ITIL Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham citing ITIL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 31 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +6 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing ITIL | 35 | 39 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 4.00% | 5.98% | 4.09% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.87% | 6.54% | 4.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 28 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £201 | £112 | £165 |
| 25th Percentile | £210 | £128 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £288 | £418 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.83% | -31.14% | +19.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £543 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £572 | £663 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £413 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.03% | -8.33% | +1.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.81 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.01 | £25.56 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £22.05 | £26.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £22.08 | £26.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.62 | £20.03 | £26.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.95% | -23.35% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham
ITIL falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 718 | 596 | 593 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 82.15% | 91.41% | 83.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 406 | 391 | 389 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | £250 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £375 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +3.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £574 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £649 | £750 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -2.91% | +3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 53 | 54 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.46 | £12.62 | £19.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £13.25 | £21.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £18.87 | £38.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +132.96% | -50.42% | +24.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £24.64 | £54.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £28.95 | £57.53 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.50 | £24.34 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.67% | +0.66% | -12.07% |
ITIL Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ITIL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
ITIL Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing ITIL.
ITIL Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in Birmingham over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
ITIL Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing ITIL.
ITIL Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITSM | 48.6% | 17 |
| 2 | Service Management | 45.7% | 16 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 34.3% | 12 |
| 4 | Customer Service | 28.6% | 10 |
| 5 | Patch Management | 20.0% | 7 |
| 6 | AI | 17.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Coaching | 17.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Generative AI | 17.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Mentoring | 17.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Ticket Management | 17.1% | 6 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 17.1% | 6 |
| 12 | Data Protection | 14.3% | 5 |
| 12 | Incident Response | 14.3% | 5 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Management | 14.3% | 5 |
| 15 | Continuous Improvement | 11.4% | 4 |
| 15 | Cybersecurity | 11.4% | 4 |
| 15 | Incident Management | 11.4% | 4 |
| 15 | ISMS | 11.4% | 4 |
| 19 | Agile | 8.6% | 3 |
| 19 | SIAM | 8.6% | 3 |