Asset Management Contract Job Trends in England

Asset Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Asset Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 106 98
Rank change year-on-year -44 -8 +35
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 661 629 832
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.87% 2.44% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.14% 2.71% 2.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 371 486 625
10th Percentile £166 £250 £188
25th Percentile £300 £465 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £625 £595
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.04% +6.73%
75th Percentile £638 £788 £750
90th Percentile £825 £875 £800
UK median daily rate £475 £625 £593
% change year-on-year -24.00% +5.49% +7.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 17 57
10th Percentile £15.07 £15.89 £13.12
25th Percentile £15.62 £18.51 £16.50
Median hourly rate £18.50 £22.09 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% +10.45% +8.11%
75th Percentile £19.40 £24.18 £33.75
90th Percentile £46.00 £25.88 £40.00
UK median hourly rate £18.50 £20.40 £18.04
% change year-on-year -9.29% +13.07% -2.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Asset Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,862 23,227 32,534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.27% 90.15% 87.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,776 14,571 21,606
10th Percentile £313 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,913 757 2,031
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £34.21
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +2.31% -2.26%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £59.94
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.35 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £26.61 £32.66 £33.07
% change year-on-year -18.53% -1.24% -5.53%

Asset Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Asset Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Asset Management job vacancy trend in England

Asset Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Asset Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Asset Management

Asset Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Asset Management in England over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Asset Management in England

Asset Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Asset Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Asset Management

Asset Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Asset Management in England over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Asset Management in England

Asset Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Asset Management within the England region over the 6 months to 26 February 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -63 318 £554 -17.96% 80
South East +12 94 £450 -5.26% 60
South West +22 70 £325 -26.55% 25
North of England -58 70 £313 -14.25% 37
East of England +26 55 £550 +175.00% 18
North West -30 44 £385 -3.75% 18
Midlands -37 42 £325 -27.78% 14
West Midlands -50 25 £369 -24.36% 11
Yorkshire -65 18 £333 +35.71% 18
East Midlands -13 17 £200 -43.00% 3
North East -7 8 £106 -81.57% 1
Asset Management
UK

Asset Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (1.51%) Apache Airflow
2 8 (1.21%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.06%) ArcGIS
3 7 (1.06%) Confluence
3 7 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.91%) Apache
5 4 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.15%) Appian
7 1 (0.15%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.15%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.15%) SAS
7 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 32 (4.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.57%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.45%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.15%) Maya
7 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 28 (4.24%) Aladdin
1 28 (4.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (3.18%) Maximo
3 15 (2.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 13 (1.97%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (1.97%) Oracle Receivables
5 11 (1.66%) SAP PM
6 7 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.61%) Markit EDM
8 3 (0.45%) Oracle Assets
8 3 (0.45%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.30%) Bloomberg AIM
9 2 (0.30%) NEC Housing
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle FAH
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (0.30%) SAP EHS
9 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.30%) SAP MM
10 1 (0.15%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 66 (9.98%) Azure
2 65 (9.83%) AWS
3 46 (6.96%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (6.35%) Snowflake
5 39 (5.90%) Power Platform
6 34 (5.14%) GCP
7 19 (2.87%) SaaS
8 16 (2.42%) Amazon S3
9 15 (2.27%) dbt
10 14 (2.12%) Serverless
11 13 (1.97%) OCI
12 11 (1.66%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.21%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
15 7 (1.06%) AWS Step Functions
16 6 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
16 6 (0.91%) GitHub
17 5 (0.76%) PaaS
17 5 (0.76%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.93%) VPN
2 19 (2.87%) Wireless
3 12 (1.82%) LAN
4 11 (1.66%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.36%) WAN
6 6 (0.91%) Structured Cabling
7 5 (0.76%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.76%) Firewall
7 5 (0.76%) InfiniBand
7 5 (0.76%) NetScaler
7 5 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (0.61%) DHCP
8 4 (0.61%) DNS
8 4 (0.61%) Ethernet VPN
8 4 (0.61%) MPLS
8 4 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.30%) Network Security
10 1 (0.15%) SMS
10 1 (0.15%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.99%) Power BI
2 19 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (2.27%) SQL Server
4 14 (2.12%) Amazon Athena
5 11 (1.66%) Tableau
6 10 (1.51%) GIS
7 9 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.36%) Dremio
8 8 (1.21%) Apache Arrow
8 8 (1.21%) Apache Iceberg
8 8 (1.21%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.06%) DynamoDB
9 7 (1.06%) Metadata
9 7 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.91%) DB2
11 5 (0.76%) Apache Ignite
11 5 (0.76%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
12 4 (0.61%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 30 (4.54%) JIRA
2 14 (2.12%) SpecFlow
3 10 (1.51%) Git
4 4 (0.61%) GitLab
4 4 (0.61%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.45%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.15%) Hudson
6 1 (0.15%) Selenium
6 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) WinAutomation
General
1 230 (34.80%) Finance
2 226 (34.19%) Social Skills
3 75 (11.35%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (8.77%) Banking
5 55 (8.32%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (6.81%) Front Office
7 38 (5.75%) Public Sector
8 35 (5.30%) Investment Banking
9 20 (3.03%) Legal
10 18 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
11 17 (2.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (2.42%) Manufacturing
13 15 (2.27%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.82%) Marketing
15 11 (1.66%) Law
15 11 (1.66%) Retail Banking
16 10 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.51%) Local Government
16 10 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.36%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 134 (20.27%) Analyst
2 69 (10.44%) IT Support
3 56 (8.47%) Lead
4 50 (7.56%) Business Analyst
5 49 (7.41%) IT Engineer
6 48 (7.26%) Support Engineer
7 45 (6.81%) Asset Management Analyst
8 41 (6.20%) Developer
8 41 (6.20%) Senior
9 38 (5.75%) Architect
10 35 (5.30%) IT Support Engineer
10 35 (5.30%) Technical Support
11 31 (4.69%) Project Manager
12 28 (4.24%) Support Analyst
13 27 (4.08%) Data Analyst
14 25 (3.78%) Consultant
15 21 (3.18%) Asset Management Business Analyst
15 21 (3.18%) Solutions Architect
16 20 (3.03%) Data Engineer
16 20 (3.03%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.03%) Node.js
2 19 (2.87%) React
3 17 (2.57%) Playwright
3 17 (2.57%) REST
4 15 (2.27%) AngularJS
5 12 (1.82%) Redux
6 10 (1.51%) NumPy
6 10 (1.51%) Pandas
7 8 (1.21%) CSS
7 8 (1.21%) HTML
7 8 (1.21%) SciPy
7 8 (1.21%) XML
8 7 (1.06%) SOAP
8 7 (1.06%) Spring
8 7 (1.06%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.91%) .NET
9 6 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
10 5 (0.76%) HTML5
10 5 (0.76%) RESTful
10 5 (0.76%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.26%) CMDB
2 43 (6.51%) Onboarding
3 34 (5.14%) Equities
3 34 (5.14%) Fixed Income
4 33 (4.99%) Driving Licence
5 25 (3.78%) Derivative
6 22 (3.33%) Cloud Native
7 21 (3.18%) Management Information System
8 18 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (2.57%) Data Structures
10 16 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (1.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 12 (1.82%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (1.36%) Data Centre
15 8 (1.21%) Hedge funds
16 7 (1.06%) Distributed Systems
16 7 (1.06%) NHS
17 6 (0.91%) Linux Command Line
17 6 (0.91%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 86 (13.01%) Windows
2 26 (3.93%) Windows 10
3 25 (3.78%) Linux
4 17 (2.57%) Windows Server
5 15 (2.27%) Mac OS
5 15 (2.27%) Unix
6 6 (0.91%) AIX
6 6 (0.91%) Android
6 6 (0.91%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.61%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.61%) Windows 8
8 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (14.98%) Agile
1 99 (14.98%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (14.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 79 (11.95%) Migration
4 73 (11.04%) Customer Service
5 69 (10.44%) IT Asset Management
6 65 (9.83%) ITIL
7 61 (9.23%) Investment Management
8 57 (8.62%) Continuous Improvement
9 54 (8.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 52 (7.87%) ITSM
10 52 (7.87%) User Acceptance Testing
11 45 (6.81%) Roadmaps
12 42 (6.35%) Data Modelling
13 41 (6.20%) Workflow
14 40 (6.05%) Business Intelligence
15 38 (5.75%) Ticket Management
16 36 (5.45%) Project Management
17 35 (5.30%) Service Management
17 35 (5.30%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 91 (13.77%) SQL
2 68 (10.29%) Python
3 50 (7.56%) JavaScript
4 40 (6.05%) TypeScript
5 23 (3.48%) Java
6 17 (2.57%) C#
7 14 (2.12%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.66%) Bash
9 5 (0.76%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.30%) Jython
11 2 (0.30%) R
11 2 (0.30%) Scala
12 1 (0.15%) ABAP
12 1 (0.15%) Bicep
12 1 (0.15%) Go
12 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.15%) VB
12 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 120 (18.15%) Security Cleared
2 94 (14.22%) SC Cleared
3 42 (6.35%) Degree
4 7 (1.06%) DV Cleared
5 6 (0.91%) ECDL
6 5 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.61%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.61%) DBS Check
7 4 (0.61%) PMI Certification
7 4 (0.61%) PMP
8 3 (0.45%) AWS Certification
8 3 (0.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.45%) RIBA
9 2 (0.30%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.15%) CFA
10 1 (0.15%) Dell Certification
10 1 (0.15%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (4.99%) SLA
2 30 (4.54%) Data Quality
3 18 (2.72%) QA
4 11 (1.66%) GDPR
5 6 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.91%) NIST
6 5 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 4 (0.61%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.61%) GRC
7 4 (0.61%) PMO
7 4 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.45%) IFRS
8 3 (0.45%) MiFID
9 2 (0.30%) Basel III
9 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.30%) GAAP
9 2 (0.30%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.30%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.30%) Solvency II
System Software
1 54 (8.17%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.91%) Hyper-V
2 6 (0.91%) KVM
2 6 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.61%) Docker
4 3 (0.45%) Firmware
4 3 (0.45%) ISA Server
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (3.78%) SCCM
2 14 (2.12%) Terraform
3 11 (1.66%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.21%) Ansible
5 8 (1.21%) IBM BigFix
6 7 (1.06%) Grafana
6 7 (1.06%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.91%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.61%) Kubernetes
8 4 (0.61%) Salt
9 2 (0.30%) Control-M
9 2 (0.30%) Nessus
9 2 (0.30%) Puppet
9 2 (0.30%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.15%) Dell DRAC
10 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.15%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.15%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 113 (17.10%) Microsoft
2 86 (13.01%) ServiceNow
3 43 (6.51%) SAP
4 28 (4.24%) IBM
5 23 (3.48%) Oracle
6 22 (3.33%) Databricks
7 19 (2.87%) HP
8 16 (2.42%) Charles River
9 13 (1.97%) Dell
9 13 (1.97%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.66%) Computacenter
10 11 (1.66%) Snow
11 9 (1.36%) Adobe
11 9 (1.36%) Splunk
12 8 (1.21%) Cisco
13 7 (1.06%) Workday
14 6 (0.91%) Aruba
14 6 (0.91%) Bloomberg
15 5 (0.76%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.76%) ESRI