Hybrid/Remote Service Design Consultant Contract Job Trends

Service Design Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Service Design Consultant daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 - 353
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Service Design Consultant 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.043% - 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £1,050
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £1,100
75th Percentile £619 - £1,150
90th Percentile £690 - -
UK median daily rate £550 £650 £1,100
% change year-on-year -15.38% -40.91% +104.65%

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 10,980 9,462 14,844
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 93.76% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,093 6,456 9,948
10th Percentile £341 £328 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £632
90th Percentile £725 £760 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 216 523
10th Percentile £17.00 £14.10 £14.07
25th Percentile £27.01 £19.56 £20.76
Median hourly rate £57.50 £36.13 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.17% -19.72% -18.18%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £77.50 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +23.08% -1.52% -25.00%

Service Design Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Service Design Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Service Design Consultant
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Service Design Consultant job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Service Design Consultant job vacancies

Service Design Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Service Design Consultant over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Service Design Consultant daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Service Design Consultant Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 3 April 2026, Service Design Consultant 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 Service Design Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 2 (40.00%) ITSM
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 2 (40.00%) SIAM
3 2 (40.00%) Target Operating Model
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (20.00%) Journey Map
4 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
4 1 (20.00%) User Research
4 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Service Design Consultant 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
2 2 (40.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) ITSM
2 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) SIAM
2 2 (40.00%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
3 1 (20.00%) Journey Map
3 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
3 1 (20.00%) User Research
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow