Inventory Management Contracts in England

Inventory Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Inventory Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Inventory Management over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 336 414 475
Rank change year-on-year +78 +61 +179
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 134 123 180
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.55% 0.33% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.38% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 61 112
10th Percentile £144 £160 £200
25th Percentile £181 £215 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £211 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -55.53% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £526 £613 £581
90th Percentile £596 £725 £721
UK median daily rate £220 £475 £410
% change year-on-year -53.68% +15.85% -7.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 23 5
10th Percentile £37.15 £11.06 £13.65
25th Percentile £54.25 £12.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £17.29 £17.07
Median % change year-on-year +304.98% +1.29% -14.68%
75th Percentile £74.69 £21.50 £18.00
90th Percentile £76.38 £21.51 £19.50
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £16.70 £17.07
% change year-on-year +319.16% -2.14% -14.68%

All Process and 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 22,228 32,110 45,282
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.15% 86.56% 90.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,553 21,055 31,791
10th Percentile £309 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 924 2,255 1,587
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.95 £10.94
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.34
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -3.59% +53.69%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

Inventory Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Inventory Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Inventory Management in England

Inventory Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Inventory Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Inventory Management in England

Inventory Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Inventory Management in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Inventory Management in England

Inventory Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Inventory Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Inventory Management in England

Inventory Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Inventory Management in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

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 3 May 2025. 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 +46 45 £319 -32.89% 106
East of England +49 26 £200 +11.11% 13
South East +44 23 £150 -71.43% 42
North West +14 16 £580 +28.89% 22
North of England +3 16 £580 +28.89% 39
Midlands +24 14 £220 +22.22% 24
South West +26 8 £220 -63.33% 18
East Midlands +20 8 £190 +18.75% 10
West Midlands +11 3 £550 +205.56% 13
Inventory Management
UK

Inventory Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (8.96%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.75%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.75%) CMS
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (14.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.22%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (13.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (5.22%) SAP MM
3 6 (4.48%) SAP LE
4 3 (2.24%) SAP SCM
5 2 (1.49%) SAP EWM
5 2 (1.49%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.49%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.75%) Demantra
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle ASCP
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.75%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.75%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.75%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.75%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.75%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 21 (15.67%) Azure
2 8 (5.97%) Power Platform
3 7 (5.22%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (4.48%) Snowflake
5 2 (1.49%) AWS
5 2 (1.49%) GCP
5 2 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.75%) Google Ads
6 1 (0.75%) Google Sheets
6 1 (0.75%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (11.19%) VPN
2 9 (6.72%) Firewall
3 6 (4.48%) Wireless
4 5 (3.73%) LAN
4 5 (3.73%) WAN
5 4 (2.99%) DNS
5 4 (2.99%) Network Security
5 4 (2.99%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.24%) 4G
6 3 (2.24%) DHCP
6 3 (2.24%) RFID
7 2 (1.49%) VoIP
8 1 (0.75%) DMVPN
8 1 (0.75%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.75%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.75%) Skype
8 1 (0.75%) SSL
8 1 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.75%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.97%) Power BI
2 5 (3.73%) Data Lake
2 5 (3.73%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.49%) BigQuery
3 2 (1.49%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.75%) Big Data
4 1 (0.75%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.75%) Looker
4 1 (0.75%) OLTP
4 1 (0.75%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.75%) Oracle ODI
4 1 (0.75%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.75%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.49%) JIRA
2 1 (0.75%) Hudson
2 1 (0.75%) Postman
2 1 (0.75%) Selenium
2 1 (0.75%) TestRail
General
1 82 (61.19%) Social Skills
2 20 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (12.69%) Manufacturing
4 16 (11.94%) Finance
5 11 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (8.21%) Retail
6 6 (4.48%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.73%) Marketing
7 5 (3.73%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (2.99%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.24%) Legal
10 2 (1.49%) Advertising
10 2 (1.49%) Automotive
10 2 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.49%) Games
10 2 (1.49%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.49%) Publishing
10 2 (1.49%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 26 (19.40%) Consultant
2 15 (11.19%) SAP Consultant
2 15 (11.19%) Support Engineer
3 13 (9.70%) Lead
4 10 (7.46%) Analyst
4 10 (7.46%) Senior
5 9 (6.72%) Desktop Support
6 8 (5.97%) Desktop Engineer
6 8 (5.97%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 8 (5.97%) IT Support
6 8 (5.97%) Team Leader
7 6 (4.48%) SAP MM Consultant
7 6 (4.48%) Supply Chain Consultant
8 5 (3.73%) Administration Assistant
8 5 (3.73%) SAP Supply Chain Consultant
9 4 (2.99%) Data Analytics Specialist
9 4 (2.99%) IT Engineer
9 4 (2.99%) Senior SAP Supply Chain Consultant
9 4 (2.99%) Senior SAP WM Consultant
9 4 (2.99%) Senior Supply Chain Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.49%) EDI
1 2 (1.49%) IDoc
2 1 (0.75%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.75%) ATL
2 1 (0.75%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.94%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (8.96%) EPoS
2 12 (8.96%) iPad
2 12 (8.96%) iPhone
3 9 (6.72%) CMDB
3 9 (6.72%) Life Science
4 7 (5.22%) Driving Licence
5 6 (4.48%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.24%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.24%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (1.49%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.75%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.75%) Media Streaming
8 1 (0.75%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 24 (17.91%) Windows
2 12 (8.96%) Windows 10
3 6 (4.48%) Mac OS
4 4 (2.99%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.24%) Linux
5 3 (2.24%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.75%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (38.06%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (20.15%) Logistics
3 23 (17.16%) Time Management
4 21 (15.67%) Asset Management
5 15 (11.19%) Customer Service
5 15 (11.19%) IT Asset Management
5 15 (11.19%) ITIL
5 15 (11.19%) Mentoring
6 14 (10.45%) Service Management
6 14 (10.45%) Workflow
7 13 (9.70%) Data Modelling
7 13 (9.70%) Supply Chain Management
8 12 (8.96%) Service Delivery
8 12 (8.96%) Technical Leadership
9 11 (8.21%) Antivirus Management
9 11 (8.21%) Quality Management
9 11 (8.21%) Root Cause Analysis
10 10 (7.46%) ITSM
10 10 (7.46%) Supply Chain Planning
11 9 (6.72%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.48%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.75%) Python
2 1 (0.75%) R
Qualifications
1 29 (21.64%) Security Cleared
2 22 (16.42%) SC Cleared
3 21 (15.67%) Degree
4 12 (8.96%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (8.21%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (3.73%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.24%) CCNA
8 3 (2.24%) CCNP
9 2 (1.49%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.49%) PMP
10 1 (0.75%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.75%) CCIE
10 1 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.75%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.75%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.75%) MCP
10 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.22%) COSHH
2 6 (4.48%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.99%) PMO
4 3 (2.24%) SLA
5 2 (1.49%) QA
6 1 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.75%) GDPR
6 1 (0.75%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 13 (9.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.75%) Firmware
2 1 (0.75%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.75%) vSphere
2 1 (0.75%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (8.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.99%) FortiGate
3 3 (2.24%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.49%) CASB
4 2 (1.49%) SCCM
5 1 (0.75%) Ansible
Vendors
1 35 (26.12%) Microsoft
2 31 (23.13%) SAP
3 11 (8.21%) McAfee
4 6 (4.48%) Google
4 6 (4.48%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.73%) Ariba
5 5 (3.73%) Cisco
6 4 (2.99%) Apple
7 3 (2.24%) Anaplan
7 3 (2.24%) Oracle
8 2 (1.49%) F5
8 2 (1.49%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.49%) Hyperion
8 2 (1.49%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.75%) Blue Coat
9 1 (0.75%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.75%) Citrix
9 1 (0.75%) Infoblox
9 1 (0.75%) Symantec
9 1 (0.75%) VMware