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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 384 332 405
Rank change year-on-year -52 +73 +59
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 259 188 122
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.67% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.74% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 92 58
10th Percentile £186 £185 £139
25th Percentile £225 £250 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £395 £365
Median % change year-on-year +8.86% +8.22% -27.00%
75th Percentile £560 £588 £500
90th Percentile £625 £722 £654
UK median daily rate £430 £390 £425
% change year-on-year +10.26% -8.24% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 28 4
10th Percentile £14.97 £16.30 £22.98
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.31 £24.44
Median hourly rate £21.50 £25.15 £29.75
Median % change year-on-year -14.51% -15.46% +91.53%
75th Percentile £40.00 - £32.25
90th Percentile £178.75 £39.93 £33.15
UK median hourly rate £21.50 £25.15 £29.75
% change year-on-year -14.51% -15.46% +91.53%

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 39,398 25,390 28,245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 90.87% 86.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,997 16,126 17,350
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,849 1,543 1,244
10th Percentile £13.90 £14.41 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.23% -41.51% -1.94%
75th Percentile £67.70 £47.50 £66.61
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 26 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 -49 100 £516 -10.22% 151
North of England -46 49 £395 -43.77% 45
Midlands -39 38 £475 +58.33% 39
South East -66 36 £360 -7.10% 61
North West -32 26 £558 -21.96% 28
Yorkshire -25 20 £365 -8.75% 14
East of England -28 20 £250 +17.65% 18
East Midlands -9 19 £500 +100.00% 14
West Midlands -43 19 £381 +0.99% 25
South West -43 10 £315 +40.00% 13
North East -42 3 - - 3
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 6 (2.32%) Confluence
1 6 (2.32%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.54%) Oracle Workflow
3 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (8.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 32 (12.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.86%) SAP MM
3 5 (1.93%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.54%) SAP EWM
5 3 (1.16%) SAP QM
5 3 (1.16%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.77%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.77%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.77%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.77%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.77%) SAP Travel Management
7 1 (0.39%) OpenLink RightAngle
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.39%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.39%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.39%) SAP CAR
7 1 (0.39%) SAP LE
7 1 (0.39%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 36 (13.90%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (13.13%) Azure
3 19 (7.34%) Entra ID
4 17 (6.56%) AWS
4 17 (6.56%) Power Platform
5 11 (4.25%) Microsoft Copilot
6 10 (3.86%) GCP
7 7 (2.70%) GitHub
8 6 (2.32%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.54%) SaaS
11 3 (1.16%) AWS Control Tower
11 3 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.16%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.77%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.77%) Smartsheet
13 1 (0.39%) Amazon ECR
13 1 (0.39%) ChatGPT
13 1 (0.39%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.88%) VPN
2 17 (6.56%) DNS
2 17 (6.56%) Firewall
3 15 (5.79%) Wireless
4 12 (4.63%) WAN
4 12 (4.63%) WebEx
5 10 (3.86%) DHCP
5 10 (3.86%) Network Security
6 9 (3.47%) TCP/IP
7 8 (3.09%) Internet
7 8 (3.09%) SSL
8 7 (2.70%) DMVPN
8 7 (2.70%) IPsec
8 7 (2.70%) LAN
9 6 (2.32%) Cisco IPT
10 5 (1.93%) SAN
11 4 (1.54%) 4G
11 4 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.39%) Telepresence
12 1 (0.39%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.25%) Power BI
2 2 (0.77%) Metadata
2 2 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.77%) Power Query
3 1 (0.39%) Amazon QuickSight
3 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.39%) GIS
3 1 (0.39%) OLTP
3 1 (0.39%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (7.34%) JIRA
2 4 (1.54%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (1.16%) Git
4 2 (0.77%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.77%) Flyway
4 2 (0.77%) git-flow
4 2 (0.77%) GitLab
4 2 (0.77%) Hudson
4 2 (0.77%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.77%) JUnit
4 2 (0.77%) Liquibase
4 2 (0.77%) Mockito
5 1 (0.39%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.39%) Toad
General
1 106 (40.93%) Social Skills
2 59 (22.78%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (16.60%) Finance
4 40 (15.44%) Manufacturing
5 36 (13.90%) Retail
6 17 (6.56%) Telecoms
7 15 (5.79%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.86%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (3.09%) Billing
11 7 (2.70%) Back Office
12 6 (2.32%) Aviation
12 6 (2.32%) Legal
13 5 (1.93%) Banking
14 4 (1.54%) Law
14 4 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.54%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.77%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 43 (16.60%) Analyst
2 27 (10.42%) Support Engineer
3 25 (9.65%) Senior
4 24 (9.27%) IT Support
5 23 (8.88%) Architect
6 18 (6.95%) Consultant
6 18 (6.95%) IT Engineer
7 17 (6.56%) Business Analyst
8 15 (5.79%) IT Support Engineer
9 14 (5.41%) Lead
10 13 (5.02%) Technical Support
11 10 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.86%) Senior Business Analyst
11 10 (3.86%) Support Analyst
12 9 (3.47%) SAP Consultant
12 9 (3.47%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (3.09%) Desktop Engineer
13 8 (3.09%) Security Engineer
13 8 (3.09%) Support Specialist
13 8 (3.09%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.47%) Terraform
2 7 (2.70%) 802.1X
3 6 (2.32%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (1.93%) Middleware
4 5 (1.93%) Redfish
4 5 (1.93%) REST
5 3 (1.16%) Azure Blueprints
6 2 (0.77%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.77%) JDBC
6 2 (0.77%) JWT
6 2 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.77%) Loki
6 2 (0.77%) OpenAPI
6 2 (0.77%) OpenTelemetry
6 2 (0.77%) SAP TM
6 2 (0.77%) SOAP
6 2 (0.77%) Spring
6 2 (0.77%) Spring Batch
6 2 (0.77%) Spring Cloud
6 2 (0.77%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.58%) Onboarding
2 22 (8.49%) Data Centre
3 20 (7.72%) Management Information System
4 16 (6.18%) CMDB
5 13 (5.02%) Video Conferencing
6 11 (4.25%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (3.86%) FMCG
7 10 (3.86%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (3.47%) Driving Licence
9 6 (2.32%) Product Ownership
9 6 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.93%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.93%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.93%) iPad
10 5 (1.93%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.54%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.54%) iPhone
11 4 (1.54%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (1.16%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 70 (27.03%) Windows
2 18 (6.95%) Windows 10
3 16 (6.18%) Mac OS
4 14 (5.41%) Android
4 14 (5.41%) Linux
5 10 (3.86%) Apple iOS
6 6 (2.32%) Windows Server
7 4 (1.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.54%) Ubuntu
8 3 (1.16%) Alpine Linux
9 1 (0.39%) CentOS
9 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.39%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (26.64%) Logistics
3 57 (22.01%) ERP
4 48 (18.53%) Asset Management
5 47 (18.15%) Customer Service
6 45 (17.37%) Stakeholder Management
7 43 (16.60%) Inventory Control
8 37 (14.29%) ITSM
9 33 (12.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (11.97%) ITIL
10 31 (11.97%) Process Improvement
11 30 (11.58%) Service Management
12 28 (10.81%) Migration
13 24 (9.27%) User Acceptance Testing
14 21 (8.11%) Agile
15 20 (7.72%) Change Management
15 20 (7.72%) Roadmaps
15 20 (7.72%) Validation
16 19 (7.34%) Data Migration
16 19 (7.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.63%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.86%) Python
3 7 (2.70%) Shell Script
3 7 (2.70%) SQL
4 4 (1.54%) Bicep
5 3 (1.16%) Java
6 2 (0.77%) ABAP
6 2 (0.77%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.77%) PromQL
6 2 (0.77%) SOQL
6 2 (0.77%) SOSL
7 1 (0.39%) Bash
7 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (16.60%) Security Cleared
2 28 (10.81%) Degree
3 27 (10.42%) SC Cleared
4 20 (7.72%) A+ Certification
5 14 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (4.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (3.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.32%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.93%) CCNA
9 5 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.54%) CCNP
10 4 (1.54%) CISM
10 4 (1.54%) CISSP
10 4 (1.54%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (1.16%) AWS Certification
11 3 (1.16%) PMP
11 3 (1.16%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.77%) CFA
12 2 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.95%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.47%) QA
2 9 (3.47%) SLA
3 6 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.32%) NIST
4 3 (1.16%) NCSC
5 2 (0.77%) COSHH
5 2 (0.77%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.39%) GDPR
6 1 (0.39%) GRC
6 1 (0.39%) ISA99
6 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 19770
6 1 (0.39%) NIST 800
System Software
1 33 (12.74%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.32%) Firmware
2 6 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.93%) Docker
4 2 (0.77%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.39%) zsh
Systems Management
1 17 (6.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.09%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.70%) Ansible
3 7 (2.70%) SCCM
4 5 (1.93%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (1.54%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.77%) Consul
7 2 (0.77%) Grafana
7 2 (0.77%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.77%) Zipkin
8 1 (0.39%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 103 (39.77%) Microsoft
2 55 (21.24%) SAP
3 25 (9.65%) ServiceNow
4 18 (6.95%) Oracle
5 13 (5.02%) Apple
5 13 (5.02%) Cisco
6 12 (4.63%) Google
7 11 (4.25%) Juniper
8 7 (2.70%) CheckPoint
8 7 (2.70%) F5
8 7 (2.70%) JD Edwards
8 7 (2.70%) Palo Alto
8 7 (2.70%) Samsung
9 6 (2.32%) Blue Coat
9 6 (2.32%) VMware
9 6 (2.32%) Zscaler
10 5 (1.93%) IBM
10 5 (1.93%) Qualys
11 4 (1.54%) Ariba
11 4 (1.54%) Salesforce