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 6 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 353 436
Rank change year-on-year -64 +83 +41
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 167 123 109
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.43% 0.50% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.56% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 84 54
10th Percentile £166 £145 £161
25th Percentile £263 £185 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £211 £469
Median % change year-on-year +77.51% -54.91% +10.24%
75th Percentile £584 £511 £617
90th Percentile £640 £595 £743
UK median daily rate £365 £235 £450
% change year-on-year +55.32% -47.78% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 4 23
10th Percentile £14.24 £21.99 £11.06
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.40 £12.00
Median hourly rate £24.55 £25.34 £17.29
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% +46.60% +2.99%
75th Percentile £42.38 £39.81 £21.50
90th Percentile £178.75 £62.43 £21.51
UK median hourly rate £24.53 £25.34 £16.70
% change year-on-year -3.22% +51.74% +1.21%

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 33,181 22,150 32,359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.82% 90.86% 86.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,274 14,593 21,355
10th Percentile £313 £311 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £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 2,050 865 2,166
10th Percentile £15.49 £14.99 £12.89
25th Percentile £19.48 £19.00 £15.85
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -1.52% -13.95%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.69
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.95 £70.44
UK median hourly rate £35.91 £31.58 £32.50
% change year-on-year +13.71% -2.83% -13.33%

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 6 April 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 6 April 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 6 April 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
South East -26 47 £390 +160.00% 23
London -55 47 £480 +50.59% 15
North of England -65 27 £365 -37.07% 16
Midlands -51 24 £463 +143.42% 13
West Midlands -40 17 £375 - 7
Yorkshire -41 13 £365 - 5
North West -45 13 £173 -70.26% 7
East of England -43 10 £350 +75.00% 3
South West -23 9 £525 +138.64% 10
East Midlands -31 7 £500 +163.16% 6
North East - 1 - - 4
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 8 (4.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.20%) Apache
3 2 (1.20%) SAS
4 1 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.60%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.60%) Confluence
4 1 (0.60%) Smallworld
Applications
1 12 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.60%) Autodesk Inventor
3 1 (0.60%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 22 (13.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (10.78%) SAP MM
3 11 (6.59%) Oracle EBS
4 9 (5.39%) Oracle EBS R12
4 9 (5.39%) SAP EWM
5 6 (3.59%) SAP SD
6 5 (2.99%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (1.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (1.80%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 3 (1.80%) SAP PM
8 2 (1.20%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (1.20%) SAP ERP
8 2 (1.20%) SAP WM
9 1 (0.60%) Endur
9 1 (0.60%) Oracle AGIS
9 1 (0.60%) Oracle Assets
9 1 (0.60%) Oracle Cash Management
9 1 (0.60%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.60%) SAP CO
9 1 (0.60%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 25 (14.97%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (6.59%) Azure
3 5 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (2.99%) Entra ID
4 3 (1.80%) Google Ads
5 2 (1.20%) AWS
5 2 (1.20%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.60%) GCP
6 1 (0.60%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.60%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.60%) SaaS
6 1 (0.60%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.38%) VPN
2 8 (4.79%) WAN
3 7 (4.19%) Firewall
4 5 (2.99%) DNS
4 5 (2.99%) LAN
4 5 (2.99%) Network Security
4 5 (2.99%) Wireless
5 4 (2.40%) DMVPN
5 4 (2.40%) IPsec
5 4 (2.40%) SSL
6 3 (1.80%) Cisco IPT
6 3 (1.80%) Internet
6 3 (1.80%) SAN
6 3 (1.80%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.20%) DHCP
7 2 (1.20%) MPLS
7 2 (1.20%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.60%) SDH
8 1 (0.60%) SNMP
8 1 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.80%) Flink
2 2 (1.20%) Apache Ignite
3 1 (0.60%) Apache Cassandra
3 1 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.60%) GIS
3 1 (0.60%) InfluxDB
3 1 (0.60%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.60%) MySQL
3 1 (0.60%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.60%) Power BI
3 1 (0.60%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.60%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.60%) Tableau
3 1 (0.60%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 5 (2.99%) JIRA
2 2 (1.20%) Hudson
3 1 (0.60%) Git
3 1 (0.60%) QADirector
3 1 (0.60%) Robot Framework
3 1 (0.60%) Vite
3 1 (0.60%) webpack
General
1 63 (37.72%) Social Skills
2 49 (29.34%) Finance
3 30 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (9.58%) Telecoms
5 15 (8.98%) Manufacturing
6 13 (7.78%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (7.78%) Retail
7 9 (5.39%) Aerospace
8 8 (4.79%) Banking
9 6 (3.59%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.40%) Billing
10 4 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.20%) Front Office
11 2 (1.20%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.20%) Legal
12 1 (0.60%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.60%) Marketing
12 1 (0.60%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 30 (17.96%) Consultant
2 21 (12.57%) Analyst
3 17 (10.18%) IT Support
3 17 (10.18%) SAP Consultant
4 15 (8.98%) Lead
5 14 (8.38%) Support Engineer
6 13 (7.78%) Functional Consultant
7 10 (5.99%) IT Engineer
7 10 (5.99%) Senior
7 10 (5.99%) Support Analyst
8 9 (5.39%) IT Manager
8 9 (5.39%) Project Manager
9 8 (4.79%) Desktop Support
9 8 (4.79%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (4.19%) Oracle Consultant
10 7 (4.19%) Oracle Functional Consultant
11 6 (3.59%) Architect
11 6 (3.59%) Business Analyst
11 6 (3.59%) IT Support Analyst
11 6 (3.59%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.99%) Redfish
2 4 (2.40%) SAP Fiori
3 3 (1.80%) 802.1X
3 3 (1.80%) Kafka
4 2 (1.20%) IDoc
4 2 (1.20%) OpenAPI
4 2 (1.20%) REST
4 2 (1.20%) SAP Core Interface
4 2 (1.20%) Spring
4 2 (1.20%) Swagger
5 1 (0.60%) Blazor
5 1 (0.60%) CSS
5 1 (0.60%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.60%) gRPC
5 1 (0.60%) Jest
5 1 (0.60%) Middleware
5 1 (0.60%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.60%) Parceljs
5 1 (0.60%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.60%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.38%) Management Information System
1 14 (8.38%) Onboarding
2 13 (7.78%) Data Centre
2 13 (7.78%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (3.59%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.99%) iPad
4 5 (2.99%) iPhone
4 5 (2.99%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (2.40%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.40%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.80%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.80%) Replication
7 2 (1.20%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.20%) CMDB
7 2 (1.20%) Life Science
7 2 (1.20%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.20%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.60%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 41 (24.55%) Windows
2 13 (7.78%) Linux
3 12 (7.19%) Windows 10
4 5 (2.99%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.40%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.40%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.40%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.80%) Android
6 3 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.60%) CentOS
7 1 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (26.35%) Asset Management
2 33 (19.76%) Customer Service
3 32 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (18.56%) Logistics
5 26 (15.57%) Migration
6 24 (14.37%) ERP
7 22 (13.17%) ITIL
8 20 (11.98%) Service Management
9 18 (10.78%) User Acceptance Testing
10 17 (10.18%) Order Management
10 17 (10.18%) Roadmaps
11 16 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (8.98%) ITSM
12 15 (8.98%) Project Delivery
13 14 (8.38%) Data Migration
14 13 (7.78%) GAP Analysis
14 13 (7.78%) Process Improvement
15 12 (7.19%) Cost Optimisation
16 11 (6.59%) Cybersecurity
16 11 (6.59%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.99%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.40%) Shell Script
3 3 (1.80%) Java
3 3 (1.80%) Python
3 3 (1.80%) SQL
4 2 (1.20%) ABAP
5 1 (0.60%) C++
5 1 (0.60%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.60%) R
5 1 (0.60%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 29 (17.37%) Security Cleared
2 21 (12.57%) SC Cleared
3 16 (9.58%) Degree
4 6 (3.59%) A+ Certification
4 6 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (3.59%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (3.59%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (2.40%) SAP Certification
6 3 (1.80%) PMP
7 2 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.20%) CCNA
7 2 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.20%) CISSP
7 2 (1.20%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.20%) HNC
7 2 (1.20%) HND
8 1 (0.60%) CSSLP
8 1 (0.60%) GWAPT
8 1 (0.60%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.79%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.99%) QA
3 2 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.20%) NIST
3 2 (1.20%) NIST 800
3 2 (1.20%) SLA
4 1 (0.60%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.60%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.60%) GDPR
4 1 (0.60%) GRC
4 1 (0.60%) IFRS
4 1 (0.60%) IFRS 9
4 1 (0.60%) ISA99
4 1 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.60%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (0.60%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (18.56%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.59%) Firmware
3 3 (1.80%) Docker
3 3 (1.80%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (7.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (4.79%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (3.59%) SCCM
4 5 (2.99%) Dell DRAC
5 1 (0.60%) Amdocs OSS
5 1 (0.60%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.60%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.60%) Grafana
5 1 (0.60%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 40 (23.95%) Microsoft
2 38 (22.75%) SAP
3 18 (10.78%) ServiceNow
4 17 (10.18%) Oracle
5 8 (4.79%) Cisco
6 5 (2.99%) CheckPoint
6 5 (2.99%) F5
6 5 (2.99%) Juniper
7 4 (2.40%) Starlink
8 3 (1.80%) Blue Coat
8 3 (1.80%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.80%) Veeam
8 3 (1.80%) VMware
9 2 (1.20%) Ariba
9 2 (1.20%) McAfee
9 2 (1.20%) Palo Alto
9 2 (1.20%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.60%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.60%) Freshdesk
10 1 (0.60%) IFS