Senior IT Buyer Contract Job Trends in England

Senior IT Buyer
UK > England

The median Senior IT Buyer daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 547 - 548
Rank change year-on-year - - +142
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Buyer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £575
75th Percentile - - £588
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £550 - £575

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 30,503 24,211 35,590
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 93.07% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,396 14,990 23,931
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,952 719 2,136
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.91 £13.23
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.36 £16.75
Median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.87% - -5.74%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.61 £60.61
90th Percentile £72.45 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -

Senior IT Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Buyer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Senior IT Buyer job vacancy trend in England

Senior IT Buyer
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Senior IT 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 IT Buyer within the England region over the 6 months to 9 February 2026. 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
East of England - 1 £550 - 1
Senior IT Buyer
UK

Senior IT Buyer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, Senior IT Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Senior IT Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation

Senior IT Buyer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation