ITIL Foundation Certificate Job Trends
ITIL Foundation Certificate
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ITIL Foundation Certificate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 722 | 562 | 642 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -160 | +80 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate | 100 | 115 | 117 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.084% | 0.24% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.49% | 0.69% | 0.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73 | 85 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,625 | £30,500 | £30,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £39,929 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.44% | -0.18% | -15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,250 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £66,255 | £62,800 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £37,000 | £39,345 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -5.96% | -7.42% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 20,458 | 16,774 | 19,753 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.09% | 34.34% | 28.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,872 | 7,334 | 8,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £28,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £36,250 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £75,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,500 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.84% | -13.64% | +4.76% |
ITIL Foundation Certificate Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ITIL Foundation Certificate relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
ITIL Foundation Certificate Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ITIL Foundation Certificate.
ITIL Foundation Certificate Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
ITIL Foundation Certificate Top 16 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -162 | 89 | £42,500 | +6.44% | 74 |
| UK excluding London | -171 | 71 | £40,000 | +8.11% | 58 |
| North of England | -84 | 24 | £26,875 | -17.31% | 22 |
| Work from Home | -92 | 22 | £47,500 | +32.48% | 39 |
| London | -65 | 20 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 15 |
| South East | -65 | 17 | £42,500 | +6.44% | 12 |
| Midlands | -55 | 13 | £43,500 | -19.44% | 15 |
| North West | -35 | 12 | £27,500 | -23.30% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -55 | 9 | £26,250 | -15.32% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 7 | £31,000 | -42.59% | 8 |
| South West | -77 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 6 | £45,000 | - | 7 |
| East of England | -31 | 6 | £38,250 | +17.69% | 5 |
| Scotland | +10 | 3 | £25,000 | - | 2 |
| North East | -69 | 3 | £26,000 | -20.00% | 2 |
| Wales | -73 | 1 | £48,500 | +85.39% |
ITIL Foundation Certificate Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 24.0% | 24 |
| 2 | Degree | 18.0% | 18 |
| 3 | Microsoft Certification | 17.0% | 17 |
| 4 | SC Cleared | 16.0% | 16 |
| 5 | CCNA | 9.0% | 9 |
| 5 | Cisco Certification | 9.0% | 9 |
| 7 | Azure Certification | 7.0% | 7 |
| 7 | Network+ Certification | 7.0% | 7 |
| 9 | CompTIA Security+ | 6.0% | 6 |
| 10 | A+ Certification | 3.0% | 3 |
| 10 | MCSE | 3.0% | 3 |
| 10 | PRINCE2 Practitioner | 3.0% | 3 |
| 10 | VMware Certified Professional (VCP) | 3.0% | 3 |
| 14 | AWS Certification | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | AWS Certified DevOps Engineer | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | BPSS Clearance | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Computer Science Degree | 2.0% | 2 |
| 14 | ITIL Certification | 2.0% | 2 |
| 19 | DBS Check | 1.0% | 1 |
| 19 | DV Cleared | 1.0% | 1 |