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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 +2
Contract jobs citing ITIL 41 59 71
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 10.85% 14.86% 11.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.35% 17.99% 12.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 40 55
10th Percentile £197 £200 £325
25th Percentile £273 £399 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £470 £520
Median % change year-on-year -17.55% -9.62% +7.22%
75th Percentile £531 £606 £593
90th Percentile £568 £689 £1,150
South East median daily rate £483 £485 £433
% change year-on-year -0.52% +12.14% -9.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £22.63
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - £12.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year - -50.00% +84.62%
75th Percentile - - £28.50
90th Percentile - - £30.00
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £27.75 £24.00
% change year-on-year -25.08% +15.63% +37.14%

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 332 328 581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 87.83% 82.62% 92.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 236 433
10th Percentile £223 £242 £275
25th Percentile £329 £405 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £483 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.51% -7.91% +5.00%
75th Percentile £538 £560 £615
90th Percentile £640 £650 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £523
% change year-on-year -2.44% -1.91% +1.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 9 18
10th Percentile £15.13 £14.58 £13.17
25th Percentile £15.69 £18.70 £16.10
Median hourly rate £18.00 £30.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +46.34% +32.26%
75th Percentile £25.15 £36.75 £24.00
90th Percentile £29.61 £41.15 £30.00
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £57.54 £52.50
% change year-on-year -64.01% +9.60% +20.03%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ITIL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

ITIL job vacancy trend 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 17 November 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 17 November 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 -2 37 £405 -14.74% 10
Bletchley +1 3 £274 - 1
Marlow - 1 - - 1
ITIL
South East

ITIL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.88%) Confluence
2 2 (4.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 9 (21.95%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (12.20%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.88%) GitHub
3 2 (4.88%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
3 2 (4.88%) PowerApps
4 1 (2.44%) AWS
4 1 (2.44%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.76%) SAN
2 3 (7.32%) Firewall
2 3 (7.32%) TCP/IP
2 3 (7.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Metadata
1 2 (4.88%) Power BI
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle Database
2 1 (2.44%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) JIRA
2 1 (2.44%) Git
2 1 (2.44%) SoapUI
General
1 11 (26.83%) Analytical Skills
1 11 (26.83%) Finance
2 10 (24.39%) Social Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.88%) Automotive
4 2 (4.88%) German Language
4 2 (4.88%) Retail
5 1 (2.44%) Banking
5 1 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (31.71%) Analyst
2 8 (19.51%) Senior
3 6 (14.63%) Service Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Architect
4 5 (12.20%) Release Manager
5 4 (9.76%) Change Manager
5 4 (9.76%) Developer
5 4 (9.76%) Enterprise Architect
5 4 (9.76%) Python Developer
5 4 (9.76%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Administrator
6 3 (7.32%) DBA
6 3 (7.32%) Desktop Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Desktop Support
6 3 (7.32%) Desktop Support Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Senior Developer
6 3 (7.32%) Senior Python Developer
6 3 (7.32%) Service Design Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) SOAP
1 1 (2.44%) XML
1 1 (2.44%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Onboarding
2 4 (9.76%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (7.32%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.44%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.44%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (26.83%) Windows
2 6 (14.63%) Windows 10
3 5 (12.20%) Linux
4 4 (9.76%) Debian
4 4 (9.76%) Ubuntu
4 4 (9.76%) Windows Server
4 4 (9.76%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (4.88%) Unix
6 1 (2.44%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (36.59%) Agile
2 14 (34.15%) Service Management
3 12 (29.27%) ITSM
4 10 (24.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (24.39%) Customer Service
5 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (14.63%) Change Control
6 6 (14.63%) Configuration Management
6 6 (14.63%) Data Modelling
6 6 (14.63%) Release Management
7 5 (12.20%) Change Management
7 5 (12.20%) PRINCE2
7 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.76%) Acceptance Criteria
8 4 (9.76%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (9.76%) Migration
8 4 (9.76%) Service Design
8 4 (9.76%) TOGAF
8 4 (9.76%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (17.07%) Python
2 3 (7.32%) Bash
2 3 (7.32%) Shell Script
2 3 (7.32%) SQL
3 2 (4.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (51.22%) Security Cleared
2 12 (29.27%) SC Cleared
3 7 (17.07%) DV Cleared
4 6 (14.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 4 (9.76%) Degree
6 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.44%) ISEB
6 1 (2.44%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (2.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.07%) SLA
2 3 (7.32%) GDPR
3 2 (4.88%) COBIT
3 2 (4.88%) ISO 9001
3 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (12.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) SCCM
Vendors
1 14 (34.15%) ServiceNow
2 11 (26.83%) Microsoft
3 4 (9.76%) Red Hat
3 4 (9.76%) VMware
4 3 (7.32%) McAfee
4 3 (7.32%) Salesforce
5 2 (4.88%) HP
5 2 (4.88%) JDA
5 2 (4.88%) Remedy
5 2 (4.88%) SAP
5 2 (4.88%) webMethods
6 1 (2.44%) Apple
6 1 (2.44%) BMC
6 1 (2.44%) Cisco
6 1 (2.44%) Compaq
6 1 (2.44%) Oracle
6 1 (2.44%) Planview
6 1 (2.44%) Terracotta
6 1 (2.44%) TIBCO