ITIL Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends

Service Delivery Manager - ITIL
UK

The median Service Delivery Manager - ITIL daily rate in the UK is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 555 544 629
Rank change year-on-year -11 +85 +195
Contract jobs requiring an ITIL Service Delivery Manager 5 6 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.016% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.017% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 2
10th Percentile - £433 £473
25th Percentile £500 £496 £490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £590 £556
Median % change year-on-year -11.86% +6.12% +30.81%
75th Percentile £615 - £659
90th Percentile £681 £660 £699
UK excluding London median daily rate £647 £590 £462
% change year-on-year +9.62% +27.73% +15.48%

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 29,904 34,864 44,908
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.98% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,888 21,031 30,699
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £528
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,645 1,438 1,521
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.00 £14.65
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.81%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.15 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £42.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.18% -4.49% +97.78%

ITIL Service Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ITIL Service Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

ITIL Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ITIL Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for ITIL Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK

ITIL Service Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL Service Delivery Manager over the 6 months to 13 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL Service Delivery Manager in the UK

ITIL Service Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for ITIL Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for ITIL Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK

ITIL Service 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 ITIL Service Delivery Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 13 October 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
England +21 5 £520 -11.86% 1
London - 3 £500 -
UK excluding London -24 2 £647 +9.62% 1
Work from Home +18 1 £594 +0.59% 1
South East +13 1 £594 -17.57% 1
North West - 1 £700 -
North of England - 1 £700 -

ITIL Service Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, ITIL Service 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 ITIL Service Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (20.00%) ITSM
4 1 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
4 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
4 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture

ITIL Service 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 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow