ITIL Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring ITIL skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 18 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 +6
Contract jobs citing ITIL 35 35 78
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 11.04% 9.51% 10.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.20% 11.48% 11.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 27 62
10th Percentile £190 £184 £358
25th Percentile £211 £225 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £421 £495
Median % change year-on-year -10.97% -14.91% +10.00%
75th Percentile £478 £492 £742
90th Percentile £556 £534 £1,141
South East median daily rate £483 £500 £443
% change year-on-year -3.50% +12.97% -3.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.25
Median hourly rate - - £22.50
75th Percentile - - £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £27.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% +74.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 requiring process or methodology skills in Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 287 305 686
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 90.54% 82.88% 92.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 215 523
10th Percentile £213 £234 £319
25th Percentile £350 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £450 £515
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -12.62% +3.00%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £605
90th Percentile £635 £629 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £518
% change year-on-year -2.44% -1.14% +1.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 7 11
10th Percentile £14.20 £17.31 £13.16
25th Percentile £14.69 £19.98 £13.37
Median hourly rate £15.91 £30.00 £16.40
Median % change year-on-year -46.97% +82.93% +21.48%
75th Percentile £25.15 £36.37 £21.75
90th Percentile - £37.25 £23.00
South East median hourly rate £21.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -63.38% +9.24% +64.53%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Job postings citing ITIL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL in Buckinghamshire

ITIL
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing ITIL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing ITIL

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in Buckinghamshire

ITIL
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing ITIL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing ITIL

ITIL
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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
Milton Keynes +9 34 £388 -8.28% 18
Bletchley -1 1 £209 - 2
ITIL
South East

ITIL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (5.71%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.86%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 4 (11.43%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (8.57%) Entra ID
3 2 (5.71%) GitHub
3 2 (5.71%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (2.86%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.43%) SAN
2 3 (8.57%) Firewall
2 3 (8.57%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.71%) Metadata
2 1 (2.86%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (5.71%) JIRA
2 1 (2.86%) Git
2 1 (2.86%) SoapUI
General
1 10 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 9 (25.71%) Finance
3 5 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 3 (8.57%) Automotive
4 3 (8.57%) German Language
4 3 (8.57%) Retail
5 1 (2.86%) Banking
5 1 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.86%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (31.43%) Analyst
2 7 (20.00%) Senior
3 6 (17.14%) Service Analyst
4 5 (14.29%) Release Manager
5 4 (11.43%) Change Manager
5 4 (11.43%) Developer
5 4 (11.43%) Python Developer
5 4 (11.43%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Administrator
6 3 (8.57%) Architect
6 3 (8.57%) DBA
6 3 (8.57%) Enterprise Architect
6 3 (8.57%) Senior Developer
6 3 (8.57%) Senior Python Developer
6 3 (8.57%) Senior Service Transition Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Service Design Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Service Transition Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Transition Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Change and Release Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) SOAP
1 1 (2.86%) XML
1 1 (2.86%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 3 (8.57%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.86%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 9 (25.71%) Windows
2 4 (11.43%) Debian
2 4 (11.43%) Linux
2 4 (11.43%) Ubuntu
2 4 (11.43%) Windows Server
2 4 (11.43%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (8.57%) Windows 10
4 2 (5.71%) Unix
5 1 (2.86%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (40.00%) Service Management
2 13 (37.14%) Agile
3 8 (22.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (22.86%) Customer Service
3 8 (22.86%) ITSM
3 8 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (17.14%) Change Control
4 6 (17.14%) Configuration Management
4 6 (17.14%) Data Modelling
4 6 (17.14%) Release Management
5 5 (14.29%) PRINCE2
5 5 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (11.43%) Acceptance Criteria
6 4 (11.43%) Change Management
6 4 (11.43%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (11.43%) Migration
6 4 (11.43%) Service Design
6 4 (11.43%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (11.43%) Validation
7 3 (8.57%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 7 (20.00%) Python
2 3 (8.57%) Bash
2 3 (8.57%) Shell Script
2 3 (8.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (51.43%) Security Cleared
2 11 (31.43%) SC Cleared
3 5 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 3 (8.57%) Degree
4 3 (8.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.86%) ISEB
5 1 (2.86%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (2.86%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (2.86%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.86%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (17.14%) SLA
2 3 (8.57%) GDPR
3 2 (5.71%) ISO 9001
3 2 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 2 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.86%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (5.71%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.86%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 13 (37.14%) ServiceNow
2 6 (17.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (11.43%) Red Hat
3 4 (11.43%) VMware
4 3 (8.57%) Salesforce
4 3 (8.57%) SAP
5 2 (5.71%) HP
5 2 (5.71%) JDA
5 2 (5.71%) Remedy
5 2 (5.71%) webMethods
6 1 (2.86%) Apple
6 1 (2.86%) BMC
6 1 (2.86%) Cisco
6 1 (2.86%) Compaq
6 1 (2.86%) Planview
6 1 (2.86%) Terracotta
6 1 (2.86%) TIBCO