Head of Service Management Jobs in England

Head of Service Management
UK > England

The median Head of Service Management salary in England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 671 820 913
Rank change year-on-year +149 +93 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 4 15 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.008% 0.017% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.018% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 5
10th Percentile £77,750 £58,778 -
25th Percentile £78,125 £63,888 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £65,601 £74,502
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% -11.95% +6.43%
75th Percentile £81,875 £123,749 £147,500
90th Percentile £82,250 - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £74,051 £74,502
% change year-on-year +8.03% -0.61% +6.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,182 81,825 80,489
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 94.55% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 23,287 60,848 51,240
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Service Management in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Service Management in England

Head of Service Management
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Service Management in England.

Salary trend for Head of Service Management in England

Head of Service Management
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Service Management within the England region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +117 2 £80,000 +21.95%
South West +102 1 £80,000 -32.73%
Midlands +55 1 - - 1
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Head of Service Management
UK

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Head of Service Management 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
2 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (50.00%) PMP
3 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
3 2 (50.00%) Project Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Resource Management
3 2 (50.00%) Performance Management
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Coaching
3 2 (50.00%) Compliance Management
3 2 (50.00%) Risk and Compliance Management
3 2 (50.00%) Presales
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) SAP
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
4 1 (25.00%) Service Catalogue
4 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Coaching
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Compliance Management
3 2 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Performance Management
3 2 (50.00%) Presales
3 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Project Management
3 2 (50.00%) Resource Management
3 2 (50.00%) Risk and Compliance Management
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (50.00%) PMP
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP