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The table below looks at the demand for the Buyer role in IT jobs within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Buyer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBuyer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank787888
Rank change on same period last yearUp+101
Matching permanent IT job ads5868
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.044 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted5154
Average minimum salary£34,649£31,630
Average salary£37,570£33,704
% change on same period last year+11.47 %
Average maximum salary£40,491£35,778
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£35,136
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching permanent IT job ads132041194797
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled85.19 %87.20 %
Salaries quoted112205157976
Average minimum salary£38,757£39,818
Average salary£42,400£43,650
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum salary£46,043£47,481
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Buyer UKBuyer
UK

Buyer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Buyer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Buyer Demand Trend

Buyer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Buyer across the England region.

England Buyer Salary Trend

Buyer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Buyer across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Buyer Salary Histogram

Buyer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+9026£45,065+37.73 %
South EastUp+6716£32,143-14.19 %
West MidlandsUp+349£32,500+8.33 %
South WestNew entry-6£34,167-
YorkshireUp+262£31,250+20.19 %
East of EnglandUp+251--
North EastNew entry-1£30,000-
Buyer UKBuyer
UK

Buyer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England region that cited Buyer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Buyer in their job title.

128 (21.54 %)Telecoms
219 (14.62 %)Electronics
317 (13.08 %)Finance
413 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
512 (9.231 %)Supply Chain Management
611 (8.462 %)MS Office
611 (8.462 %)SAP
611 (8.462 %)SLA
710 (7.692 %)Degree
89 (6.923 %)MS PowerPoint
89 (6.923 %)Legal
89 (6.923 %)MS Excel
98 (6.154 %)Symbian
98 (6.154 %)E-Procurement
98 (6.154 %)Project Management
107 (5.385 %)C
107 (5.385 %)Retail
116 (4.615 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
116 (4.615 %)ERP
116 (4.615 %)Cisco
116 (4.615 %)Wireless
125 (3.846 %)FMCG
125 (3.846 %)ISO9001
125 (3.846 %)E-Commerce
125 (3.846 %)Marketing
125 (3.846 %)Supplier Management
134 (3.077 %)Banking
134 (3.077 %)Investment Banking
134 (3.077 %)Interactive Media
134 (3.077 %)Internet

Buyer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England region that cited Buyer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Buyer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (8.462 %)MS Office
29 (6.923 %)MS Excel
29 (6.923 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.538 %)Oracle Financials
12 (1.538 %)SAP R/3
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (4.615 %)Wireless
24 (3.077 %)Internet
32 (1.538 %)ADSL
32 (1.538 %)Broadband
41 (0.769 %)PPP
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (21.54 %)Telecoms
219 (14.62 %)Electronics
317 (13.08 %)Finance
413 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
59 (6.923 %)Legal
67 (5.385 %)Retail
75 (3.846 %)Marketing
75 (3.846 %)FMCG
84 (3.077 %)Interactive Media
84 (3.077 %)Investment Banking
84 (3.077 %)Banking
93 (2.308 %)Pensions
102 (1.538 %)Auditing
111 (0.769 %)Insurance
111 (0.769 %)Billing
111 (0.769 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.769 %)Aerospace
111 (0.769 %)Automotive
111 (0.769 %)Construction
111 (0.769 %)Health
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.538 %)AS400
21 (0.769 %)Copywriting
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (9.231 %)Supply Chain Management
28 (6.154 %)Project Management
28 (6.154 %)E-Procurement
36 (4.615 %)ERP
36 (4.615 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
45 (3.846 %)Supplier Management
45 (3.846 %)E-Commerce
53 (2.308 %)Benchmarking
53 (2.308 %)Business Development
53 (2.308 %)Kanban
62 (1.538 %)Content Management
62 (1.538 %)Logistics
62 (1.538 %)Validation
62 (1.538 %)E-business
71 (0.769 %)Data Management
71 (0.769 %)B2B
71 (0.769 %)Competitor Analysis
71 (0.769 %)Performance Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (5.385 %)C
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (7.692 %)Degree
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (8.462 %)SLA
25 (3.846 %)ISO9001
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (8.462 %)SAP
28 (6.154 %)Symbian
36 (4.615 %)Cisco
43 (2.308 %)Ariba
52 (1.538 %)Oracle