Inventory Management Job Trends

Inventory Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Inventory Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 421 472 658
Rank change year-on-year +51 +186 +110
Permanent jobs citing Inventory Management 325 185 242
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.42% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 0.45% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 65 119 152
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,750 £25,025
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.51% +20.00% -25.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £103,000 £82,500 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,340 £42,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +6.68% +21.43% -30.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Inventory Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 67,346 40,822 82,196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.74% 93.29% 85.15%
Number of salaries quoted 43,359 22,211 59,550
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.97%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Inventory Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Inventory Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Inventory Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Inventory Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inventory Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Inventory Management

Inventory Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Inventory Management over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Inventory Management in the UK

Inventory Management
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Inventory Management within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +47 311 £47,840 +6.31% 81
UK excluding London +93 289 £45,340 +6.68% 74
Midlands +102 193 £65,000 +44.44% 19
West Midlands +94 188 £76,250 +52.50% 11
North of England -17 30 £79,000 +103.87% 11
South East -18 30 £34,500 -13.75% 23
Work from Home -12 29 £45,680 -16.95% 26
London -52 28 £75,250 +36.82% 12
East of England -5 18 £45,000 -21.74% 12
Yorkshire -47 17 £110,000 +266.67% 5
North West +5 9 £50,000 -11.11% 5
South West -61 8 £37,500 -25.00% 8
East Midlands -45 5 £65,000 +44.44% 8
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 1
Scotland - 5 £26,000 - 4
North East -36 4 £75,000 +41.51% 1

Inventory Management
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 12 (3.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 30 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.62%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.31%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.31%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 20 (6.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.77%) SAP MM
3 5 (1.54%) SAP CAR
3 5 (1.54%) SAP IBP
3 5 (1.54%) SAP Retail
4 4 (1.23%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
4 4 (1.23%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.23%) Shopify
5 3 (0.92%) SAP EWM
5 3 (0.92%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.62%) SAP Travel Management
7 1 (0.31%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.31%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 19 (5.85%) Dynamics 365
1 19 (5.85%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (2.46%) OneDrive
3 6 (1.85%) Azure
3 6 (1.85%) Entra ID
3 6 (1.85%) Power Platform
4 5 (1.54%) SaaS
5 3 (0.92%) Google Workspace
5 3 (0.92%) SAP Fieldglass
5 3 (0.92%) Slack
6 2 (0.62%) SAP Leonardo
7 1 (0.31%) Figma
7 1 (0.31%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.85%) LAN
2 5 (1.54%) Wireless
3 4 (1.23%) DNS
3 4 (1.23%) WAN
4 3 (0.92%) DHCP
4 3 (0.92%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.92%) VPN
4 3 (0.92%) WLAN
5 2 (0.62%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.62%) VoIP
6 1 (0.31%) BGP
6 1 (0.31%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.31%) DKIM
6 1 (0.31%) DMARC
6 1 (0.31%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.31%) Internet
6 1 (0.31%) MPLS
6 1 (0.31%) OSPF
6 1 (0.31%) RFID
6 1 (0.31%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.85%) Power BI
2 2 (0.62%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.62%) Tableau
3 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.31%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (1.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Balsamiq
2 1 (0.31%) Git
General
1 237 (72.92%) Finance
2 203 (62.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 60 (18.46%) Social Skills
4 23 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (5.85%) Retail
6 16 (4.92%) Manufacturing
7 14 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.77%) Banking
8 9 (2.77%) Electronics
9 8 (2.46%) Marketing
10 4 (1.23%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.23%) Law
10 4 (1.23%) Legal
10 4 (1.23%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.62%) Aeronautics
12 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.62%) Aviation
12 2 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.31%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 197 (60.62%) Facilities Engineer
1 197 (60.62%) Systems Engineer
2 26 (8.00%) Analyst
3 12 (3.69%) Financial Analyst
3 12 (3.69%) Supply Chain Analyst
4 9 (2.77%) Architect
4 9 (2.77%) SAP Architect
5 8 (2.46%) Consultant
5 8 (2.46%) Senior
5 8 (2.46%) Support Analyst
5 8 (2.46%) Support Engineer
5 8 (2.46%) Technical Support
6 7 (2.15%) IT Support
6 7 (2.15%) SAP Consultant
6 7 (2.15%) Support Technician
7 6 (1.85%) C++ Developer
7 6 (1.85%) C++ Software Developer
7 6 (1.85%) IT Engineer
7 6 (1.85%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (1.85%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (0.62%) OpenID
2 2 (0.62%) SAML
2 2 (0.62%) SAP TM
3 1 (0.31%) EDI
3 1 (0.31%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.77%) Onboarding
2 8 (2.46%) Driving Licence
3 4 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (1.23%) Robotics
4 3 (0.92%) Data Structures
4 3 (0.92%) FMCG
5 2 (0.62%) Management Information System
5 2 (0.62%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.31%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.31%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.31%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.31%) Life Science
6 1 (0.31%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.31%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.31%) Taxonomies
6 1 (0.31%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.31%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (7.08%) Windows
2 11 (3.38%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.85%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.62%) Linux
4 2 (0.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (61.54%) Preventative Maintenance
2 198 (60.92%) Mentoring
3 34 (10.46%) Logistics
4 29 (8.92%) ERP
5 26 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
6 23 (7.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (6.46%) Customer Service
7 21 (6.46%) ITIL
8 19 (5.85%) Decision-Making
9 18 (5.54%) Inventory Control
10 12 (3.69%) Financial Analysis
10 12 (3.69%) ITSM
10 12 (3.69%) Roadmaps
10 12 (3.69%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (3.08%) Agile
12 9 (2.77%) AI
12 9 (2.77%) Business Intelligence
12 9 (2.77%) Procure-to-Pay
12 9 (2.77%) Translating Business Requirements
12 9 (2.77%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.15%) PowerShell
2 6 (1.85%) C++
3 5 (1.54%) Python
4 3 (0.92%) ABAP
4 3 (0.92%) SQL
5 2 (0.62%) Bash
Qualifications
1 199 (61.23%) NVQ Level 3
2 197 (60.62%) City & Guilds
2 197 (60.62%) Postgraduate
3 14 (4.31%) Degree
4 13 (4.00%) ACCA
4 13 (4.00%) CIMA
5 8 (2.46%) Security Cleared
6 7 (2.15%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.23%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.92%) CCNP
8 3 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.92%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.92%) HNC
9 2 (0.62%) CCNA
9 2 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.62%) MCSE
9 2 (0.62%) PMP
9 2 (0.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 197 (60.62%) COSHH
2 7 (2.15%) QA
3 6 (1.85%) SLA
4 5 (1.54%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.23%) GDPR
6 2 (0.62%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.62%) COBIT
6 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.31%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.31%) GxP
System Software
1 21 (6.46%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.62%) IAG
2 2 (0.62%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 8 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (0.62%) SCCM
4 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (12.62%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.92%) SAP
3 7 (2.15%) ServiceNow
4 5 (1.54%) Ariba
5 4 (1.23%) Apple
5 4 (1.23%) VMware
6 3 (0.92%) Google
6 3 (0.92%) JD Edwards
7 2 (0.62%) Cisco
7 2 (0.62%) F5
7 2 (0.62%) HP
7 2 (0.62%) Meraki
7 2 (0.62%) Okta
7 2 (0.62%) Oracle
8 1 (0.31%) Adobe
8 1 (0.31%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.31%) Concur
8 1 (0.31%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.31%) Epicor
8 1 (0.31%) YouTube