ITIL Contracts in the South East

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
England > South East

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 26 21
Rank change year-on-year -2 -5 +15
Contract jobs citing ITIL 326 436 655
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 5.88% 7.55% 8.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.95% 8.44% 9.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 334 431
10th Percentile £205 £200 £170
25th Percentile £263 £320 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £455 £428
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +6.43% +3.64%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £585
90th Percentile £608 £660 £675
England median daily rate £495 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +4.21% +5.56% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 26
10th Percentile - £15.73 £11.50
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.94 £13.25
Median hourly rate £21.50 £36.70 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -41.42% +112.75% -18.05%
75th Percentile £29.75 £53.02 £17.50
90th Percentile £55.25 £54.56 £23.63
England median hourly rate £17.69 £19.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year -6.89% +22.58% -20.28%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

ITIL 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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,694 5,167 6,960
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.65% 89.46% 89.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,751 3,590 4,710
10th Percentile £250 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £405 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £623 £619 £594
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 223 286
10th Percentile £13.00 £17.10 £12.23
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £15.53
Median hourly rate £47.50 £49.00 £21.95
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% +123.23% -20.18%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.56 £48.75
90th Percentile £76.86 £74.96 £63.25
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.15 £24.35
% change year-on-year -1.75% +52.57% +3.62%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing ITIL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the South East.

Daily rate trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Thames Valley -2 219 £465 -3.13% 62
Berkshire +17 151 £575 +19.48% 41
Buckinghamshire -3 50 £465 -3.13% 15
Hampshire -14 49 £600 +104.08% 29
West Sussex +9 24 £425 - 7
Surrey +2 22 £525 +50.00% 21
Oxfordshire +9 18 £275 -43.59% 6
Kent -2 9 £488 +297.96% 14
Middlesex +1 2 £375 -31.82% 1
East Sussex +1 1 £475 +58.33% 2
M4 Corridor - 1 £598 -
ITIL
England

ITIL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 31 (9.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.23%) Confluence
3 3 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (0.92%) SAS
4 2 (0.61%) nginx
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Spatial
5 1 (0.31%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.31%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 36 (11.04%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.92%) SPSS
5 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.23%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.61%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.61%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle AGIS
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.31%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.31%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 44 (13.50%) Azure
2 32 (9.82%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (7.06%) Entra ID
4 17 (5.21%) Azure Monitor
4 17 (5.21%) Azure Storage
5 14 (4.29%) OCI
6 5 (1.53%) AWS
7 4 (1.23%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.31%) Boomi
8 1 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.31%) GCP
8 1 (0.31%) PaaS
8 1 (0.31%) SaaS
8 1 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 48 (14.72%) DNS
2 47 (14.42%) DHCP
3 46 (14.11%) Firewall
4 44 (13.50%) SAN
5 23 (7.06%) LAN
6 18 (5.52%) TCP/IP
7 11 (3.37%) Wireless
8 9 (2.76%) Network Security
8 9 (2.76%) WAN
9 6 (1.84%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (1.53%) BGP
10 5 (1.53%) OSPF
11 4 (1.23%) MPLS
11 4 (1.23%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.23%) VSAN
12 3 (0.92%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (0.92%) HTTP
12 3 (0.92%) IPsec
12 3 (0.92%) TACACS
13 2 (0.61%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.92%) Qlik Sense
1 3 (0.92%) Tableau
2 2 (0.61%) MySQL
2 2 (0.61%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.31%) GIS
3 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.31%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (2.76%) JIRA
1 9 (2.76%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (0.92%) GitLab
3 1 (0.31%) Axure RP
3 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.31%) MSI
General
1 129 (39.57%) Social Skills
2 37 (11.35%) Finance
2 37 (11.35%) Organisational Skills
3 18 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (5.52%) Presentation Skills
4 17 (5.21%) Public Sector
5 15 (4.60%) Telecoms
6 13 (3.99%) Legal
6 13 (3.99%) Retail
7 11 (3.37%) Marketing
8 9 (2.76%) Automotive
8 9 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.76%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.92%) Front Office
11 3 (0.92%) German Language
11 3 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.61%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.61%) Police
Job Titles
1 37 (11.35%) Analyst
1 37 (11.35%) Senior
2 29 (8.90%) Architect
2 29 (8.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 28 (8.59%) Support Engineer
4 22 (6.75%) Build Engineer
4 22 (6.75%) Hardware Engineer
5 21 (6.44%) Windows Build Engineer
5 21 (6.44%) Windows Engineer
6 20 (6.13%) Desktop Engineer
6 20 (6.13%) Desktop Support
7 19 (5.83%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 18 (5.52%) Azure Specialist
8 18 (5.52%) Developer
8 18 (5.52%) Service Manager
9 17 (5.21%) Active Directory Support
9 17 (5.21%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
9 17 (5.21%) Lead
9 17 (5.21%) Service Analyst
9 17 (5.21%) Service Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.91%) ARM Templates
2 4 (1.23%) .NET
2 4 (1.23%) Middleware
3 3 (0.92%) D3.js
3 3 (0.92%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.61%) BAPI
4 2 (0.61%) EDI
4 2 (0.61%) Kafka
4 2 (0.61%) REST
4 2 (0.61%) SAP ALE
4 2 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.31%) CSS
5 1 (0.31%) HTML
5 1 (0.31%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.31%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.31%) Web Services
5 1 (0.31%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (11.66%) Data Centre
1 38 (11.66%) Driving Licence
2 27 (8.28%) PKI
3 26 (7.98%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (5.21%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.07%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (2.15%) CMDB
7 3 (0.92%) Blackberry
7 3 (0.92%) CCTV
7 3 (0.92%) Enterprise Storage
7 3 (0.92%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.92%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.61%) CSOC
8 2 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.61%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.61%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.61%) Tandem
9 1 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.31%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 138 (42.33%) Windows
2 79 (24.23%) Windows 10
3 69 (21.17%) Linux
4 60 (18.40%) Windows Server 2016
5 58 (17.79%) Windows Server 2019
6 56 (17.18%) Windows Server
7 42 (12.88%) Windows Server 2012
8 39 (11.96%) Windows 7
9 25 (7.67%) Unix
10 21 (6.44%) Windows NT
11 20 (6.13%) Ubuntu
12 15 (4.60%) Debian
13 14 (4.29%) Windows XP
14 5 (1.53%) Mac OS
14 5 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (1.23%) Solaris
16 3 (0.92%) Android
16 3 (0.92%) Mac OS X
16 3 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
17 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (27.61%) Service Management
2 87 (26.69%) Customer Service
3 85 (26.07%) Problem-Solving
4 75 (23.01%) Agile
5 59 (18.10%) Release Management
6 46 (14.11%) Service Delivery
7 40 (12.27%) Stakeholder Management
8 35 (10.74%) Project Management
9 33 (10.12%) Customer Requirements
10 32 (9.82%) Configuration Management
10 32 (9.82%) Disaster Recovery
10 32 (9.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 32 (9.82%) ITSM
11 29 (8.90%) Problem Management
12 26 (7.98%) Incident Management
12 26 (7.98%) Project Delivery
12 26 (7.98%) Service Design
13 25 (7.67%) Continuous Improvement
13 25 (7.67%) Roadmaps
14 23 (7.06%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (13.50%) PowerShell
2 22 (6.75%) Python
3 19 (5.83%) VBScript
4 17 (5.21%) C#
4 17 (5.21%) VB
5 16 (4.91%) Bicep
6 10 (3.07%) SQL
7 7 (2.15%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.92%) Go
8 3 (0.92%) R
8 3 (0.92%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.61%) ABAP
9 2 (0.61%) AWK
9 2 (0.61%) Bourne shell
9 2 (0.61%) C++
9 2 (0.61%) Korn
9 2 (0.61%) Perl
10 1 (0.31%) Groovy
10 1 (0.31%) Java
10 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 173 (53.07%) Security Cleared
2 126 (38.65%) DV Cleared
3 91 (27.91%) Degree
4 83 (25.46%) SC Cleared
5 23 (7.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 22 (6.75%) ITIL Certification
7 21 (6.44%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (5.21%) CCNA
9 16 (4.91%) CCNP
10 8 (2.45%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.15%) ISACA
12 6 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (1.23%) VCAP
14 4 (1.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.92%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 2 (0.61%) Azure Certification
16 2 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
16 2 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.98%) QA
1 26 (7.98%) SLA
2 21 (6.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 10 (3.07%) COBIT
3 10 (3.07%) NIST
4 9 (2.76%) GDPR
5 8 (2.45%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.53%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.31%) ITGC
9 1 (0.31%) NCSC
9 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 87 (26.69%) Active Directory
2 38 (11.66%) Firmware
3 28 (8.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (6.75%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (6.13%) Hyper-V
6 17 (5.21%) Virtual Desktop
6 17 (5.21%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.76%) vSphere
8 6 (1.84%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.92%) XenApp
10 1 (0.31%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 97 (29.75%) SCCM
2 56 (17.18%) WSUS
3 33 (10.12%) SCOM
4 25 (7.67%) Microsoft Intune
5 22 (6.75%) Kubernetes
6 21 (6.44%) Sysprep
7 19 (5.83%) NetBackup
8 17 (5.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 14 (4.29%) EMC NetWorker
9 14 (4.29%) vCenter Server
10 9 (2.76%) Ansible
11 7 (2.15%) AirWatch
12 6 (1.84%) Terraform
13 5 (1.53%) Rancher
14 4 (1.23%) Red Hat Satellite
15 2 (0.61%) Oracle ZFS
15 2 (0.61%) SolarWinds Orion
15 2 (0.61%) Tivoli
15 2 (0.61%) Tivoli Identity Manager
15 2 (0.61%) yum
Vendors
1 133 (40.80%) Microsoft
2 67 (20.55%) HP
3 50 (15.34%) VMware
4 43 (13.19%) ServiceNow
5 31 (9.51%) Cisco
6 24 (7.36%) Red Hat
7 23 (7.06%) Dell
8 19 (5.83%) Juniper
9 18 (5.52%) Oracle
9 18 (5.52%) Palo Alto
10 17 (5.21%) 3PAR
10 17 (5.21%) EMC
11 16 (4.91%) Symantec
11 16 (4.91%) Veeam
12 14 (4.29%) Extreme Networks
13 8 (2.45%) F5
13 8 (2.45%) Remedy
14 7 (2.15%) Apple
14 7 (2.15%) SAP
15 5 (1.53%) IBM