Service Manager Job Trends in Bedford

Services Manager
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median Services Manager salary in Bedford is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 6 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 3.39% - 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.05% - 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £57,500
75th Percentile - - £61,250
90th Percentile £51,875 - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 - £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 148 56 149
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.62% 90.32% 98.68%
Number of salaries quoted 121 36 131
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,788 £28,004
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +32.50% -28.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,813 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,750 £61,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,039
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.08% -17.88%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Bedford

Service Manager
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Bedford.

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Bedford

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

For the 6 months to 14 April 2026, Service 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 Service Manager in the job title.

1 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
1 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL
1 1 (16.67%) ITSM
1 1 (16.67%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Service Management

Service 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 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) CMDB
1 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
1 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (16.67%) ITIL
1 1 (16.67%) ITSM
1 1 (16.67%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Service Management