Asset and Configuration Manager Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Asset and Configuration Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Asset and Configuration Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 - 400
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Contract jobs requiring an Asset and Configuration Manager 6 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% - 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £488
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.28%
75th Percentile £725 - £494
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £625 - £534
% change year-on-year - - -2.91%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 21,623 11,844 19,243
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 92.34% 92.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,725 7,620 11,846
10th Percentile £275 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £490
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -2.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £598
90th Percentile £679 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,394 815 2,208
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.13 £15.63
Median hourly rate £44.00 £28.75 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.04% -23.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile £65.88 £65.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £29.23 £35.50
% change year-on-year +45.40% -17.66% -21.11%

Asset and Configuration Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Asset and Configuration Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Asset and Configuration Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Asset and Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Asset and Configuration Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Asset and Configuration Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Asset and Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Asset and Configuration Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Asset and Configuration Manager in the UK excluding London

Asset and Configuration Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Asset and Configuration Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Asset and Configuration Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Asset and Configuration Manager
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Asset and Configuration Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 April 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 West - 4 £638 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £625 - 1
Midlands - 1 £625 - 1
South East - 1 - -
Asset and Configuration Manager
UK

Asset and Configuration Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 April 2026, Asset and Configuration Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Asset and Configuration Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) ITIL
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
2 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
3 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 2 (33.33%) ITSM
3 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (16.67%) CMS
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (16.67%) Inventory Management
4 1 (16.67%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (16.67%) Service Management
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Target Operating Model

Asset and Configuration Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (16.67%) CMS
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) ITIL
1 5 (83.33%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
2 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
3 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 2 (33.33%) ITSM
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Inventory Management
4 1 (16.67%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (16.67%) Service Management
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow