ITIL Foundation Certificate Contract Job Trends in England

ITIL Foundation Certificate
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ITIL Foundation Certificate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 458 467 539
Rank change year-on-year +9 +72 +85
Contract jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 60 34 52
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.21% 0.11% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.65% 0.37% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 24 42
10th Percentile £220 £200 £245
25th Percentile £235 £327 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £286 £545 £520
Median % change year-on-year -47.52% +4.81% +41.50%
75th Percentile £450 £608 £615
90th Percentile £500 - -
UK median daily rate £325 £529 £450
% change year-on-year -38.59% +17.60% +26.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £18.69 £19.47 £17.05
25th Percentile £18.98 £20.72 £17.62
Median hourly rate £19.46 £22.82 £19.23
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% +18.67% -2.22%
75th Percentile £26.75 £24.91 £20.19
90th Percentile £31.10 £26.16 £20.38
UK median hourly rate £19.12 £22.82 £19.23
% change year-on-year -16.23% +18.67% -2.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

ITIL Foundation Certificate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,283 9,291 11,772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.50% 29.81% 29.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,940 5,682 7,603
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £730 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 786 428 699
10th Percentile £17.57 £20.00 £16.93
25th Percentile £18.87 £30.00 £25.19
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.19 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -51.81% -0.59% +16.67%
75th Percentile £42.63 £68.75 £69.19
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £53.50
% change year-on-year -45.54% -13.68% +18.89%

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ITIL Foundation Certificate job vacancy trend in England

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ITIL Foundation Certificate.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ITIL Foundation Certificate

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate in England over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL Foundation Certificate in England

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ITIL Foundation Certificate.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ITIL Foundation Certificate

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate in England over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ITIL Foundation Certificate in England

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate within the England region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
London +5 15 £375 +21.95% 6
North of England -23 14 £325 +140.74% 20
Midlands - 13 £275 - 3
South East +6 12 £274 -54.79% 13
West Midlands - 12 £275 - 3
North West -13 10 £330 - 13
South West +11 5 £235 -56.28% 4
Yorkshire -30 4 £235 +74.07% 2
East of England -13 1 £450 -25.00% 6
East Midlands - 1 - -
ITIL Foundation Certificate
UK

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (13.33%) SharePoint
3 7 (11.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (31.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 4 (6.67%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (6.67%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (6.67%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle FAH
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle iProcurement
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (3.33%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 2 (3.33%) SystmOne
3 1 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 25 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (10.00%) Azure
3 3 (5.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.33%) OCI
4 2 (3.33%) SaaS
5 1 (1.67%) GitHub
5 1 (1.67%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (1.67%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (20.00%) VPN
2 5 (8.33%) DNS
2 5 (8.33%) SSH
3 4 (6.67%) TCP/IP
4 3 (5.00%) DHCP
4 3 (5.00%) LAN
4 3 (5.00%) VoIP
5 2 (3.33%) Firewall
5 2 (3.33%) Wireless
6 1 (1.67%) Internet
6 1 (1.67%) Intranet
6 1 (1.67%) IP Telephony
6 1 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.67%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.67%) SQL Server
2 3 (5.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.67%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 8 (13.33%) JIRA
2 1 (1.67%) AdminStudio
2 1 (1.67%) InstallShield
2 1 (1.67%) MSI
General
1 34 (56.67%) Social Skills
2 17 (28.33%) Finance
3 15 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (8.33%) Military
6 4 (6.67%) Automotive
7 3 (5.00%) Banking
7 3 (5.00%) Legal
8 2 (3.33%) General Ledger
8 2 (3.33%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.33%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.67%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.67%) French Language
9 1 (1.67%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 21 (35.00%) Analyst
2 13 (21.67%) Support Engineer
3 10 (16.67%) Desktop Support
4 9 (15.00%) Senior
5 7 (11.67%) Desktop Engineer
5 7 (11.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 7 (11.67%) Service Analyst
5 7 (11.67%) Service Desk Analyst
6 5 (8.33%) Applications Support
6 5 (8.33%) Applications Support Technician
6 5 (8.33%) Senior Applications Support
6 5 (8.33%) Senior Support Technician
6 5 (8.33%) Senior Technician
6 5 (8.33%) Support Analyst
6 5 (8.33%) Support Technician
7 4 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (6.67%) IT Support
8 3 (5.00%) Desktop Support Analyst
8 3 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
8 3 (5.00%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.33%) Software Packaging
1 2 (3.33%) XML
2 1 (1.67%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.33%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (8.33%) Tandem
3 4 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 4 (6.67%) Product Ownership
4 3 (5.00%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.00%) Replication
4 3 (5.00%) Virtual Team
5 2 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (3.33%) NHS
5 2 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.67%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.67%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.67%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (1.67%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.67%) PKI
6 1 (1.67%) SCADA
6 1 (1.67%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 35 (58.33%) Windows
2 13 (21.67%) Windows 10
3 10 (16.67%) Unix
4 7 (11.67%) Windows Server
5 5 (8.33%) Linux
6 2 (3.33%) Apple iOS
6 2 (3.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.67%) Mac OS
7 1 (1.67%) Mac OS X
7 1 (1.67%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (100.00%) ITIL
2 23 (38.33%) Customer Service
3 19 (31.67%) ITSM
3 19 (31.67%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 9 (15.00%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (15.00%) Computer Science
5 9 (15.00%) Service Management
6 8 (13.33%) Asset Management
6 8 (13.33%) Change Management
6 8 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (11.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 7 (11.67%) Patch Management
8 6 (10.00%) Case Management
8 6 (10.00%) Roadmaps
9 5 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (8.33%) Preventative Maintenance
9 5 (8.33%) Process Improvement
9 5 (8.33%) Situational Awareness
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.33%) SQL
2 5 (8.33%) PowerShell
3 4 (6.67%) Python
4 3 (5.00%) VBScript
5 2 (3.33%) JavaScript
5 2 (3.33%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (40.00%) Degree
2 16 (26.67%) Security Cleared
3 9 (15.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (15.00%) DV Cleared
4 6 (10.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (3.33%) DBS Check
6 2 (3.33%) MCSA
7 1 (1.67%) CISM
7 1 (1.67%) CISSP
7 1 (1.67%) MCSE
7 1 (1.67%) MOS
7 1 (1.67%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (1.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (23.33%) SLA
2 6 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (5.00%) Data Quality
3 3 (5.00%) GDPR
3 3 (5.00%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.67%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (23.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 37 (61.67%) Microsoft
2 11 (18.33%) ServiceNow
3 7 (11.67%) Citrix
4 5 (8.33%) Apple
4 5 (8.33%) IBM
5 4 (6.67%) Gemalto
5 4 (6.67%) Oracle
5 4 (6.67%) Tenable
5 4 (6.67%) Thales
6 3 (5.00%) Cisco
6 3 (5.00%) McAfee
7 2 (3.33%) VMware
8 1 (1.67%) Avaya
8 1 (1.67%) Dell
8 1 (1.67%) HP
8 1 (1.67%) MobileIron
8 1 (1.67%) Polycom
8 1 (1.67%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.67%) Wyse