ITIL Contracts in the South East

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ITIL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ITIL over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 26 20
Rank change year-on-year -3 -6 +13
Contract jobs citing ITIL 320 419 639
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 5.80% 7.41% 8.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.87% 8.31% 9.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 322 419
10th Percentile £205 £200 £169
25th Percentile £266 £320 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £455 £430
Median % change year-on-year +6.76% +5.81% +3.43%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £585
90th Percentile £608 £662 £677
England median daily rate £495 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +4.21% +5.50% +2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 25
10th Percentile - £15.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £17.19 £13.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £36.70 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.42% +115.88% -19.24%
75th Percentile £28.42 £53.02 £17.50
90th Percentile £42.48 £54.56 £23.65
England median hourly rate £17.69 £18.25 £15.50
% change year-on-year -3.07% +17.74% -18.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

ITIL is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,658 5,044 6,836
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.40% 89.18% 89.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,721 3,504 4,640
10th Percentile £250 £250 £226
25th Percentile £400 £400 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +2.00% +9.29%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £594
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 436 222 278
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.31 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £15.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +130.23% -19.63%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.63 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £60.45
England median hourly rate £37.18 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.85% +50.00% +6.38%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing ITIL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the South East.

Daily rate trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley -2 217 £465 -2.11% 63
Berkshire +16 151 £575 +17.95% 40
Buckinghamshire -4 49 £465 -0.99% 16
Hampshire -22 47 £600 +93.86% 29
West Sussex +11 23 £425 -13.27% 7
Surrey 0 21 £525 +50.00% 16
Oxfordshire +11 17 £275 -42.11% 7
Kent -1 9 £488 +297.96% 16
Middlesex +3 3 £375 -31.82%
M4 Corridor - 1 £598 -
ITIL
England

ITIL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 31 (9.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.25%) Confluence
3 3 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (0.94%) SAS
4 2 (0.63%) nginx
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Spatial
5 1 (0.31%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.31%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 34 (10.63%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.94%) SPSS
5 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.63%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.63%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle AGIS
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.31%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.31%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 43 (13.44%) Azure
2 33 (10.31%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (6.88%) Entra ID
4 16 (5.00%) Azure Monitor
4 16 (5.00%) Azure Storage
5 14 (4.38%) OCI
6 5 (1.56%) AWS
7 4 (1.25%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.31%) Boomi
8 1 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.31%) GCP
8 1 (0.31%) PaaS
8 1 (0.31%) SaaS
8 1 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 46 (14.38%) DNS
2 45 (14.06%) DHCP
3 44 (13.75%) Firewall
4 40 (12.50%) SAN
5 21 (6.56%) LAN
6 15 (4.69%) TCP/IP
7 10 (3.13%) Wireless
8 9 (2.81%) Network Security
9 8 (2.50%) WAN
10 6 (1.88%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (1.25%) BGP
11 4 (1.25%) OSPF
11 4 (1.25%) VSAN
12 3 (0.94%) HTTP
12 3 (0.94%) MPLS
12 3 (0.94%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (0.63%) Fibre Channel
13 2 (0.63%) NAS
13 2 (0.63%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.94%) Qlik Sense
1 3 (0.94%) Tableau
2 2 (0.63%) MySQL
2 2 (0.63%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.31%) GIS
3 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.31%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (2.81%) JIRA
1 9 (2.81%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (0.94%) GitLab
3 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.31%) MSI
General
1 122 (38.13%) Social Skills
2 38 (11.88%) Finance
3 34 (10.63%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (5.31%) Presentation Skills
6 16 (5.00%) Public Sector
7 15 (4.69%) Telecoms
8 13 (4.06%) Legal
8 13 (4.06%) Retail
9 11 (3.44%) Marketing
10 9 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (2.81%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.50%) Automotive
12 5 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.94%) Front Office
14 3 (0.94%) German Language
14 3 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.63%) Banking
Job Titles
1 38 (11.88%) Analyst
2 35 (10.94%) Senior
3 29 (9.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 28 (8.75%) Support Engineer
5 27 (8.44%) Architect
6 21 (6.56%) Build Engineer
6 21 (6.56%) Hardware Engineer
7 20 (6.25%) Windows Build Engineer
7 20 (6.25%) Windows Engineer
8 19 (5.94%) Desktop Support
9 18 (5.63%) Desktop Engineer
9 18 (5.63%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 18 (5.63%) Service Manager
10 17 (5.31%) Active Directory Support
10 17 (5.31%) Azure Specialist
10 17 (5.31%) Lead
10 17 (5.31%) Service Analyst
11 16 (5.00%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
12 15 (4.69%) Developer
12 15 (4.69%) Service Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.00%) ARM Templates
2 4 (1.25%) Middleware
3 3 (0.94%) .NET
3 3 (0.94%) D3.js
3 3 (0.94%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.63%) BAPI
4 2 (0.63%) EDI
4 2 (0.63%) Kafka
4 2 (0.63%) REST
4 2 (0.63%) SAP ALE
4 2 (0.63%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.31%) CSS
5 1 (0.31%) HTML
5 1 (0.31%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.31%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.31%) Web Services
5 1 (0.31%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.25%) Data Centre
2 35 (10.94%) Driving Licence
3 25 (7.81%) PKI
3 25 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (5.31%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.44%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (2.19%) CMDB
7 3 (0.94%) Blackberry
7 3 (0.94%) CCTV
7 3 (0.94%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (0.63%) CSOC
8 2 (0.63%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.63%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.63%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.63%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.63%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.63%) Tandem
9 1 (0.31%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.31%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 134 (41.88%) Windows
2 76 (23.75%) Windows 10
3 65 (20.31%) Linux
4 59 (18.44%) Windows Server 2016
5 57 (17.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 55 (17.19%) Windows Server
7 41 (12.81%) Windows Server 2012
8 37 (11.56%) Windows 7
9 24 (7.50%) Unix
10 20 (6.25%) Windows NT
11 17 (5.31%) Ubuntu
12 14 (4.38%) Windows XP
13 12 (3.75%) Debian
14 6 (1.88%) Mac OS
15 5 (1.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 4 (1.25%) Solaris
17 3 (0.94%) Android
17 3 (0.94%) Mac OS X
17 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2008
18 2 (0.63%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (27.50%) Service Management
2 82 (25.63%) Customer Service
3 81 (25.31%) Problem-Solving
4 69 (21.56%) Agile
5 58 (18.13%) Release Management
6 45 (14.06%) Service Delivery
7 40 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 34 (10.63%) Project Management
9 32 (10.00%) Configuration Management
9 32 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 31 (9.69%) Customer Requirements
10 31 (9.69%) ITSM
11 30 (9.38%) Disaster Recovery
12 29 (9.06%) Problem Management
13 26 (8.13%) Incident Management
14 25 (7.81%) Continuous Improvement
14 25 (7.81%) Roadmaps
15 24 (7.50%) Project Delivery
15 24 (7.50%) Service Design
16 23 (7.19%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (13.44%) PowerShell
2 19 (5.94%) Python
3 18 (5.63%) VBScript
4 16 (5.00%) Bicep
4 16 (5.00%) C#
4 16 (5.00%) VB
5 10 (3.13%) SQL
6 7 (2.19%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.94%) Go
7 3 (0.94%) R
7 3 (0.94%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.63%) ABAP
8 2 (0.63%) AWK
8 2 (0.63%) Bourne shell
8 2 (0.63%) C++
8 2 (0.63%) Korn
8 2 (0.63%) Perl
9 1 (0.31%) Groovy
9 1 (0.31%) Java
9 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 166 (51.88%) Security Cleared
2 120 (37.50%) DV Cleared
3 89 (27.81%) Degree
4 79 (24.69%) SC Cleared
5 22 (6.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 21 (6.56%) ITIL Certification
7 20 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (5.31%) CCNA
9 16 (5.00%) CCNP
10 8 (2.50%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.19%) ISACA
12 6 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (1.25%) VCAP
14 4 (1.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.94%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
16 2 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
16 2 (0.63%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.44%) SLA
2 25 (7.81%) QA
3 20 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 10 (3.13%) COBIT
4 10 (3.13%) NIST
5 9 (2.81%) GDPR
6 8 (2.50%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (1.56%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.63%) PMO
10 1 (0.31%) ITGC
10 1 (0.31%) NCSC
System Software
1 85 (26.56%) Active Directory
2 36 (11.25%) Firmware
3 27 (8.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (6.56%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (6.25%) Hyper-V
6 17 (5.31%) VMware ESXi
7 16 (5.00%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (2.81%) vSphere
9 6 (1.88%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.94%) XenApp
11 1 (0.31%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 93 (29.06%) SCCM
2 54 (16.88%) WSUS
3 32 (10.00%) SCOM
4 25 (7.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (6.56%) Kubernetes
6 20 (6.25%) Sysprep
7 19 (5.94%) NetBackup
8 16 (5.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 14 (4.38%) EMC NetWorker
9 14 (4.38%) vCenter Server
10 9 (2.81%) Ansible
11 8 (2.50%) AirWatch
12 6 (1.88%) Terraform
13 5 (1.56%) Rancher
14 4 (1.25%) Red Hat Satellite
15 2 (0.63%) IBM BigFix
15 2 (0.63%) Oracle ZFS
15 2 (0.63%) PaperCut
15 2 (0.63%) Tivoli
15 2 (0.63%) yum
Vendors
1 127 (39.69%) Microsoft
2 66 (20.63%) HP
3 47 (14.69%) VMware
4 44 (13.75%) ServiceNow
5 31 (9.69%) Cisco
6 23 (7.19%) Dell
7 21 (6.56%) Red Hat
8 18 (5.63%) Juniper
8 18 (5.63%) Oracle
9 17 (5.31%) 3PAR
9 17 (5.31%) EMC
9 17 (5.31%) Palo Alto
10 16 (5.00%) Symantec
10 16 (5.00%) Veeam
11 14 (4.38%) Extreme Networks
12 8 (2.50%) Apple
12 8 (2.50%) F5
12 8 (2.50%) Remedy
13 7 (2.19%) SAP
14 5 (1.56%) IBM