Head of Service Management Jobs

Head of Service Management
UK

The median Head of Service Management salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 707 890 954
Rank change year-on-year +183 +64 +267
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Service Management 5 17 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.017% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.018% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 3 15 5
10th Percentile - £60,055 -
25th Percentile £77,500 £63,888 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £65,601 £74,502
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% -11.95% +6.43%
75th Percentile £82,500 £123,749 £147,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £118,928 -
% change year-on-year -32.73% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 50,981 94,642 91,089
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 94.70% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,187 67,606 57,639
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £53,059
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.76% +6.12%

Head of Service Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Service Management in the UK

Head of Service Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Service Management.

Salary trend for Head of Service Management in the UK

Head of Service Management
Top 9 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 20 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
England +141 5 £80,000 +21.95% 4
UK excluding London +156 3 £80,000 -32.73% 1
London +116 2 £80,000 +21.95% 3
Work from Home +116 1 £80,000 -32.73% 2
South West +103 1 £80,000 -32.73%
Midlands +57 1 - - 1
North of England +46 1 £80,000 -32.73%
North West -8 1 £80,000 -32.73%
East Midlands - 1 - - 1

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 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 featuring Head of Service Management in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) ITSM
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (60.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Management
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Resource Management
3 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) Coaching
3 2 (40.00%) Compliance Management
3 2 (40.00%) Risk and Compliance Management
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (40.00%) PMP
3 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Presales
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) SAP
4 1 (20.00%) SIAM
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
4 1 (20.00%) Service Catalogue
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management

Head of Service Management Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) ITSM
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Coaching
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Compliance Management
3 2 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Management
3 2 (40.00%) Presales
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Resource Management
3 2 (40.00%) Risk and Compliance Management
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (40.00%) PMP
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) SAP