Service Management Consultant
UK
The median Service Management Consultant daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 August 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 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 545 | 533 | 651 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +118 | +177 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Management Consultant | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.039% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.041% | 0.010% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £264 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £337 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +8.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £567 | £589 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £579 | £598 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £564 | £540 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.40% | +8.00% | -9.09% |
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 | 30,099 | 36,157 | 49,488 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.31% | 92.88% | 94.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,017 | 23,284 | 34,166 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,529 | 2,029 | 1,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.59 | £14.23 | £14.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £20.50 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +2.00% | +64.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £77.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £36.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +23.29% | +71.36% |
Service Management Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Service Management Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Service Management Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Management Consultant.
Service Management Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Management Consultant.
Service Management Consultant
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Management Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 August 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 | +9 | 6 | £500 | -13.04% | 3 |
| London | +19 | 4 | £475 | -22.26% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 2 | £563 | +4.65% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2 | £564 | +4.40% | 2 |
| South West | +29 | 1 | £553 | +2.31% | 1 |
| North West | -8 | 1 | £575 | +15.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -16 | 1 | £575 | -2.54% | 1 |
Service Management Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, Service Management Consultant 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 Service Management Consultant in the job title.
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Service Management Consultant 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: