Service Manager Job Trends in Southampton

Services Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Services Manager salary in Southampton is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 45 48
Rank change year-on-year +3 +3 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Manager 1 26 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 0.25% 3.05% 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 3.09% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 25 5
10th Percentile - - £49,250
25th Percentile - £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile - £48,750 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £52,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.47% -13.64% +13.40%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 399 841 406
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.28% 98.59% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 270 641 313
10th Percentile £32,300 £31,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,438 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,988 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -1.87% +1.90%

Service Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Service Manager in Southampton

Service Manager
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Service Manager job vacancies in Southampton

Service Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 17 September 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 Southampton region featuring Service Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops