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 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 453 493 553
Rank change year-on-year +40 +60 +94
Contract jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 59 35 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.11% 0.088%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.68% 0.36% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 24 26
10th Percentile £220 £204 £223
25th Percentile £235 £478 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £605 £500
Median % change year-on-year -56.61% +21.00% +25.31%
75th Percentile £423 £608 £615
90th Percentile £500 - £648
UK median daily rate £275 £545 £395
% change year-on-year -49.54% +37.90% -9.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 2
10th Percentile £20.51 £15.35 £17.05
25th Percentile £22.10 £15.61 £17.62
Median hourly rate £25.73 £21.38 £19.23
Median % change year-on-year +20.35% +11.19% -2.22%
75th Percentile £30.37 £27.00 £20.19
90th Percentile £32.55 - £20.38
UK median hourly rate £19.23 £21.38 £19.23
% change year-on-year -10.06% +11.19% -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 8,740 9,801 12,001
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.45% 29.76% 28.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,560 6,053 7,758
10th Percentile £303 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £715 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 688 574 658
10th Percentile £18.13 £17.20 £16.28
25th Percentile £18.87 £27.00 £24.31
Median hourly rate £25.15 £54.00 £54.53
Median % change year-on-year -53.43% -0.97% +21.18%
75th Percentile £47.80 £69.94 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.00 £78.61
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.50 £54.53
% change year-on-year -49.19% -9.22% +21.18%

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ITIL Foundation Certificate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL Foundation Certificate 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 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
London +28 15 £375 +7.14% 5
Midlands -4 13 £275 -18.52% 4
West Midlands +1 12 £275 -18.52% 3
North of England -5 12 £235 - 9
South West +30 9 £235 -56.88% 4
South East +13 9 £303 -50.00% 9
Yorkshire -10 6 £235 -
North West -11 6 £303 - 3
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
ITIL Foundation Certificate
UK

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 17 (28.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (5.08%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (37.29%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (6.78%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (6.78%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle FAH
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle iProcurement
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (3.39%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (49.15%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (13.56%) Azure
3 5 (8.47%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.39%) OCI
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Storage
5 1 (1.69%) GitHub
5 1 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (1.69%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (23.73%) VPN
2 4 (6.78%) DNS
3 3 (5.08%) DHCP
3 3 (5.08%) Firewall
3 3 (5.08%) LAN
3 3 (5.08%) TCP/IP
3 3 (5.08%) VoIP
4 2 (3.39%) Wireless
5 1 (1.69%) Internet
5 1 (1.69%) Intranet
5 1 (1.69%) IP Telephony
5 1 (1.69%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.78%) SQL Server
2 3 (5.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (5.08%) JIRA
2 1 (1.69%) AdminStudio
2 1 (1.69%) InstallShield
2 1 (1.69%) MSI
General
1 34 (57.63%) Social Skills
2 15 (25.42%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (25.42%) Finance
3 6 (10.17%) Military
3 6 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (8.47%) Legal
5 4 (6.78%) Automotive
6 3 (5.08%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.39%) Banking
7 2 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.39%) Financial Institution
7 2 (3.39%) General Ledger
7 2 (3.39%) International Banking
7 2 (3.39%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 21 (35.59%) Support Engineer
2 14 (23.73%) Desktop Engineer
2 14 (23.73%) Desktop Support
2 14 (23.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 12 (20.34%) Analyst
4 10 (16.95%) Senior
5 6 (10.17%) Service Analyst
5 6 (10.17%) Service Desk Analyst
6 5 (8.47%) Applications Support
6 5 (8.47%) Applications Support Technician
6 5 (8.47%) IT Support
6 5 (8.47%) Senior Applications Support
6 5 (8.47%) Senior Support Technician
6 5 (8.47%) Senior Technician
6 5 (8.47%) Support Technician
7 4 (6.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Service Manager
8 3 (5.08%) Product Manager
8 3 (5.08%) Senior Analyst
8 3 (5.08%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.39%) Software Packaging
1 2 (3.39%) XML
2 1 (1.69%) ARM Templates
2 1 (1.69%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.47%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (6.78%) Product Ownership
2 4 (6.78%) Replication
3 3 (5.08%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.69%) CMDB
5 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.69%) Hedge funds
5 1 (1.69%) iPad
5 1 (1.69%) iPhone
5 1 (1.69%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.69%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.69%) PKI
5 1 (1.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 26 (44.07%) Windows
2 9 (15.25%) Windows 10
3 7 (11.86%) Windows Server
4 6 (10.17%) Linux
5 5 (8.47%) Unix
6 3 (5.08%) Apple iOS
6 3 (5.08%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.69%) Mac OS X
7 1 (1.69%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (100.00%) ITIL
2 25 (42.37%) Customer Service
3 22 (37.29%) ITSM
4 17 (28.81%) Collaborative Working
5 16 (27.12%) Service Delivery
6 15 (25.42%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (22.03%) Case Management
8 10 (16.95%) Asset Management
9 8 (13.56%) Service Management
10 7 (11.86%) Patch Management
10 7 (11.86%) Roadmaps
11 6 (10.17%) Agile
11 6 (10.17%) Change Management
12 5 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
12 5 (8.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 5 (8.47%) Preventative Maintenance
12 5 (8.47%) Process Improvement
12 5 (8.47%) Project Management
12 5 (8.47%) Situational Awareness
13 4 (6.78%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.95%) SQL
2 5 (8.47%) PowerShell
3 4 (6.78%) VBScript
4 2 (3.39%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.39%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.69%) Bicep
5 1 (1.69%) C#
5 1 (1.69%) VB
Qualifications
1 26 (44.07%) Degree
2 17 (28.81%) Security Cleared
3 10 (16.95%) DV Cleared
4 7 (11.86%) SC Cleared
5 4 (6.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.39%) DBS Check
6 2 (3.39%) MCSA
6 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (3.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (1.69%) A+ Certification
7 1 (1.69%) MCSE
7 1 (1.69%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (23.73%) SLA
2 13 (22.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (5.08%) GDPR
4 2 (3.39%) Data Quality
4 2 (3.39%) PMO
System Software
1 26 (44.07%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.39%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.69%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.69%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (37.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (16.95%) SCCM
3 1 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.69%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.69%) SCOM
3 1 (1.69%) WSUS
Vendors
1 40 (67.80%) Microsoft
2 18 (30.51%) ServiceNow
3 14 (23.73%) Citrix
4 6 (10.17%) Apple
5 4 (6.78%) Oracle
5 4 (6.78%) Tenable
6 3 (5.08%) Cisco
7 2 (3.39%) Salesforce
7 2 (3.39%) VMware
8 1 (1.69%) Avaya
8 1 (1.69%) Dell
8 1 (1.69%) HP
8 1 (1.69%) MobileIron
8 1 (1.69%) Polycom
8 1 (1.69%) Wyse