IT Asset Management Job Trends

IT Asset Management (ITAM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring IT Asset Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 565 586
Rank change year-on-year -101 +21 -75
Permanent jobs citing IT Asset Management 132 105 215
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.21% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.24% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 105 47 125
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £40,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -30.43% -4.17%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £89,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,000 £36,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -31.43% +10.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

IT Asset 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 82,210 43,908 63,272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.10% 88.55% 80.74%
Number of salaries quoted 57,176 24,796 36,704
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,875
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

IT Asset Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IT Asset Management job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Asset Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IT Asset Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IT Asset Management

IT Asset Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Asset Management over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Asset Management in the UK

IT Asset Management
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Asset Management within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -85 126 £45,000 +13.01% 71
UK excluding London -93 88 £33,000 -8.33% 50
North of England -33 37 £29,000 -7.94% 21
London -56 37 £67,500 -1.82% 35
Work from Home -42 30 £40,000 -20.00% 40
Midlands -50 20 £45,000 +52.28% 2
Yorkshire -28 19 £27,575 - 10
South East -30 16 £55,000 -8.33% 13
North West -4 15 £29,000 -7.94% 10
West Midlands -28 11 £37,500 +18.67% 2
East of England -32 9 £75,000 +95.26% 3
East Midlands -40 9 £75,000 +212.50%
South West -70 5 £26,500 -2.75% 3
North East -65 3 £27,575 - 1
Scotland - 1 - - 6

IT Asset 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 20 (15.15%) SharePoint
2 14 (10.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 45 (34.09%) Microsoft 365
2 33 (25.00%) Entra ID
3 25 (18.94%) Azure
4 10 (7.58%) OneDrive
5 8 (6.06%) Google Workspace
6 4 (3.03%) SaaS
7 3 (2.27%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.52%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.52%) Slack
9 1 (0.76%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.76%) AWS
9 1 (0.76%) AWS KMS
9 1 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (17.42%) DNS
2 18 (13.64%) VPN
3 17 (12.88%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (12.12%) DHCP
5 9 (6.82%) Network Security
5 9 (6.82%) TCP/IP
6 7 (5.30%) VLAN
7 6 (4.55%) Cisco Nexus
7 6 (4.55%) Firewall
8 4 (3.03%) Internet
9 2 (1.52%) DKIM
9 2 (1.52%) DMARC
9 2 (1.52%) LAN
9 2 (1.52%) VoIP
9 2 (1.52%) WAN
10 1 (0.76%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.27%) Relational Database
1 3 (2.27%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (1.52%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 7 (5.30%) JIRA
General
1 64 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 34 (25.76%) Finance
3 25 (18.94%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (15.91%) Banking
5 15 (11.36%) Games
5 15 (11.36%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (7.58%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (7.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.30%) Front Office
8 5 (3.79%) Retail
9 4 (3.03%) Military
10 3 (2.27%) Korean Language
10 3 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.52%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.52%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.76%) Law
12 1 (0.76%) Legal
12 1 (0.76%) Mandarin Language
12 1 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 30 (22.73%) IT Manager
2 25 (18.94%) IT Support
3 18 (13.64%) Architect
4 15 (11.36%) Security Architect
5 14 (10.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 11 (8.33%) Service Manager
7 9 (6.82%) Sales Executive
8 8 (6.06%) Analyst
9 7 (5.30%) Help Desk Support
9 7 (5.30%) IT Technician
9 7 (5.30%) Senior
10 6 (4.55%) Cisco Engineer
10 6 (4.55%) Developer
10 6 (4.55%) IT Engineer
10 6 (4.55%) ServiceNow Developer
10 6 (4.55%) Support Analyst
10 6 (4.55%) Support Engineer
10 6 (4.55%) VMware Engineer
10 6 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (3.79%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.27%) Ajax
1 3 (2.27%) CSS
1 3 (2.27%) HTML
1 3 (2.27%) LDAP
1 3 (2.27%) REST
1 3 (2.27%) SOAP
1 3 (2.27%) Web Services
2 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 27 (20.45%) Onboarding
2 20 (15.15%) CMDB
3 15 (11.36%) Data Centre
4 9 (6.82%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (3.79%) Replication
6 4 (3.03%) Culture of Ownership
6 4 (3.03%) Driving Licence
6 4 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (3.03%) Management Information System
6 4 (3.03%) Social Network
7 3 (2.27%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.76%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.76%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.76%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 42 (31.82%) Windows
2 14 (10.61%) Linux
3 12 (9.09%) Windows Server
4 6 (4.55%) Ubuntu
5 5 (3.79%) Rocky
5 5 (3.79%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.27%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.76%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (80.30%) Asset Management
2 42 (31.82%) ITIL
3 35 (26.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 35 (26.52%) Cybersecurity
4 32 (24.24%) ITSM
5 27 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (18.18%) Customer Service
7 23 (17.42%) Identity Access Management
8 21 (15.91%) User Experience
9 19 (14.39%) Service Management
10 18 (13.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 17 (12.88%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (12.12%) RBAC
12 16 (12.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (12.12%) Vulnerability Management
13 15 (11.36%) Containerisation
13 15 (11.36%) Network Segmentation
13 15 (11.36%) SIEM
13 15 (11.36%) Software Licensing
14 14 (10.61%) AI
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.58%) PowerShell
2 7 (5.30%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.76%) Bash
3 1 (0.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 28 (21.21%) Security Cleared
2 16 (12.12%) Degree
3 14 (10.61%) DV Cleared
4 9 (6.82%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.79%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.27%) CCNA
6 3 (2.27%) CCNP
6 3 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (2.27%) MCSE
6 3 (2.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (1.52%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.76%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.76%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.30%) Data Quality
2 4 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.27%) COBIT
3 3 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.27%) SLA
4 1 (0.76%) GxP
4 1 (0.76%) SOC 2
System Software
1 43 (32.58%) Active Directory
2 15 (11.36%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.27%) VMware Server
5 2 (1.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 20 (15.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.76%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 54 (40.91%) Microsoft
2 28 (21.21%) ServiceNow
3 14 (10.61%) VMware
4 8 (6.06%) Google
5 6 (4.55%) Cisco
5 6 (4.55%) Meraki
5 6 (4.55%) Veeam
6 5 (3.79%) Dell
6 5 (3.79%) SAP
7 3 (2.27%) HP
8 1 (0.76%) Apple
8 1 (0.76%) Fortinet