IT Services Delivery Manager Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

IT Service Delivery Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Service Delivery Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £400, 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 297 343 468
Rank change year-on-year +46 +125 +155
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Delivery Manager 7 2 9
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.071% 0.013% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% 0.014% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 6
10th Percentile £363 - £384
25th Percentile £400 £525 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -27.23% +10.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £456 £575 £618
90th Percentile £563 - £683
UK median daily rate £401 £538 £475
% change year-on-year -25.49% +13.16% -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £57.50
75th Percentile - - £58.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 - £57.50

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

IT Services Delivery Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured IT Services Delivery Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

IT Services Delivery Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

IT Services Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing IT Services Delivery Manager.

IT Services Delivery Manager daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

IT Services Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing IT Services Delivery Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

IT Services Delivery Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

IT Services Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing IT Services Delivery Manager.

IT Services Delivery Manager hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT Services Delivery 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring IT Services Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
3 5 (71.43%) Service Management
4 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
5 3 (42.86%) SIAM
5 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
5 3 (42.86%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
5 3 (42.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
5 3 (42.86%) Data Analysis
6 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (28.57%) Change Management
6 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
7 1 (14.29%) Change Advisory Board
7 1 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
7 1 (14.29%) Red Team
7 1 (14.29%) Contract Management
7 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery Management
7 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
7 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
7 1 (14.29%) Facilities Management
7 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
7 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
7 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
7 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
7 1 (14.29%) ITSM
7 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
7 1 (14.29%) Back Office

IT Services Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Intranet
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Back Office
3 1 (14.29%) Billing
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
3 5 (71.43%) Service Management
4 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
4 3 (42.86%) Data Analysis
4 3 (42.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
4 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
4 3 (42.86%) SIAM
5 2 (28.57%) Change Management
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
6 1 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
6 1 (14.29%) Contract Management
6 1 (14.29%) Facilities Management
6 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
6 1 (14.29%) Information Management
6 1 (14.29%) Line Management
6 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
6 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft