Asset Management Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Asset Management
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Asset Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 110 124
Rank change year-on-year -19 +14 +8
Contract jobs citing Asset Management 59 52 74
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 1.47% 1.27% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 1.50% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 23 40
10th Percentile £178 £186 £165
25th Percentile £325 £335 £248
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £475 £453
Median % change year-on-year -17.89% +4.97% +24.83%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £559
90th Percentile £673 £645 £652
England median daily rate £600 £675 £600
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 22
10th Percentile £18.28 £17.55 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £21.05 £15.94
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.09 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +13.28% -13.33%
75th Percentile - £24.18 £20.58
90th Percentile £27.10 £29.17 £23.48
England median hourly rate £18.87 £18.13 £19.00
% change year-on-year +4.08% -4.58% +12.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Asset 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,575 3,456 4,505
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 88.86% 84.27% 88.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,348 1,924 3,005
10th Percentile £263 £300 £278
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £579 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
England median daily rate £512 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.57% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 179 205
10th Percentile £14.13 £13.75 £15.73
25th Percentile £17.41 £16.68 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.63 £35.00 £27.20
Median % change year-on-year -35.34% +28.68% +29.52%
75th Percentile £36.38 £51.91 £46.18
90th Percentile £64.75 £70.00 £64.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +41.67%

Asset Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Asset Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Asset Management in the North of England

Asset Management
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Asset Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Asset Management

Asset Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Asset Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Asset Management in the North of England

Asset Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Asset Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Asset Management

Asset Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Asset Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Asset Management in the North of England

Asset Management
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Asset Management within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 October 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
Yorkshire -4 30 £380 -27.62% 24
North West -23 24 £530 +15.22% 15
North East 0 5 £138 -76.09% 7
Asset Management
England

Asset Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 2 (3.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (16.95%) MS Visio
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Maximo
1 2 (3.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.69%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.69%) SAP FI
2 1 (1.69%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (1.69%) SAP MRS
2 1 (1.69%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.08%) Azure
2 3 (5.08%) OneDrive
3 1 (1.69%) AWS
3 1 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.69%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.69%) GCP
3 1 (1.69%) Vyond
3 1 (1.69%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.86%) LAN
2 4 (6.78%) WLAN
3 3 (5.08%) Internet
4 2 (3.39%) Network Security
4 2 (3.39%) SAN
4 2 (3.39%) VPN
4 2 (3.39%) WAN
4 2 (3.39%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (3.39%) Wireless
5 1 (1.69%) HTTP
5 1 (1.69%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 24 (40.68%) Social Skills
2 14 (23.73%) Finance
3 10 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.47%) Public Sector
5 4 (6.78%) Banking
5 4 (6.78%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.08%) Legal
7 2 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.39%) Marketing
7 2 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Automotive
8 1 (1.69%) General Ledger
8 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.69%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.69%) Law
8 1 (1.69%) Military
8 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (37.29%) Analyst
2 12 (20.34%) Business Analyst
3 9 (15.25%) Asset Management Analyst
4 6 (10.17%) Asset Management Business Analyst
4 6 (10.17%) Business Process Analyst
4 6 (10.17%) Consultant
4 6 (10.17%) Process Analyst
5 5 (8.47%) Architect
6 4 (6.78%) IT Engineer
6 4 (6.78%) Support Engineer
7 3 (5.08%) Applications Consultant
7 3 (5.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (5.08%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (3.39%) 2nd Line Support
8 2 (3.39%) Administrator
8 2 (3.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 2 (3.39%) Project Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Rollout Engineer
8 2 (3.39%) Service Analyst
8 2 (3.39%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) BAPI
1 1 (1.69%) JSON
1 1 (1.69%) REST
1 1 (1.69%) RESTful
1 1 (1.69%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (1.69%) SOAP
1 1 (1.69%) WebSockets
1 1 (1.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.47%) Legacy Systems
1 5 (8.47%) Management Information System
2 4 (6.78%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (6.78%) CMDB
3 3 (5.08%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.08%) IoT
3 3 (5.08%) Operational Technology
4 2 (3.39%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.39%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.69%) Fat Client
5 1 (1.69%) Learning Management System
5 1 (1.69%) NHS
5 1 (1.69%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 13 (22.03%) Windows
2 7 (11.86%) Windows 10
3 4 (6.78%) Apple iOS
3 4 (6.78%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.78%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (5.08%) Mac OS
5 2 (3.39%) Linux
5 2 (3.39%) Windows 7
5 2 (3.39%) Windows 8
5 2 (3.39%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (3.39%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (3.39%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (3.39%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (3.39%) Windows XP
6 1 (1.69%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.73%) ITIL
2 11 (18.64%) IT Asset Management
2 11 (18.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (11.86%) Process Improvement
4 6 (10.17%) Business Process Analysis
4 6 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (10.17%) Project Delivery
4 6 (10.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 6 (10.17%) Ticket Management
5 5 (8.47%) Customer Experience
5 5 (8.47%) Inventory Management
5 5 (8.47%) Roadmaps
6 4 (6.78%) Change Management
6 4 (6.78%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (6.78%) Decision-Making
6 4 (6.78%) Proactive Maintenance
6 4 (6.78%) Workshop Facilitation
7 3 (5.08%) Mentoring
7 3 (5.08%) Project Management
7 3 (5.08%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.69%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 8 (13.56%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.17%) SC Cleared
3 4 (6.78%) Degree
3 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (3.39%) CCNA
4 2 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.69%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.69%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.69%) MBA
System Software
1 8 (13.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (10.17%) SCCM
2 3 (5.08%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (3.39%) Backup Exec
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 16 (27.12%) Microsoft
2 11 (18.64%) ServiceNow
3 4 (6.78%) Cisco
3 4 (6.78%) Dell
3 4 (6.78%) HP
4 3 (5.08%) Apple
4 3 (5.08%) Salesforce
4 3 (5.08%) SAP
5 2 (3.39%) Canon
5 2 (3.39%) IBM
5 2 (3.39%) Symantec
5 2 (3.39%) Veeam
5 2 (3.39%) VMware
6 1 (1.69%) Adobe
6 1 (1.69%) Ariba
6 1 (1.69%) Computacenter
6 1 (1.69%) CrowdStrike