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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 329 404
Rank change year-on-year -47 +75 +68
Contract jobs citing Inventory Management 257 193 122
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.56% 0.69% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.76% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 98 59
10th Percentile £187 £185 £140
25th Percentile £226 £213 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £378 £360
Median % change year-on-year +13.91% +4.86% -26.15%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £500
90th Percentile £624 £720 £675
UK median daily rate £430 £375 £425
% change year-on-year +14.67% -11.76% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 27 5
10th Percentile £14.94 £16.95 £21.10
25th Percentile £17.45 £22.14 £22.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.52% -11.75% +83.49%
75th Percentile £40.00 - £31.75
90th Percentile £178.75 £44.40 £32.95
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £28.50
% change year-on-year -12.52% -11.75% +83.49%

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 39,123 25,281 28,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.74% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,918 16,062 17,635
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
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 2,776 1,509 1,303
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.55
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -43 98 £500 -11.11% 137
North of England -37 51 £383 -45.45% 42
Midlands -42 36 £475 +90.00% 34
South East -60 36 £370 +89.74% 50
North West -36 27 £550 -23.13% 25
Yorkshire -20 21 £365 -8.75% 13
East of England -26 20 £250 +31.58% 15
West Midlands -40 19 £381 +0.33% 22
East Midlands -13 17 £500 +100.00% 12
South West -39 10 £315 +40.00% 18
North East -49 3 - - 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 6 (2.33%) Confluence
1 6 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.56%) Oracle Workflow
3 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (7.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.84%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 29 (11.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (4.28%) SAP MM
3 5 (1.95%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.56%) SAP EWM
5 3 (1.17%) SAP QM
5 3 (1.17%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.78%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.78%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.78%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.78%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
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
7 1 (0.39%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 36 (14.01%) Microsoft 365
2 33 (12.84%) Azure
3 19 (7.39%) Entra ID
4 17 (6.61%) AWS
5 14 (5.45%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.89%) GCP
7 9 (3.50%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (2.72%) GitHub
9 6 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (2.33%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.56%) SaaS
11 3 (1.17%) AWS Control Tower
11 3 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.17%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.78%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.78%) Smartsheet
13 1 (0.39%) Amazon GuardDuty
13 1 (0.39%) Azure AI
13 1 (0.39%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.56%) VPN
2 17 (6.61%) DNS
2 17 (6.61%) Firewall
3 15 (5.84%) Wireless
4 12 (4.67%) WAN
4 12 (4.67%) WebEx
5 10 (3.89%) DHCP
5 10 (3.89%) Network Security
6 9 (3.50%) TCP/IP
7 8 (3.11%) Internet
8 7 (2.72%) DMVPN
8 7 (2.72%) IPsec
8 7 (2.72%) LAN
8 7 (2.72%) SSL
9 6 (2.33%) Cisco IPT
9 6 (2.33%) SAN
10 4 (1.56%) 4G
11 3 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.39%) VLAN
12 1 (0.39%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.89%) Power BI
2 2 (0.78%) Metadata
2 2 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
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%) Power Query
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 20 (7.78%) JIRA
2 4 (1.56%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (1.17%) Git
4 2 (0.78%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.78%) Flyway
4 2 (0.78%) git-flow
4 2 (0.78%) GitLab
4 2 (0.78%) Hudson
4 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.78%) JUnit
4 2 (0.78%) Liquibase
4 2 (0.78%) Mockito
5 1 (0.39%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.39%) Toad
General
1 103 (40.08%) Social Skills
2 57 (22.18%) Analytical Skills
3 45 (17.51%) Finance
4 38 (14.79%) Manufacturing
5 35 (13.62%) Retail
6 18 (7.00%) Telecoms
7 15 (5.84%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (4.67%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.72%) Billing
11 6 (2.33%) Back Office
11 6 (2.33%) Legal
12 5 (1.95%) Banking
13 4 (1.56%) Aviation
13 4 (1.56%) Law
13 4 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.56%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.78%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.78%) Police
Job Titles
1 45 (17.51%) Analyst
2 27 (10.51%) Support Engineer
3 25 (9.73%) IT Support
4 24 (9.34%) Senior
5 23 (8.95%) Architect
6 19 (7.39%) IT Engineer
7 18 (7.00%) Business Analyst
7 18 (7.00%) Consultant
8 15 (5.84%) IT Support Engineer
9 13 (5.06%) Lead
9 13 (5.06%) Technical Support
10 11 (4.28%) Support Analyst
11 10 (3.89%) SAP Consultant
11 10 (3.89%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.89%) Senior Business Analyst
11 10 (3.89%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (3.11%) Desktop Engineer
12 8 (3.11%) Security Engineer
12 8 (3.11%) Support Technician
13 7 (2.72%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.50%) Terraform
2 6 (2.33%) 802.1X
2 6 (2.33%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (2.33%) Redfish
3 5 (1.95%) Middleware
3 5 (1.95%) REST
4 3 (1.17%) Azure Blueprints
5 2 (0.78%) Gherkin
5 2 (0.78%) Jasypt
5 2 (0.78%) JDBC
5 2 (0.78%) JWT
5 2 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (0.78%) Loki
5 2 (0.78%) OpenAPI
5 2 (0.78%) OpenTelemetry
5 2 (0.78%) SOAP
5 2 (0.78%) Spring
5 2 (0.78%) Spring Batch
5 2 (0.78%) Spring Cloud
5 2 (0.78%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.67%) Onboarding
2 23 (8.95%) Data Centre
3 20 (7.78%) Management Information System
4 16 (6.23%) CMDB
5 13 (5.06%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (4.67%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (4.28%) FMCG
8 10 (3.89%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (3.50%) Driving Licence
10 7 (2.72%) Product Ownership
11 6 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.95%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.95%) iPad
12 5 (1.95%) Operational Technology
13 4 (1.56%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (1.56%) iPhone
13 4 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
14 3 (1.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 72 (28.02%) Windows
2 19 (7.39%) Windows 10
3 16 (6.23%) Mac OS
4 15 (5.84%) Linux
5 14 (5.45%) Android
6 10 (3.89%) Apple iOS
7 6 (2.33%) Windows Server
8 4 (1.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (1.56%) Ubuntu
9 3 (1.17%) Alpine Linux
10 1 (0.39%) CentOS
10 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.39%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (25.68%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (25.29%) Logistics
3 56 (21.79%) ERP
4 49 (19.07%) Asset Management
5 46 (17.90%) Customer Service
6 42 (16.34%) Stakeholder Management
7 39 (15.18%) Inventory Control
8 37 (14.40%) ITSM
9 32 (12.45%) ITIL
10 31 (12.06%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (12.06%) Service Management
11 29 (11.28%) Migration
12 28 (10.89%) Process Improvement
13 22 (8.56%) User Acceptance Testing
14 20 (7.78%) Agile
14 20 (7.78%) Data Migration
15 19 (7.39%) Roadmaps
15 19 (7.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 19 (7.39%) Validation
16 18 (7.00%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.28%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.89%) Python
3 7 (2.72%) Shell Script
4 6 (2.33%) SQL
5 4 (1.56%) Bicep
6 3 (1.17%) Java
7 2 (0.78%) ABAP
7 2 (0.78%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.78%) PromQL
7 2 (0.78%) SOQL
7 2 (0.78%) SOSL
8 1 (0.39%) Bash
8 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (16.34%) Security Cleared
2 29 (11.28%) Degree
3 25 (9.73%) SC Cleared
4 21 (8.17%) A+ Certification
5 15 (5.84%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (4.28%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (3.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.72%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (1.95%) CCNA
9 5 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.56%) CCNP
10 4 (1.56%) CISM
10 4 (1.56%) CISSP
10 4 (1.56%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (1.17%) AWS Certification
11 3 (1.17%) DBS Check
11 3 (1.17%) PMP
11 3 (1.17%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.78%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.00%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.50%) QA
3 8 (3.11%) SLA
4 6 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.33%) NIST
5 3 (1.17%) NCSC
6 2 (0.78%) COSHH
6 2 (0.78%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.78%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.39%) GDPR
7 1 (0.39%) GRC
7 1 (0.39%) ISA99
7 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 1 (0.39%) NIST 800
System Software
1 34 (13.23%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.72%) Firmware
3 6 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.95%) Docker
5 2 (0.78%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.39%) zsh
Systems Management
1 17 (6.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.11%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.72%) Ansible
3 7 (2.72%) SCCM
4 6 (2.33%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (1.56%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.78%) Consul
7 2 (0.78%) Grafana
7 2 (0.78%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.78%) Zipkin
8 1 (0.39%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 101 (39.30%) Microsoft
2 49 (19.07%) SAP
3 26 (10.12%) ServiceNow
4 18 (7.00%) Oracle
5 13 (5.06%) Apple
5 13 (5.06%) Cisco
6 12 (4.67%) Google
7 11 (4.28%) Juniper
8 7 (2.72%) CheckPoint
8 7 (2.72%) F5
8 7 (2.72%) Palo Alto
8 7 (2.72%) Samsung
9 6 (2.33%) Blue Coat
9 6 (2.33%) JD Edwards
9 6 (2.33%) VMware
9 6 (2.33%) Zscaler
10 5 (1.95%) IBM
10 5 (1.95%) Qualys
11 4 (1.56%) Salesforce
12 3 (1.17%) Dell