ITIL Job Trends in the East Midlands

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring ITIL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 22 62
Rank change year-on-year -31 +40 +4
Permanent jobs citing ITIL 131 106 145
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 3.11% 7.20% 3.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 8.09% 4.42%
Number of salaries quoted 85 69 110
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £22,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +4.48% -20.24%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £45,000
90th Percentile £80,900 £59,900 £61,350
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +3.09% +2.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

ITIL falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,063 1,311 3,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 72.60% 89.00% 80.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,811 890 2,476
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ITIL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

ITIL job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

ITIL
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing ITIL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing ITIL

ITIL
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for ITIL in the East Midlands

ITIL
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 April 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Nottinghamshire +9 53 £32,250 -32.11% 9
Leicestershire -41 21 £47,500 +82.69% 5
Northamptonshire -2 20 £70,000 +118.75% 7
Derbyshire -20 20 £55,000 +12.24% 6
Lincolnshire -29 13 £45,000 +9.09% 6
Rutland - 1 £45,000 -
ITIL
England

ITIL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 11 (8.40%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.29%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (5.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 65 (49.62%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (22.90%) Azure
3 16 (12.21%) Entra ID
4 7 (5.34%) AWS
5 6 (4.58%) Microsoft Purview
5 6 (4.58%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.05%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.53%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.53%) IaaS
7 2 (1.53%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.76%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.76%) Azure Storage
8 1 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (13.74%) Firewall
2 13 (9.92%) LAN
2 13 (9.92%) WAN
3 9 (6.87%) IP Telephony
3 9 (6.87%) VoIP
4 8 (6.11%) TCP/IP
5 7 (5.34%) DHCP
5 7 (5.34%) DNS
6 5 (3.82%) SD-WAN
7 4 (3.05%) PBX
7 4 (3.05%) Value-Added Service
8 3 (2.29%) VPN
8 3 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (2.29%) Wireless
9 2 (1.53%) OpenScape
9 2 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.76%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.76%) IPsec
10 1 (0.76%) Network Security
10 1 (0.76%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.58%) Power BI
2 2 (1.53%) DB2
2 2 (1.53%) Easytrieve
Development Applications
1 2 (1.53%) Git
2 1 (0.76%) JIRA
General
1 56 (42.75%) Social Skills
2 19 (14.50%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (10.69%) Public Sector
4 13 (9.92%) Finance
4 13 (9.92%) Retail
5 12 (9.16%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (7.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (6.11%) Telecoms
8 6 (4.58%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.82%) Law
9 5 (3.82%) Local Government
10 4 (3.05%) Front Office
10 4 (3.05%) Marketing
10 4 (3.05%) Military
11 3 (2.29%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.29%) Electronics
11 3 (2.29%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.53%) Automotive
12 2 (1.53%) Legal
13 1 (0.76%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 29 (22.14%) IT Support
2 23 (17.56%) IT Manager
3 16 (12.21%) Lead
4 15 (11.45%) IT Engineer
4 15 (11.45%) Service Manager
5 11 (8.40%) IT Support Engineer
5 11 (8.40%) Support Engineer
6 9 (6.87%) 1st Line Support
6 9 (6.87%) Analyst
6 9 (6.87%) Support Manager
7 8 (6.11%) IT Analyst
7 8 (6.11%) Support Technician
8 7 (5.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (5.34%) IT Programme Manager
8 7 (5.34%) Programme Manager
9 6 (4.58%) Field Engineer
10 5 (3.82%) ICT Support
10 5 (3.82%) ICT Support Technician
10 5 (3.82%) ICT Technician
10 5 (3.82%) IT Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.29%) Middleware
2 2 (1.53%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 20 (15.27%) Driving Licence
2 15 (11.45%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 15 (11.45%) Cyber Threat
2 15 (11.45%) Operational Technology
2 15 (11.45%) Security Operations Centre
3 7 (5.34%) EPoS
3 7 (5.34%) PMI
3 7 (5.34%) Virtual Team
4 6 (4.58%) CMDB
5 5 (3.82%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.82%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (3.05%) CCTV
6 4 (3.05%) Culture of Ownership
7 3 (2.29%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.29%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.53%) Mainframe
8 2 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.53%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 44 (33.59%) Windows
2 15 (11.45%) Windows Server
3 11 (8.40%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.34%) Linux
5 5 (3.82%) Android
6 4 (3.05%) Apple iOS
7 3 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (1.53%) Mac OS
8 2 (1.53%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (29.77%) ITSM
1 39 (29.77%) Service Management
2 36 (27.48%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (25.19%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (23.66%) Service Delivery
5 30 (22.90%) Customer Service
5 30 (22.90%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (19.08%) Mentoring
7 23 (17.56%) Roadmaps
8 20 (15.27%) Risk Management
8 20 (15.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 19 (14.50%) Technology Roadmap
10 17 (12.98%) Cybersecurity
10 17 (12.98%) Process Improvement
10 17 (12.98%) Security Operations
11 16 (12.21%) Business Strategy
11 16 (12.21%) Change Advisory Board
12 15 (11.45%) Cyber Intelligence
12 15 (11.45%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 15 (11.45%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.58%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.05%) SQL
3 2 (1.53%) Assembly Language
3 2 (1.53%) COBOL
3 2 (1.53%) JCL
Qualifications
1 14 (10.69%) Degree
2 11 (8.40%) PMI Certification
2 11 (8.40%) PMP
3 10 (7.63%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (6.11%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (5.34%) CCNA
5 7 (5.34%) Security Cleared
6 5 (3.82%) CCNP
7 4 (3.05%) MCSA
7 4 (3.05%) MCSE
7 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 3 (2.29%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (2.29%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.29%) MBA
8 3 (2.29%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.53%) CISM
9 2 (1.53%) CISMP
9 2 (1.53%) CISSP
9 2 (1.53%) DBS Check
9 2 (1.53%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (17.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (12.98%) SLA
3 16 (12.21%) NIST
4 15 (11.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 6 (4.58%) GDPR
6 5 (3.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.53%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.53%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 38 (29.01%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.82%) Hyper-V
3 5 (3.82%) vSphere
4 4 (3.05%) Terminal Services
5 2 (1.53%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.76%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (8.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.29%) Autotask
3 2 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (1.53%) Nagios
Vendors
1 46 (35.11%) Microsoft
2 20 (15.27%) ServiceNow
3 13 (9.92%) VMware
4 9 (6.87%) Cisco
5 4 (3.05%) Draytek
5 4 (3.05%) Logitech
5 4 (3.05%) Mitel
5 4 (3.05%) Oracle
5 4 (3.05%) Sophos
5 4 (3.05%) TOWER Software
5 4 (3.05%) WatchGuard
6 3 (2.29%) ESRI
6 3 (2.29%) QAD
6 3 (2.29%) SAP
6 3 (2.29%) Veeam
7 2 (1.53%) Epicor
7 2 (1.53%) Google
7 2 (1.53%) IBM
7 2 (1.53%) Meraki
7 2 (1.53%) SolarWinds