2 (0.39%) Nutanix
10 2 (0.39%) OCI
10 2 (0.39%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.96%) VPN
2 37 (7.18%) Wi-Fi
3 25 (4.85%) Firewall
4 20 (3.88%) DNS
5 15 (2.91%) TCP/IP
6 13 (2.52%) WAN
7 11 (2.14%) LAN
8 10 (1.94%) Remote Desktop
9 9 (1.75%) DHCP
9 9 (1.75%) WebEx
10 7 (1.36%) 4G
11 6 (1.17%) Skype
12 5 (0.97%) HTTP
12 5 (0.97%) Wireless
13 4 (0.78%) 2G
13 4 (0.78%) 3G
13 4 (0.78%) 5G
13 4 (0.78%) BGP
13 4 (0.78%) OSPF
13 4 (0.78%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.94%) Power BI
2 4 (0.78%) Oracle Database
2 4 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.58%) DB2
4 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.19%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (6.80%) JIRA
2 9 (1.75%) Jenkins
3 6 (1.17%) Git
4 5 (0.97%) GitLab
5 3 (0.58%) Chocolatey
5 3 (0.58%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.58%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.39%) ScriptRunner
6 2 (0.39%) Selenium
6 2 (0.39%) Subversion
7 1 (0.19%) GoCD
7 1 (0.19%) JUnit
7 1 (0.19%) Postman
General
1 213 (41.36%) Social Skills
2 90 (17.48%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (12.43%) Finance
4 40 (7.77%) Public Sector
5 30 (5.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (4.47%) Banking
7 21 (4.08%) Retail
8 19 (3.69%) Telecoms
9 10 (1.94%) Law
10 9 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.36%) Legal
12 5 (0.97%) Billing
12 5 (0.97%) Electronics
12 5 (0.97%) Investment Banking
13 4 (0.78%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.78%) Military
13 4 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.78%) Portuguese Language
14 3 (0.58%) Automotive
14 3 (0.58%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 123 (23.88%) Analyst
2 66 (12.82%) Service Analyst
3 64 (12.43%) Service Desk Analyst
4 46 (8.93%) Developer
5 36 (6.99%) Architect
5 36 (6.99%) ServiceNow Developer
6 30 (5.83%) Senior
7 29 (5.63%) Desktop Support
8 28 (5.44%) 1st Line Support
8 28 (5.44%) Support Engineer
9 22 (4.27%) IT Support
10 21 (4.08%) Support Analyst
11 19 (3.69%) Desktop Engineer
12 18 (3.50%) Service Manager
12 18 (3.50%) Support Manager
12 18 (3.50%) Technical Analyst
12 18 (3.50%) Technical Services Analyst
13 17 (3.30%) 2nd Line Support
13 17 (3.30%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.11%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.63%) CSS
1 29 (5.63%) HTML
1 29 (5.63%) REST
2 26 (5.05%) SOAP
3 24 (4.66%) Web Services
4 20 (3.88%) JSON
5 19 (3.69%) XML
6 14 (2.72%) AngularJS
7 10 (1.94%) Ajax
7 10 (1.94%) jQuery
8 8 (1.55%) Kafka
8 8 (1.55%) LDAP
9 6 (1.17%) .NET
9 6 (1.17%) HTML5
9 6 (1.17%) Middleware
10 5 (0.97%) RESTful
10 5 (0.97%) SailPoint
11 4 (0.78%) Spring Boot
12 3 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
12 3 (0.58%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.49%) CMDB
2 31 (6.02%) Data Centre
3 25 (4.85%) Smartphone
4 24 (4.66%) iPhone
5 22 (4.27%) Driving Licence
6 21 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (3.88%) Onboarding
8 17 (3.30%) Management Information System
9 11 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (2.14%) iPad
10 8 (1.55%) BYOD
10 8 (1.55%) CSOC
11 7 (1.36%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (0.97%) Frameworx
13 5 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.97%) NHS
13 5 (0.97%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.97%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 119 (23.11%) Windows
2 59 (11.46%) Windows 10
3 30 (5.83%) Linux
4 24 (4.66%) Mac OS
5 23 (4.47%) Apple iOS
6 13 (2.52%) Windows 7
7 10 (1.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (1.75%) VMS
9 7 (1.36%) Android
10 3 (0.58%) Unix
10 3 (0.58%) Windows Server
11 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (38.64%) ITIL
2 167 (32.43%) ITSM
3 149 (28.93%) Customer Service
4 143 (27.77%) Problem-Solving
5 115 (22.33%) Agile
6 101 (19.61%) Incident Management
7 99 (19.22%) Service Management
8 83 (16.12%) Service Delivery
9 56 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
10 52 (10.10%) Stakeholder Management
11 34 (6.60%) Asset Management
11 34 (6.60%) Change Management
12 32 (6.21%) IT Asset Management
12 32 (6.21%) Scrum
12 32 (6.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 29 (5.63%) Configuration Management
14 28 (5.44%) Mobile Device Management
14 28 (5.44%) Risk Management
15 27 (5.24%) Mathematics
16 25 (4.85%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (8.16%) JavaScript
2 16 (3.11%) PowerShell
2 16 (3.11%) Python
2 16 (3.11%) SQL
3 9 (1.75%) Java
4 7 (1.36%) Bash
5 6 (1.17%) Shell Script
6 5 (0.97%) VBScript
7 4 (0.78%) C#
7 4 (0.78%) VB
8 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.58%) R
9 2 (0.39%) Groovy
9 2 (0.39%) WebLogic Scripting Tool
10 1 (0.19%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.19%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.19%) C-shell
10 1 (0.19%) DataWeave
10 1 (0.19%) Go
10 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 97 (18.83%) Security Cleared
2 85 (16.50%) SC Cleared
3 44 (8.54%) Degree
4 42 (8.16%) Microsoft Certification
5 40 (7.77%) A+ Certification
6 29 (5.63%) MCSA
7 20 (3.88%) ITIL Certification
8 16 (3.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 10 (1.94%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.55%) CISSP
11 7 (1.36%) CISM
12 6 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.97%) ACSP
13 5 (0.97%) ACTC
13 5 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.97%) CCNP
13 5 (0.97%) Network+ Certification
14 3 (0.58%) CCNA
14 3 (0.58%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.58%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (8.35%) SLA
2 15 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (2.72%) GRC
4 12 (2.33%) QA
5 8 (1.55%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.36%) Disclosure Scotland
6 7 (1.36%) GxP
7 3 (0.58%) ISO 22301
7 3 (0.58%) ISO 31000
8 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.39%) GDPR
8 2 (0.39%) NIST
9 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.19%) COBIT
9 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.19%) PMO
9 1 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 131 (25.44%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.17%) BitLocker
2 6 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.78%) Docker
4 3 (0.58%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.19%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 24 (4.66%) SCCM
2 23 (4.47%) Jamf Pro
3 21 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (3.11%) Ansible
5 11 (2.14%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.55%) Kubernetes
7 7 (1.36%) Terraform
8 5 (0.97%) SCOM
9 3 (0.58%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.58%) HP ALM
9 3 (0.58%) Puppet
10 2 (0.39%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.39%) Grafana
10 2 (0.39%) vRealize
10 2 (0.39%) VxRail
10 2 (0.39%) XenMobile
11 1 (0.19%) Avamar
11 1 (0.19%) CASB
11 1 (0.19%) Rancher
11 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 157 (30.49%) Microsoft
2 56 (10.87%) Citrix
3 25 (4.85%) Apple
4 21 (4.08%) Cisco
5 18 (3.50%) SAP
6 15 (2.91%) Fortinet
6 15 (2.91%) Nexthink
7 14 (2.72%) Google
7 14 (2.72%) Snow
7 14 (2.72%) SolarWinds
8 13 (2.52%) MobileIron
8 13 (2.52%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.33%) Palo Alto
10 11 (2.14%) F5
10 11 (2.14%) Oracle
10 11 (2.14%) Splunk
11 10 (1.94%) Dell
11 10 (1.94%) Red Hat
12 9 (1.75%) Sage
13 8 (1.55%) HP