Service Manager Jobs in London

Services Manager
England > London

The median Services Manager salary in London is £68,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 272 438
Rank change year-on-year -43 +166 +144
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 81 259 175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.63% 1.08% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 1.14% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 53 145 152
10th Percentile £51,250 £43,950 £45,575
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,900 £68,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% +4.62% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,625
90th Percentile £104,500 £89,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £56,380 £52,749 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.88% -12.08% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,537 22,689 30,597
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.27% 94.43% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 6,970 16,827 22,863
10th Percentile £41,000 £37,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Service Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Service Manager in London

Service Manager
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Service Manager in London.

Salary trend for Service Manager in London

Service Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Service Manager in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Service Manager in London

Service Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 31 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
Central London -9 13 £66,250 -11.67% 9
West London +1 5 - - 2
Service Manager
England

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Service Manager 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 London region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 48 (59.26%) ITIL
2 46 (56.79%) Service Delivery
3 29 (35.80%) Service Management
3 29 (35.80%) ITSM
4 25 (30.86%) Social Skills
5 23 (28.40%) Finance
6 21 (25.93%) Microsoft
6 21 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (22.22%) ServiceNow
8 14 (17.28%) SLA
9 13 (16.05%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (14.81%) CMDB
10 12 (14.81%) Roadmaps
10 12 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (13.58%) Customer Service
11 11 (13.58%) Analytical Skills
11 11 (13.58%) Agile
11 11 (13.58%) Risk Management
11 11 (13.58%) Project Management
12 10 (12.35%) Azure
12 10 (12.35%) Microsoft 365
13 9 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 9 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (11.11%) Data Modelling
13 9 (11.11%) Management Information System
13 9 (11.11%) Law
14 8 (9.88%) Line Management
15 7 (8.64%) Cybersecurity
15 7 (8.64%) Service Design
15 7 (8.64%) Inclusion and Diversity

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.23%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 10 (12.35%) Azure
1 10 (12.35%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (7.41%) SaaS
3 2 (2.47%) AWS
3 2 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (2.47%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.23%) BlazeMeter
4 1 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.23%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.64%) LAN
1 7 (8.64%) WAN
2 1 (1.23%) Firewall
2 1 (1.23%) Network Security
2 1 (1.23%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.23%) VPN
2 1 (1.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.47%) Power BI
2 1 (1.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (4.94%) JIRA
2 1 (1.23%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.23%) Postman
General
1 25 (30.86%) Social Skills
2 23 (28.40%) Finance
3 11 (13.58%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.11%) Law
5 7 (8.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (6.17%) Legal
7 4 (4.94%) Fire and Rescue
7 4 (4.94%) Games
7 4 (4.94%) Police
8 3 (3.70%) Marketing
8 3 (3.70%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.47%) Banking
9 2 (2.47%) Financial Institution
9 2 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Automotive
10 1 (1.23%) Aviation
10 1 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.23%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.94%) SOAP
2 2 (2.47%) Middleware
3 1 (1.23%) .NET
3 1 (1.23%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.81%) CMDB
2 9 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 5 (6.17%) Onboarding
4 3 (3.70%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.70%) Private Cloud
4 3 (3.70%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.47%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.47%) iPhone
5 2 (2.47%) Mobile Games
5 2 (2.47%) NHS
6 1 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.17%) Linux
2 4 (4.94%) Windows
2 4 (4.94%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (59.26%) ITIL
2 46 (56.79%) Service Delivery
3 29 (35.80%) ITSM
3 29 (35.80%) Service Management
4 21 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (16.05%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (14.81%) Roadmaps
7 11 (13.58%) Agile
7 11 (13.58%) Customer Service
7 11 (13.58%) Project Management
7 11 (13.58%) Risk Management
8 9 (11.11%) Data Modelling
8 9 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 8 (9.88%) Line Management
10 7 (8.64%) Asset Management
10 7 (8.64%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (8.64%) Service Design
11 6 (7.41%) DevOps
11 6 (7.41%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (6.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 4 (4.94%) Azure Certification
3 4 (4.94%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.47%) CCSAS
4 2 (2.47%) CISSP
4 2 (2.47%) CREST Certified
4 2 (2.47%) Degree
4 2 (2.47%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.47%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.23%) CCNP
5 1 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.23%) ISEB
5 1 (1.23%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (1.23%) ISTQB
5 1 (1.23%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
5 1 (1.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.28%) SLA
2 7 (8.64%) QA
3 4 (4.94%) Accessibility
4 3 (3.70%) PMO
5 2 (2.47%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (2.47%) Data Quality
5 2 (2.47%) GDPR
5 2 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (2.47%) NCSC
6 1 (1.23%) COBIT
System Software
1 6 (7.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.47%) SCCM
Vendors
1 21 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 18 (22.22%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.47%) Apple
3 2 (2.47%) Intapp
3 2 (2.47%) Sun
4 1 (1.23%) Cisco
4 1 (1.23%) Google
4 1 (1.23%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.23%) Sitecore
4 1 (1.23%) Snow