The first table below looks at the demand for the Buyer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Buyer
Rank 837 865 844
Rank change year-on-year
+28 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Buyer 23 22 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.021% 0.018% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.019% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 17 21 17
Average salary £32,000 £30,000 £29,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +3.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,800 £25,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £49,500 £45,000 £49,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £37,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year
-13.33% +50.00%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102582 114838 114977
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.43% 94.76% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 85352 98508 97090
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Buyer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Buyer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Buyer Jobs Demand Trend

Buyer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Buyer within the UK.

Buyer Salary Trend

Buyer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Buyer over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.

Buyer Salary Histogram

Buyer
Top 17 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 UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +10 23 £32,000 +6.66%
London +31 12 £32,000 +14.28%
City of London +11 8 £32,000 +6.66%
South East 0 8 £30,000 -25.00%
Gosport - 4 - -
Hampshire - 4 - -
West Midlands -22 2 £52,500 +133.33%
Woking - 2 £34,250 -
Warwickshire - 2 £52,500 -
Surrey - 2 £34,250 -
Oxfordshire -24 1 £24,500 -38.75%
South West - 1 £30,000 -
Dorset - 1 £30,000 -
Berkshire - 1 £27,500 -
Witney - 1 £24,500 -
Weymouth - 1 £30,000 -
Enfield - 1 £47,500 -

Buyer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1 11 (28.21%) Marketing
1 11 (28.21%) Degree
1 11 (28.21%) Telecoms
2 8 (20.51%) Competitor Analysis
2 8 (20.51%) Digital Media
3 7 (17.95%) B2B
3 7 (17.95%) B2C
4 5 (12.82%) Supplier Management
5 4 (10.26%) Finance
5 4 (10.26%) Legal
5 4 (10.26%) MS Excel
5 4 (10.26%) Project Management
6 3 (7.692%) MS Office
6 3 (7.692%) Advertising
6 3 (7.692%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (7.692%) Local Government
6 3 (7.692%) ISO 9000
7 2 (5.128%) Digital Marketing
7 2 (5.128%) Time Management
7 2 (5.128%) Google
7 2 (5.128%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 2 (5.128%) Data Protection
7 2 (5.128%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (5.128%) Market Research
7 2 (5.128%) Earned Value Management
7 2 (5.128%) Change Control
7 2 (5.128%) Aerospace
7 2 (5.128%) SAP
7 2 (5.128%) HNC
7 2 (5.128%) SLA

Buyer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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.

Applications
1 4 (10.26%) MS Excel
2 3 (7.692%) MS Office
3 2 (5.128%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (2.564%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.564%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (2.564%) Internet
General
1 11 (28.21%) Marketing
1 11 (28.21%) Telecoms
2 4 (10.26%) Finance
2 4 (10.26%) Legal
3 3 (7.692%) Advertising
3 3 (7.692%) Local Government
4 2 (5.128%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.564%) Electronics
5 1 (2.564%) Retail
5 1 (2.564%) Multimedia
5 1 (2.564%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.51%) Digital Media
2 1 (2.564%) AS400
2 1 (2.564%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (20.51%) Competitor Analysis
2 7 (17.95%) B2B
2 7 (17.95%) B2C
3 5 (12.82%) Supplier Management
4 4 (10.26%) Project Management
5 3 (7.692%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (5.128%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (5.128%) Time Management
6 2 (5.128%) Data Protection
6 2 (5.128%) Market Research
6 2 (5.128%) Earned Value Management
6 2 (5.128%) Change Control
6 2 (5.128%) Risk Management
6 2 (5.128%) Mobile Marketing
7 1 (2.564%) ERP
7 1 (2.564%) Six Sigma
7 1 (2.564%) Supply Chain Management
7 1 (2.564%) SEO
7 1 (2.564%) AOP
7 1 (2.564%) Analytics
Qualifications
1 11 (28.21%) Degree
2 2 (5.128%) Six Sigma Green Belt
2 2 (5.128%) HNC
3 1 (2.564%) HND
3 1 (2.564%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 1 (2.564%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.564%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.692%) ISO 9000
2 2 (5.128%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (5.128%) Google
1 2 (5.128%) SAP
2 1 (2.564%) Epicor
2 1 (2.564%) Facebook
2 1 (2.564%) DoubleClick
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Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
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Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Weymouth, Dorset
Skilles required : You will need a good knowledge of purchasing within the engineering sector. Qualified to HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline. Ability to read and interpret...
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Salary: 30,000
Posted: 16 May 2013