Service Design Manager Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Service Design Manager
England > West Midlands

As of 19 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Service Design Manager daily rate in the West Midlands.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 113 119
Rank change year-on-year -7 +6 +58
Contract jobs requiring a Service Design Manager 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.055% 0.052% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.056% 0.051%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £508 £220
Median % change year-on-year - +130.68% -59.07%
England median daily rate £543 £538 £544
% change year-on-year +0.88% -1.10% -1.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,635 1,788 1,962
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.30% 93.42% 95.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,056 1,152 1,335
10th Percentile £235 £231 £229
25th Percentile £375 £380 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.80% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £582 £624 £600
90th Percentile £650 £713 £725
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 63 58
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.62 £14.42
25th Percentile £14.00 £14.63 £17.03
Median hourly rate £25.15 £21.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.76% - +16.67%
75th Percentile £40.07 £33.74 £30.78
90th Percentile £50.00 £52.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%

Service Design Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Design Manager in the West Midlands

Service Design Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Design Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Design Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Service Design Manager
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Design Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Shropshire -17 1 - - 6
Service Design Manager
England

Service Design Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Service Design 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Service Design Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Active Listening
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Service Design Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Active Listening
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft