Head of Service Management Job Trends in the North of England

Head of Service Management
England > North of England

The median Head of Service Management salary in the North of England is £170,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 284 276
Rank change year-on-year +26 -8 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 1 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.009% 0.033% 0.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.035% 0.049%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £61,300 -
25th Percentile £160,000 £64,000 £114,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £170,000 £70,653 £118,928
Median % change year-on-year +140.61% -40.59% -
75th Percentile £180,000 £77,652 £123,749
90th Percentile - £80,561 -
England median annual salary £141,500 £80,000 £97,500
% change year-on-year +76.88% -17.95% +24.20%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,493 8,534 8,200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,527 4,016 6,544
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,875 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £82,344 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Service Management' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Head of Service Management job vacancy trend in the North of England

Head of Service Management
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Head of Service Management job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Service Management job vacancies in the North of England

Head of Service Management
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 1 £170,000 -
Head of Service Management
England

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Head of Service Management 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 North of England region featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Site Reliability Engineering

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Site Reliability Engineering