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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 90 82
Rank change year-on-year -57 -8 +39
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 722 686 936
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.74% 2.86% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.05% 3.13% 2.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 391 508 755
10th Percentile £193 £234 £225
25th Percentile £325 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £638 £825 £800
90th Percentile £800 £875 £850
UK median daily rate £500 £600 £625
% change year-on-year -16.67% -4.00% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 42 45
10th Percentile £15.38 - £14.41
25th Percentile £17.11 - £16.02
Median hourly rate £19.33 £18.51 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +4.43% +2.10% -19.37%
75th Percentile £24.29 £20.50 £28.75
90th Percentile £32.82 £31.38 £40.00
UK median hourly rate £19.18 £18.51 £18.13
% change year-on-year +3.62% +2.10% -15.62%

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 35,226 21,902 31,378
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.76% 91.29% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,404 14,316 20,563
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,174 928 2,273
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.39 £18.20 £16.00
Median hourly rate £45.25 £28.48 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.88% -21.97% -2.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.17 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.28 £27.94 £36.00
% change year-on-year +51.31% -22.39% -

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 24 May 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 24 May 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 24 May 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 -65 376 £575 -17.86% 137
North of England -25 115 £380 -5.00% 26
South East -38 68 £350 -22.22% 50
Midlands -45 64 £328 +94.94% 32
North West -21 58 £440 +9.91% 15
Yorkshire -19 53 £365 -30.48% 8
South West -17 49 £418 +48.44% 17
West Midlands -54 43 £406 +141.82% 18
East of England -13 41 £600 +200.00% 4
East Midlands -10 21 £200 - 14
North East -26 4 £500 - 3
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 23 (3.19%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.94%) Confluence
3 9 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.28%) CMS
6 2 (0.28%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) Appian
7 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.14%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.14%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 39 (5.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.69%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.28%) InDesign
7 2 (0.28%) Maya
7 2 (0.28%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 39 (5.40%) Aladdin
2 26 (3.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (2.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 18 (2.49%) SAP PM
4 16 (2.22%) Oracle Payables
4 16 (2.22%) Oracle Receivables
5 13 (1.80%) Maximo
6 7 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.55%) NEC Housing
8 3 (0.42%) Markit EDM
8 3 (0.42%) Oracle Assets
8 3 (0.42%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (0.42%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.28%) Front Arena
9 2 (0.28%) Global One
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.28%) SAP EHS
9 2 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 90 (12.47%) Azure
2 67 (9.28%) AWS
3 51 (7.06%) Power Platform
4 45 (6.23%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (4.43%) Snowflake
6 31 (4.29%) GCP
7 16 (2.22%) SaaS
8 15 (2.08%) OCI
9 14 (1.94%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.52%) GitHub
11 10 (1.39%) Amazon S3
11 10 (1.39%) Serverless
12 8 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (0.97%) AWS Step Functions
13 7 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (0.83%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (0.83%) dbt
15 5 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.60%) Wi-Fi
2 24 (3.32%) VPN
3 9 (1.25%) Firewall
3 9 (1.25%) LAN
3 9 (1.25%) Wireless
4 8 (1.11%) SAN
4 8 (1.11%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.83%) DNS
5 6 (0.83%) MPLS
5 6 (0.83%) Network Security
6 5 (0.69%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.69%) InfiniBand
6 5 (0.69%) NetScaler
6 5 (0.69%) WAN
7 4 (0.55%) DHCP
7 4 (0.55%) Ethernet VPN
8 3 (0.42%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (0.42%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.42%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (6.51%) Power BI
2 25 (3.46%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (1.66%) Tableau
4 11 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.39%) Metadata
5 10 (1.39%) SQL Server
6 7 (0.97%) DynamoDB
7 6 (0.83%) DB2
7 6 (0.83%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
9 4 (0.55%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.55%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.55%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.42%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.42%) Big Data
10 3 (0.42%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 3 (0.42%) Power Query
10 3 (0.42%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 51 (7.06%) JIRA
2 11 (1.52%) SpecFlow
3 8 (1.11%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (0.97%) Git
5 6 (0.83%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.55%) GitLab
6 4 (0.55%) JMeter
7 3 (0.42%) Jasmine
7 3 (0.42%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.42%) Selenium
8 2 (0.28%) AdminStudio
8 2 (0.28%) git-flow
8 2 (0.28%) InstallShield
8 2 (0.28%) MSI
8 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.14%) Appium
9 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.14%) Hudson
9 1 (0.14%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.14%) XCUITest
General
1 301 (41.69%) Finance
2 224 (31.02%) Social Skills
3 78 (10.80%) Banking
4 67 (9.28%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (6.93%) Front Office
6 44 (6.09%) Investment Banking
7 38 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
8 28 (3.88%) Public Sector
9 27 (3.74%) Legal
10 26 (3.60%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (3.32%) Law
12 22 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (2.77%) Back Office
14 19 (2.63%) Manufacturing
15 17 (2.35%) Marketing
16 13 (1.80%) Retail Banking
17 12 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
17 12 (1.66%) Military
17 12 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
18 10 (1.39%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 123 (17.04%) Analyst
2 75 (10.39%) Lead
3 57 (7.89%) Business Analyst
4 51 (7.06%) Developer
5 39 (5.40%) Architect
6 38 (5.26%) Senior
7 32 (4.43%) Support Engineer
8 31 (4.29%) Asset Management Analyst
8 31 (4.29%) Project Manager
9 27 (3.74%) IT Support
10 26 (3.60%) Consultant
11 25 (3.46%) Data Analyst
11 25 (3.46%) IT Engineer
12 21 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
13 20 (2.77%) Data Engineer
14 19 (2.63%) Desktop Support
15 16 (2.22%) Lead Developer
16 15 (2.08%) IT Analyst
16 15 (2.08%) Software Engineer
17 14 (1.94%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.05%) React
2 21 (2.91%) Node.js
3 18 (2.49%) Playwright
4 17 (2.35%) REST
5 16 (2.22%) Redux
6 11 (1.52%) AngularJS
7 9 (1.25%) Middleware
7 9 (1.25%) Redfish
8 8 (1.11%) CSS
8 8 (1.11%) HTML
9 7 (0.97%) Kafka
9 7 (0.97%) RESTful
9 7 (0.97%) Spring
9 7 (0.97%) Spring Boot
9 7 (0.97%) XML
10 6 (0.83%) SOAP
11 5 (0.69%) .NET
11 5 (0.69%) Lambda Expressions
11 5 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
11 5 (0.69%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.34%) Onboarding
2 45 (6.23%) CMDB
3 36 (4.99%) Equities
4 33 (4.57%) Fixed Income
5 30 (4.16%) Derivative
6 26 (3.60%) Management Information System
7 23 (3.19%) Data Protection Act
7 23 (3.19%) Data Structures
8 21 (2.91%) Cloud Native
9 18 (2.49%) Data Centre
9 18 (2.49%) Product Ownership
10 17 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.39%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.97%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.97%) Smartphone
14 6 (0.83%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 85 (11.77%) Windows
2 38 (5.26%) Windows 10
3 37 (5.12%) Linux
4 18 (2.49%) Windows Server
5 15 (2.08%) Mac OS
5 15 (2.08%) Unix
6 8 (1.11%) Android
7 6 (0.83%) AIX
8 5 (0.69%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.69%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.55%) Windows 8
10 3 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.42%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.14%) CentOS
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (15.51%) Agile
2 92 (12.74%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (12.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (11.36%) ITIL
5 75 (10.39%) Migration
6 73 (10.11%) IT Asset Management
7 69 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 67 (9.28%) User Acceptance Testing
9 62 (8.59%) ITSM
10 61 (8.45%) Investment Management
11 55 (7.62%) Validation
12 54 (7.48%) Data Modelling
13 53 (7.34%) Analytics
13 53 (7.34%) Customer Service
14 52 (7.20%) AI
15 49 (6.79%) Roadmaps
15 49 (6.79%) Service Management
15 49 (6.79%) Workflow
16 48 (6.65%) Decision-Making
16 48 (6.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 86 (11.91%) SQL
2 77 (10.66%) Python
3 40 (5.54%) JavaScript
4 37 (5.12%) TypeScript
5 24 (3.32%) Java
6 17 (2.35%) C#
6 17 (2.35%) PowerShell
7 10 (1.39%) Bash
8 8 (1.11%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.69%) Scala
10 2 (0.28%) ABAP
10 2 (0.28%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.28%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.28%) Perl
10 2 (0.28%) R
10 2 (0.28%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.28%) Swift
10 2 (0.28%) VB
11 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (12.88%) Security Cleared
2 77 (10.66%) SC Cleared
3 49 (6.79%) Degree
4 11 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (0.69%) RIBA
7 4 (0.55%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.55%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.42%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.42%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.28%) CCNP
9 2 (0.28%) CISSP
9 2 (0.28%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.28%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.28%) PMP
9 2 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.14%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.93%) Data Quality
2 31 (4.29%) SLA
3 15 (2.08%) QA
4 13 (1.80%) GDPR
5 5 (0.69%) ISO 9001
5 5 (0.69%) PMO
6 4 (0.55%) GMP
6 4 (0.55%) GRC
7 3 (0.42%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.42%) EMIR
7 3 (0.42%) IFRS
7 3 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.28%) Basel III
8 2 (0.28%) COBIT
8 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.28%) GAAP
8 2 (0.28%) IFRS 9
8 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.28%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 53 (7.34%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.39%) Firmware
3 6 (0.83%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.83%) KVM
3 6 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.42%) Docker
5 3 (0.42%) ISA Server
6 2 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.14%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (4.71%) SCCM
2 23 (3.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.94%) Terraform
4 10 (1.39%) Dell DRAC
5 9 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.11%) Grafana
6 8 (1.11%) IBM BigFix
6 8 (1.11%) vCenter Server
7 7 (0.97%) Ansible
8 6 (0.83%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.55%) Control-M
9 4 (0.55%) Salt
10 3 (0.42%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.42%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.28%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.28%) Nessus
11 2 (0.28%) Puppet
12 1 (0.14%) MOM
12 1 (0.14%) SCOM
12 1 (0.14%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 126 (17.45%) Microsoft
2 103 (14.27%) ServiceNow
3 52 (7.20%) SAP
4 23 (3.19%) HP
5 21 (2.91%) Oracle
6 19 (2.63%) Databricks
7 18 (2.49%) IBM
8 15 (2.08%) Charles River
8 15 (2.08%) Cisco
9 13 (1.80%) Adobe
9 13 (1.80%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.39%) Dell
11 9 (1.25%) Snow
11 9 (1.25%) Splunk
12 8 (1.11%) Computacenter
12 8 (1.11%) Google
12 8 (1.11%) IFS
12 8 (1.11%) VMware
13 7 (0.97%) Bloomberg
13 7 (0.97%) Palo Alto