ITIL Contracts in the South East

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring ITIL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ITIL over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 32 32
Rank change year-on-year +13 0 -14
DemandTrendContract jobs citing ITIL 263 276 358
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 7.44% 5.69% 6.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.29% 6.89% 7.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 171 245
10th Percentile £208 £203 £195
25th Percentile £396 £260 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £440
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £556 £604 £556
90th Percentile £600 £608 £667
England median daily rate £450 £488 £480
% change year-on-year -7.69% +1.50% +1.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 16
10th Percentile £17.22 £17.69 -
25th Percentile £22.72 £22.38 £15.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £27.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +52.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £67.44 £29.00 £49.43
90th Percentile £89.63 £53.53 £54.56
England median hourly rate £26.45 £21.37 £17.50
% change year-on-year +23.77% +22.11% +12.90%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,174 4,003 4,995
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 89.81% 82.52% 89.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,977 2,441 3,384
10th Percentile £250 £255 £250
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £518
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.35% +3.60%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £623
90th Percentile £667 £700 £700
England median daily rate £511 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.64% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 315 239
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £15.45
25th Percentile £15.25 £26.25 £21.24
Median hourly rate £23.00 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -59.90% +14.70% +96.08%
75th Percentile £51.10 £70.09 £64.13
90th Percentile £71.40 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £40.59
% change year-on-year -41.51% +5.94% +50.44%

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
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ITIL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ITIL

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ITIL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ITIL

ITIL
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
DemandTrendContract 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 19 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -4 119 £450 -19.64% 81
Hampshire +47 82 £538 -5.91% 57
Berkshire -12 67 £450 -25.62% 44
Buckinghamshire +2 34 £413 -4.35% 34
Surrey +7 31 £260 - 41
Oxfordshire +4 18 £450 +63.64% 5
Kent +5 16 £475 +46.15% 20
East Sussex +4 6 £450 -10.00% 3
West Sussex -16 5 £200 -58.33% 17
Middlesex +4 3 - - 10
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 24 (9.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (8.37%) SharePoint
3 15 (5.70%) Skype for Business
4 12 (4.56%) Exchange Server 2003
4 12 (4.56%) Exchange Server 2007
4 12 (4.56%) Exchange Server 2010
4 12 (4.56%) Exchange Server 2013
4 12 (4.56%) Office Communications Server
4 12 (4.56%) SharePoint Server
5 4 (1.52%) Confluence
6 3 (1.14%) Mattermost
7 2 (0.76%) Camunda
7 2 (0.76%) IIS
8 1 (0.38%) Smallworld
8 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
Applications
1 29 (11.03%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (3.42%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 38 (14.45%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (7.98%) Azure
3 11 (4.18%) Entra ID
4 9 (3.42%) AWS
5 8 (3.04%) SaaS
6 6 (2.28%) IaaS
6 6 (2.28%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.52%) PaaS
8 3 (1.14%) GCP
9 2 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.76%) GitHub
9 2 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.38%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.38%) Azure Storage
10 1 (0.38%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.38%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 33 (12.55%) DNS
2 30 (11.41%) SAN
3 28 (10.65%) DHCP
4 24 (9.13%) Firewall
5 23 (8.75%) VPN
6 19 (7.22%) TCP/IP
7 12 (4.56%) DDNS
8 9 (3.42%) Wireless
9 8 (3.04%) LAN
9 8 (3.04%) WAN
10 7 (2.66%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (1.90%) 5G
11 5 (1.90%) Broadband
11 5 (1.90%) MPLS
12 4 (1.52%) GPON
12 4 (1.52%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (1.52%) Skype
12 4 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (1.14%) 4G
13 3 (1.14%) xDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.66%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.28%) Power BI
3 4 (1.52%) Metadata
4 3 (1.14%) Oracle Database
4 3 (1.14%) Oracle Exadata
5 2 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle BI EE
5 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.76%) Tableau
6 1 (0.38%) GIS
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 8 (3.04%) JIRA
2 3 (1.14%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.38%) Git
3 1 (0.38%) GitLab
3 1 (0.38%) SoapUI
General
1 94 (35.74%) Social Skills
2 41 (15.59%) Finance
3 31 (11.79%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (9.13%) Public Sector
4 24 (9.13%) Telecoms
5 9 (3.42%) Legal
5 9 (3.42%) Retail
6 8 (3.04%) Automotive
7 7 (2.66%) Banking
7 7 (2.66%) Law
8 6 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.52%) Aviation
9 4 (1.52%) Military
10 3 (1.14%) German Language
10 3 (1.14%) Police
11 2 (0.76%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.76%) Front Office
11 2 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.76%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.76%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 46 (17.49%) Architect
2 37 (14.07%) Analyst
3 30 (11.41%) Support Engineer
4 26 (9.89%) Senior
5 25 (9.51%) Service Architect
6 18 (6.84%) IT Support
7 16 (6.08%) Administrator
7 16 (6.08%) Lead
8 13 (4.94%) 2nd Line Support
9 12 (4.56%) Exchange Engineer
9 12 (4.56%) Exchange Support
9 12 (4.56%) Service Manager
10 11 (4.18%) Consultant
10 11 (4.18%) Service Analyst
11 10 (3.80%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 10 (3.80%) Project Manager
12 9 (3.42%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 9 (3.42%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 9 (3.42%) Applications Support
12 9 (3.42%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.28%) Middleware
1 6 (2.28%) Web Services
2 4 (1.52%) SOAP
3 3 (1.14%) Oracle GoldenGate
3 3 (1.14%) XML
4 2 (0.76%) Apache Axis
5 1 (0.38%) Ajax
5 1 (0.38%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.38%) CSS
5 1 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.38%) HTML
5 1 (0.38%) JSON
5 1 (0.38%) REST
5 1 (0.38%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.38%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.70%) Replication
2 11 (4.18%) Onboarding
3 7 (2.66%) Driving Licence
3 7 (2.66%) Enterprise Storage
4 6 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (2.28%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.28%) Management Information System
5 5 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.52%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.52%) Smartphone
7 3 (1.14%) CMDB
7 3 (1.14%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.14%) TM Forum
8 2 (0.76%) HP Storage
8 2 (0.76%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.76%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.38%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.38%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 87 (33.08%) Windows
2 30 (11.41%) Linux
3 26 (9.89%) Windows 10
4 19 (7.22%) Windows Server
5 17 (6.46%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (4.56%) Windows Server 2003
7 11 (4.18%) Mac OS
8 10 (3.80%) Windows Server 2012
9 9 (3.42%) Unix
10 7 (2.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 7 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.52%) Debian
11 4 (1.52%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.14%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.76%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.38%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.38%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (27.00%) Service Management
2 52 (19.77%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (14.45%) Agile
3 38 (14.45%) Project Delivery
3 38 (14.45%) Service Design
4 35 (13.31%) Service Delivery
4 35 (13.31%) Stakeholder Management
5 32 (12.17%) ITSM
6 26 (9.89%) Customer Service
7 25 (9.51%) IT4IT
8 24 (9.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (7.98%) Incident Management
10 20 (7.60%) Business Intelligence
11 18 (6.84%) Change Management
11 18 (6.84%) PRINCE2
12 17 (6.46%) High Availability
12 17 (6.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 16 (6.08%) Cybersecurity
14 15 (5.70%) Migration
15 14 (5.32%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.41%) SQL
2 10 (3.80%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.42%) Python
4 8 (3.04%) Shell Script
5 5 (1.90%) Bash
6 4 (1.52%) Java
7 3 (1.14%) C#
7 3 (1.14%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.76%) Ruby
9 1 (0.38%) Bicep
9 1 (0.38%) Go
9 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.38%) Magik
9 1 (0.38%) VB
9 1 (0.38%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 95 (36.12%) Security Cleared
2 62 (23.57%) SC Cleared
3 36 (13.69%) Degree
4 30 (11.41%) DV Cleared
5 17 (6.46%) ITIL Certification
6 12 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (3.80%) A+ Certification
7 10 (3.80%) PMI Certification
8 9 (3.42%) PMP
9 8 (3.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (2.28%) CISMP
10 6 (2.28%) GSEC
11 5 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (1.90%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.90%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (1.14%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.14%) MCSA
12 3 (1.14%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 26 (9.89%) SLA
3 22 (8.37%) GDPR
4 11 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (4.18%) QA
5 5 (1.90%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.14%) COBIT
6 3 (1.14%) NIST
7 2 (0.76%) OASIS TOSCA
8 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.38%) COSO
8 1 (0.38%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.38%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 52 (19.77%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (4.56%) Brightmail
3 12 (4.56%) ISA Server
4 6 (2.28%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.90%) Terminal Services
5 5 (1.90%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.90%) vSphere
6 4 (1.52%) DFS Replication
7 3 (1.14%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.76%) XenApp
9 1 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.38%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 15 (5.70%) SCCM
2 12 (4.56%) Microsoft Clustering
3 9 (3.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (2.66%) NetBackup
5 5 (1.90%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.90%) SCOM
6 4 (1.52%) Amdocs OSS
6 4 (1.52%) HP ALM
6 4 (1.52%) HP Quality Center
7 3 (1.14%) Ansible
7 3 (1.14%) Data Guard
7 3 (1.14%) HP SiteScope
7 3 (1.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (1.14%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.76%) BMC PATROL
8 2 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.76%) Terraform
8 2 (0.76%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.76%) WSUS
9 1 (0.38%) Rancher
Vendors
1 71 (27.00%) Microsoft
2 47 (17.87%) ServiceNow
3 22 (8.37%) VMware
4 17 (6.46%) Citrix
5 12 (4.56%) Cisco
5 12 (4.56%) HP
5 12 (4.56%) Remedy
6 11 (4.18%) Red Hat
6 11 (4.18%) Salesforce
7 9 (3.42%) Oracle
8 8 (3.04%) SAP
9 7 (2.66%) 3PAR
9 7 (2.66%) BMC
9 7 (2.66%) Veritas
10 6 (2.28%) IFS
11 5 (1.90%) Atlassian
11 5 (1.90%) MuleSoft
11 5 (1.90%) NetApp
11 5 (1.90%) Nimble Storage
12 4 (1.52%) CheckPoint