ITIL Contract Job Trends in the City of London

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring ITIL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 40 57
Rank change year-on-year -7 +17 +14
Contract jobs citing ITIL 72 94 103
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 4.29% 4.49% 3.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.54% 4.89% 4.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 54 75
10th Percentile £216 £232 £225
25th Percentile £309 £363 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year +3.25% -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £641 £621 £650
90th Percentile £738 £736 £700
Central London median daily rate £516 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.25% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £26.59 £18.90 -
25th Percentile £26.62 £19.50 -
Median hourly rate £27.54 £21.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.12% - -
75th Percentile £29.33 £24.25 -
90th Percentile £29.88 £25.90 -
Central London median hourly rate £27.54 £21.00 -
% change year-on-year +31.12% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,586 1,921 2,551
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 94.52% 91.78% 89.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,095 1,177 1,782
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £420 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% +2.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £764 £785 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £578
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.43% +0.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 17 17
10th Percentile £16.90 £16.70 £14.25
25th Percentile £21.07 £23.13 £17.00
Median hourly rate £27.75 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.71% +54.55% -36.05%
75th Percentile £44.63 £112.00 £46.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £137.50 £59.30
Central London median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -20.00% +30.84% -37.06%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

ITIL job vacancy trend in the City of London

ITIL
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ITIL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ITIL

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the City of London over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in the City of London

ITIL
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ITIL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ITIL

ITIL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 9 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 7 (9.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (4.17%) Confluence
3 3 (4.17%) Skype for Business
4 1 (1.39%) CICS
Applications
1 9 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.39%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (4.17%) Salesforce CRM
1 3 (4.17%) Workday HCM
2 2 (2.78%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.39%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 24 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (30.56%) Azure
3 8 (11.11%) Entra ID
4 5 (6.94%) PaaS
5 4 (5.56%) AWS
5 4 (5.56%) OneDrive
6 3 (4.17%) IaaS
7 2 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (2.78%) Mimecast
7 2 (2.78%) SaaS
8 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.39%) Nutanix
8 1 (1.39%) Power Automate
8 1 (1.39%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.39%) PowerApps
8 1 (1.39%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 1 (1.39%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (12.50%) Firewall
1 9 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (9.72%) WAN
3 5 (6.94%) LAN
4 4 (5.56%) DHCP
4 4 (5.56%) DNS
4 4 (5.56%) SD-WAN
4 4 (5.56%) VPN
4 4 (5.56%) WebEx
5 3 (4.17%) BGP
5 3 (4.17%) MPLS
5 3 (4.17%) OSPF
5 3 (4.17%) SAN
5 3 (4.17%) Skype
5 3 (4.17%) TCP/IP
6 2 (2.78%) Softphone
6 2 (2.78%) Wireless
7 1 (1.39%) Internet
7 1 (1.39%) Intranet
7 1 (1.39%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (6.94%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.39%) Git
General
1 32 (44.44%) Finance
2 24 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 13 (18.06%) Banking
4 9 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (5.56%) Financial Institution
7 3 (4.17%) International Banking
7 3 (4.17%) Law
7 3 (4.17%) Legal
7 3 (4.17%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.78%) Back Office
8 2 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.78%) French Language
8 2 (2.78%) Front Office
8 2 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.39%) Military
9 1 (1.39%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (22.22%) Analyst
2 10 (13.89%) Support Analyst
3 9 (12.50%) Architect
3 9 (12.50%) Senior
4 8 (11.11%) Desktop Support
4 8 (11.11%) Support Engineer
5 7 (9.72%) Senior Analyst
5 7 (9.72%) Senior Support Analyst
5 7 (9.72%) Solutions Architect
6 6 (8.33%) Consultant
6 6 (8.33%) Desktop Analyst
6 6 (8.33%) Desktop Support Analyst
6 6 (8.33%) Senior Desktop Analyst
6 6 (8.33%) Senior Desktop Support
6 6 (8.33%) Senior Desktop Support Analyst
7 5 (6.94%) IT Manager
7 5 (6.94%) Lead
7 5 (6.94%) Service Manager
8 4 (5.56%) Service Desk Analyst
8 4 (5.56%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.56%) Lightning Web Components
2 3 (4.17%) .NET
2 3 (4.17%) RESTful
2 3 (4.17%) Web Services
3 1 (1.39%) ADO
3 1 (1.39%) REST
3 1 (1.39%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.11%) iPad
2 7 (9.72%) Video Conferencing
3 6 (8.33%) iPhone
4 3 (4.17%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.17%) Management Information System
4 3 (4.17%) Onboarding
4 3 (4.17%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.78%) CMDB
5 2 (2.78%) Security Posture
5 2 (2.78%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (1.39%) CCTV
6 1 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.39%) HP Storage
6 1 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.39%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.39%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.39%) Replication
6 1 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.39%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 30 (41.67%) Windows
2 8 (11.11%) Mac OS
3 7 (9.72%) Windows Server
4 5 (6.94%) Linux
5 4 (5.56%) Windows 10
6 2 (2.78%) Mac OS X
7 1 (1.39%) Apple iOS
7 1 (1.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.39%) Unix
7 1 (1.39%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (1.39%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (30.56%) Service Management
2 17 (23.61%) ITSM
2 17 (23.61%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 11 (15.28%) Customer Service
4 11 (15.28%) Service Delivery
5 10 (13.89%) Project Management
5 10 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (9.72%) Change Management
6 7 (9.72%) Project Delivery
7 6 (8.33%) Agile
7 6 (8.33%) Computer Science
7 6 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (8.33%) Investment Management
8 5 (6.94%) Cloud Security
8 5 (6.94%) CRM
8 5 (6.94%) Information Security
8 5 (6.94%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (6.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 4 (5.56%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.39%) Apex Code
2 1 (1.39%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.39%) Python
2 1 (1.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (23.61%) Degree
2 12 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 8 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 6 (8.33%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (6.94%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (5.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (4.17%) CCNA
7 3 (4.17%) CCNP
7 3 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (2.78%) Azure Certification
8 2 (2.78%) JNCIS
8 2 (2.78%) MCITP
8 2 (2.78%) MCSA
8 2 (2.78%) MCSE
8 2 (2.78%) PMI Certification
8 2 (2.78%) PMP
9 1 (1.39%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.39%) MOS
9 1 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.72%) COBIT
1 7 (9.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (9.72%) SLA
2 3 (4.17%) GDPR
3 2 (2.78%) GRC
3 2 (2.78%) NIST
4 1 (1.39%) COSO
4 1 (1.39%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 19 (26.39%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.17%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.39%) RACF
4 1 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (15.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (12.50%) SCCM
3 2 (2.78%) SCOM
4 1 (1.39%) OMEGAMON
4 1 (1.39%) WSUS
Vendors
1 36 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 15 (20.83%) ServiceNow
3 6 (8.33%) Citrix
3 6 (8.33%) Polycom
3 6 (8.33%) VMware
4 5 (6.94%) Cisco
4 5 (6.94%) Salesforce
5 3 (4.17%) Databricks
5 3 (4.17%) HP
5 3 (4.17%) Oracle
5 3 (4.17%) Tenable
5 3 (4.17%) Workday
6 2 (2.78%) Apple
6 2 (2.78%) CyberArk
6 2 (2.78%) Fortinet
6 2 (2.78%) Okta
6 2 (2.78%) Remedy
6 2 (2.78%) SolarWinds
7 1 (1.39%) Altiris
7 1 (1.39%) Google