Asset and Configuration Manager Contract Job Trends

Asset and Configuration Manager
UK

The median Asset and Configuration Manager daily rate in the UK 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 623 - 579
Rank change year-on-year - - +106
Contract jobs requiring an Asset and Configuration Manager 8 0 12
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.017% - 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% - 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 8
10th Percentile - - £439
25th Percentile £563 - £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £534
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.91%
75th Percentile £725 - £575
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 - £488
% change year-on-year - - -16.28%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 42,897 27,359 40,498
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 92.62% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,528 17,903 26,435
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,745 1,021 2,635
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £42.50 £29.23 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.40% -17.66% -21.11%
75th Percentile £65.60 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.43 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £28.75 £37.50
% change year-on-year +53.04% -23.33% -11.76%

Asset and Configuration Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Asset and Configuration Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Asset and Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Asset and Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Asset and Configuration Manager in the UK

Asset and Configuration Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Asset and Configuration Manager
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

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 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
England - 8 £625 - 1
UK excluding London - 6 £625 - 1
South West - 4 £638 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £625 - 1
Midlands - 1 £625 - 1
South East - 1 - -
London - 1 - -

Asset and Configuration Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

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 featuring Asset and Configuration Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) ITIL
2 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
3 4 (50.00%) Configuration Management
3 4 (50.00%) ServiceNow
4 3 (37.50%) Asset Management
4 3 (37.50%) IT Asset Management
4 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
5 2 (25.00%) ITSM
5 2 (25.00%) Service Management
6 1 (12.50%) Budgeting
6 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (12.50%) CMS
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (12.50%) Cyber Assurance
6 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (12.50%) Impact Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (12.50%) Inventory Management
6 1 (12.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
6 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
6 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
6 1 (12.50%) Software Asset Management
6 1 (12.50%) Strategic Roadmap
6 1 (12.50%) Target Operating Model

Asset and Configuration Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (12.50%) CMS
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Law
3 1 (12.50%) Military
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) ITIL
2 6 (75.00%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
3 4 (50.00%) Configuration Management
4 3 (37.50%) Asset Management
4 3 (37.50%) IT Asset Management
4 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
5 2 (25.00%) ITSM
5 2 (25.00%) Service Management
6 1 (12.50%) Budgeting
6 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (12.50%) Impact Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
6 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
6 1 (12.50%) Software Asset Management
6 1 (12.50%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) ServiceNow