IT Services Manager Job Trends in Bedford

IT Service Manager
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median IT Service Manager salary in Bedford is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 30
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 0.59% - 0.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% - 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £57,500
75th Percentile £58,750 - £61,250
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £57,500 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - +15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bedford with a recognized job title 136 54 145
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.47% 91.53% 98.64%
Number of salaries quoted 110 39 127
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £23,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,325 £26,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +45.21% -36.52%
75th Percentile £63,750 £55,625 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,000 £61,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -17.39%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Bedford

IT Services Manager
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Bedford.

Salary distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Bedford

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

For the 6 months to 29 March 2026, IT Services Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bedford region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management