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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 429 337 418
Rank change year-on-year -92 +81 +79
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 172 138 123
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.41% 0.58% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 0.63% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 95 57
10th Percentile £166 £150 £162
25th Percentile £209 £185 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £250 £475
Median % change year-on-year +46.00% -47.37% +11.76%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £600
90th Percentile £600 £597 £725
UK median daily rate £365 £250 £475
% change year-on-year +46.00% -47.37% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 6 24
10th Percentile £15.24 £25.15 £11.06
25th Percentile £24.55 £25.30 £12.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £47.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.89% +168.53% +2.56%
75th Percentile £178.75 £73.13 £21.50
90th Percentile - £75.63 £21.85
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £47.00 £16.70
% change year-on-year -14.89% +181.44% -2.14%

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 35,508 21,848 31,547
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.90% 91.31% 85.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,529 14,223 20,659
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £622 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £512 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,216 949 2,294
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.84
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.10 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.18 £36.84
Median % change year-on-year +66.78% -23.51% -1.29%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.30 £27.59 £36.50
% change year-on-year +53.34% -24.42% +1.04%

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 29 May 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 29 May 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 29 May 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 -36 44 £238 +58.33% 20
London -72 44 £500 - 18
North of England -58 32 £365 -37.07% 11
Midlands -48 25 £453 +81.00% 17
West Midlands -47 16 £375 -31.82% 13
East of England -39 15 £350 +75.00% 6
Yorkshire - 15 £365 - 5
North West -36 14 £173 -70.26% 6
South West -28 10 £525 +138.64% 2
East Midlands -26 9 £475 +115.91% 4
North East - 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 (3.49%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.16%) Apache
2 2 (1.16%) Confluence
3 1 (0.58%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.58%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.58%) Smallworld
Applications
1 13 (7.56%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.58%) Autodesk Inventor
3 1 (0.58%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 24 (13.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (7.56%) SAP MM
3 10 (5.81%) SAP EWM
4 6 (3.49%) SAP SD
5 3 (1.74%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (1.74%) SAP PM
6 2 (1.16%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (1.16%) SAP ERP
6 2 (1.16%) SAP QM
6 2 (1.16%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.58%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.58%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.58%) SAP CAR
7 1 (0.58%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.58%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.58%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 18 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (6.40%) Azure
3 10 (5.81%) AWS
4 7 (4.07%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.91%) GCP
6 4 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.33%) GitHub
6 4 (2.33%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.74%) AWS Control Tower
7 3 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.74%) Google Ads
8 2 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (1.16%) SaaS
8 2 (1.16%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.58%) Amazon ECR
9 1 (0.58%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 1 (0.58%) Collibra
9 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.58%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.56%) VPN
2 9 (5.23%) Firewall
2 9 (5.23%) WAN
3 7 (4.07%) DNS
3 7 (4.07%) Network Security
3 7 (4.07%) SAN
4 5 (2.91%) DHCP
4 5 (2.91%) Internet
4 5 (2.91%) LAN
4 5 (2.91%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.33%) Wireless
6 3 (1.74%) DMVPN
6 3 (1.74%) IPsec
6 3 (1.74%) SSL
7 2 (1.16%) 4G
7 2 (1.16%) Cisco IPT
7 2 (1.16%) MPLS
7 2 (1.16%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.58%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.33%) Power BI
2 3 (1.74%) Flink
2 3 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.16%) Apache Ignite
3 2 (1.16%) Metadata
3 2 (1.16%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.58%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (0.58%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.58%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.58%) GIS
4 1 (0.58%) InfluxDB
4 1 (0.58%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.58%) MySQL
4 1 (0.58%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.58%) OLTP
4 1 (0.58%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.58%) Tableau
4 1 (0.58%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 12 (6.98%) JIRA
2 2 (1.16%) Cucumber
2 2 (1.16%) Flyway
2 2 (1.16%) Git
2 2 (1.16%) git-flow
2 2 (1.16%) Hudson
2 2 (1.16%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.16%) JUnit
2 2 (1.16%) Liquibase
2 2 (1.16%) Mockito
3 1 (0.58%) Robot Framework
3 1 (0.58%) Toad
General
1 59 (34.30%) Social Skills
2 44 (25.58%) Finance
3 40 (23.26%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (13.95%) Manufacturing
5 22 (12.79%) Telecoms
6 15 (8.72%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (8.14%) Retail
8 9 (5.23%) Aerospace
9 7 (4.07%) Banking
10 5 (2.91%) Billing
10 5 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.33%) Law
11 4 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.16%) Front Office
12 2 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.16%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.16%) Police
12 2 (1.16%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.58%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 28 (16.28%) Analyst
2 23 (13.37%) Consultant
3 19 (11.05%) Lead
4 15 (8.72%) SAP Consultant
4 15 (8.72%) Support Analyst
5 12 (6.98%) IT Support
6 11 (6.40%) Senior
7 10 (5.81%) Architect
8 9 (5.23%) Data Centre Engineer
8 9 (5.23%) IT Analyst
8 9 (5.23%) IT Support Analyst
9 8 (4.65%) Business Analyst
9 8 (4.65%) IT Manager
10 7 (4.07%) Desktop Support
10 7 (4.07%) Technical Analyst
11 6 (3.49%) Developer
11 6 (3.49%) Functional Consultant
11 6 (3.49%) Support Technician
11 6 (3.49%) Technical Support
11 6 (3.49%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.23%) Redfish
2 4 (2.33%) REST
2 4 (2.33%) Spring
3 3 (1.74%) Azure Blueprints
3 3 (1.74%) Kafka
3 3 (1.74%) OpenAPI
3 3 (1.74%) OpenTelemetry
3 3 (1.74%) Swagger
4 2 (1.16%) 802.1X
4 2 (1.16%) Gherkin
4 2 (1.16%) HATEOAS
4 2 (1.16%) IDoc
4 2 (1.16%) Jasypt
4 2 (1.16%) JWT
4 2 (1.16%) Loki
4 2 (1.16%) OAuth2
4 2 (1.16%) SAP Core Interface
4 2 (1.16%) Spring Batch
4 2 (1.16%) Spring Boot
4 2 (1.16%) Spring Cloud
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.88%) Data Centre
1 17 (9.88%) Onboarding
2 16 (9.30%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.07%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (4.07%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (3.49%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.91%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (2.33%) CMDB
6 4 (2.33%) FMCG
6 4 (2.33%) iPad
6 4 (2.33%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.33%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.74%) Enterprise Storage
7 3 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.74%) iPhone
8 2 (1.16%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.16%) SCADA
8 2 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.16%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 42 (24.42%) Windows
2 20 (11.63%) Linux
3 13 (7.56%) Windows 10
4 6 (3.49%) Android
4 6 (3.49%) Mac OS
5 5 (2.91%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.91%) Ubuntu
6 4 (2.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (2.33%) Windows Server
7 3 (1.74%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.58%) CentOS
8 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (22.67%) Asset Management
1 39 (22.67%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (21.51%) Migration
3 35 (20.35%) ERP
3 35 (20.35%) Logistics
4 25 (14.53%) Customer Service
4 25 (14.53%) ITIL
5 23 (13.37%) Service Management
6 22 (12.79%) Roadmaps
7 21 (12.21%) Data Migration
7 21 (12.21%) User Acceptance Testing
8 20 (11.63%) ITSM
8 20 (11.63%) Project Delivery
9 19 (11.05%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (9.30%) GAP Analysis
11 13 (7.56%) Computer Science
11 13 (7.56%) Configuration Management
12 12 (6.98%) Agile
12 12 (6.98%) Test Automation
13 11 (6.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.49%) Shell Script
2 5 (2.91%) Java
2 5 (2.91%) Python
3 4 (2.33%) Bicep
3 4 (2.33%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.33%) SQL
4 2 (1.16%) ABAP
4 2 (1.16%) PromQL
5 1 (0.58%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.58%) C++
5 1 (0.58%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.58%) SOQL
5 1 (0.58%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 24 (13.95%) Security Cleared
2 15 (8.72%) Degree
3 14 (8.14%) SC Cleared
4 13 (7.56%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (6.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (5.23%) A+ Certification
6 9 (5.23%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (2.91%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (2.33%) CISSP
8 4 (2.33%) SAP Certification
9 3 (1.74%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.74%) CISM
9 3 (1.74%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.74%) PMP
10 2 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.16%) CCNA
10 2 (1.16%) CCNP
10 2 (1.16%) CISA
10 2 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.16%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.23%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.91%) NIST
3 4 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.33%) QA
3 4 (2.33%) SLA
4 2 (1.16%) HIPAA
4 2 (1.16%) NIST 800
4 2 (1.16%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.58%) GDPR
5 1 (0.58%) GRC
5 1 (0.58%) ISA99
5 1 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (11.63%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.23%) Firmware
3 4 (2.33%) Docker
3 4 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (5.23%) Dell DRAC
2 7 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (2.91%) Ansible
4 4 (2.33%) Terraform
5 3 (1.74%) Grafana
5 3 (1.74%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.74%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.16%) Consul
6 2 (1.16%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.16%) Zipkin
7 1 (0.58%) Amdocs OSS
7 1 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.58%) SCCM
Vendors
1 36 (20.93%) Microsoft
1 36 (20.93%) SAP
2 13 (7.56%) ServiceNow
3 11 (6.40%) Oracle
4 7 (4.07%) Juniper
5 5 (2.91%) Cisco
5 5 (2.91%) Google
5 5 (2.91%) Salesforce
6 4 (2.33%) CheckPoint
6 4 (2.33%) F5
6 4 (2.33%) Qualys
6 4 (2.33%) VMware
7 3 (1.74%) CrowdStrike
7 3 (1.74%) Okta
7 3 (1.74%) Rapid7
7 3 (1.74%) Splunk
7 3 (1.74%) Starlink
7 3 (1.74%) Tenable
7 3 (1.74%) TOWER Software
8 2 (1.16%) Blue Coat