Service Manager Job Trends in Bristol

Services Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Services Manager salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 92 125
Rank change year-on-year +14 +33 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 14 12 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.69% 0.84% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.88% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 7
10th Percentile £52,068 - £59,250
25th Percentile - £49,500 £76,383
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,000 £92,778
Median % change year-on-year +12.07% -37.48% +85.56%
75th Percentile - £68,000 £96,539
90th Percentile £67,500 £68,900 -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +24.71% -29.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,873 1,357 1,613
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.96% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,346 805 1,328
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £36,070
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Service Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Service Manager
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Service Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Service Manager in Bristol

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 3 January 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 Bristol region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 11 (78.57%) Service Delivery
2 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (21.43%) ITIL
3 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) Service Management
4 2 (14.29%) Agile
4 2 (14.29%) Capacity Management
4 2 (14.29%) CCNA
4 2 (14.29%) Cisco
4 2 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (14.29%) Confluence
4 2 (14.29%) Incident Management
4 2 (14.29%) JIRA
4 2 (14.29%) Kanban
4 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 2 (14.29%) SaaS
4 2 (14.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (14.29%) Scrum
4 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
4 2 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
4 2 (14.29%) Sprint Retrospective
4 2 (14.29%) Time Management
5 1 (7.14%) Customer Experience
5 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
5 1 (7.14%) IT Strategy
5 1 (7.14%) ITSM
5 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
5 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (7.14%) Performance Management

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (14.29%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) SaaS
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 4 (28.57%) Finance
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Product Ownership
2 1 (7.14%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Service Delivery
2 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (21.43%) ITIL
3 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) Service Management
4 2 (14.29%) Agile
4 2 (14.29%) Capacity Management
4 2 (14.29%) Incident Management
4 2 (14.29%) Kanban
4 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 2 (14.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (14.29%) Scrum
4 2 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
4 2 (14.29%) Sprint Retrospective
4 2 (14.29%) Time Management
5 1 (7.14%) IT Strategy
5 1 (7.14%) ITSM
5 1 (7.14%) Performance Management
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) CCNA
1 2 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Cisco
1 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft