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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 83 82
Rank change year-on-year -69 -1 +44
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 785 802 910
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.74% 2.92% 2.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.04% 3.21% 3.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 548 748
10th Percentile £191 £212 £296
25th Percentile £325 £413 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £600 £688
Median % change year-on-year -19.17% -12.73% +19.57%
75th Percentile £638 £825 £850
90th Percentile £755 £875 £888
UK median daily rate £475 £577 £675
% change year-on-year -17.68% -14.52% +22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 99 34
10th Percentile £15.78 £18.51 -
25th Percentile £18.11 - £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.87 £17.93
Median % change year-on-year +11.29% +5.27% -8.08%
75th Percentile £24.29 - £28.50
90th Percentile £33.85 £21.50 £34.25
UK median hourly rate £19.33 £18.87 £17.93
% change year-on-year +2.44% +5.27% -5.48%

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 38,532 24,959 29,249
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.26% 90.75% 85.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,105 15,999 19,151
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,433 1,365 1,791
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.22 £13.87
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £17.75
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -39.40% -2.35%
75th Percentile £68.75 £51.65 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.10 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%

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 30 July 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 30 July 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 30 July 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 -61 417 £598 -14.64% 218
North of England -41 102 £400 - 42
South East -56 92 £400 -23.81% 68
Midlands -33 82 £375 +36.36% 41
Yorkshire -19 64 £375 -6.25% 14
West Midlands -42 61 £400 +45.45% 29
South West -35 44 £350 +12.00% 26
North West -43 39 £425 +3.03% 23
East of England -23 38 £358 +68.47% 18
East Midlands +2 20 £200 - 12
North East -45 4 - - 6
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 36 (4.59%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.68%) Confluence
3 14 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.51%) CMS
6 2 (0.25%) IIS
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 2 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.13%) CIMPLICITY
7 1 (0.13%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.13%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.13%) Predix
Applications
1 38 (4.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.02%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.38%) Navisworks
5 3 (0.38%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.38%) ProjectWise
5 3 (0.38%) Revit
6 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.25%) InDesign
7 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.13%) Maya
7 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 42 (5.35%) Aladdin
2 20 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 19 (2.42%) SAP PM
4 18 (2.29%) Maximo
5 11 (1.40%) Oracle Payables
5 11 (1.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 11 (1.40%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
6 8 (1.02%) NEC Housing
7 5 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
7 5 (0.64%) SAP QM
8 4 (0.51%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 3 (0.38%) SAP MM
10 2 (0.25%) Front Arena
10 2 (0.25%) Global One
10 2 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
10 2 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.25%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 2 (0.25%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 125 (15.92%) Azure
2 80 (10.19%) AWS
3 64 (8.15%) Microsoft 365
4 61 (7.77%) Power Platform
5 40 (5.10%) Entra ID
6 37 (4.71%) Snowflake
7 35 (4.46%) GCP
8 24 (3.06%) SaaS
9 17 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (1.53%) dbt
11 12 (1.53%) GitHub
12 9 (1.15%) OneDrive
13 8 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (1.02%) Serverless
14 7 (0.89%) OCI
15 6 (0.76%) Amazon S3
15 6 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
15 6 (0.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.57%) VPN
2 26 (3.31%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (1.66%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.53%) LAN
5 10 (1.27%) Firewall
6 9 (1.15%) SAN
6 9 (1.15%) WAN
7 8 (1.02%) DNS
7 8 (1.02%) WebEx
8 7 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
8 7 (0.89%) Network Security
8 7 (0.89%) Wireless
9 6 (0.76%) DHCP
9 6 (0.76%) MPLS
10 5 (0.64%) HTTP
10 5 (0.64%) Internet
11 4 (0.51%) Ethernet
11 4 (0.51%) InfiniBand
11 4 (0.51%) SSL
11 4 (0.51%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (7.13%) Power BI
2 26 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.04%) Metadata
5 11 (1.40%) Tableau
6 10 (1.27%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.02%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.02%) GIS
7 8 (1.02%) MongoDB
8 6 (0.76%) Snowflake Schema
9 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.51%) Db2
10 4 (0.51%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.51%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.38%) MS Access
11 3 (0.38%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
11 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 59 (7.52%) JIRA
2 12 (1.53%) Git
3 8 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (0.89%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.76%) GitLab
6 4 (0.51%) JMeter
6 4 (0.51%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.38%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.38%) Selenium
8 2 (0.25%) AdminStudio
8 2 (0.25%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.25%) git-flow
8 2 (0.25%) InstallShield
8 2 (0.25%) MSI
8 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.13%) Appium
9 1 (0.13%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.13%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 309 (39.36%) Finance
2 262 (33.38%) Social Skills
3 86 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (9.81%) Banking
5 50 (6.37%) Front Office
6 39 (4.97%) Organisational Skills
7 38 (4.84%) Investment Banking
8 32 (4.08%) Manufacturing
9 29 (3.69%) Public Sector
10 25 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (3.18%) Legal
11 21 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.55%) Law
13 16 (2.04%) Back Office
14 14 (1.78%) Financial Institution
14 14 (1.78%) Marketing
15 13 (1.66%) Military
15 13 (1.66%) Telecoms
16 12 (1.53%) Local Government
17 11 (1.40%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 133 (16.94%) Analyst
2 74 (9.43%) Lead
3 57 (7.26%) Business Analyst
4 56 (7.13%) Architect
4 56 (7.13%) Support Engineer
5 55 (7.01%) Senior
6 49 (6.24%) Developer
7 43 (5.48%) Consultant
8 41 (5.22%) IT Support
9 39 (4.97%) IT Engineer
10 35 (4.46%) Asset Management Analyst
11 32 (4.08%) Data Engineer
12 29 (3.69%) Project Manager
13 28 (3.57%) IT Support Engineer
13 28 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
14 25 (3.18%) Data Analyst
15 22 (2.80%) Desktop Support
16 21 (2.68%) IT Analyst
17 19 (2.42%) IT Manager
18 17 (2.17%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.06%) React
2 19 (2.42%) Node.js
3 16 (2.04%) Redux
3 16 (2.04%) REST
4 10 (1.27%) Redfish
5 9 (1.15%) Kafka
5 9 (1.15%) Middleware
5 9 (1.15%) Playwright
5 9 (1.15%) XML
6 8 (1.02%) .NET
7 6 (0.76%) JSON
8 4 (0.51%) ADO
8 4 (0.51%) Azure Blueprints
8 4 (0.51%) PySpark
8 4 (0.51%) RESTful
8 4 (0.51%) SOAP
9 3 (0.38%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.38%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (0.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 83 (10.57%) Onboarding
2 57 (7.26%) CMDB
3 43 (5.48%) Management Information System
4 39 (4.97%) Fixed Income
5 37 (4.71%) Equities
6 33 (4.20%) Derivative
7 27 (3.44%) Product Ownership
8 26 (3.31%) Cloud Native
9 24 (3.06%) Data Structures
10 22 (2.80%) Video Conferencing
11 19 (2.42%) Data Protection Act
12 18 (2.29%) Data Centre
12 18 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
13 17 (2.17%) Operational Technology
14 15 (1.91%) Hedge funds
15 14 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
16 13 (1.66%) Driving Licence
17 12 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
17 12 (1.53%) Smartphone
18 11 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 126 (16.05%) Windows
2 45 (5.73%) Linux
3 36 (4.59%) Windows 10
4 20 (2.55%) Windows Server
5 18 (2.29%) Mac OS
6 12 (1.53%) Android
7 10 (1.27%) Unix
8 7 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.89%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.64%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.64%) SUSE
10 4 (0.51%) AIX
10 4 (0.51%) Alpine Linux
10 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.25%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.13%) CentOS
12 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (15.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 115 (14.65%) Agile
3 103 (13.12%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (11.85%) Continuous Improvement
5 88 (11.21%) ITIL
6 84 (10.70%) Validation
7 83 (10.57%) IT Asset Management
7 83 (10.57%) ITSM
8 78 (9.94%) Migration
9 74 (9.43%) Data Modelling
10 71 (9.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 68 (8.66%) Analytics
12 58 (7.39%) Roadmaps
13 57 (7.26%) AI
13 57 (7.26%) Business Intelligence
13 57 (7.26%) Decision-Making
14 56 (7.13%) Investment Management
15 54 (6.88%) Customer Service
16 52 (6.62%) Inventory Management
17 51 (6.50%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 88 (11.21%) Python
2 81 (10.32%) SQL
3 30 (3.82%) JavaScript
4 25 (3.18%) TypeScript
5 22 (2.80%) Java
6 19 (2.42%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.40%) C#
8 8 (1.02%) Bash
9 6 (0.76%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.64%) Bicep
11 4 (0.51%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.51%) Scala
12 3 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.38%) Perl
13 2 (0.25%) Korn
13 2 (0.25%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.25%) Swift
13 2 (0.25%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.25%) VB
14 1 (0.13%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 103 (13.12%) Security Cleared
2 78 (9.94%) SC Cleared
3 68 (8.66%) Degree
4 17 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.02%) A+ Certification
7 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (0.76%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.64%) CISSP
8 5 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 5 (0.64%) RIBA
9 4 (0.51%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.38%) IIBA
10 3 (0.38%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.38%) PMP
11 2 (0.25%) CCNP
11 2 (0.25%) CISM
11 2 (0.25%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (8.92%) Data Quality
2 30 (3.82%) SLA
3 28 (3.57%) QA
4 12 (1.53%) GDPR
5 9 (1.15%) GRC
6 5 (0.64%) PMO
7 4 (0.51%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.51%) EMIR
7 4 (0.51%) GMP
7 4 (0.51%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.38%) GxP
8 3 (0.38%) ISO 19650
8 3 (0.38%) NIST
9 2 (0.25%) COBIT
9 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.25%) GAAP
9 2 (0.25%) IFRS
9 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 71 (9.04%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.53%) Firmware
3 6 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.51%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.51%) KVM
4 4 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.38%) Docker
5 3 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.13%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 42 (5.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (4.33%) SCCM
3 16 (2.04%) Terraform
4 11 (1.40%) Ansible
4 11 (1.40%) Dell DRAC
5 8 (1.02%) Grafana
6 6 (0.76%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.76%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.51%) IBM BigFix
9 3 (0.38%) Control-M
9 3 (0.38%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.38%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.38%) Salt
10 2 (0.25%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.25%) Nessus
11 1 (0.13%) Amdocs OSS
11 1 (0.13%) Backup Exec
11 1 (0.13%) MOM
11 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 182 (23.18%) Microsoft
2 125 (15.92%) ServiceNow
3 54 (6.88%) SAP
4 20 (2.55%) IBM
4 20 (2.55%) Oracle
5 19 (2.42%) Cisco
6 18 (2.29%) Apple
6 18 (2.29%) Databricks
7 15 (1.91%) Google
7 15 (1.91%) HP
8 14 (1.78%) Charles River
9 13 (1.66%) Salesforce
10 12 (1.53%) Snow
11 10 (1.27%) Bloomberg
12 9 (1.15%) Splunk
12 9 (1.15%) VMware
13 8 (1.02%) IFS
13 8 (1.02%) NEC
14 7 (0.89%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.89%) Remedy