Scenario calculator / April 2026
ITIL programme cost calculator
Estimate first-year programme cost for an ITIL 4 rollout. Outputs are budget ranges, not quotes. Methodology and source list.
Inputs
Foundation %
MP %
SL %
Year-one budget range
£265k to £537k
Year 1, GBP, before VAT, derived from inputs
Breakdown
- Training (course + exam)£91.7k to £191k
- Time off tools (loaded)£98.6k to £160k
- Programme management£55.0k to £95.0k
- Tooling alignment£8.0k to £28.0k
- Consultancy£11.7k to £62.9k
Assumptions used
- Headcount split: 80 Foundation, 17 MP, 3 SL
- Loaded day rate: £320 to £520, region factor 1.00
- In-house delivery reduces Foundation per-head cost by up to 35% at full in-house
- Consultancy heuristic: 8 to 22% of training + programme management for 50+ staff
- Recertification cycle (year 3+) excluded; budget separately
What this calculator does and does not do
The ranges are derived from PeopleCert direct pricing, ATO-published rates, UK consultancy day-rate brackets, and ITSM platform implementation observations dated April 2026. The calculator is deterministic: same inputs always return the same outputs. There is no backend, no submission, no analytics on your scenario.
Print the scenario to share with finance or procurement. The output is intended as a sanity-check against vendor proposals, not a replacement for formal quotation.