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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 90 79
Rank change year-on-year -61 -11 +45
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 823 778 904
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.79% 2.80% 2.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.11% 3.09% 3.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 504 742
10th Percentile £190 £200 £313
25th Percentile £314 £388 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 £688
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% -12.73% +14.58%
75th Percentile £622 £825 £850
90th Percentile £727 £875 £888
UK median daily rate £475 £575 £675
% change year-on-year -17.39% -14.81% +17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 114 25
10th Percentile £15.38 £18.51 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.01 - £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.87 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +11.29% +4.08% -10.60%
75th Percentile £24.29 - £31.00
90th Percentile £29.07 £20.40 £34.00
UK median hourly rate £19.33 £18.87 £18.13
% change year-on-year +2.44% +4.08% -10.60%

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 38,963 25,189 28,313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.89% 90.78% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,049 16,044 18,122
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £632 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,587 1,471 1,456
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.87 £18.39
Median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.03
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.16% +0.31%

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 29 August 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 29 August 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 29 August 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 -64 416 £575 -17.86% 686
Midlands -4 103 £388 +40.91% 47
North of England -41 101 £400 +5.26% 79
South East -57 91 £400 -30.43% 124
West Midlands -2 78 £400 +45.45% 35
Yorkshire -14 63 £400 +5.26% 27
East of England -22 50 £330 -14.84% 32
South West -39 47 £350 +8.53% 52
North West -52 39 £400 +6.67% 45
East Midlands +2 25 £238 - 12
North East -37 4 - - 8
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 44 (5.35%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.07%) Confluence
3 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.97%) CMS
5 7 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.24%) Apache
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.24%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.24%) IIS
7 1 (0.12%) CIMPLICITY
7 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.12%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.12%) Predix
Applications
1 38 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.89%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.73%) Navisworks
5 6 (0.73%) ProjectWise
5 6 (0.73%) Revit
6 5 (0.61%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.24%) InDesign
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) Maya
9 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 47 (5.71%) Aladdin
2 27 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 26 (3.16%) SAP PM
4 18 (2.19%) Maximo
5 12 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
6 8 (0.97%) NEC Housing
6 8 (0.97%) SAP MM
7 6 (0.73%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 6 (0.73%) Remedy ITSM
8 5 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
8 5 (0.61%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 5 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.61%) SAP QM
9 4 (0.49%) Front Arena
9 4 (0.49%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.49%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.49%) SAP PS
9 4 (0.49%) SAP SD
10 3 (0.36%) Cloudability
11 2 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 131 (15.92%) Azure
2 83 (10.09%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (8.87%) AWS
4 72 (8.75%) Power Platform
5 43 (5.22%) Entra ID
6 40 (4.86%) Snowflake
7 29 (3.52%) GCP
8 24 (2.92%) SaaS
9 19 (2.31%) Azure Data Factory
10 15 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.82%) dbt
10 15 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
10 15 (1.82%) GitHub
11 13 (1.58%) Serverless
12 12 (1.46%) OneDrive
13 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
14 8 (0.97%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (0.85%) Anthropic Claude
16 6 (0.73%) ChatGPT
16 6 (0.73%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.28%) Wi-Fi
2 23 (2.79%) VPN
3 16 (1.94%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.46%) LAN
5 10 (1.22%) DNS
6 9 (1.09%) SAN
7 8 (0.97%) DHCP
7 8 (0.97%) WAN
7 8 (0.97%) WebEx
8 7 (0.85%) Cisco IOS
8 7 (0.85%) Firewall
8 7 (0.85%) HTTP
9 6 (0.73%) Network Security
9 6 (0.73%) SSL
10 5 (0.61%) Internet
11 4 (0.49%) Value-Added Service
11 4 (0.49%) VoIP
12 3 (0.36%) DMZ
12 3 (0.36%) Wireless
13 2 (0.24%) DWDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (8.02%) Power BI
2 25 (3.04%) Metadata
3 19 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.22%) Tableau
6 9 (1.09%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.09%) GIS
7 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (0.73%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.73%) Snowflake Schema
8 6 (0.73%) SQL Server
9 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.49%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.49%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.36%) Apache Iceberg
11 3 (0.36%) Delta Lake
11 3 (0.36%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.36%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 51 (6.20%) JIRA
2 11 (1.34%) Git
3 6 (0.73%) Sonatype Nexus
4 5 (0.61%) JMeter
5 4 (0.49%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.49%) LoadRunner
6 3 (0.36%) GitLab
6 3 (0.36%) Selenium
7 2 (0.24%) AdminStudio
7 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.24%) git-flow
7 2 (0.24%) InstallShield
7 2 (0.24%) MSI
7 2 (0.24%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.12%) Appium
8 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.12%) Mockito
8 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 304 (36.94%) Finance
2 278 (33.78%) Social Skills
3 104 (12.64%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (8.38%) Banking
5 48 (5.83%) Organisational Skills
6 41 (4.98%) Front Office
7 36 (4.37%) Public Sector
8 33 (4.01%) Manufacturing
9 31 (3.77%) Investment Banking
10 22 (2.67%) Legal
11 21 (2.55%) Local Government
12 20 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
13 18 (2.19%) Back Office
13 18 (2.19%) Law
13 18 (2.19%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (1.58%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.34%) Marketing
16 11 (1.34%) Military
17 10 (1.22%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 151 (18.35%) Analyst
2 77 (9.36%) Architect
3 72 (8.75%) Support Engineer
4 70 (8.51%) Lead
5 65 (7.90%) Business Analyst
6 58 (7.05%) Consultant
7 51 (6.20%) Senior
8 50 (6.08%) IT Support
9 47 (5.71%) IT Engineer
10 41 (4.98%) Asset Management Analyst
11 35 (4.25%) IT Support Engineer
12 33 (4.01%) Developer
13 32 (3.89%) Data Engineer
14 31 (3.77%) Data Analyst
15 28 (3.40%) Solutions Architect
16 23 (2.79%) Project Manager
16 23 (2.79%) ServiceNow Architect
17 22 (2.67%) Desktop Engineer
17 22 (2.67%) Desktop Support
18 21 (2.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.07%) Terraform
2 15 (1.82%) REST
3 12 (1.46%) React
4 10 (1.22%) .NET
5 9 (1.09%) XML
6 8 (0.97%) Node.js
6 8 (0.97%) Redfish
7 7 (0.85%) Middleware
7 7 (0.85%) RESTful
7 7 (0.85%) Web Services
8 6 (0.73%) JSON
8 6 (0.73%) Kafka
8 6 (0.73%) Playwright
9 5 (0.61%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.49%) ADO
10 4 (0.49%) Azure Blueprints
10 4 (0.49%) PySpark
10 4 (0.49%) Redux
10 4 (0.49%) SOAP
11 3 (0.36%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 82 (9.96%) Onboarding
2 75 (9.11%) CMDB
3 48 (5.83%) Management Information System
4 31 (3.77%) Fixed Income
5 28 (3.40%) Product Ownership
6 26 (3.16%) Cloud Native
6 26 (3.16%) Data Protection Act
6 26 (3.16%) Video Conferencing
7 24 (2.92%) Derivative
8 23 (2.79%) Equities
9 22 (2.67%) Data Structures
10 19 (2.31%) Data Centre
11 18 (2.19%) Operational Technology
12 16 (1.94%) Driving Licence
12 16 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (1.82%) Hedge funds
14 14 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
15 13 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
16 12 (1.46%) Smartphone
17 9 (1.09%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 142 (17.25%) Windows
2 42 (5.10%) Windows 10
3 30 (3.65%) Linux
4 20 (2.43%) Mac OS
5 17 (2.07%) Windows Server
6 14 (1.70%) Android
7 6 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.73%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.61%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.61%) SUSE
8 5 (0.61%) Unix
9 4 (0.49%) Alpine Linux
9 4 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.36%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.12%) CentOS
12 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (19.20%) Stakeholder Management
2 119 (14.46%) Problem-Solving
3 103 (12.52%) Agile
4 102 (12.39%) ITIL
5 101 (12.27%) Validation
6 99 (12.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 91 (11.06%) ITSM
8 86 (10.45%) IT Asset Management
9 82 (9.96%) Migration
10 79 (9.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 78 (9.48%) Data Modelling
12 77 (9.36%) Analytics
13 68 (8.26%) Business Intelligence
13 68 (8.26%) Customer Service
14 67 (8.14%) AI
15 62 (7.53%) Decision-Making
16 61 (7.41%) Data Governance
17 59 (7.17%) Roadmaps
18 57 (6.93%) User Acceptance Testing
19 56 (6.80%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (11.06%) SQL
2 77 (9.36%) Python
3 21 (2.55%) Java
4 18 (2.19%) PowerShell
5 15 (1.82%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.46%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.34%) C#
8 7 (0.85%) Perl
9 5 (0.61%) Bash
9 5 (0.61%) Bicep
9 5 (0.61%) Korn
9 5 (0.61%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.49%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.49%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.36%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.36%) Scala
12 2 (0.24%) Swift
12 2 (0.24%) VB
13 1 (0.12%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 115 (13.97%) Security Cleared
2 89 (10.81%) SC Cleared
3 67 (8.14%) Degree
4 18 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.22%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (0.97%) A+ Certification
7 8 (0.97%) PMI Certification
8 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (0.73%) PMP
8 6 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (0.61%) CISSP
10 4 (0.49%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.49%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.49%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.36%) IIBA
11 3 (0.36%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.24%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (11.79%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.89%) QA
3 28 (3.40%) SLA
4 11 (1.34%) GDPR
5 6 (0.73%) GRC
5 6 (0.73%) ISO 19650
6 5 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.61%) PMO
7 4 (0.49%) EMIR
7 4 (0.49%) GMP
7 4 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.49%) NIST
8 3 (0.36%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.36%) GxP
8 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 2 (0.24%) COBIT
9 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.24%) IFRS
9 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 83 (10.09%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.34%) Firmware
3 8 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.24%) Docker
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.12%) KVM
7 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 49 (5.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (4.37%) SCCM
3 10 (1.22%) Ansible
4 9 (1.09%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.49%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.36%) Grafana
7 2 (0.24%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.24%) Control-M
7 2 (0.24%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.24%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.12%) Autotask
8 1 (0.12%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.12%) MobiControl
8 1 (0.12%) MOM
8 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.12%) SCOM
8 1 (0.12%) ServiceCenter
8 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 217 (26.37%) Microsoft
2 127 (15.43%) ServiceNow
3 70 (8.51%) SAP
4 24 (2.92%) Google
5 20 (2.43%) Databricks
5 20 (2.43%) HP
5 20 (2.43%) IBM
6 19 (2.31%) Apple
6 19 (2.31%) Oracle
7 17 (2.07%) Cisco
7 17 (2.07%) Snow
8 14 (1.70%) Charles River
9 13 (1.58%) Adobe
9 13 (1.58%) Bloomberg
9 13 (1.58%) VMware
10 11 (1.34%) Salesforce
11 10 (1.22%) Samsung
12 9 (1.09%) Autodesk
12 9 (1.09%) Murex
13 8 (0.97%) Dell