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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 101 82
Rank change year-on-year -53 -19 +39
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 858 728 888
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.84% 2.61% 2.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 2.87% 3.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 457 706
10th Percentile £190 £200 £275
25th Percentile £313 £400 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 £675
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £619 £825 £850
90th Percentile £725 £853 £888
UK median daily rate £475 £575 £675
% change year-on-year -17.39% -14.81% +17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 125 23
10th Percentile £15.38 £18.06 £14.53
25th Percentile £17.72 £18.51 £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.87 £16.19
Median % change year-on-year +11.29% +16.55% -15.32%
75th Percentile £28.24 - £29.75
90th Percentile £111.25 - £32.20
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £18.87 £17.16
% change year-on-year +11.29% +9.97% -10.25%

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 39,398 25,390 28,245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 90.87% 86.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,997 16,126 17,350
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,849 1,543 1,244
10th Percentile £13.90 £14.41 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.23% -41.51% -1.94%
75th Percentile £67.70 £47.50 £66.61
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -

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 September 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 September 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 September 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 -50 411 £550 -21.43% 803
South East -40 111 £450 -16.28% 148
Midlands +4 105 £400 -11.11% 77
North of England -36 100 £400 - 132
West Midlands +7 82 £413 -15.38% 52
East of England -26 66 £290 -27.50% 55
Yorkshire -16 58 £400 +5.26% 46
South West -47 44 £350 +55.56% 78
North West -26 43 £400 -24.53% 74
East Midlands -4 23 £275 +44.74% 25
North East -40 4 - - 13
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 41 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.63%) Confluence
2 14 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.40%) CMS
4 4 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.35%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) CIMPLICITY
7 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.12%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.12%) IIS
7 1 (0.12%) Predix
Applications
1 39 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.93%) Navisworks
4 8 (0.93%) ProjectWise
4 8 (0.93%) Revit
5 7 (0.82%) AutoCAD
6 6 (0.70%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) InDesign
9 1 (0.12%) Maya
9 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 41 (4.78%) Aladdin
2 26 (3.03%) SAP PM
3 25 (2.91%) SAP S/4HANA
4 19 (2.21%) Maximo
5 12 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
6 11 (1.28%) Remedy ITSM
7 8 (0.93%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 8 (0.93%) NEC Housing
7 8 (0.93%) SAP MM
8 5 (0.58%) Front Arena
8 5 (0.58%) SAP CO
8 5 (0.58%) SAP FI
8 5 (0.58%) SAP PS
8 5 (0.58%) SAP QM
8 5 (0.58%) SAP SD
9 4 (0.47%) Summit
10 3 (0.35%) Cloudability
10 3 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
11 2 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
11 2 (0.23%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 118 (13.75%) Azure
2 97 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
3 81 (9.44%) Power Platform
4 63 (7.34%) AWS
5 51 (5.94%) Entra ID
6 39 (4.55%) Snowflake
7 29 (3.38%) SaaS
8 28 (3.26%) GCP
9 19 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (2.10%) Azure Data Factory
11 15 (1.75%) GitHub
12 14 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (1.63%) Serverless
13 12 (1.40%) dbt
13 12 (1.40%) OneDrive
14 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
15 9 (1.05%) GitHub Copilot
16 8 (0.93%) Amazon S3
17 7 (0.82%) Anthropic Claude
17 7 (0.82%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.26%) Wi-Fi
2 21 (2.45%) VPN
3 15 (1.75%) TCP/IP
4 11 (1.28%) LAN
5 10 (1.17%) WebEx
6 9 (1.05%) Cisco IOS
6 9 (1.05%) DNS
7 8 (0.93%) HTTP
8 7 (0.82%) DHCP
8 7 (0.82%) Firewall
8 7 (0.82%) WAN
9 6 (0.70%) Network Security
9 6 (0.70%) SAN
9 6 (0.70%) SSL
10 4 (0.47%) Internet
10 4 (0.47%) VoIP
10 4 (0.47%) Wireless
11 3 (0.35%) DMZ
11 3 (0.35%) Value-Added Service
12 2 (0.23%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (8.28%) Power BI
2 25 (2.91%) Metadata
3 15 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (1.75%) GIS
4 11 (1.28%) Tableau
5 8 (0.93%) Snowflake Schema
6 7 (0.82%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.82%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.82%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.70%) Amazon Athena
7 6 (0.70%) BigQuery
7 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.58%) DynamoDB
8 5 (0.58%) Looker
9 4 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.47%) MS Access
9 4 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.35%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 43 (5.01%) JIRA
2 10 (1.17%) Git
3 4 (0.47%) JMeter
3 4 (0.47%) LoadRunner
3 4 (0.47%) MSI
4 2 (0.23%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.23%) GitLab
4 2 (0.23%) InstallShield
4 2 (0.23%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.23%) Selenium
4 2 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.23%) SpecFlow
4 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.12%) git-flow
5 1 (0.12%) Mockito
5 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
General
1 299 (34.85%) Social Skills
2 294 (34.27%) Finance
3 115 (13.40%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (7.93%) Banking
5 48 (5.59%) Organisational Skills
6 41 (4.78%) Public Sector
7 38 (4.43%) Manufacturing
8 34 (3.96%) Front Office
9 29 (3.38%) Investment Banking
10 26 (3.03%) Legal
11 24 (2.80%) Local Government
12 22 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.98%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.75%) Law
15 14 (1.63%) Back Office
15 14 (1.63%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.17%) Aerospace
17 10 (1.17%) Marketing
17 10 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 164 (19.11%) Analyst
2 76 (8.86%) Architect
3 74 (8.62%) Support Engineer
4 71 (8.28%) Lead
5 68 (7.93%) Business Analyst
6 58 (6.76%) Consultant
7 53 (6.18%) IT Support
7 53 (6.18%) Senior
8 48 (5.59%) IT Engineer
9 46 (5.36%) Asset Management Analyst
10 38 (4.43%) IT Support Engineer
11 33 (3.85%) Data Analyst
12 31 (3.61%) Developer
13 28 (3.26%) Data Engineer
14 24 (2.80%) Project Manager
14 24 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
15 23 (2.68%) ServiceNow Architect
16 22 (2.56%) Desktop Support
17 21 (2.45%) Desktop Engineer
17 21 (2.45%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.45%) REST
2 15 (1.75%) XML
3 14 (1.63%) Terraform
4 13 (1.52%) .NET
5 12 (1.40%) React
6 8 (0.93%) Web Services
7 7 (0.82%) AngularJS
7 7 (0.82%) JSON
7 7 (0.82%) Node.js
8 6 (0.70%) RESTful
8 6 (0.70%) SOAP
9 5 (0.58%) Middleware
9 5 (0.58%) PySpark
9 5 (0.58%) Redfish
10 4 (0.47%) ASP.NET
10 4 (0.47%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (0.47%) Kafka
11 3 (0.35%) Gherkin
11 3 (0.35%) HTML
11 3 (0.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 91 (10.61%) Onboarding
2 83 (9.67%) CMDB
3 50 (5.83%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.03%) Product Ownership
5 25 (2.91%) Cloud Native
5 25 (2.91%) Fixed Income
5 25 (2.91%) Video Conferencing
6 23 (2.68%) Data Protection Act
7 19 (2.21%) Hedge funds
8 18 (2.10%) Data Structures
8 18 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (1.98%) Derivative
9 17 (1.98%) Driving Licence
9 17 (1.98%) Operational Technology
10 16 (1.86%) Equities
10 16 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
11 15 (1.75%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.40%) Smartphone
13 11 (1.28%) SCADA
14 10 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 145 (16.90%) Windows
2 41 (4.78%) Windows 10
3 26 (3.03%) Linux
4 23 (2.68%) Mac OS
5 17 (1.98%) Android
6 14 (1.63%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.70%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.58%) SUSE
8 5 (0.58%) Unix
9 4 (0.47%) Alpine Linux
9 4 (0.47%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.35%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.12%) CentOS
12 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (21.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 122 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (13.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 109 (12.70%) ITIL
5 105 (12.24%) ITSM
6 103 (12.00%) Validation
7 94 (10.96%) IT Asset Management
8 90 (10.49%) Agile
9 84 (9.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 82 (9.56%) Migration
11 78 (9.09%) AI
11 78 (9.09%) Data Modelling
12 74 (8.62%) Analytics
12 74 (8.62%) Business Intelligence
13 73 (8.51%) Customer Service
14 68 (7.93%) Service Management
15 63 (7.34%) Data Governance
15 63 (7.34%) Decision-Making
16 58 (6.76%) Roadmaps
17 57 (6.64%) Software Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (11.19%) SQL
2 75 (8.74%) Python
3 21 (2.45%) PowerShell
4 20 (2.33%) Java
5 14 (1.63%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.40%) C#
7 11 (1.28%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.82%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.70%) Bash
9 6 (0.70%) Korn
9 6 (0.70%) Perl
10 5 (0.58%) Bicep
11 4 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.35%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.12%) Swift
14 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.12%) VB
14 1 (0.12%) X++
Qualifications
1 130 (15.15%) Security Cleared
2 102 (11.89%) SC Cleared
3 68 (7.93%) Degree
4 21 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (1.40%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.17%) A+ Certification
8 9 (1.05%) PMI Certification
8 9 (1.05%) PMP
9 7 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.58%) CISSP
11 5 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.47%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.47%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.47%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.23%) CCNP
14 2 (0.23%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (12.12%) Data Quality
2 36 (4.20%) QA
3 30 (3.50%) SLA
4 9 (1.05%) GDPR
5 8 (0.93%) ISO 19650
6 7 (0.82%) GRC
7 6 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.58%) PMO
9 4 (0.47%) EMIR
9 4 (0.47%) GMP
9 4 (0.47%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.47%) NIST
10 3 (0.35%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.35%) GxP
10 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 19770
11 2 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.23%) COBIT
11 2 (0.23%) GAAP
11 2 (0.23%) IFRS
11 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 82 (9.56%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.93%) Firmware
2 8 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.35%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.23%) Docker
6 1 (0.12%) KVM
6 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 52 (6.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (4.31%) SCCM
3 10 (1.17%) Ansible
4 6 (0.70%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (0.47%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.23%) Grafana
6 2 (0.23%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.12%) Amdocs OSS
7 1 (0.12%) Autotask
7 1 (0.12%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.12%) Control-M
7 1 (0.12%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.12%) MobiControl
7 1 (0.12%) MOM
7 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.12%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 241 (28.09%) Microsoft
2 136 (15.85%) ServiceNow
3 70 (8.16%) SAP
4 29 (3.38%) Google
5 23 (2.68%) IBM
6 21 (2.45%) Snow
7 20 (2.33%) Apple
8 19 (2.21%) HP
9 18 (2.10%) Cisco
9 18 (2.10%) Databricks
9 18 (2.10%) Oracle
10 14 (1.63%) Bloomberg
11 13 (1.52%) Adobe
11 13 (1.52%) Remedy
12 12 (1.40%) Charles River
13 11 (1.28%) Autodesk
13 11 (1.28%) Salesforce
13 11 (1.28%) VMware
14 10 (1.17%) Samsung
15 8 (0.93%) NEC