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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 120 87
Rank change year-on-year -35 -33 +43
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 881 693 850
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.88% 2.46% 2.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 2.71% 3.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 452 422 679
10th Percentile £190 £196 £275
25th Percentile £323 £400 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £675
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% -14.81% +12.50%
75th Percentile £625 £825 £850
90th Percentile £750 £838 £888
UK median daily rate £498 £550 £650
% change year-on-year -9.55% -15.38% +13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 128 26
10th Percentile £15.89 £17.35 -
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.51 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.80 £18.87 £20.35
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% -7.27% +4.04%
75th Percentile £29.41 - £27.42
90th Percentile £111.25 - £31.75
UK median hourly rate £21.01 £18.87 £18.70
% change year-on-year +11.31% +0.91% -1.58%

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 39,799 25,590 27,763
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.96% 90.90% 86.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,011 16,250 16,937
10th Percentile £325 £294 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,071 1,598 1,107
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.53 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.87 £20.50
Median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.96% -40.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £67.25 £44.78 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.50 £74.18
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -10.11%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 -37 422 £575 -17.27% 509
South East -41 116 £450 -18.18% 95
North of England -26 101 £400 +5.26% 79
Midlands +5 100 £400 -30.43% 33
West Midlands +8 78 £413 -30.96% 24
East of England -13 78 £358 -10.50% 36
Yorkshire -15 55 £388 +1.97% 29
North West -20 47 £400 -25.93% 43
South West -50 42 £350 +55.56% 29
East Midlands -1 22 £275 +44.74% 9
North East -38 4 - - 10
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 38 (4.31%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.59%) Confluence
3 13 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.25%) CMS
5 4 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.34%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.23%) Apache
7 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) Appian
8 1 (0.11%) CIMPLICITY
8 1 (0.11%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.11%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Predix
8 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.91%) Navisworks
5 8 (0.91%) ProjectWise
5 8 (0.91%) Revit
6 7 (0.79%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 44 (4.99%) Aladdin
2 27 (3.06%) SAP PM
3 24 (2.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 19 (2.16%) Maximo
5 13 (1.48%) Remedy ITSM
6 12 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
7 10 (1.14%) NEC Housing
8 8 (0.91%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 8 (0.91%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.57%) SAP CO
9 5 (0.57%) SAP FI
9 5 (0.57%) SAP PS
9 5 (0.57%) SAP QM
9 5 (0.57%) SAP SD
10 4 (0.45%) Front Arena
10 4 (0.45%) Summit
11 3 (0.34%) Cloudability
11 3 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
12 2 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
12 2 (0.23%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 120 (13.62%) Azure
2 108 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (9.42%) Power Platform
4 60 (6.81%) AWS
5 53 (6.02%) Entra ID
6 39 (4.43%) Snowflake
7 31 (3.52%) SaaS
8 28 (3.18%) GCP
9 20 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
10 18 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (1.70%) Serverless
12 14 (1.59%) GitHub
12 14 (1.59%) OneDrive
13 12 (1.36%) dbt
14 11 (1.25%) GitHub Copilot
15 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
16 8 (0.91%) Azure Functions
17 7 (0.79%) Amazon S3
17 7 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.18%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (2.04%) VPN
3 13 (1.48%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.36%) SAN
5 10 (1.14%) Ethernet
5 10 (1.14%) LAN
5 10 (1.14%) WebEx
6 9 (1.02%) Cisco IOS
7 8 (0.91%) HTTP
8 7 (0.79%) DNS
8 7 (0.79%) Fibre Channel
8 7 (0.79%) Firewall
9 6 (0.68%) DHCP
9 6 (0.68%) Network Security
9 6 (0.68%) SSL
9 6 (0.68%) WAN
10 5 (0.57%) Internet
11 4 (0.45%) Value-Added Service
11 4 (0.45%) VoIP
11 4 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (8.17%) Power BI
2 26 (2.95%) Metadata
3 16 (1.82%) GIS
4 15 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.14%) Tableau
6 9 (1.02%) BigQuery
6 9 (1.02%) SQL Server
7 8 (0.91%) Looker
7 8 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.91%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.79%) MS Access
9 6 (0.68%) Amazon Athena
10 5 (0.57%) DynamoDB
10 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (0.45%) Spark SQL
12 3 (0.34%) Apache Iceberg
12 3 (0.34%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 45 (5.11%) JIRA
2 10 (1.14%) Git
3 4 (0.45%) JMeter
3 4 (0.45%) LoadRunner
3 4 (0.45%) 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%) 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 (0.11%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.11%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.11%) Mockito
5 1 (0.11%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 316 (35.87%) Social Skills
2 297 (33.71%) Finance
3 120 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (7.83%) Banking
5 51 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (5.11%) Public Sector
7 41 (4.65%) Manufacturing
8 32 (3.63%) Front Office
9 27 (3.06%) Investment Banking
10 25 (2.84%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (2.84%) Legal
10 25 (2.84%) Local Government
11 17 (1.93%) Telecoms
12 14 (1.59%) Financial Institution
13 13 (1.48%) Aerospace
13 13 (1.48%) Back Office
13 13 (1.48%) Law
13 13 (1.48%) Retail
14 12 (1.36%) Social Housing
15 11 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 165 (18.73%) Analyst
2 78 (8.85%) Architect
3 75 (8.51%) Lead
4 73 (8.29%) Support Engineer
5 68 (7.72%) Business Analyst
6 66 (7.49%) Consultant
7 56 (6.36%) IT Support
8 53 (6.02%) Senior
9 49 (5.56%) IT Engineer
10 45 (5.11%) Asset Management Analyst
11 39 (4.43%) IT Support Engineer
12 35 (3.97%) Developer
13 34 (3.86%) Data Analyst
14 27 (3.06%) Data Engineer
15 26 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
16 21 (2.38%) Administrator
16 21 (2.38%) Desktop Support
16 21 (2.38%) IT Analyst
16 21 (2.38%) Project Manager
17 19 (2.16%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.50%) REST
2 19 (2.16%) XML
3 13 (1.48%) Terraform
4 12 (1.36%) .NET
5 11 (1.25%) React
6 9 (1.02%) JSON
6 9 (1.02%) Web Services
7 8 (0.91%) AngularJS
8 7 (0.79%) Node.js
8 7 (0.79%) SOAP
9 6 (0.68%) PySpark
10 5 (0.57%) Azure Blueprints
10 5 (0.57%) Lightning Web Components
10 5 (0.57%) Middleware
10 5 (0.57%) RESTful
11 4 (0.45%) ASP.NET
11 4 (0.45%) HTML
11 4 (0.45%) Redfish
12 3 (0.34%) ASP.NET Core
12 3 (0.34%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 95 (10.78%) CMDB
2 91 (10.33%) Onboarding
3 60 (6.81%) Management Information System
4 29 (3.29%) Product Ownership
5 25 (2.84%) Cloud Native
5 25 (2.84%) Video Conferencing
6 24 (2.72%) Fixed Income
7 22 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
8 21 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (2.27%) Data Centre
10 19 (2.16%) Data Structures
10 19 (2.16%) Driving Licence
10 19 (2.16%) Hedge funds
11 18 (2.04%) Operational Technology
12 16 (1.82%) Equities
12 16 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (1.70%) Derivative
14 12 (1.36%) Smartphone
15 11 (1.25%) Enterprise Storage
15 11 (1.25%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 148 (16.80%) Windows
2 43 (4.88%) Windows 10
3 24 (2.72%) Linux
4 23 (2.61%) macOS
5 18 (2.04%) Android
6 15 (1.70%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.68%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.57%) Alpine Linux
8 5 (0.57%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.57%) SUSE
8 5 (0.57%) Unix
9 4 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.34%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (22.70%) Stakeholder Management
2 128 (14.53%) Problem-Solving
3 119 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 119 (13.51%) ITSM
4 112 (12.71%) ITIL
5 106 (12.03%) Validation
6 98 (11.12%) IT Asset Management
7 95 (10.78%) Agile
8 87 (9.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 84 (9.53%) Migration
10 81 (9.19%) AI
10 81 (9.19%) Data Modelling
11 79 (8.97%) Analytics
11 79 (8.97%) Service Management
12 78 (8.85%) Customer Service
13 76 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
14 69 (7.83%) Data Governance
15 66 (7.49%) Decision-Making
16 63 (7.15%) Roadmaps
17 59 (6.70%) Software Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 100 (11.35%) SQL
2 80 (9.08%) Python
3 21 (2.38%) PowerShell
4 19 (2.16%) Java
5 16 (1.82%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.48%) C#
7 12 (1.36%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.91%) Korn
9 7 (0.79%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.68%) Bash
10 6 (0.68%) Bicep
10 6 (0.68%) Perl
11 4 (0.45%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.23%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.11%) C++
13 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.11%) Swift
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.11%) X++
Qualifications
1 141 (16.00%) Security Cleared
2 112 (12.71%) SC Cleared
3 68 (7.72%) Degree
4 23 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (1.14%) A+ Certification
6 10 (1.14%) PMI Certification
6 10 (1.14%) PMP
7 7 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 6 (0.68%) CISSP
9 5 (0.57%) AWS Certification
9 5 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.45%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.45%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.34%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.34%) CISM
11 3 (0.34%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (13.17%) Data Quality
2 38 (4.31%) QA
3 31 (3.52%) SLA
4 10 (1.14%) GDPR
5 8 (0.91%) GRC
5 8 (0.91%) ISO 19650
5 8 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.68%) NIST
7 5 (0.57%) PMO
8 3 (0.34%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.34%) COSHH
8 3 (0.34%) EMIR
8 3 (0.34%) GAAP
8 3 (0.34%) GxP
8 3 (0.34%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.34%) IFRS
8 3 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 19770
8 3 (0.34%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.23%) GMP
9 2 (0.23%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 83 (9.42%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.79%) Firmware
4 5 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.34%) Docker
5 3 (0.34%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.11%) KVM
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 50 (5.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (4.77%) SCCM
3 11 (1.25%) Ansible
4 5 (0.57%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (0.45%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.23%) Grafana
6 2 (0.23%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.11%) Amdocs OSS
7 1 (0.11%) Autotask
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.11%) MobiControl
7 1 (0.11%) MOM
7 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.11%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 263 (29.85%) Microsoft
2 138 (15.66%) ServiceNow
3 70 (7.95%) SAP
4 32 (3.63%) Google
5 24 (2.72%) IBM
6 20 (2.27%) Databricks
7 19 (2.16%) Oracle
8 18 (2.04%) Apple
8 18 (2.04%) Cisco
8 18 (2.04%) Snow
9 15 (1.70%) HP
9 15 (1.70%) Remedy
10 14 (1.59%) Bloomberg
11 12 (1.36%) Adobe
11 12 (1.36%) Autodesk
11 12 (1.36%) Salesforce
12 11 (1.25%) Charles River
12 11 (1.25%) VMware
13 10 (1.14%) NEC
13 10 (1.14%) Samsung