IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

IT Service Manager
South East > West Sussex

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in West Sussex is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £431 £458 £575
% change year-on-year -5.74% -20.43% +6.98%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 216 131 219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 94.24% 96.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 94 158
10th Percentile £205 £193 £209
25th Percentile £289 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £450 £515
Median % change year-on-year +9.67% -12.62% +4.04%
75th Percentile £550 £545 £575
90th Percentile £720 £638 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 1 5
10th Percentile £12.63 - £18.92
25th Percentile £13.26 - £28.92
Median hourly rate £17.41 £15.00 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -68.75% +125.35%
75th Percentile £32.75 - £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 - £68.04
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.00
% change year-on-year -41.09% -19.45% +50.53%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Services Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in West Sussex

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in West Sussex

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, IT Services 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 across the West Sussex region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow