IT Service Manager
UK
The median IT Service Manager daily rate in the UK is £506, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 489 | 523 | 600 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | +77 | +91 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager | 40 | 64 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 37 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £449 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £525 | £417 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £575 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.96% | +21.05% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £650 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £646 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £575 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.87% | +27.78% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £33.56 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £33.57 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £33.90 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +106.49% | -41.04% | +127.72% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £34.54 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.74 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 26,930 | 40,005 | 55,472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,553 | 26,036 | 38,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,045 | 2,664 | 1,555 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.23% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.35% | +116.50% |
IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Services Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Services Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Services Manager.
IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Services Manager over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
IT Services Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Services Manager.
IT Services Manager
Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 8 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 |
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| England | +46 | 35 | £500 | -13.04% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 30 | £513 | -10.87% | 46 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 17 | £463 | -15.91% | 24 |
| South East | +47 | 10 | £500 | -9.17% | 16 |
| London | +37 | 9 | £445 | -31.54% | 18 |
| North of England | +24 | 6 | £550 | +4.76% | 11 |
| Scotland | +21 | 5 | £513 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +11 | 4 | £450 | -18.18% | 8 |
| South West | +27 | 3 | £490 | -20.52% | 4 |
| North West | +14 | 3 | £550 | +4.76% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 3 | £450 | -18.18% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £625 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +34 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 1 | £350 | - | 1 |
IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, IT Services 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 featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.
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IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: