Buyer Contracts in England

Buyer
UK > England

The median Buyer daily rate in England is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 537 654 759
Rank change year-on-year +117 +105 -145
Contract jobs requiring a Buyer 8 5 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.010% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.010% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 2
10th Percentile - £251 £508
25th Percentile £575 £349 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.74% +71.72%
75th Percentile £625 £556 £669
90th Percentile - £568 £703
UK median daily rate £600 £450 £575
% change year-on-year +33.33% -21.77% +71.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34.25 - £34.00
Median hourly rate £36.50 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% +42.86% +94.71%
75th Percentile £38.75 - £36.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -27.00% +42.86% +94.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,467 47,939 67,846
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.60% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,885 33,999 48,181
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,421 1,437 1,912
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.96 £44.53 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% +97.91% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.25 £65.75 £48.62
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.35 £62.24
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.09% +95.65% +0.24%

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Buyer in England

Buyer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Buyer in England.

Daily rate trend for Buyer in England

Buyer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Buyer in England.

Hourly rate trend for Buyer in England

Buyer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Midlands +33 6 £600 +14.29% 11
West Midlands +35 5 £600 +14.29% 9
London +112 2 - - 7
East Midlands - 1 - - 2
Buyer
UK

Buyer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Cost Reduction
2 5 (62.50%) Data Centre
2 5 (62.50%) Law
3 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 3 (37.50%) Degree
4 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (25.00%) Instagram
4 2 (25.00%) YouTube
4 2 (25.00%) Marketing
4 2 (25.00%) Social Media
4 2 (25.00%) Facebook
4 2 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (12.50%) Business Development
5 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
5 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (12.50%) Finance
5 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Management
5 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 5 (62.50%) Law
2 2 (25.00%) Marketing
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Data Centre
2 2 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Cost Reduction
2 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Development
4 1 (12.50%) Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Facebook
1 2 (25.00%) Instagram
1 2 (25.00%) YouTube