ITIL Foundation Certificate Contract Job Trends in South Wales

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 2 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 34 50
Rank change year-on-year 0 +16 -
Contract jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 2 7 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 0.81% 2.12% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.86% 6.19% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile £173 £115 -
25th Percentile £176 - £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £183 £120 £185
Median % change year-on-year +52.08% -34.96% -
75th Percentile £189 £126 £187
90th Percentile £193 £133 -
Wales median daily rate £195 £120 £182
% change year-on-year +62.50% -34.16% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 70 113 175
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 28.46% 34.24% 42.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 56 134
10th Percentile £188 £128 £273
25th Percentile £284 £198 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £331 £400 £550
Median % change year-on-year -17.21% -27.27% -
75th Percentile £480 £556 £638
90th Percentile £615 £645 £688
Wales median daily rate £353 £400 £525
% change year-on-year -11.73% -23.81% -3.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 26 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £13.08 £25.93 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.56% -20.22% +63.23%
75th Percentile £20.40 £50.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £32.20 £64.38 £51.16
Wales median hourly rate £25.15 £26.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -5.09% -3.64% +38.12%

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for ITIL Foundation Certificate in South Wales

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 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
Cardiff -1 2 £183 +52.08% 2
ITIL Foundation Certificate
Wales

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 2 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 2 (100.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) NHS
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA