Inventory Management Contract Job Trends in England

Inventory Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Inventory Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 395 436
Rank change year-on-year +14 +41 +72
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 176 100 112
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.55% 0.37% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.42% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 55 60
10th Percentile £172 £135 £180
25th Percentile £263 £210 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 £365 £481
Median % change year-on-year +8.22% -24.12% +16.61%
75th Percentile £632 £513 £619
90th Percentile £716 £609 £725
UK median daily rate £380 £400 £462
% change year-on-year -5.00% -13.42% +15.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 6 7
10th Percentile £15.23 £21.05 £11.00
25th Percentile £16.30 £21.83 £12.97
Median hourly rate £18.87 £24.18 £16.94
Median % change year-on-year -21.96% +42.78% +2.64%
75th Percentile £25.15 £26.48 £18.96
90th Percentile - £29.38 £20.72
UK median hourly rate £19.23 £24.18 £16.00
% change year-on-year -20.47% +51.13% +10.06%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Inventory 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 28,213 24,003 32,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.28% 89.19% 87.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,027 14,736 21,710
10th Percentile £304 £310 £305
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,750 779 1,598
10th Percentile £15.17 £15.62 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.75 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £40.29
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -13.14% +15.12%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.47 £75.00 £76.33
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -18.75% +16.65%

Inventory Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Inventory Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Inventory Management job vacancy trend in England

Inventory Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Inventory Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Inventory Management

Inventory Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inventory Management in England over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Inventory Management in England

Inventory Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Inventory Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Inventory Management

Inventory Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Inventory Management in England over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Inventory Management in England

Inventory 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 Inventory Management within the England region over the 6 months to 17 January 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 -13 48 £550 +62.96% 10
South East +11 38 £400 +5.26% 16
Midlands -10 31 £375 -11.76% 9
North of England -50 30 £649 +64.24% 15
West Midlands -15 24 £378 -11.18% 6
North West -20 18 £703 +27.73% 10
South West -5 17 £225 +2.27% 7
East of England -17 7 £350 +59.09% 5
East Midlands - 7 £250 - 3
Yorkshire -51 6 £500 +36.99% 3
North East - 6 - - 2
Inventory Management
UK

Inventory 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 12 (6.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (5.68%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.70%) Confluence
4 2 (1.14%) SAS
5 1 (0.57%) Apache
5 1 (0.57%) IIS
5 1 (0.57%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 28 (15.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (10.80%) SAP MM
3 12 (6.82%) Oracle EBS
3 12 (6.82%) Oracle EBS R12
4 8 (4.55%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (2.27%) SAP EWM
6 3 (1.70%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (1.70%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (1.70%) Oracle SCM
7 2 (1.14%) Oracle AGIS
7 2 (1.14%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (1.14%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (1.14%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (1.14%) SAP ERP
7 2 (1.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (1.14%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.57%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.57%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (15.91%) Azure
3 15 (8.52%) OneDrive
4 11 (6.25%) OCI
5 5 (2.84%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.27%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.14%) AWS
8 2 (1.14%) Slack
8 2 (1.14%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.57%) GCP
9 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.57%) SaaS
9 1 (0.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 22 (12.50%) VPN
2 16 (9.09%) Firewall
3 14 (7.95%) Wireless
4 13 (7.39%) DNS
5 12 (6.82%) WAN
6 11 (6.25%) Cisco IPT
6 11 (6.25%) DMVPN
6 11 (6.25%) IPsec
6 11 (6.25%) SSL
7 9 (5.11%) Network Security
8 5 (2.84%) LAN
9 3 (1.70%) TCP/IP
10 2 (1.14%) DHCP
10 2 (1.14%) SSH
10 2 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.57%) 4G
11 1 (0.57%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.84%) Power BI
2 3 (1.70%) Data Lake
3 2 (1.14%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.57%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.57%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.57%) Git
2 1 (0.57%) QADirector
2 1 (0.57%) Vite
2 1 (0.57%) webpack
General
1 80 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 41 (23.30%) Finance
3 23 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (7.95%) Telecoms
5 13 (7.39%) Public Sector
6 11 (6.25%) Manufacturing
6 11 (6.25%) Retail
7 7 (3.98%) Banking
7 7 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.41%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (2.27%) General Ledger
9 4 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.70%) Back Office
10 3 (1.70%) Legal
11 2 (1.14%) Electronics
11 2 (1.14%) Marketing
11 2 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.57%) French Language
12 1 (0.57%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.57%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (20.45%) Consultant
2 21 (11.93%) Analyst
3 18 (10.23%) Senior
4 16 (9.09%) Desktop Support
4 16 (9.09%) Support Engineer
5 15 (8.52%) SAP Consultant
6 14 (7.95%) Oracle Consultant
7 13 (7.39%) IT Support
8 12 (6.82%) Functional Consultant
8 12 (6.82%) Support Specialist
9 10 (5.68%) Desktop Specialist
9 10 (5.68%) Desktop Support Specialist
9 10 (5.68%) SAP MM Consultant
9 10 (5.68%) Senior Consultant
10 9 (5.11%) Oracle Functional Consultant
10 9 (5.11%) Project Manager
10 9 (5.11%) Security Engineer
11 8 (4.55%) Desktop Engineer
11 8 (4.55%) Management Consultant
12 7 (3.98%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (6.25%) 802.1X
2 7 (3.98%) SAP Fiori
3 2 (1.14%) REST
4 1 (0.57%) Blazor
4 1 (0.57%) CSS
4 1 (0.57%) Jest
4 1 (0.57%) Middleware
4 1 (0.57%) OpenAPI
4 1 (0.57%) Parceljs
4 1 (0.57%) React
4 1 (0.57%) RESTful
4 1 (0.57%) Sass
4 1 (0.57%) SignalR
4 1 (0.57%) SOAP
4 1 (0.57%) Swagger
4 1 (0.57%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.09%) Data Centre
2 14 (7.95%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (5.68%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.98%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (3.41%) iPad
6 6 (3.41%) iPhone
7 4 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.70%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.70%) Life Science
8 3 (1.70%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.70%) Replication
9 2 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.14%) CMDB
9 2 (1.14%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.57%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.57%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.57%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 48 (27.27%) Windows
2 24 (13.64%) Windows 10
3 9 (5.11%) Linux
4 7 (3.98%) Windows Server
5 6 (3.41%) Apple iOS
5 6 (3.41%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.70%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.70%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (19.32%) Logistics
2 29 (16.48%) Customer Service
3 22 (12.50%) Asset Management
3 22 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (11.36%) ERP
5 19 (10.80%) Migration
6 16 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
7 15 (8.52%) Order Management
7 15 (8.52%) Service Management
8 14 (7.95%) Change Management
8 14 (7.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (7.39%) Supply Chain Planning
9 13 (7.39%) Workflow
10 12 (6.82%) Cybersecurity
10 12 (6.82%) Data Governance
10 12 (6.82%) ITIL
10 12 (6.82%) Patch Management
11 11 (6.25%) Master Data Management
11 11 (6.25%) Mobile Device Management
11 11 (6.25%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 17 (9.66%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.70%) Python
2 3 (1.70%) Shell Script
2 3 (1.70%) SQL
3 1 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.57%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.57%) R
3 1 (0.57%) TypeScript
3 1 (0.57%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 53 (30.11%) Security Cleared
2 49 (27.84%) SC Cleared
3 16 (9.09%) Degree
4 5 (2.84%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.84%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.70%) A+ Certification
5 3 (1.70%) CCNA
5 3 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.70%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.14%) CCNP
6 2 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.14%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.14%) HNC
6 2 (1.14%) HND
6 2 (1.14%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (1.14%) PMP
7 1 (0.57%) MBA
7 1 (0.57%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.82%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.41%) QA
3 2 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.14%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.57%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.57%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.57%) GDPR
4 1 (0.57%) IFRS
4 1 (0.57%) IFRS 9
4 1 (0.57%) ISO 19650
4 1 (0.57%) NIST
4 1 (0.57%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (0.57%) WCAG
System Software
1 39 (22.16%) Active Directory
2 13 (7.39%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (2.27%) Docker
4 3 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.57%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (7.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (6.25%) SCCM
3 7 (3.98%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (1.70%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (1.14%) Ansible
5 2 (1.14%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.57%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 37 (21.02%) Microsoft
2 36 (20.45%) SAP
3 32 (18.18%) Oracle
4 14 (7.95%) Cisco
5 12 (6.82%) CheckPoint
5 12 (6.82%) F5
5 12 (6.82%) Juniper
5 12 (6.82%) ServiceNow
6 11 (6.25%) Blue Coat
7 5 (2.84%) McAfee
7 5 (2.84%) Starlink
8 3 (1.70%) Apple
8 3 (1.70%) Ariba
8 3 (1.70%) Veeam
8 3 (1.70%) VMware
9 2 (1.14%) Anaplan
9 2 (1.14%) CyberArk
9 2 (1.14%) Hyperion
9 2 (1.14%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.57%) Commvault