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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 92 77
Rank change year-on-year -65 -15 +50
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 814 764 884
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.77% 2.79% 2.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 3.07% 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 434 499 721
10th Percentile £190 £210 £300
25th Percentile £310 £395 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £600 £688
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -12.73% +14.58%
75th Percentile £619 £825 £850
90th Percentile £714 £875 £888
UK median daily rate £475 £575 £675
% change year-on-year -17.39% -14.81% +17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 114 22
10th Percentile £15.38 £18.51 £14.47
25th Percentile £16.01 - £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £18.87 £16.10
Median % change year-on-year +11.29% +17.24% -20.08%
75th Percentile £24.29 - £30.38
90th Percentile £29.55 £20.40 £32.35
UK median hourly rate £19.33 £18.87 £16.19
% change year-on-year +2.44% +16.55% -19.61%

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 38,940 24,864 27,870
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.85% 90.76% 85.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,004 15,800 17,728
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £509 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% -2.96% -4.55%
75th Percentile £636 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,613 1,459 1,377
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.24 £14.43
25th Percentile £18.31 £17.79 £20.00
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 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.88
% change year-on-year +63.02% -41.35% +3.33%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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 -65 409 £570 -18.57% 712
Midlands -6 107 £388 +24.00% 48
North of England -44 94 £400 +2.56% 87
South East -53 94 £400 -27.27% 125
West Midlands -5 81 £400 +14.29% 36
Yorkshire -20 57 £400 +5.26% 27
East of England -20 51 £290 -25.16% 43
South West -40 45 £350 +8.53% 48
North West -50 38 £400 -5.88% 55
East Midlands -2 26 £200 +5.26% 12
North East -39 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 41 (5.04%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.84%) Confluence
2 15 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.23%) CMS
4 7 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.25%) Apache
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.25%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.25%) IIS
6 1 (0.12%) CIMPLICITY
6 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.12%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.12%) Predix
Applications
1 38 (4.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.18%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.74%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.74%) Navisworks
5 6 (0.74%) ProjectWise
5 6 (0.74%) Revit
6 5 (0.61%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.37%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.25%) InDesign
8 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) Maya
9 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 42 (5.16%) Aladdin
2 26 (3.19%) SAP PM
2 26 (3.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (2.09%) Maximo
4 11 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.98%) NEC Housing
5 8 (0.98%) SAP MM
6 6 (0.74%) Front Arena
6 6 (0.74%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 6 (0.74%) Remedy ITSM
7 5 (0.61%) SAP QM
8 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (0.49%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.49%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.49%) SAP PS
8 4 (0.49%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.49%) Summit
9 3 (0.37%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 125 (15.36%) Azure
2 84 (10.32%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (8.85%) Power Platform
4 68 (8.35%) AWS
5 44 (5.41%) Entra ID
6 38 (4.67%) Snowflake
7 25 (3.07%) GCP
8 23 (2.83%) SaaS
9 20 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
10 16 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (1.97%) GitHub
11 15 (1.84%) dbt
11 15 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (1.72%) Serverless
13 12 (1.47%) OneDrive
14 10 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (0.98%) GitHub Copilot
16 7 (0.86%) Anthropic Claude
16 7 (0.86%) Azure Functions
16 7 (0.86%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.32%) Wi-Fi
2 22 (2.70%) VPN
3 16 (1.97%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.47%) LAN
5 10 (1.23%) DNS
6 9 (1.11%) WebEx
7 8 (0.98%) Cisco IOS
7 8 (0.98%) DHCP
7 8 (0.98%) WAN
8 7 (0.86%) Firewall
8 7 (0.86%) HTTP
8 7 (0.86%) SAN
9 6 (0.74%) Network Security
9 6 (0.74%) SSL
10 4 (0.49%) Internet
10 4 (0.49%) Value-Added Service
11 3 (0.37%) DMZ
11 3 (0.37%) VoIP
11 3 (0.37%) Wireless
12 2 (0.25%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (8.11%) Power BI
2 25 (3.07%) Metadata
3 19 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.11%) Data Lake
4 9 (1.11%) GIS
4 9 (1.11%) Tableau
5 7 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.74%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.74%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.61%) Snowflake Schema
8 4 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.49%) Star Schema
9 3 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.37%) Apache Iceberg
9 3 (0.37%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.37%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.37%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 47 (5.77%) JIRA
2 10 (1.23%) Git
3 5 (0.61%) JMeter
3 5 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.49%) LoadRunner
5 3 (0.37%) GitLab
5 3 (0.37%) Selenium
6 2 (0.25%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.25%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.25%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.25%) MSI
6 2 (0.25%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.12%) Appium
7 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.12%) git-flow
7 1 (0.12%) Mockito
7 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 294 (36.12%) Finance
2 276 (33.91%) Social Skills
3 105 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (7.74%) Banking
5 49 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
6 38 (4.67%) Public Sector
7 35 (4.30%) Front Office
8 32 (3.93%) Manufacturing
9 28 (3.44%) Investment Banking
10 22 (2.70%) Legal
10 22 (2.70%) Local Government
11 21 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.21%) Law
12 18 (2.21%) Telecoms
13 17 (2.09%) Back Office
14 16 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (1.60%) Financial Institution
16 12 (1.47%) Military
17 10 (1.23%) Spanish Language
18 9 (1.11%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 157 (19.29%) Analyst
2 78 (9.58%) Architect
3 72 (8.85%) Support Engineer
4 67 (8.23%) Business Analyst
5 64 (7.86%) Lead
6 58 (7.13%) Consultant
7 50 (6.14%) IT Support
7 50 (6.14%) Senior
8 45 (5.53%) IT Engineer
9 40 (4.91%) Asset Management Analyst
10 35 (4.30%) IT Support Engineer
11 33 (4.05%) Data Analyst
12 31 (3.81%) Data Engineer
13 27 (3.32%) Solutions Architect
14 26 (3.19%) Developer
15 23 (2.83%) ServiceNow Architect
16 22 (2.70%) Desktop Engineer
16 22 (2.70%) Desktop Support
16 22 (2.70%) Project Manager
17 21 (2.58%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.97%) Terraform
2 14 (1.72%) REST
3 12 (1.47%) .NET
4 9 (1.11%) React
5 8 (0.98%) XML
6 7 (0.86%) Web Services
7 6 (0.74%) Middleware
7 6 (0.74%) Playwright
7 6 (0.74%) Redfish
7 6 (0.74%) RESTful
8 5 (0.61%) AngularJS
8 5 (0.61%) JSON
8 5 (0.61%) Kafka
8 5 (0.61%) PySpark
9 4 (0.49%) ASP.NET
9 4 (0.49%) Azure Blueprints
9 4 (0.49%) Node.js
9 4 (0.49%) SOAP
10 3 (0.37%) ASP.NET Core
10 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 81 (9.95%) Onboarding
2 76 (9.34%) CMDB
3 48 (5.90%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.19%) Product Ownership
4 26 (3.19%) Video Conferencing
5 25 (3.07%) Cloud Native
5 25 (3.07%) Data Protection Act
5 25 (3.07%) Fixed Income
6 19 (2.33%) Data Structures
7 18 (2.21%) Derivative
8 17 (2.09%) Data Centre
8 17 (2.09%) Equities
8 17 (2.09%) Operational Technology
9 16 (1.97%) Driving Licence
9 16 (1.97%) Hedge funds
10 15 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (1.47%) Smartphone
13 9 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 140 (17.20%) Windows
2 41 (5.04%) Windows 10
3 27 (3.32%) Linux
4 20 (2.46%) Mac OS
5 16 (1.97%) Android
5 16 (1.97%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.74%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.61%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.61%) SUSE
7 5 (0.61%) Unix
8 4 (0.49%) Alpine Linux
8 4 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.37%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.12%) CentOS
11 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (19.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 112 (13.76%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (12.16%) ITIL
3 99 (12.16%) Validation
4 98 (12.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 94 (11.55%) Agile
6 90 (11.06%) ITSM
7 83 (10.20%) IT Asset Management
8 78 (9.58%) Migration
9 77 (9.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 74 (9.09%) Analytics
11 72 (8.85%) AI
11 72 (8.85%) Data Modelling
12 68 (8.35%) Customer Service
13 67 (8.23%) Business Intelligence
14 63 (7.74%) Data Governance
15 59 (7.25%) Decision-Making
16 58 (7.13%) Roadmaps
17 57 (7.00%) Service Management
18 52 (6.39%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 88 (10.81%) SQL
2 70 (8.60%) Python
3 21 (2.58%) Java
4 19 (2.33%) PowerShell
5 13 (1.60%) C#
6 10 (1.23%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.11%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.86%) Perl
8 7 (0.86%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.74%) Bash
9 6 (0.74%) Korn
10 5 (0.61%) Bicep
11 4 (0.49%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.37%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.37%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.37%) Scala
13 2 (0.25%) Swift
14 1 (0.12%) Go
14 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 115 (14.13%) Security Cleared
2 88 (10.81%) SC Cleared
3 62 (7.62%) Degree
4 18 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (0.98%) A+ Certification
7 8 (0.98%) PMI Certification
8 7 (0.86%) PMP
9 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 5 (0.61%) CISSP
11 4 (0.49%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.49%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.49%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.37%) IIBA
12 3 (0.37%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.25%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (11.67%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.93%) QA
3 27 (3.32%) SLA
4 10 (1.23%) GDPR
5 6 (0.74%) ISO 19650
6 5 (0.61%) GRC
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 (0.37%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.37%) GxP
8 3 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 2 (0.25%) COBIT
9 2 (0.25%) GAAP
9 2 (0.25%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.25%) IFRS
9 2 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 83 (10.20%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.11%) Firmware
3 8 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.37%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.25%) Docker
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.12%) KVM
Systems Management
1 48 (5.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (4.30%) SCCM
3 10 (1.23%) Ansible
4 7 (0.86%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (0.49%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.25%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.25%) Control-M
7 2 (0.25%) Grafana
7 2 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.25%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.12%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.12%) Autotask
8 1 (0.12%) Backup Exec
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 (26.66%) Microsoft
2 123 (15.11%) ServiceNow
3 70 (8.60%) SAP
4 24 (2.95%) Google
5 21 (2.58%) Databricks
6 19 (2.33%) Apple
6 19 (2.33%) HP
6 19 (2.33%) IBM
7 18 (2.21%) Cisco
7 18 (2.21%) Oracle
8 16 (1.97%) Snow
9 13 (1.60%) Adobe
9 13 (1.60%) Bloomberg
10 12 (1.47%) Charles River
10 12 (1.47%) VMware
11 10 (1.23%) Salesforce
11 10 (1.23%) Samsung
12 9 (1.11%) Autodesk
12 9 (1.11%) Murex
13 8 (0.98%) NEC