ITIL Foundation Certificate Jobs

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ITIL Foundation Certificate qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

ITIL Foundation Certificate UK
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	726	749	769
Rank change year-on-year	+23	+20
Permanent jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate	165	183	214
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.19%	0.19%	0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category	0.75%	0.70%	0.71%
Number of salaries quoted	113	147	171
Median salary	£41,500	£35,000	£31,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+18.57%	+11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than	£25,200	£22,500	£20,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£57,000	£49,200	£52,500
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£32,500	£29,500
% change year-on-year	+23.07%	+10.16%

ITIL Foundation Certificate is in the academic qualifications and professional certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all academic qualifications and professional certifications cited in permanent job vacancies.

Academic & Professional Certification UK
Permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	21909	26245	30043
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	24.57%	26.65%	27.46%
Number of salaries quoted	17067	21243	23843
Median salary	£45,000	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-5.26%	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£27,500	£27,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£74,000	£70,000	£72,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing ITIL Foundation Certificate as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Qualifications category.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL Foundation Certificate in the UK

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate.

Salary trend for ITIL Foundation Certificate in the UK

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for ITIL Foundation Certificate in the UK

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Top 30 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 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+49	159	£41,500	+18.57%	17
London	+39	43	£50,000	+17.64%	3
South West	+15	29	£40,000	+19.40%	1
Yorkshire	+5	25	£29,036	-10.65%	3
South East	+10	22	£31,071	+16.88%	2
Wiltshire	+17	21	£40,000	+83.82%
West Yorkshire	+12	19	£32,000	-5.18%	2
Salisbury	-	19	£40,000	-
West Midlands	+12	16	£26,500	-41.11%
Leeds	+4	15	£28,000	-17.03%	2
East of England	-12	12	£55,000	+46.66%	2
Birmingham	-	10	£26,500	-
Berkshire	+27	9	£38,000	+8.57%	1
City of London	+30	8	£60,000	+33.33%	1
North West	-37	8	£45,000	+20.00%	3
Essex	+5	7	£55,000	-4.34%
Manchester	-30	7	£45,000	+20.00%	3
Chelmsford	-	7	£55,000	-
Reading	+28	6	£49,000	+50.76%
Devon	+11	5	£22,527	-16.56%
Exeter	-	5	£22,527	-
East Midlands	+16	4	£42,750	+92.56%	3
Kent	+13	4	£20,250	-
Northamptonshire	+8	4	£42,750	+92.56%	1
Buckinghamshire	+6	4	£51,344	-
Milton Keynes	-5	4	£51,344	-
Coventry	-	4	£42,250	-
South Yorkshire	-	4	£29,036	-	1
Bedfordshire	+20	3	£42,500	-	1
Luton	+3	3	£42,500	-	1

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing ITIL Foundation Certificate also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for ITIL Foundation Certificate.

1	329 (100.00%)	ITIL
2	108 (32.83%)	Windows
3	104 (31.61%)	Microsoft
4	93 (28.27%)	Service Management
5	89 (27.05%)	SQL
6	86 (26.14%)	Service Delivery
7	79 (24.01%)	Analytical Skills
8	68 (20.67%)	Incident Management
9	63 (19.15%)	Problem Management
9	63 (19.15%)	SLA
9	63 (19.15%)	Cisco Certification
10	59 (17.93%)	CCNA
11	56 (17.02%)	Finance
12	49 (14.89%)	Firewall
12	49 (14.89%)	Degree

13	48 (14.59%)	Change Management
13	48 (14.59%)	Cisco
14	47 (14.29%)	Active Directory
15	45 (13.68%)	Performance Tuning
16	44 (13.37%)	Security Cleared
16	44 (13.37%)	ITSM
17	42 (12.77%)	DNS
17	42 (12.77%)	Microsoft Office
17	42 (12.77%)	Windows Server
18	41 (12.46%)	Linux
19	40 (12.16%)	TCP/IP
19	40 (12.16%)	DHCP
20	38 (11.55%)	VMware
21	35 (10.64%)	Unix
22	34 (10.33%)	Oracle

ITIL Foundation Certificate
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	28 (8.51%)	MS Exchange
2	16 (4.86%)	Apache
3	13 (3.95%)	Confluence
3	13 (3.95%)	Exchange Server 2013
4	8 (2.43%)	IIS
4	8 (2.43%)	SharePoint
4	8 (2.43%)	Skype for Business
5	6 (1.82%)	Exchange Server 2010
6	5 (1.52%)	Exchange Server 2003
7	3 (0.91%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
7	3 (0.91%)	JBoss
7	3 (0.91%)	Tomcat
8	1 (0.30%)	Elasticsearch
8	1 (0.30%)	nginx
8	1 (0.30%)	OpenStack
8	1 (0.30%)	Oracle SOA Suite
8	1 (0.30%)	Oracle Workflow
8	1 (0.30%)	SharePoint 2013
8	1 (0.30%)	WebSphere

Applications
1	42 (12.77%)	Microsoft Office
2	22 (6.69%)	Microsoft Excel
3	8 (2.43%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	8 (2.43%)	MS Visio
4	4 (1.22%)	Acrobat
5	2 (0.61%)	Spreadsheet
6	1 (0.30%)	InfoPath

Business Applications
1	23 (6.99%)	RiskWrite
2	4 (1.22%)	Unit4 Business World
3	2 (0.61%)	Postilion
3	2 (0.61%)	Remedy ITSM
3	2 (0.61%)	SAP PM
4	1 (0.30%)	Oracle BPM

Cloud Services
1	18 (5.47%)	Office 365
2	16 (4.86%)	Microsoft Azure
3	6 (1.82%)	Amazon AWS
4	4 (1.22%)	G Suite
5	2 (0.61%)	IaaS
5	2 (0.61%)	PaaS
5	2 (0.61%)	SaaS
6	1 (0.30%)	AWS CloudFormation
6	1 (0.30%)	Cloud Computing
6	1 (0.30%)	Yammer

Communications & Networking
1	49 (14.89%)	Firewall
2	42 (12.77%)	DNS
3	40 (12.16%)	DHCP
3	40 (12.16%)	TCP/IP
4	34 (10.33%)	WAN
5	32 (9.73%)	LAN
6	28 (8.51%)	HTTP
7	24 (7.29%)	FTP
7	24 (7.29%)	SMTP
7	24 (7.29%)	X.400
8	21 (6.38%)	Network Security
9	20 (6.08%)	VPN
10	15 (4.56%)	SAN
11	14 (4.26%)	Cisco ASA
11	14 (4.26%)	DMZ
12	13 (3.95%)	Internet
13	10 (3.04%)	IP Telephony
13	10 (3.04%)	iSCSI
13	10 (3.04%)	Wireless
14	9 (2.74%)	802.11

Database & Business Intelligence
1	29 (8.81%)	SQL Server
2	24 (7.29%)	Oracle Database
3	18 (5.47%)	Data Warehouse
3	18 (5.47%)	Oracle Database 12c
3	18 (5.47%)	PowerCenter
4	15 (4.56%)	BusinessObjects
5	10 (3.04%)	SQL Server 2008
6	7 (2.13%)	Power BI
7	6 (1.82%)	Relational Database
8	4 (1.22%)	RDBMS
9	2 (0.61%)	Data Mining
9	2 (0.61%)	SAP BW
9	2 (0.61%)	SQL Server Integration Services
10	1 (0.30%)	Hadoop
10	1 (0.30%)	MongoDB
10	1 (0.30%)	MySQL

Development Applications
1	23 (6.99%)	Eclipse
1	23 (6.99%)	VersionOne
2	21 (6.38%)	JIRA
3	4 (1.22%)	Gatling
3	4 (1.22%)	JMeter
3	4 (1.22%)	LoadRunner
4	3 (0.91%)	Ant
4	3 (0.91%)	FishEye
4	3 (0.91%)	Git (software)
4	3 (0.91%)	Hudson
4	3 (0.91%)	Jenkins
4	3 (0.91%)	Subversion
5	2 (0.61%)	ClearQuest
5	2 (0.61%)	Mercurial

General
1	56 (17.02%)	Finance
2	14 (4.26%)	Telecoms
3	6 (1.82%)	Banking
4	4 (1.22%)	Law
4	4 (1.22%)	Local Government
4	4 (1.22%)	Manufacturing
4	4 (1.22%)	Retail
5	2 (0.61%)	Back Office
5	2 (0.61%)	Welsh Language
6	1 (0.30%)	Advertising
6	1 (0.30%)	Automotive
6	1 (0.30%)	Games
6	1 (0.30%)	Investment Banking
6	1 (0.30%)	Legal

Job Titles
1	104 (31.61%)	Analyst
2	48 (14.59%)	Applications Support
3	42 (12.77%)	Applications Support Analyst
4	39 (11.85%)	Support Analyst
5	33 (10.03%)	Network Engineer
6	28 (8.51%)	Service Manager
7	27 (8.21%)	Technical Support
8	25 (7.60%)	Technical Analyst
8	25 (7.60%)	Technical Support Analyst
9	18 (5.47%)	Infrastructure Engineer
10	16 (4.86%)	Security Engineer
10	16 (4.86%)	SQL Analyst
11	15 (4.56%)	IT Manager
11	15 (4.56%)	Service Analyst
11	15 (4.56%)	SQL Support Analyst
12	14 (4.26%)	Network Security Engineer
13	13 (3.95%)	Service Desk Manager
14	12 (3.65%)	Change Manager
14	12 (3.65%)	Developer
14	12 (3.65%)	Web Support Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	9 (2.74%)	802.1X
1	9 (2.74%)	XML
2	7 (2.13%)	Web Services
3	5 (1.52%)	SOAP
4	4 (1.22%)	.NET
4	4 (1.22%)	CSS
5	2 (0.61%)	ASP.NET
5	2 (0.61%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
5	2 (0.61%)	Middleware
5	2 (0.61%)	ODBC
6	1 (0.30%)	.NET Framework
6	1 (0.30%)	IBM Integration Bus
6	1 (0.30%)	LAMP
6	1 (0.30%)	LEMP Stack
6	1 (0.30%)	Memcached
6	1 (0.30%)	REST
6	1 (0.30%)	WCF
6	1 (0.30%)	WebSphere MQ
6	1 (0.30%)	XSLT

Miscellaneous
1	79 (24.01%)	Analytical Skills
2	24 (7.29%)	CESG
2	24 (7.29%)	iSeries
3	21 (6.38%)	Management Information System
4	18 (5.47%)	Linux Command Line
5	14 (4.26%)	Computer Science
6	12 (3.65%)	Data Centre
7	8 (2.43%)	Virtual Team
8	7 (2.13%)	NHS
9	5 (1.52%)	Clustering
9	5 (1.52%)	CMDB
10	4 (1.22%)	FlexPod
10	4 (1.22%)	Hedge funds
11	3 (0.91%)	Driving Licence
11	3 (0.91%)	FMCG
11	3 (0.91%)	Smartphone
12	2 (0.61%)	Blackberry
12	2 (0.61%)	e-Health
12	2 (0.61%)	Handset
12	2 (0.61%)	User Experience

Operating Systems
1	108 (32.83%)	Windows
2	42 (12.77%)	Windows Server
3	41 (12.46%)	Linux
4	35 (10.64%)	Unix
5	27 (8.21%)	Windows 7
5	27 (8.21%)	Windows Server 2012
6	22 (6.69%)	Windows 10
7	15 (4.56%)	Windows Server 2008
8	12 (3.65%)	Windows 8
9	9 (2.74%)	Windows Vista
10	6 (1.82%)	Windows Server 2003
11	3 (0.91%)	Apple iOS
11	3 (0.91%)	Windows XP
12	2 (0.61%)	Android
13	1 (0.30%)	CentOS
13	1 (0.30%)	Debian
13	1 (0.30%)	Ubuntu

Processes & Methodologies
1	329 (100.00%)	ITIL
2	93 (28.27%)	Service Management
3	86 (26.14%)	Service Delivery
4	68 (20.67%)	Incident Management
5	63 (19.15%)	Problem Management
6	48 (14.59%)	Change Management
7	45 (13.68%)	Performance Tuning
8	44 (13.37%)	ITSM
9	30 (9.12%)	Information Security
10	28 (8.51%)	Change Control
11	27 (8.21%)	Root Cause Analysis
12	26 (7.90%)	Trend Analysis
13	22 (6.69%)	Continuous Improvement
14	21 (6.38%)	Configuration Management
14	21 (6.38%)	Data Analysis
14	21 (6.38%)	Project Management
15	20 (6.08%)	ETL
15	20 (6.08%)	Mentoring
16	19 (5.78%)	Asset Management
16	19 (5.78%)	Data Modelling

Programming Languages
1	89 (27.05%)	SQL
2	23 (6.99%)	PL/SQL
3	21 (6.38%)	Shell Script
4	11 (3.34%)	PowerShell
5	4 (1.22%)	JavaScript
5	4 (1.22%)	VB
6	3 (0.91%)	C
6	3 (0.91%)	T-SQL
7	2 (0.61%)	C#
8	1 (0.30%)	Java
8	1 (0.30%)	Perl
8	1 (0.30%)	PHP
8	1 (0.30%)	Python
8	1 (0.30%)	Ruby

Qualifications
1	63 (19.15%)	Cisco Certification
2	59 (17.93%)	CCNA
3	49 (14.89%)	Degree
4	44 (13.37%)	Security Cleared
5	34 (10.33%)	Microsoft Certification
6	31 (9.42%)	CISSP
6	31 (9.42%)	SC Cleared
7	30 (9.12%)	CCNP
7	30 (9.12%)	DV Cleared
8	28 (8.51%)	MCSE
9	25 (7.60%)	ITIL Certification
10	19 (5.78%)	MCP
11	17 (5.17%)	MCSA
12	12 (3.65%)	CCSE
12	12 (3.65%)	GIAC
12	12 (3.65%)	PRINCE2 Certification
13	11 (3.34%)	CISM
14	10 (3.04%)	CISMP
15	9 (2.74%)	Computer Science Degree
15	9 (2.74%)	Master's Degree

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	63 (19.15%)	SLA
2	7 (2.13%)	PMO
2	7 (2.13%)	QA
3	6 (1.82%)	Solvency II
4	5 (1.52%)	GDPR
5	4 (1.22%)	HL7
5	4 (1.22%)	ISO 9000
6	3 (0.91%)	ISO 22301
6	3 (0.91%)	ISO/IEC 27001
6	3 (0.91%)	ISO/IEC 27005
7	2 (0.61%)	Data Quality
8	1 (0.30%)	ISO/IEC 20000

System Software
1	47 (14.29%)	Active Directory
2	31 (9.42%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	31 (9.42%)	vSphere
3	8 (2.43%)	Hyper-V
4	7 (2.13%)	ProxySG
5	3 (0.91%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
5	3 (0.91%)	Virtual Servers
5	3 (0.91%)	VMware ESXi
6	2 (0.61%)	Firmware
6	2 (0.61%)	ISA Server
6	2 (0.61%)	Virtual Machines
6	2 (0.61%)	XenDesktop
6	2 (0.61%)	XenServer
7	1 (0.30%)	UAG
7	1 (0.30%)	Varnish
7	1 (0.30%)	Virtual Desktop

Systems Management
1	26 (7.90%)	SCCM
2	13 (3.95%)	Control-M
3	9 (2.74%)	SCOM
4	6 (1.82%)	Microsoft Intune
5	5 (1.52%)	EMC NetWorker
6	4 (1.22%)	AirWatch
7	2 (0.61%)	HP SIM
7	2 (0.61%)	Microsoft Clustering
7	2 (0.61%)	NetApp OnCommand
7	2 (0.61%)	OpenView
8	1 (0.30%)	Backup Exec
8	1 (0.30%)	Failover Clustering
8	1 (0.30%)	Graphite
8	1 (0.30%)	Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8	1 (0.30%)	Nagios
8	1 (0.30%)	Opscode Chef
8	1 (0.30%)	Puppet
8	1 (0.30%)	SCVMM
8	1 (0.30%)	vCenter Server
8	1 (0.30%)	ZABBIX

Vendors
1	104 (31.61%)	Microsoft
2	48 (14.59%)	Cisco
3	38 (11.55%)	VMware
4	34 (10.33%)	Oracle
5	26 (7.90%)	HP
5	26 (7.90%)	ServiceNow
6	22 (6.69%)	ArcSight
7	18 (5.47%)	Informatica
8	15 (4.56%)	Riverbed
9	14 (4.26%)	SolarWinds
10	13 (3.95%)	CheckPoint
10	13 (3.95%)	Citrix
10	13 (3.95%)	EXASOL
10	13 (3.95%)	F5
10	13 (3.95%)	Tableau
11	12 (3.65%)	Palo Alto
11	12 (3.65%)	Qualys
12	11 (3.34%)	Veeam
13	8 (2.43%)	EMC
13	8 (2.43%)	Juniper