Service Manager Job Trends in Scotland

Services Manager
UK > Scotland

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Services Manager salary in Scotland.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 111 184
Rank change year-on-year -19 +73 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 11 37 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.40% 1.44% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 1.54% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 0 8 15
10th Percentile - £54,625 £39,814
25th Percentile - £58,750 £43,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% +22.22%
75th Percentile - £67,813 £87,644
90th Percentile - £69,125 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,460 2,406 3,036
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.03% 93.87% 96.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,211 1,060 1,881
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,301 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Service Manager job vacancy trend in Scotland

Service Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Scotland

Service Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 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
Edinburgh -13 6 - - 1
Glasgow +13 5 - -
Service Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 Scotland region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) ITIL
2 4 (36.36%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Service Management
3 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow
4 2 (18.18%) Asset Management
4 2 (18.18%) Change Management
4 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
4 2 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 19770
4 2 (18.18%) ITSM
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
4 2 (18.18%) Software Asset Management
4 2 (18.18%) Software Licensing
4 2 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience
4 2 (18.18%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) Incident Management
5 1 (9.09%) Major Incident Management
5 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
5 1 (9.09%) Performance Management
5 1 (9.09%) Problem Management
5 1 (9.09%) QA
5 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management

Service Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (27.27%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Banking
2 2 (18.18%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Legal
2 2 (18.18%) Retail
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) CMDB
2 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) ITIL
2 4 (36.36%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Service Management
4 2 (18.18%) Asset Management
4 2 (18.18%) Change Management
4 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
4 2 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (18.18%) ITSM
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
4 2 (18.18%) Software Asset Management
4 2 (18.18%) Software Licensing
4 2 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 1 (9.09%) Major Incident Management
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 19770
2 1 (9.09%) QA
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) ServiceNow