IT Licensing and Hardware Asset Analyst

UK Power Networks; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy distribution company in Greater London seeks an IT Licensing and Hardware Asset Analyst. This role involves managing IT hardware/software assets, data analytics, and ensuring compliance. You will analyze hardware usage and collaborate with teams to improve asset management. The position offers a salary of £30,000 and the potential for blended working post-probation. You will work within a supportive environment committed to safety and equality.

Benefits

Private Medical Cover

Reservist Leave

Personal Pension Plan

Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme

Occupational Health support

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience working in an IT Department.
• Experience of managing small projects and gathering requirements.
• Familiar with ITIL/ITSM/ITAM processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze hardware allocations and usage from database reports.
• Ensure records are kept to support audits.
• Identify process improvements in hardware asset management.

Skills

Data analytics

Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, TEAMS, PowerBI)

Collaboration skills

Administration skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Service Now

Intune

Job description

81850 - IT Licensing and Hardware Asset Analyst

This IT Licensing and Hardware Asset Analyst will report to the IT Hardware and Software Asset Manager and will work within the Information Systems directorate based in our Crawley or London office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £30,000.00 and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

Close Date: 13/01/2026

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Private Medical Cover / Simply Health
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose

UK Power Networks is the leading Distributed Network Operator (DNO), with the ambition on supporting the transition to Net Zero at the lowest possible costs to customers.

Reporting to the IT Hardware and Software Asset Manager, the purpose of the IT Hardware Asset & Software Analyst's role is to help ensure overall optimisation of our IT Hardware & Software Assets.

You will be involved in the managing the Asset Management Database, resolving any discrepancies. Facilitating the JML process.

Dimensions

• Experience in ITAM (IT Asset Management) in the processes and procedures
• Experience in producing, or contributing to an ELP (Effective Licence Position) report
• Experience in tracking hardware assets and maintaining a compliant estate

Provide support in asset managing approximately 5,000 Laptops, 3,000 Field Devices and 5,300 mobile phones.

Software

Provide support in asset managing approximately 200 licensed desktop applications and UK Power Networks server software responsibilities.

Responsibilities

To provide support to the IT Hardware and Software Asset Manager in all areas of IT Software & Hardware Asset Management.

We are looking for someone with administration, organisational and analytical skills to help ensure UK Power Networks IT Hardware & Software Assets are managed, records are kept up to date and Assets are utilised for cost efficiency.

You will perform relevant tasks. This can include:

• Analysis of Hardware allocations and usage from database reports to identify.
• Movement of hardware without process/approval
• Non usage of equipment
• Ensure records are kept to support any audits.
• Identify process improvements.

Software

• Compile analysis on license positions including
• Current compliance position
• Recommended actions
• Timeline for actions to be complete
• Ensure records are kept to support any audits.
• Help with the renewal of software for our large account reseller by providing usage analysis
• Identify process improvements.

Required Experience

• 2+ years' experience working in an IT Department working with data analytics.
• Experience of managing small projects and gathering requirements.
• Excellent collaboration skills with both internal and external partners
• You will provide reliable data to ensure we are managing our hardware assets inline with policy.
• Microsoft Office 365 skills especially Excel, TEAMS and PowerBI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with ITIL/ITSM/ITAM processes.
• Familiar with IT Hardware Asset Management.
• Familiar with Software Licensing
• Familiarity with Service Now & Intune.

Nature and Scope

The Nature of this team is representing UKPN's IS Department in all aspects of Support to the business's user community. To instil user confidence in the IS Department's ability to provide and support the best possible solution. To bring previous experience to the role, work with the IS Department to effect improvement.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.