Hybrid/Remote Head of Service Management Contract Job Trends

Head of Service Management
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Service Management daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.023% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile £585 - -
UK median daily rate £595 £675 -
% change year-on-year -11.85% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,346 9,393 13,759
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.30% 93.90% 93.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,848 6,342 9,264
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £635
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 647 267 543
10th Percentile £17.01 £14.00 £14.16
25th Percentile £31.25 £18.01 £22.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -19.81% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £26.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +62.26% -29.33% -12.79%

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Service Management' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Head of Service Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Head of Service Management
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Head of Service Management job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Head of Service Management job vacancies

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 3 July 2026, Head of Service Management 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem Management
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Remedy
2 2 (66.67%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (66.67%) SIAM
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
3 1 (33.33%) .NET
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem Management
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) SIAM
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Remedy
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow