ITIL Contracts in the Thames Valley

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 17 19
Rank change year-on-year -2 +2 +16
Contract jobs citing ITIL 221 279 298
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.13% 9.42% 8.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.28% 10.23% 9.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 210 180
10th Percentile £205 £274 £154
25th Percentile £213 £408 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £480 £415
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +15.66% +4.01%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £500
90th Percentile £608 £616 £575
South East median daily rate £484 £465 £430
% change year-on-year +4.09% +8.14% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 22
10th Percentile £26.18 £22.30 £10.90
25th Percentile - £35.00 £13.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £48.40 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.02% +184.71% -19.24%
75th Percentile - £53.53 £17.50
90th Percentile £54.23 £65.28 -
South East median hourly rate £22.50 £36.70 £17.00
% change year-on-year -38.69% +115.88% -19.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,381 2,727 3,105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.57% 92.10% 88.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,335 1,893 2,096
10th Percentile £213 £320 £225
25th Percentile £363 £413 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 62 86
10th Percentile £15.55 £18.60 £10.77
25th Percentile £20.00 £24.86 £12.10
Median hourly rate £45.00 £51.25 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% +192.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.05 £25.55
90th Percentile £85.57 £79.19 £66.88
South East median hourly rate £46.87 £50.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -6.26% +122.22% -11.76%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing ITIL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for ITIL in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for ITIL in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITIL in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ITIL in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Berkshire +14 153 £515 +7.01% 39
Buckinghamshire -6 50 £465 -3.13% 16
Oxfordshire +10 18 £275 -42.11% 7
ITIL
South East

ITIL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (13.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.71%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (2.71%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (1.81%) nginx
4 3 (1.36%) SAS
5 2 (0.90%) Confluence
6 1 (0.45%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 38 (17.19%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.36%) SPSS
3 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.90%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle AGIS
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Retail
2 1 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 32 (14.48%) Azure
2 19 (8.60%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (7.24%) Entra ID
4 15 (6.79%) Azure Monitor
4 15 (6.79%) Azure Storage
5 12 (5.43%) OCI
6 3 (1.36%) AWS
7 1 (0.45%) PaaS
7 1 (0.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (16.29%) DHCP
1 36 (16.29%) DNS
2 34 (15.38%) SAN
3 32 (14.48%) Firewall
4 20 (9.05%) LAN
5 15 (6.79%) TCP/IP
6 10 (4.52%) Network Security
7 8 (3.62%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (1.81%) VSAN
8 4 (1.81%) WAN
9 2 (0.90%) FTP
9 2 (0.90%) Radio Access Network
9 2 (0.90%) Wireless
10 1 (0.45%) HTTP
10 1 (0.45%) Internet
10 1 (0.45%) MPLS
10 1 (0.45%) RNC
10 1 (0.45%) SDH
10 1 (0.45%) SGSN
10 1 (0.45%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.36%) Qlik Sense
1 3 (1.36%) Tableau
2 2 (0.90%) MySQL
2 2 (0.90%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.45%) GIS
3 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.45%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 7 (3.17%) JIRA
2 2 (0.90%) GitLab
3 1 (0.45%) Axure RP
3 1 (0.45%) MSI
General
1 108 (48.87%) Social Skills
2 38 (17.19%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (6.33%) Finance
3 14 (6.33%) Telecoms
4 10 (4.52%) Public Sector
5 7 (3.17%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (2.71%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.81%) Retail
9 3 (1.36%) Automotive
9 3 (1.36%) Banking
9 3 (1.36%) Electronics
9 3 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.36%) Marketing
10 2 (0.90%) Legal
10 2 (0.90%) Police
11 1 (0.45%) Billing
11 1 (0.45%) Law
11 1 (0.45%) Military
Job Titles
1 24 (10.86%) Hardware Engineer
1 24 (10.86%) Support Engineer
2 22 (9.95%) Analyst
3 21 (9.50%) Build Engineer
3 21 (9.50%) Desktop Engineer
3 21 (9.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 21 (9.50%) Windows Build Engineer
3 21 (9.50%) Windows Engineer
4 20 (9.05%) Desktop Support
4 20 (9.05%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 18 (8.14%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
6 16 (7.24%) Developer
7 15 (6.79%) Azure Specialist
7 15 (6.79%) Python Developer
8 14 (6.33%) Active Directory Specialist
8 14 (6.33%) Active Directory Support
8 14 (6.33%) Senior
8 14 (6.33%) Service Manager
8 14 (6.33%) Support Specialist
9 11 (4.98%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.33%) ARM Templates
2 3 (1.36%) D3.js
3 2 (0.90%) EDI
3 2 (0.90%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.45%) .NET
4 1 (0.45%) CSS
4 1 (0.45%) HTML
4 1 (0.45%) OpenLayers
4 1 (0.45%) Regular Expression
4 1 (0.45%) Web Services
4 1 (0.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 40 (18.10%) Driving Licence
2 29 (13.12%) Data Centre
3 23 (10.41%) PKI
4 22 (9.95%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (4.07%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (2.71%) Blackberry
7 3 (1.36%) CCTV
7 3 (1.36%) Enterprise Storage
7 3 (1.36%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.90%) Clustering
8 2 (0.90%) CSOC
8 2 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.90%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.45%) Cyberattack
9 1 (0.45%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.45%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.45%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.45%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.45%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 111 (50.23%) Windows
2 77 (34.84%) Windows 10
3 52 (23.53%) Windows Server 2016
3 52 (23.53%) Windows Server 2019
4 50 (22.62%) Windows Server
5 49 (22.17%) Linux
6 44 (19.91%) Windows 7
7 38 (17.19%) Windows Server 2012
8 21 (9.50%) Windows NT
9 17 (7.69%) Ubuntu
10 15 (6.79%) Debian
11 12 (5.43%) Windows XP
12 6 (2.71%) Mac OS X
13 5 (2.26%) Mac OS
13 5 (2.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (1.81%) Unix
15 2 (0.90%) Android
15 2 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (35.75%) Customer Service
2 77 (34.84%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (24.89%) Agile
4 54 (24.43%) Service Management
5 51 (23.08%) Release Management
6 33 (14.93%) Service Delivery
7 25 (11.31%) Project Management
8 24 (10.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 22 (9.95%) Problem Management
10 21 (9.50%) Configuration Management
10 21 (9.50%) Deployment Automation
10 21 (9.50%) Incident Management
10 21 (9.50%) User Acceptance Testing
11 20 (9.05%) Software Deployment
11 20 (9.05%) Stakeholder Management
12 19 (8.60%) Customer Requirements
12 19 (8.60%) DevOps
12 19 (8.60%) Software Testing
13 18 (8.14%) Break/Fix
13 18 (8.14%) Hardware Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 32 (14.48%) PowerShell
2 20 (9.05%) Python
3 15 (6.79%) C#
3 15 (6.79%) VB
3 15 (6.79%) VBScript
4 14 (6.33%) Bicep
5 8 (3.62%) SQL
6 5 (2.26%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.36%) R
8 2 (0.90%) Go
9 1 (0.45%) Groovy
9 1 (0.45%) Java
9 1 (0.45%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 136 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 110 (49.77%) DV Cleared
3 68 (30.77%) SC Cleared
4 60 (27.15%) Degree
5 21 (9.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 14 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (5.88%) CCNA
7 13 (5.88%) CCNP
8 8 (3.62%) ISACA
9 5 (2.26%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (1.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (1.81%) VCAP
10 4 (1.81%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.90%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.90%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.90%) Server+ Certification
12 1 (0.45%) CISSP
12 1 (0.45%) ISEB
12 1 (0.45%) MCSE
12 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (10.86%) QA
2 15 (6.79%) SLA
3 12 (5.43%) COBIT
4 11 (4.98%) NIST
5 10 (4.52%) GDPR
6 7 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.45%) ISO 9000
8 1 (0.45%) ITGC
8 1 (0.45%) NCSC
System Software
1 64 (28.96%) Active Directory
2 40 (18.10%) Firmware
3 18 (8.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (6.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (6.79%) Virtual Machines
5 12 (5.43%) Hyper-V
5 12 (5.43%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.81%) VMware NSX
6 4 (1.81%) vSphere
7 1 (0.45%) XenApp
7 1 (0.45%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 90 (40.72%) SCCM
2 48 (21.72%) WSUS
3 27 (12.22%) SCOM
4 21 (9.50%) Sysprep
5 20 (9.05%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (7.69%) Kubernetes
7 15 (6.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 15 (6.79%) NetBackup
8 12 (5.43%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (5.43%) vCenter Server
9 9 (4.07%) AirWatch
10 4 (1.81%) Ansible
11 2 (0.90%) Kibana
11 2 (0.90%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.90%) Rancher
11 2 (0.90%) Terraform
Vendors
1 117 (52.94%) Microsoft
2 69 (31.22%) HP
3 36 (16.29%) VMware
4 24 (10.86%) Cisco
5 22 (9.95%) ServiceNow
6 20 (9.05%) Red Hat
7 18 (8.14%) Dell
8 15 (6.79%) 3PAR
9 14 (6.33%) Oracle
9 14 (6.33%) Veeam
10 13 (5.88%) Juniper
11 12 (5.43%) EMC
11 12 (5.43%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (5.43%) Palo Alto
11 12 (5.43%) Symantec
12 9 (4.07%) Apple
13 8 (3.62%) Remedy
14 5 (2.26%) Nimble Storage
15 4 (1.81%) BT
16 3 (1.36%) Siemens