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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 26 20
Rank change year-on-year -6 -6 +12
Contract jobs citing ITIL 305 415 638
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 5.61% 7.43% 8.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.65% 8.33% 9.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 319 416
10th Percentile £205 £200 £166
25th Percentile £263 £315 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £455 £439
Median % change year-on-year +4.40% +3.70% +3.24%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £608 £663 £679
England median daily rate £490 £475 £460
% change year-on-year +3.16% +3.26% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 26
10th Percentile - £15.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £17.19 £13.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £36.70 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.42% +115.88% -19.24%
75th Percentile £26.68 £53.02 £17.50
90th Percentile £38.00 £54.56 £23.63
England median hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £15.63
% change year-on-year -2.75% +15.17% -17.76%

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 4,584 4,981 6,849
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.36% 89.14% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,666 3,460 4,650
10th Percentile £250 £249 £226
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £625 £615 £594
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 434 218 282
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.25 £12.21
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £14.32
Median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +130.23% -21.82%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.91 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £61.35
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -2.14% +49.20% +6.79%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -2 209 £465 -0.99% 69
Berkshire +15 148 £575 +17.95% 38
Buckinghamshire -5 46 £465 -0.96% 21
Hampshire -30 41 £600 +110.90% 30
West Sussex +10 23 £425 -13.27% 7
Surrey 0 21 £525 +50.00% 16
Oxfordshire +9 15 £275 -42.11% 10
Kent 0 8 £481 +292.86% 17
Middlesex +2 3 £375 -31.82% 1
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 30 (9.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.98%) Confluence
2 3 (0.98%) Exchange Server 2007
2 3 (0.98%) Exchange Server 2013
2 3 (0.98%) SAS
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.33%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 32 (10.49%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.98%) SPSS
5 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.31%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle AGIS
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.33%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 41 (13.44%) Azure
2 32 (10.49%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (7.54%) Entra ID
4 17 (5.57%) Azure Monitor
4 17 (5.57%) Azure Storage
5 14 (4.59%) OCI
6 5 (1.64%) AWS
7 4 (1.31%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.33%) GCP
8 1 (0.33%) PaaS
8 1 (0.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (15.41%) DNS
2 46 (15.08%) DHCP
3 42 (13.77%) Firewall
4 33 (10.82%) SAN
5 20 (6.56%) LAN
6 12 (3.93%) TCP/IP
7 9 (2.95%) Network Security
8 8 (2.62%) Wireless
9 6 (1.97%) WAN
10 4 (1.31%) BGP
10 4 (1.31%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (1.31%) OSPF
10 4 (1.31%) VSAN
11 3 (0.98%) HTTP
11 3 (0.98%) MPLS
11 3 (0.98%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.66%) IPsec
12 2 (0.66%) SDH
12 2 (0.66%) TACACS
12 2 (0.66%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.98%) Qlik Sense
1 3 (0.98%) Tableau
2 1 (0.33%) GIS
2 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.33%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (2.95%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (2.62%) JIRA
3 3 (0.98%) GitLab
4 1 (0.33%) MSI
General
1 114 (37.38%) Social Skills
2 35 (11.48%) Finance
3 32 (10.49%) Organisational Skills
4 15 (4.92%) Presentation Skills
4 15 (4.92%) Telecoms
5 14 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (4.59%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.26%) Legal
6 13 (4.26%) Retail
7 9 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.95%) Marketing
8 7 (2.30%) Automotive
8 7 (2.30%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.98%) Front Office
11 3 (0.98%) German Language
11 3 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.66%) Banking
13 1 (0.33%) Billing
Job Titles
1 38 (12.46%) Analyst
2 33 (10.82%) Senior
3 29 (9.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 28 (9.18%) Support Engineer
5 27 (8.85%) Architect
6 20 (6.56%) Build Engineer
6 20 (6.56%) Hardware Engineer
7 19 (6.23%) Service Manager
7 19 (6.23%) Windows Build Engineer
7 19 (6.23%) Windows Engineer
8 18 (5.90%) Active Directory Support
8 18 (5.90%) Desktop Support
9 17 (5.57%) Desktop Engineer
9 17 (5.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 17 (5.57%) Service Analyst
10 16 (5.25%) Azure Specialist
11 15 (4.92%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
11 15 (4.92%) Service Architect
12 14 (4.59%) Active Directory Specialist
12 14 (4.59%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.57%) ARM Templates
2 4 (1.31%) Middleware
3 3 (0.98%) .NET
3 3 (0.98%) D3.js
3 3 (0.98%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.66%) BAPI
4 2 (0.66%) Kafka
4 2 (0.66%) REST
4 2 (0.66%) SAP ALE
5 1 (0.33%) CSS
5 1 (0.33%) HTML
5 1 (0.33%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.33%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.33%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.33%) Web Services
5 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.48%) Data Centre
2 32 (10.49%) Driving Licence
3 26 (8.52%) PKI
4 23 (7.54%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (5.25%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.28%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (2.30%) CMDB
8 3 (0.98%) Blackberry
9 2 (0.66%) CSOC
9 2 (0.66%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.66%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.66%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.66%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.66%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.66%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.66%) Tandem
10 1 (0.33%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.33%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.33%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 127 (41.64%) Windows
2 73 (23.93%) Windows 10
3 58 (19.02%) Linux
4 57 (18.69%) Windows Server 2016
5 55 (18.03%) Windows Server
6 53 (17.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 36 (11.80%) Windows Server 2012
8 35 (11.48%) Windows 7
9 24 (7.87%) Unix
10 19 (6.23%) Windows NT
11 14 (4.59%) Windows XP
12 12 (3.93%) Ubuntu
13 9 (2.95%) Debian
14 4 (1.31%) Mac OS
14 4 (1.31%) Solaris
15 3 (0.98%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2003
17 1 (0.33%) Android
17 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (28.20%) Service Management
2 75 (24.59%) Customer Service
3 72 (23.61%) Problem-Solving
4 67 (21.97%) Agile
5 56 (18.36%) Release Management
6 40 (13.11%) Service Delivery
6 40 (13.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 32 (10.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 32 (10.49%) Project Management
8 31 (10.16%) ITSM
9 30 (9.84%) Configuration Management
9 30 (9.84%) Customer Requirements
10 26 (8.52%) Disaster Recovery
10 26 (8.52%) Incident Management
11 25 (8.20%) Problem Management
11 25 (8.20%) Roadmaps
12 24 (7.87%) Service Design
13 23 (7.54%) Continuous Improvement
13 23 (7.54%) DevOps
13 23 (7.54%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 44 (14.43%) PowerShell
2 19 (6.23%) VBScript
3 17 (5.57%) Bicep
3 17 (5.57%) C#
3 17 (5.57%) VB
4 16 (5.25%) Python
5 8 (2.62%) SQL
6 5 (1.64%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.98%) Go
7 3 (0.98%) R
7 3 (0.98%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.66%) ABAP
8 2 (0.66%) AWK
8 2 (0.66%) Bourne shell
8 2 (0.66%) C++
8 2 (0.66%) Korn
8 2 (0.66%) Perl
9 1 (0.33%) Groovy
9 1 (0.33%) Java
9 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 158 (51.80%) Security Cleared
2 116 (38.03%) DV Cleared
3 84 (27.54%) Degree
4 74 (24.26%) SC Cleared
5 23 (7.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 21 (6.89%) ITIL Certification
7 20 (6.56%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (5.57%) CCNA
9 16 (5.25%) CCNP
10 8 (2.62%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.30%) ISACA
12 6 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (1.31%) VCAP
14 4 (1.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.98%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 2 (0.66%) NVQ Level 3
16 2 (0.66%) RHCSA
16 2 (0.66%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.52%) SLA
2 24 (7.87%) QA
3 20 (6.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 10 (3.28%) COBIT
4 10 (3.28%) NIST
5 9 (2.95%) GDPR
6 8 (2.62%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.64%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.66%) PMO
9 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.33%) ITGC
9 1 (0.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 83 (27.21%) Active Directory
2 34 (11.15%) Firmware
3 27 (8.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (7.21%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (6.56%) Hyper-V
6 17 (5.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 17 (5.57%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.95%) vSphere
8 6 (1.97%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.98%) XenApp
10 1 (0.33%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 89 (29.18%) SCCM
2 54 (17.70%) WSUS
3 33 (10.82%) SCOM
4 24 (7.87%) Microsoft Intune
5 22 (7.21%) Kubernetes
6 19 (6.23%) Sysprep
7 17 (5.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 17 (5.57%) NetBackup
8 14 (4.59%) EMC NetWorker
8 14 (4.59%) vCenter Server
9 9 (2.95%) Ansible
10 8 (2.62%) AirWatch
11 5 (1.64%) Rancher
11 5 (1.64%) Terraform
12 4 (1.31%) Red Hat Satellite
13 2 (0.66%) IBM BigFix
13 2 (0.66%) Oracle ZFS
13 2 (0.66%) Tivoli
13 2 (0.66%) Tivoli Identity Manager
13 2 (0.66%) yum
Vendors
1 122 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 60 (19.67%) HP
3 43 (14.10%) ServiceNow
4 42 (13.77%) VMware
5 28 (9.18%) Cisco
6 22 (7.21%) Dell
7 18 (5.90%) Juniper
7 18 (5.90%) Oracle
8 17 (5.57%) EMC
9 16 (5.25%) Palo Alto
9 16 (5.25%) Symantec
10 15 (4.92%) 3PAR
11 14 (4.59%) Extreme Networks
11 14 (4.59%) Red Hat
11 14 (4.59%) Veeam
12 8 (2.62%) Apple
13 7 (2.30%) F5
13 7 (2.30%) Remedy
14 5 (1.64%) IBM
14 5 (1.64%) SAP