ITIL Foundation Certificate Job Trends in the South East

ITIL Foundation Certificate
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ITIL Foundation Certificate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 284 252
Rank change year-on-year +26 -32 +117
Permanent jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate 15 12 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.14% 0.13% 0.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.47% 0.30% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 12 9 41
10th Percentile £35,854 £33,950 £27,000
25th Percentile £38,910 £40,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £45,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -20.39% +41.31%
75th Percentile £59,688 £53,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £69,250 £78,750 £74,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -16.00% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,214 3,968 3,432
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 31.03% 44.29% 38.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 1,729 2,134
10th Percentile £27,500 £35,000 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%
75th Percentile £66,620 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

ITIL Foundation Certificate job vacancy trend in the South East

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ITIL Foundation Certificate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ITIL Foundation Certificate

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ITIL Foundation Certificate in the South East

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Thames Valley +19 9 £37,892 -5.27% 5
Oxfordshire - 7 £37,892 - 2
Kent - 3 £54,000 - 1
Hampshire +24 2 £55,000 +29.41% 3
West Sussex +1 1 £85,000 +17.24% 1
Berkshire -9 1 - - 2
Buckinghamshire - 1 - - 1
ITIL Foundation Certificate
England

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (20.00%) SaaS
3 1 (6.67%) AWS
3 1 (6.67%) Azure AI
3 1 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (6.67%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) VPN
2 1 (6.67%) BGP
2 1 (6.67%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (6.67%) EIGRP
2 1 (6.67%) Firewall
2 1 (6.67%) IKE
2 1 (6.67%) IPsec
2 1 (6.67%) LAN
2 1 (6.67%) Network Security
2 1 (6.67%) OSPF
2 1 (6.67%) SSL
2 1 (6.67%) WAN
2 1 (6.67%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Finance
3 4 (26.67%) Police
4 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Support Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Systems Analyst
3 4 (26.67%) Development Analyst
3 4 (26.67%) Development Support Analyst
3 4 (26.67%) IT Manager
3 4 (26.67%) Systems Development Analyst
3 4 (26.67%) Systems Support
3 4 (26.67%) Systems Support Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Service Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Service Design Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Service Transition Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Transition Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Business Continuity Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Desktop Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Desktop Support Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Security Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (26.67%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (13.33%) Cyber Security Posture
2 2 (13.33%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (6.67%) NHS
3 1 (6.67%) Security Posture
3 1 (6.67%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (6.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
1 1 (6.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) ITIL
2 7 (46.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (33.33%) ITSM
4 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (20.00%) AI
5 3 (20.00%) Change Control
5 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
5 3 (20.00%) Data Governance
5 3 (20.00%) Data Security
5 3 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
5 3 (20.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 3 (20.00%) Service Design
5 3 (20.00%) Service Management
6 2 (13.33%) Acceptance Criteria
6 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (13.33%) Machine Learning
6 2 (13.33%) Project Management
6 2 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (6.67%) Azure Certification
2 1 (6.67%) CCNA
2 1 (6.67%) CCNP
2 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (6.67%) CISSP
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (6.67%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Oracle
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (13.33%) Cisco
3 2 (13.33%) Concur
3 2 (13.33%) Salesforce
3 2 (13.33%) SAP
4 1 (6.67%) arcserve
4 1 (6.67%) CheckPoint
4 1 (6.67%) Citrix
4 1 (6.67%) HP
4 1 (6.67%) McAfee
4 1 (6.67%) Palo Alto
4 1 (6.67%) Veeam