Head of Service Management Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Service Management
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Service Management salary in the UK excluding London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 746 -
Rank change year-on-year +163 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 3 13 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.008% 0.018% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.019% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 0
10th Percentile - £57,500 -
25th Percentile £77,500 £64,108 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £118,928 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.73% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £123,749 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £65,601 £74,502
% change year-on-year +21.95% -11.95% +6.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,898 67,972 52,779
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 94.88% 89.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18,484 47,985 30,138
10th Percentile £26,951 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Service Management in the UK excluding London

Head of Service Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Service Management in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Head of Service Management in the UK excluding London

Head of Service Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 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
South West +124 1 £80,000 -32.73%
Midlands +59 1 - - 1
North of England +39 1 £80,000 -32.73%
North West -2 1 £80,000 -32.73%
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Head of Service Management
UK

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 21 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (33.33%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) SIAM
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Service Catalogue
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 1 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience