Hybrid/Remote Service Transition Manager Contract Job Trends

Service Transition Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Service Transition Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 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
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 296 309 385
Rank change year-on-year +13 +76 +113
Contract jobs requiring a Service Transition Manager 10 22 37
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.10% 0.17% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.19% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 19 21
10th Percentile £354 £517 £463
25th Percentile £393 £539 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -24.55% - -
75th Percentile £538 £600 £675
90th Percentile £549 £615 £790
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +7.74%

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 9,101 11,840 19,221
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 93.49% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,001 7,583 13,590
10th Percentile £325 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 291 441
10th Percentile £13.25 £19.59 £16.98
25th Percentile £20.50 £31.38 £25.71
Median hourly rate £39.10 £45.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.11% -10.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.26 £68.75
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £79.19
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%

Service Transition Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Service Transition Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Service Transition Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote Service Transition Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote Service Transition Manager job vacancies

Service Transition Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Service Transition Manager over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Service Transition Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Service Transition Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Service Transition 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 hybrid or remote work options featuring Service Transition Manager in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Project Management
1 6 (60.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 4 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (30.00%) Service Design
4 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (30.00%) Service Management
4 3 (30.00%) Change Management
4 3 (30.00%) ITSM
5 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Finance
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (20.00%) DV Cleared
5 2 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (20.00%) Risk Register
5 2 (20.00%) Transition Management
5 2 (20.00%) Coaching
5 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
6 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (10.00%) Business Case
6 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (10.00%) Actionable Recommendations

Service Transition 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:

General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Finance
3 2 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (10.00%) Military
4 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 6 (60.00%) Project Management
2 5 (50.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (30.00%) Change Management
4 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (30.00%) ITSM
4 3 (30.00%) Service Design
4 3 (30.00%) Service Management
5 2 (20.00%) Coaching
5 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Risk Register
5 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (20.00%) Transition Management
6 1 (10.00%) Business Case
6 1 (10.00%) Customer Experience
6 1 (10.00%) Impact Analysis
6 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (10.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (10.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (10.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) ServiceNow