ITIL Foundation Certificate Contract Job Trends in Wales

ITIL Foundation Certificate
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in 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 1 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 39 43
Rank change year-on-year +2 +4 -
Contract jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 3 8 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.87% 2.04% 2.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.83% 6.25% 6.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 8
10th Percentile £175 £116 -
25th Percentile £183 - £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £120 £182
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -34.16% -
75th Percentile £232 £129 £187
90th Percentile £254 £134 £188
UK median daily rate £275 £462 £325
% change year-on-year -40.44% +42.06% -26.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 106 128 212
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 30.90% 32.57% 43.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 65 157
10th Percentile £196 £130 £217
25th Percentile £283 £210 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £400 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -23.81% -3.23%
75th Percentile £494 £550 £638
90th Percentile £648 £645 £680
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 29 14
10th Percentile £13.08 - -
25th Percentile £23.00 £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £25.15 £26.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% -3.64% +38.12%
75th Percentile - £50.00 £47.19
90th Percentile - £58.75 £51.01
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% -13.64% +22.22%

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for ITIL Foundation Certificate in Wales

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

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

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Contract Job Locations in 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 Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
South Wales 0 2 £183 +52.08% 2
North Wales - 1 £263 -
ITIL Foundation Certificate
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) LAN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
2 2 (66.67%) IT Support Technician
2 2 (66.67%) IT Technician
2 2 (66.67%) Support Technician
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Support Specialist
3 1 (33.33%) IT Support Specialist
3 1 (33.33%) Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) NHS
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Ergonomics
3 1 (33.33%) Human Factors
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Ab Initio