Senior Buyer Contract Job Trends in England

Senior Buyer
UK > England

The median Senior Buyer daily rate in England is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 - 611
Rank change year-on-year - - +158
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Buyer 6 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.021% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% - 0.008%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £533 - £413
25th Percentile £544 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.90%
75th Percentile £594 - £563
90th Percentile £598 - £578
UK median daily rate £575 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +4.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.49 - -
Median hourly rate £33.99 - -
75th Percentile £36.48 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £33.99 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 25,481 30,404 39,875
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.25% 92.98% 94.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,420 18,695 27,834
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £401 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,402 1,401 1,383
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.99 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.44 £21.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.11% - +73.08%
75th Percentile £53.75 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%

Senior Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Buyer in England

Senior Buyer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Buyer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Buyer job vacancies in England

Senior Buyer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Buyer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Buyer job vacancies in England

Senior 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 Senior Buyer within the England region over the 6 months to 27 September 2025. 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
North West - 4 - -
North of England - 4 - - 2
Midlands - 2 £575 - 4
West Midlands - 2 £575 - 4
Senior Buyer
UK

Senior Buyer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 September 2025, Senior 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 Senior Buyer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Demand Management
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
3 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) Tableau
3 2 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (16.67%) Ariba
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Law
4 1 (16.67%) Market Research
4 1 (16.67%) SaaS
4 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (16.67%) Contract Management
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector

Senior 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 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Law
1 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) Demand Management
2 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
3 2 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (16.67%) Contract Management
4 1 (16.67%) Market Research
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (16.67%) Ariba