ITIL Contracts in the South East

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ITIL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ITIL over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 25 20
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 +14
Contract jobs citing ITIL 310 420 646
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 5.67% 7.45% 8.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.73% 8.36% 9.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 323 428
10th Percentile £205 £200 £172
25th Percentile £263 £320 £277
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £462 £440
Median % change year-on-year +2.83% +4.98% +6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £565 £588
90th Percentile £608 £675 £675
England median daily rate £488 £475 £465
% change year-on-year +2.63% +2.15% +6.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 26
10th Percentile - £15.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £17.19 £13.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £36.70 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.42% +115.88% -19.24%
75th Percentile £26.68 £53.02 £17.50
90th Percentile £38.00 £54.56 £23.63
England median hourly rate £17.69 £17.75 £15.50
% change year-on-year -0.31% +14.48% -21.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

ITIL is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,603 5,023 6,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.23% 89.08% 89.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,675 3,482 4,732
10th Percentile £250 £248 £231
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £625 £615 £598
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 440 218 278
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.25 £12.21
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £14.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +132.56% -21.82%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.63 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £61.50
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%

ITIL
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing ITIL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the South East.

Daily rate trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ITIL in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ITIL in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ITIL in the South East

ITIL
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley 0 211 £465 -0.99% 74
Berkshire +18 149 £575 +17.95% 35
Buckinghamshire -7 47 £465 -0.49% 26
Hampshire -25 43 £571 +94.30% 27
West Sussex +9 24 £450 -8.16% 8
Surrey +4 21 £525 +50.00% 20
Oxfordshire +11 15 £275 -42.11% 13
Kent +3 8 £481 +292.86% 12
Middlesex +2 3 £375 -31.82%
M4 Corridor - 1 £598 -
ITIL
England

ITIL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 30 (9.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.97%) Confluence
2 3 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2007
2 3 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2013
2 3 (0.97%) SAS
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (0.32%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.32%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 32 (10.32%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.97%) SPSS
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.97%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle AGIS
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.32%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 40 (12.90%) Azure
2 32 (10.32%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (7.42%) Entra ID
4 17 (5.48%) Azure Monitor
4 17 (5.48%) Azure Storage
5 14 (4.52%) OCI
6 4 (1.29%) AWS
6 4 (1.29%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.32%) PaaS
7 1 (0.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (15.16%) DNS
2 46 (14.84%) DHCP
3 40 (12.90%) Firewall
4 33 (10.65%) SAN
5 19 (6.13%) LAN
6 12 (3.87%) TCP/IP
7 10 (3.23%) Network Security
8 7 (2.26%) Wireless
9 6 (1.94%) WAN
10 4 (1.29%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (1.29%) VSAN
11 3 (0.97%) BGP
11 3 (0.97%) HTTP
11 3 (0.97%) MPLS
11 3 (0.97%) OSPF
11 3 (0.97%) SDH
11 3 (0.97%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.65%) Fibre Channel
12 2 (0.65%) IPsec
12 2 (0.65%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.97%) Qlik Sense
1 3 (0.97%) Tableau
2 1 (0.32%) GIS
2 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.32%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (2.90%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (2.58%) JIRA
3 3 (0.97%) GitLab
4 1 (0.32%) MSI
General
1 114 (36.77%) Social Skills
2 35 (11.29%) Finance
3 32 (10.32%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (5.48%) Public Sector
5 16 (5.16%) Telecoms
6 15 (4.84%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (4.19%) Legal
7 13 (4.19%) Retail
8 12 (3.87%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.90%) Marketing
10 7 (2.26%) Automotive
10 7 (2.26%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.97%) Front Office
13 3 (0.97%) German Language
13 3 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.65%) Banking
15 1 (0.32%) Billing
Job Titles
1 40 (12.90%) Analyst
2 32 (10.32%) Senior
3 29 (9.35%) Architect
3 29 (9.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 28 (9.03%) Support Engineer
5 20 (6.45%) Build Engineer
5 20 (6.45%) Hardware Engineer
5 20 (6.45%) Service Manager
6 19 (6.13%) Windows Build Engineer
6 19 (6.13%) Windows Engineer
7 18 (5.81%) Active Directory Support
7 18 (5.81%) Desktop Support
8 17 (5.48%) Desktop Engineer
8 17 (5.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 16 (5.16%) Azure Specialist
9 16 (5.16%) Service Analyst
9 16 (5.16%) Service Architect
10 15 (4.84%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
11 14 (4.52%) Lead
11 14 (4.52%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.48%) ARM Templates
2 4 (1.29%) Middleware
3 3 (0.97%) .NET
3 3 (0.97%) D3.js
3 3 (0.97%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.65%) BAPI
4 2 (0.65%) Kafka
4 2 (0.65%) REST
4 2 (0.65%) SAP ALE
5 1 (0.32%) CSS
5 1 (0.32%) HTML
5 1 (0.32%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.32%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.32%) Web Services
5 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.29%) Data Centre
2 32 (10.32%) Driving Licence
3 26 (8.39%) PKI
4 22 (7.10%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (5.81%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.90%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (2.26%) CMDB
8 3 (0.97%) Blackberry
9 2 (0.65%) CSOC
9 2 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.65%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.65%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.65%) Tandem
10 1 (0.32%) CCTV
10 1 (0.32%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.32%) Life Science
10 1 (0.32%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.32%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 126 (40.65%) Windows
2 73 (23.55%) Windows 10
3 57 (18.39%) Linux
3 57 (18.39%) Windows Server 2016
4 55 (17.74%) Windows Server
5 53 (17.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 36 (11.61%) Windows Server 2012
7 35 (11.29%) Windows 7
8 23 (7.42%) Unix
9 19 (6.13%) Windows NT
10 14 (4.52%) Windows XP
11 12 (3.87%) Ubuntu
12 9 (2.90%) Debian
13 4 (1.29%) Mac OS
13 4 (1.29%) Solaris
14 3 (0.97%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.32%) Android
16 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (28.39%) Service Management
2 77 (24.84%) Customer Service
3 71 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
4 68 (21.94%) Agile
5 56 (18.06%) Release Management
6 40 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
7 39 (12.58%) Service Delivery
8 34 (10.97%) ITSM
9 33 (10.65%) Project Management
10 32 (10.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 31 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
12 30 (9.68%) Configuration Management
12 30 (9.68%) Incident Management
13 26 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
13 26 (8.39%) Disaster Recovery
14 25 (8.06%) Problem Management
14 25 (8.06%) Service Design
15 24 (7.74%) Roadmaps
16 23 (7.42%) DevOps
16 23 (7.42%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 44 (14.19%) PowerShell
2 19 (6.13%) VBScript
3 17 (5.48%) Bicep
3 17 (5.48%) C#
3 17 (5.48%) VB
4 16 (5.16%) Python
5 8 (2.58%) SQL
6 5 (1.61%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.97%) Go
7 3 (0.97%) R
7 3 (0.97%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.65%) ABAP
8 2 (0.65%) AWK
8 2 (0.65%) Bourne shell
8 2 (0.65%) C++
8 2 (0.65%) Korn
8 2 (0.65%) Perl
9 1 (0.32%) Groovy
9 1 (0.32%) Java
9 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 160 (51.61%) Security Cleared
2 117 (37.74%) DV Cleared
3 83 (26.77%) Degree
4 74 (23.87%) SC Cleared
5 23 (7.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 20 (6.45%) ITIL Certification
7 19 (6.13%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (5.48%) CCNA
9 15 (4.84%) CCNP
10 8 (2.58%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.26%) ISACA
12 6 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (1.29%) VCAP
14 4 (1.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.97%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.97%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 2 (0.65%) NVQ Level 3
16 2 (0.65%) RHCSA
16 2 (0.65%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.39%) SLA
2 24 (7.74%) QA
3 19 (6.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 10 (3.23%) COBIT
4 10 (3.23%) NIST
5 9 (2.90%) GDPR
6 8 (2.58%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.29%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.65%) PMO
10 1 (0.32%) ITGC
10 1 (0.32%) NCSC
System Software
1 82 (26.45%) Active Directory
2 34 (10.97%) Firmware
3 26 (8.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (7.10%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (6.45%) Hyper-V
6 17 (5.48%) Virtual Desktop
6 17 (5.48%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.90%) vSphere
8 5 (1.61%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.97%) XenApp
10 1 (0.32%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 89 (28.71%) SCCM
2 54 (17.42%) WSUS
3 33 (10.65%) SCOM
4 24 (7.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 22 (7.10%) Kubernetes
6 19 (6.13%) Sysprep
7 17 (5.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 17 (5.48%) NetBackup
8 14 (4.52%) EMC NetWorker
8 14 (4.52%) vCenter Server
9 9 (2.90%) Ansible
10 8 (2.58%) AirWatch
11 5 (1.61%) Rancher
11 5 (1.61%) Terraform
12 4 (1.29%) Red Hat Satellite
13 2 (0.65%) Oracle ZFS
13 2 (0.65%) Tivoli Identity Manager
13 2 (0.65%) yum
14 1 (0.32%) Cisco Prime
14 1 (0.32%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 126 (40.65%) Microsoft
2 60 (19.35%) HP
3 42 (13.55%) ServiceNow
4 41 (13.23%) VMware
5 28 (9.03%) Cisco
6 22 (7.10%) Dell
7 19 (6.13%) Juniper
8 17 (5.48%) EMC
8 17 (5.48%) Oracle
9 16 (5.16%) Palo Alto
9 16 (5.16%) Symantec
10 15 (4.84%) 3PAR
11 14 (4.52%) Extreme Networks
11 14 (4.52%) Red Hat
11 14 (4.52%) Veeam
12 8 (2.58%) Apple
13 7 (2.26%) F5
14 6 (1.94%) Remedy
15 5 (1.61%) IBM
15 5 (1.61%) SAP