Procurement Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Procurement Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Procurement Manager daily rate in the City of London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 122 157
Rank change year-on-year +2 +35 +43
Contract jobs requiring a Procurement Manager 6 4 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.34% 0.19% 0.065%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.20% 0.068%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £486 - -
25th Percentile £513 £663 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £675 £575
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +17.39% -2.54%
75th Percentile £575 £688 £588
90th Percentile £643 - -
Central London median daily rate £550 £675 £575
% change year-on-year -18.52% +17.39% -2.54%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,661 1,968 2,923
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 94.39% 94.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,111 1,254 2,019
10th Percentile £325 £364 £363
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £711
90th Percentile £775 £783 £813
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £580
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 15 11
10th Percentile £17.35 £16.49 £14.18
25th Percentile £23.98 £21.25 £18.93
Median hourly rate £28.33 £27.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.91% -25.00% -13.77%
75th Percentile £53.50 £85.63 £47.41
90th Percentile £65.39 £137.50 £68.75
Central London median hourly rate £28.15 £35.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year -19.57% -1.41% -14.46%

Procurement Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Procurement Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Procurement Manager in the City of London

Procurement Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Procurement Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Procurement Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Procurement Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Procurement Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Procurement Manager in the City of London

Procurement Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, Procurement Manager 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 City of London region featuring Procurement Manager in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Legal
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) SLA
2 3 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
3 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
3 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 2 (33.33%) Data Enrichment
3 2 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
4 1 (16.67%) AWS
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (16.67%) Dell
4 1 (16.67%) Compliance Management
4 1 (16.67%) Contract Management
4 1 (16.67%) PMO
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Business Case

Procurement Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
General
1 4 (66.67%) Legal
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Marketing
3 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (33.33%) Data Enrichment
2 2 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
2 2 (33.33%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Compliance Management
3 1 (16.67%) Contract Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (16.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Dell
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
12 Procurement Manager jobs in Central London