IT Services Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends

IT Service Delivery Manager
UK

The median IT Service Delivery Manager daily rate in the UK is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 508 587
Rank change year-on-year -82 +79 +151
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Delivery Manager 6 17 17
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.055% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.059% 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 10 8
10th Percentile £433 £390 £340
25th Percentile £444 £446 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £476 £463
Median % change year-on-year -0.26% +2.97% -11.06%
75th Percentile £488 £581 £538
90th Percentile - £650 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £650 £550
% change year-on-year -26.92% +18.18% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £63.63 -
25th Percentile £21.51 £65.31 -
Median hourly rate £21.52 £68.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -68.70% - -
75th Percentile £21.53 £70.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.52 £68.75 -
% change year-on-year -68.70% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 35,739 28,752 41,680
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 92.94% 93.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,524 17,628 27,555
10th Percentile £300 £293 £275
25th Percentile £405 £408 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £476 £493
% change year-on-year -0.21% -3.45% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,144 847 2,284
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.92 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.55 £21.25 £16.63
Median hourly rate £30.00 £33.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% -
75th Percentile £61.52 £62.50 £61.55
90th Percentile £71.00 £75.00 £72.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £31.76 £36.00
% change year-on-year -11.84% -11.78% +11.63%

IT Services Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Services Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK

IT Services Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK

IT Services Delivery Manager
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Services Delivery Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 4 February 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
England -91 6 £475 -0.26% 4
UK excluding London -60 5 £475 -26.92% 6
South East - 4 £475 - 4
Work from Home -25 2 £450 -5.51% 1
London -42 1 £450 -3.23%
Midlands - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, IT Services Delivery 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 featuring IT Services Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 4 (66.67%) Service Management
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) GDPR
4 2 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (33.33%) PMO
4 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Tech Ops
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Agile
5 1 (16.67%) Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
5 1 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Management
5 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
5 1 (16.67%) Operational Stability
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
5 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Military
3 1 (16.67%) German Language
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Virtual Team
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) ITIL
2 4 (66.67%) Service Management
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
4 2 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (33.33%) Tech Ops
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Operational Stability
5 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (16.67%) Service Catalogue
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
1 2 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow