Service Relationship Manager Contracts

Service Relationships Manager
UK

The median Service Relationships Manager daily rate in the UK is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 - 706
Rank change year-on-year - - +148
Contract jobs requiring a Service Relationship Manager 3 0 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% - 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 10
10th Percentile £407 - £419
25th Percentile £413 - £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £465
Median % change year-on-year - - +63.07%
75th Percentile £446 - £506
90th Percentile £458 - £510
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 - £465

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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £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 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Service Relationship Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Service Relationship Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Service Relationship Manager in the UK

Service Relationship Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Service Relationship Manager.

Daily rate trend for Service Relationship Manager in the UK

Service Relationship Manager
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Relationship Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
South East - 3 £425 -
England - 3 £425 -
UK excluding London - 3 £425 -
Work from Home - 1 £465 -

Service Relationship Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Service Relationship 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 Relationship Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Business Forecasting
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery Management
3 1 (33.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SLA
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification

Service Relationship 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Business Forecasting
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery Management
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA