Services Manager
UK
The median Services Manager daily rate in the UK is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 315 | 331 | 301 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -30 | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Manager | 218 | 286 | 521 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.75% | 0.66% | 0.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.81% | 0.71% | 0.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 139 | 198 | 383 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | £309 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £423 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £588 | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £629 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +10.53% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.25 | £26.11 | £9.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.25 | £29.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £66.25 | £30.00 | £12.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +120.83% | +131.66% | -60.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.69 | £40.91 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £72.90 | £61.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £30.00 | £12.95 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.00% | +131.66% | -52.04% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Service Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Service Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Manager.
Service Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Service Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Service Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Service Manager.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Service Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Service Manager
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | +6 | 184 | £500 | - | 249 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 126 | £450 | -14.29% | 176 |
| London | +2 | 69 | £515 | +3.00% | 78 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 65 | £440 | -12.00% | 72 |
| South West | +39 | 35 | £500 | -13.04% | 25 |
| South East | +39 | 27 | £465 | -11.43% | 44 |
| North of England | +24 | 24 | £425 | -13.79% | 37 |
| Scotland | +16 | 19 | £381 | -36.58% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 12 | £425 | -12.82% | 15 |
| North West | +6 | 12 | £525 | +6.49% | 18 |
| Midlands | +15 | 11 | £450 | -10.00% | 37 |
| East of England | +38 | 10 | £443 | -11.40% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 9 | £450 | -18.18% | 26 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £350 | -27.08% | 11 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Service Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Service 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 Service Manager in the job title.
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Service 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:
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