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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 375 341 406
Rank change year-on-year -34 +65 +62
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 260 182 120
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.65% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.72% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 87 59
10th Percentile £191 £195 £140
25th Percentile £225 £250 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £420 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.65% +5.00% -17.95%
75th Percentile £588 £629 £525
90th Percentile £675 £720 £663
UK median daily rate £438 £410 £425
% change year-on-year +6.71% -3.53% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 30 4
10th Percentile £14.87 £16.30 £21.99
25th Percentile £17.45 £20.57 £23.40
Median hourly rate £21.00 £25.15 £27.59
Median % change year-on-year -16.50% -8.84% +77.63%
75th Percentile £40.00 - £32.06
90th Percentile £115.75 £30.98 £33.08
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £25.15 £27.59
% change year-on-year -16.50% -8.84% +77.63%

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 39,226 25,436 27,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.80% 90.90% 86.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,709 16,124 17,045
10th Percentile £325 £294 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £641
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,969 1,568 1,160
10th Percentile £13.70 £14.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.43 £17.87 £20.28
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.69
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.09% -4.07%
75th Percentile £67.25 £45.80 £67.14
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.63% -7.56%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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 -47 101 £525 -8.70% 147
North of England -41 43 £425 -39.50% 30
Midlands -42 38 £500 +42.86% 33
South East -56 38 £360 -10.00% 57
East of England -20 24 £250 - 12
North West -35 23 £566 -20.14% 17
West Midlands -41 20 £500 +32.45% 17
East Midlands -6 18 £500 +100.00% 16
Yorkshire -20 18 £365 -8.75% 10
South West -43 10 £315 +40.00% 22
North East -43 2 - - 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 5 (1.92%) Confluence
1 5 (1.92%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.54%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 25 (9.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 36 (13.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (5.38%) SAP MM
3 5 (1.92%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.15%) Oracle SCM
4 3 (1.15%) SAP EWM
4 3 (1.15%) SAP QM
4 3 (1.15%) SAP WM
4 3 (1.15%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.77%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.77%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.77%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.77%) SAP PP
5 2 (0.77%) SAP Travel Management
6 1 (0.38%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 1 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.38%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.38%) SAP CAR
6 1 (0.38%) SAP LE
6 1 (0.38%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.38%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 35 (13.46%) Azure
2 33 (12.69%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (7.31%) Entra ID
4 17 (6.54%) Power Platform
5 16 (6.15%) AWS
6 11 (4.23%) Microsoft Copilot
7 10 (3.85%) GCP
8 7 (2.69%) GitHub
9 6 (2.31%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.54%) SaaS
12 3 (1.15%) AWS Control Tower
12 3 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (1.15%) OCI
13 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.77%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.77%) Smartsheet
14 1 (0.38%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 1 (0.38%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 21 (8.08%) VPN
2 16 (6.15%) DNS
2 16 (6.15%) Firewall
3 15 (5.77%) Wireless
4 12 (4.62%) WebEx
5 10 (3.85%) WAN
6 9 (3.46%) DHCP
6 9 (3.46%) Network Security
7 8 (3.08%) Internet
7 8 (3.08%) TCP/IP
8 7 (2.69%) SSL
9 6 (2.31%) Cisco IPT
9 6 (2.31%) DMVPN
9 6 (2.31%) IPsec
9 6 (2.31%) LAN
9 6 (2.31%) SAN
10 4 (1.54%) 4G
10 4 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.15%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.77%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.23%) Power BI
2 2 (0.77%) GIS
2 2 (0.77%) Metadata
2 2 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.77%) Power Query
3 1 (0.38%) Amazon QuickSight
3 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.38%) OLTP
3 1 (0.38%) SAP BW
3 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.38%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (6.15%) JIRA
2 4 (1.54%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (1.15%) 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%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.77%) JUnit
4 2 (0.77%) Liquibase
4 2 (0.77%) LSMW
4 2 (0.77%) Mockito
5 1 (0.38%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.38%) Hudson
5 1 (0.38%) Toad
General
1 101 (38.85%) Social Skills
2 59 (22.69%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (16.54%) Finance
3 43 (16.54%) Manufacturing
4 37 (14.23%) Retail
5 18 (6.92%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (5.00%) Telecoms
7 10 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (3.46%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (3.08%) Banking
9 8 (3.08%) Billing
10 7 (2.69%) Back Office
11 6 (2.31%) Aviation
11 6 (2.31%) Legal
12 5 (1.92%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.54%) Automotive
13 4 (1.54%) Law
13 4 (1.54%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 42 (16.15%) Analyst
2 27 (10.38%) Support Engineer
3 25 (9.62%) Architect
4 23 (8.85%) Senior
5 21 (8.08%) IT Support
6 20 (7.69%) Consultant
7 17 (6.54%) Business Analyst
7 17 (6.54%) IT Engineer
8 14 (5.38%) IT Support Engineer
9 13 (5.00%) Technical Support
10 12 (4.62%) Lead
11 10 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.85%) Senior Business Analyst
12 9 (3.46%) SAP Consultant
13 8 (3.08%) Administrator
13 8 (3.08%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (3.08%) Support Analyst
13 8 (3.08%) Support Specialist
13 8 (3.08%) Support Technician
14 7 (2.69%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.46%) Terraform
2 7 (2.69%) 802.1X
3 6 (2.31%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (1.92%) Middleware
4 5 (1.92%) REST
5 4 (1.54%) Redfish
6 3 (1.15%) Azure Blueprints
7 2 (0.77%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.77%) HATEOAS
7 2 (0.77%) Jasypt
7 2 (0.77%) JWT
7 2 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.77%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.77%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.77%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.77%) RESTful
7 2 (0.77%) SAP TM
7 2 (0.77%) Spring
7 2 (0.77%) Spring Batch
7 2 (0.77%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.38%) Onboarding
2 22 (8.46%) Data Centre
3 19 (7.31%) CMDB
3 19 (7.31%) Management Information System
4 12 (4.62%) Video Conferencing
5 11 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (4.23%) FMCG
6 10 (3.85%) Web Conferencing
7 9 (3.46%) Driving Licence
8 6 (2.31%) Enterprise Storage
8 6 (2.31%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.92%) iPad
10 4 (1.54%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.54%) iPhone
10 4 (1.54%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.54%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (1.15%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.15%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 65 (25.00%) Windows
2 16 (6.15%) Windows 10
3 15 (5.77%) Mac OS
4 13 (5.00%) Android
5 12 (4.62%) Linux
6 10 (3.85%) Apple iOS
7 6 (2.31%) Windows Server
8 3 (1.15%) Alpine Linux
8 3 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (1.15%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.38%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.38%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (28.08%) Logistics
2 69 (26.54%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (21.54%) ERP
4 51 (19.62%) Stakeholder Management
5 48 (18.46%) Asset Management
6 46 (17.69%) Inventory Control
7 43 (16.54%) Customer Service
8 37 (14.23%) Process Improvement
9 34 (13.08%) ITSM
10 32 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 29 (11.15%) ITIL
12 28 (10.77%) Service Management
13 27 (10.38%) Migration
14 22 (8.46%) User Acceptance Testing
15 21 (8.08%) Change Management
15 21 (8.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 21 (8.08%) Validation
16 20 (7.69%) Agile
17 19 (7.31%) Roadmaps
18 18 (6.92%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.62%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.85%) Python
3 7 (2.69%) Shell Script
3 7 (2.69%) SQL
4 4 (1.54%) Bicep
5 3 (1.15%) ABAP
5 3 (1.15%) Java
6 2 (0.77%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.77%) PromQL
6 2 (0.77%) SOQL
6 2 (0.77%) SOSL
7 1 (0.38%) Bash
7 1 (0.38%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (18.08%) Security Cleared
2 28 (10.77%) SC Cleared
3 25 (9.62%) Degree
4 18 (6.92%) A+ Certification
5 12 (4.62%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (4.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.69%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.92%) CCNA
8 5 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.54%) CCNP
9 4 (1.54%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 4 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.15%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.15%) CISM
10 3 (1.15%) CISSP
10 3 (1.15%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.77%) CFA
11 2 (0.77%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.31%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.46%) QA
3 8 (3.08%) SLA
4 6 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.92%) NIST
6 3 (1.15%) NCSC
7 2 (0.77%) COSHH
7 2 (0.77%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.38%) GDPR
8 1 (0.38%) GRC
8 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 29 (11.15%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.92%) Docker
3 5 (1.92%) Firmware
4 2 (0.77%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.38%) zsh
Systems Management
1 16 (6.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.08%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.69%) Ansible
3 7 (2.69%) SCCM
4 4 (1.54%) Dell DRAC
4 4 (1.54%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.77%) Consul
5 2 (0.77%) Grafana
5 2 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.77%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.77%) Zipkin
6 1 (0.38%) Amdocs OSS
6 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 102 (39.23%) Microsoft
2 61 (23.46%) SAP
3 26 (10.00%) ServiceNow
4 20 (7.69%) Oracle
5 12 (4.62%) Apple
5 12 (4.62%) Google
6 11 (4.23%) Cisco
7 10 (3.85%) Juniper
8 7 (2.69%) JD Edwards
8 7 (2.69%) Samsung
9 6 (2.31%) Blue Coat
9 6 (2.31%) CheckPoint
9 6 (2.31%) F5
9 6 (2.31%) Palo Alto
9 6 (2.31%) VMware
9 6 (2.31%) Zscaler
10 5 (1.92%) Ariba
10 5 (1.92%) IBM
10 5 (1.92%) Qualys
11 4 (1.54%) Salesforce