ITSM Contracts

IT Service Management (ITSM)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for ITSM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ITSM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 120 183
Rank change year-on-year -10 +63 +46
Contract jobs citing ITSM 758 1,208 1,346
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.76% 2.15% 1.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 2.40% 1.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 480 834 939
10th Percentile £213 £206 £183
25th Percentile £378 £400 £351
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £462 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -7.62% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £688 £676 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £450 £415
% change year-on-year +8.33% +8.43% -2.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 30 38
10th Percentile - £12.90 £11.00
25th Percentile £14.00 £13.16 £12.10
Median hourly rate £16.09 £14.50 £13.66
Median % change year-on-year +10.93% +6.15% -26.16%
75th Percentile £20.00 £24.13 £20.63
90th Percentile £58.71 £92.88 £31.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.00 £14.25 £13.66
% change year-on-year -1.75% +4.32% -26.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ITSM is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

ITSM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ITSM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ITSM.

Daily rate trend for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITSM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ITSM.

Hourly rate trend for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITSM over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ITSM in the UK

ITSM
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -6 661 £495 +4.21% 281
UK excluding London -17 387 £488 +8.33% 198
London -13 294 £500 +5.26% 84
Work from Home +25 279 £500 +5.26% 139
North of England +41 123 £513 +13.89% 41
South West +38 90 £489 -18.54% 29
South East -55 84 £485 +3.53% 47
Yorkshire +47 65 £540 +20.00% 12
North West +14 55 £450 - 27
Scotland -36 34 £282 -37.33% 13
Midlands -12 30 £400 -15.79% 41
East of England -39 26 £605 +51.25% 24
East Midlands 0 15 £650 +10.64% 15
West Midlands -10 15 £375 +66.67% 26
North East +13 3 £590 +93.44% 3
Northern Ireland -4 2 £550 +209.86% 3

ITSM
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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (5.28%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.69%) Confluence
3 25 (3.30%) SharePoint Server
4 24 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
5 16 (2.11%) Skype for Business
6 6 (0.79%) CMS
Applications
1 60 (7.92%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.40%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 40 (5.28%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.26%) Remedy AR System
4 2 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.13%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 87 (11.48%) Azure
2 74 (9.76%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (5.54%) Power Platform
4 28 (3.69%) AWS
5 24 (3.17%) Azure Stack
5 24 (3.17%) SaaS
6 16 (2.11%) OpenShift
7 15 (1.98%) IaaS
8 13 (1.72%) Entra ID
8 13 (1.72%) PaaS
9 8 (1.06%) GCP
10 6 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.66%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.66%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.40%) Azure API Management
12 3 (0.40%) Azure Event Grid
12 3 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (0.40%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.26%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.26%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 74 (9.76%) Firewall
2 53 (6.99%) BGP
3 38 (5.01%) VPN
4 32 (4.22%) Cisco Nexus
5 28 (3.69%) OSPF
6 27 (3.56%) IPsec
6 27 (3.56%) Wireless
7 26 (3.43%) DMZ
8 21 (2.77%) Cisco ASA
8 21 (2.77%) Cisco Firepower
8 21 (2.77%) EIGRP
8 21 (2.77%) HSRP
8 21 (2.77%) NetScaler
9 19 (2.51%) Cisco ISE
9 19 (2.51%) Skype
10 18 (2.37%) SD-WAN
11 16 (2.11%) WAN
12 13 (1.72%) Cisco IOS
12 13 (1.72%) LAN
13 11 (1.45%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.41%) Power BI
2 11 (1.45%) Elasticsearch
2 11 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (1.45%) Relational Database
3 9 (1.19%) Tableau
4 7 (0.92%) MySQL
4 7 (0.92%) Qlik Sense
5 6 (0.79%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.66%) Big Data
6 5 (0.66%) Tableau Server
7 3 (0.40%) Metadata
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.26%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.13%) DB2
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.13%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (6.73%) JIRA
2 4 (0.53%) Git
2 4 (0.53%) GitLab
2 4 (0.53%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.40%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.26%) Hudson
5 1 (0.13%) Selenium
5 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 244 (32.19%) Social Skills
2 122 (16.09%) Finance
3 78 (10.29%) Public Sector
4 68 (8.97%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (6.20%) Banking
6 38 (5.01%) Telecoms
7 26 (3.43%) Legal
8 23 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
9 22 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (1.85%) Investment Banking
11 13 (1.72%) Retail
12 8 (1.06%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.66%) Law
13 5 (0.66%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.66%) Marketing
14 4 (0.53%) French Language
14 4 (0.53%) Military
15 3 (0.40%) Electronics
15 3 (0.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 138 (18.21%) Analyst
2 96 (12.66%) Architect
3 81 (10.69%) Developer
4 75 (9.89%) ServiceNow Developer
5 70 (9.23%) Service Manager
6 60 (7.92%) Service Analyst
7 59 (7.78%) Consultant
8 56 (7.39%) Network Engineer
9 47 (6.20%) IT Analyst
10 45 (5.94%) ServiceNow Architect
11 40 (5.28%) Service Architect
12 39 (5.15%) Senior
13 34 (4.49%) Service Desk Analyst
14 32 (4.22%) IT Manager
15 28 (3.69%) Lead
16 27 (3.56%) IT Services Manager
17 26 (3.43%) ServiceNow Consultant
18 24 (3.17%) Delivery Manager
18 24 (3.17%) Support Analyst
19 23 (3.03%) ITSM Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (5.28%) Web Services
2 29 (3.83%) HTML
3 28 (3.69%) CSS
4 20 (2.64%) AngularJS
5 19 (2.51%) Kafka
6 18 (2.37%) XML
7 15 (1.98%) SOAP
8 14 (1.85%) REST
9 13 (1.72%) JSON
10 11 (1.45%) Jinja
11 8 (1.06%) ActiveMQ
11 8 (1.06%) Ajax
12 7 (0.92%) .NET
13 4 (0.53%) LDAP
13 4 (0.53%) Middleware
14 3 (0.40%) Node.js
14 3 (0.40%) RESTful
14 3 (0.40%) Twitter Bootstrap
14 3 (0.40%) YAML
15 2 (0.26%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 88 (11.61%) CMDB
2 43 (5.67%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.30%) Private Cloud
4 15 (1.98%) Cloud Native
4 15 (1.98%) Data Centre
5 14 (1.85%) iPhone
6 12 (1.58%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.45%) Onboarding
8 8 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (0.92%) Hedge funds
10 6 (0.79%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.66%) Blackberry
11 5 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.66%) NHS
12 4 (0.53%) FMCG
12 4 (0.53%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.53%) Operational Technology
12 4 (0.53%) PKI
12 4 (0.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 121 (15.96%) Windows
2 51 (6.73%) Windows 10
3 29 (3.83%) Apple iOS
4 19 (2.51%) Linux
5 18 (2.37%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.92%) Unix
6 7 (0.92%) Windows 7
7 6 (0.79%) Android
8 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.40%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.40%) VMS
10 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.13%) Solaris
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.13%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (56.46%) ITIL
2 391 (51.58%) Service Management
3 137 (18.07%) Agile
4 122 (16.09%) Change Management
5 111 (14.64%) Problem-Solving
5 111 (14.64%) Service Delivery
6 99 (13.06%) Customer Service
7 76 (10.03%) Incident Management
8 72 (9.50%) Asset Management
9 69 (9.10%) Continuous Improvement
10 68 (8.97%) DevOps
11 66 (8.71%) Configuration Management
12 58 (7.65%) Problem Management
13 48 (6.33%) Customer Requirements
13 48 (6.33%) IT Asset Management
13 48 (6.33%) Network Management
14 47 (6.20%) Stakeholder Management
15 46 (6.07%) Project Management
16 35 (4.62%) Business Intelligence
16 35 (4.62%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 32 (4.22%) JavaScript
2 27 (3.56%) SQL
3 23 (3.03%) Python
4 15 (1.98%) PowerShell
5 13 (1.72%) Perl
6 11 (1.45%) Tcl
7 8 (1.06%) Swift
8 6 (0.79%) Ruby
9 5 (0.66%) C#
9 5 (0.66%) Java
9 5 (0.66%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.53%) Go
11 3 (0.40%) PHP
12 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.26%) C++
12 2 (0.26%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.13%) Bash
13 1 (0.13%) C
13 1 (0.13%) R
13 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 229 (30.21%) Security Cleared
2 161 (21.24%) SC Cleared
3 78 (10.29%) Degree
4 68 (8.97%) DV Cleared
5 38 (5.01%) ITIL Certification
6 29 (3.83%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (3.30%) CCNA
8 20 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (2.37%) CCNP
10 15 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (1.98%) PMI Certification
11 14 (1.85%) PMP
12 11 (1.45%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.45%) MCP
13 10 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (0.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 4 (0.53%) MCITP
15 4 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.53%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (8.71%) SLA
2 25 (3.30%) Government Security Classifications
3 13 (1.72%) QA
4 9 (1.19%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.79%) Data Quality
6 5 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.53%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.40%) GRC
8 3 (0.40%) PMO
9 2 (0.26%) GDPR
10 1 (0.13%) COBIT
10 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.13%) NCSC
10 1 (0.13%) NIST
10 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 65 (8.58%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.51%) Firmware
3 16 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.32%) vSphere
5 8 (1.06%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.66%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.53%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.40%) Docker
8 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (0.40%) vCloud
8 3 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.13%) NFS
Systems Management
1 25 (3.30%) Ansible
1 25 (3.30%) SCCM
2 22 (2.90%) SCOM
3 16 (2.11%) Kubernetes
4 15 (1.98%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.45%) Argo
5 11 (1.45%) Grafana
5 11 (1.45%) Istio
5 11 (1.45%) Kibana
5 11 (1.45%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.66%) Progress Chef
7 5 (0.66%) Puppet
8 4 (0.53%) Autotask
8 4 (0.53%) Nagios
8 4 (0.53%) Terraform
9 3 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.40%) OPNET
10 2 (0.26%) Salt
Vendors
1 276 (36.41%) ServiceNow
2 142 (18.73%) Microsoft
3 60 (7.92%) Cisco
4 47 (6.20%) Citrix
5 40 (5.28%) Remedy
6 35 (4.62%) Palo Alto
7 29 (3.83%) VMware
8 26 (3.43%) SolarWinds
9 25 (3.30%) Atlassian
10 21 (2.77%) Apple
11 19 (2.51%) F5
12 17 (2.24%) SAP
13 16 (2.11%) BMC
14 14 (1.85%) Fortinet
15 13 (1.72%) Blue Coat
15 13 (1.72%) CheckPoint
15 13 (1.72%) Dell
15 13 (1.72%) Juniper
16 9 (1.19%) HP
16 9 (1.19%) IBM