Supplier Management Contracts in England

Supplier Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Supplier Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Supplier Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 327 343 341
Rank change year-on-year +16 -2 +45
Contract jobs citing Supplier Management 155 205 345
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.64% 0.55% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 0.64% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 137 247
10th Percentile £361 £370 £363
25th Percentile £463 £468 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.62% -4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £633 £713 £692
90th Percentile £758 £745 £745
UK median daily rate £531 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +1.19% -4.55% +3.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 14 3
10th Percentile £25.03 £13.86 £18.22
25th Percentile £27.37 £15.50 £19.70
Median hourly rate £32.50 £15.85 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year +105.05% -28.47% -24.24%
75th Percentile £33.75 £22.89 £37.96
90th Percentile - £32.90 £47.43
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £15.85 £22.16
% change year-on-year +105.05% -28.47% -22.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Supplier Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,183 32,201 45,536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.14% 86.52% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,119 31,974
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £766
UK median daily rate £521 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 923 2,240 1,592
10th Percentile £14.67 £12.91 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.44 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.83 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.27% -4.45% +53.20%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%

Supplier Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Supplier Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Supplier Management in England

Supplier Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Supplier Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Supplier Management in England

Supplier Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Supplier Management in England over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Supplier Management in England

Supplier Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Supplier Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Supplier Management in England

Supplier Management
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 Supplier Management within the England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
London -1 70 £540 -1.82% 71
North of England +43 33 £550 +7.32% 45
North West +26 21 £600 +14.29% 29
Midlands +24 19 £450 -40.00% 36
East Midlands +20 14 £447 - 13
South East +17 13 £463 -11.06% 51
South West +46 12 £600 +20.00% 19
Yorkshire +13 10 £500 - 14
West Midlands +6 5 £725 -3.33% 21
East of England +25 2 £525 +7.69% 31
North East - 2 £575 - 2
Supplier Management
UK

Supplier Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.23%) CMS
1 5 (3.23%) Confluence
2 1 (0.65%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle Retail
2 1 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 9 (5.81%) Azure
2 7 (4.52%) SaaS
3 3 (1.94%) AWS
4 2 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.29%) GCP
4 2 (1.29%) IaaS
4 2 (1.29%) PaaS
5 1 (0.65%) Amazon S3
5 1 (0.65%) dbt
5 1 (0.65%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.65%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.16%) Firewall
2 5 (3.23%) Structured Cabling
3 4 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.94%) Unified Communications
4 3 (1.94%) WAN
5 2 (1.29%) BGP
5 2 (1.29%) MPLS
5 2 (1.29%) OSPF
5 2 (1.29%) SD-WAN
5 2 (1.29%) VLAN
5 2 (1.29%) VPN
6 1 (0.65%) DHCP
6 1 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.65%) LAN
6 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.65%) VoIP
6 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.58%) Metadata
2 2 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.65%) MS Access
3 1 (0.65%) MySQL
3 1 (0.65%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.65%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (3.87%) JIRA
General
1 56 (36.13%) Social Skills
2 54 (34.84%) Finance
3 24 (15.48%) Public Sector
4 17 (10.97%) Influencing Skills
5 16 (10.32%) Telecoms
6 13 (8.39%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (7.10%) Manufacturing
8 10 (6.45%) Marketing
8 10 (6.45%) Retail
9 9 (5.81%) Banking
10 7 (4.52%) Legal
10 7 (4.52%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (3.87%) Electronics
11 6 (3.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (3.23%) Automotive
13 4 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.94%) Law
14 3 (1.94%) Retail Banking
15 2 (1.29%) Aviation
15 2 (1.29%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 40 (25.81%) Project Manager
2 16 (10.32%) Lead
3 15 (9.68%) IT Manager
4 13 (8.39%) Delivery Manager
4 13 (8.39%) Infrastructure Manager
5 12 (7.74%) Senior
6 10 (6.45%) Consultant
6 10 (6.45%) Infrastructure Project Manager
7 9 (5.81%) Analyst
7 9 (5.81%) Technical Manager
8 8 (5.16%) Architect
8 8 (5.16%) Senior Manager
9 7 (4.52%) IT Project Manager
9 7 (4.52%) Supplier Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Relationships Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Supplier Relationship Manager
10 5 (3.23%) Systems Analyst
10 5 (3.23%) Technical Project Manager
11 4 (2.58%) Network Delivery Manager
11 4 (2.58%) Technical Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.94%) Middleware
3 1 (0.65%) .NET
3 1 (0.65%) ADO
3 1 (0.65%) Node.js
3 1 (0.65%) React
3 1 (0.65%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.16%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (3.87%) Data Centre
3 6 (3.87%) NHS
4 5 (3.23%) Augmented Reality
4 5 (3.23%) e-Learning
4 5 (3.23%) Operational Technology
4 5 (3.23%) Podcast
4 5 (3.23%) Virtual Reality
5 4 (2.58%) CCTV
5 4 (2.58%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.94%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (1.94%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.29%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.29%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.29%) FMCG
7 2 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.29%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.29%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.65%) Linux
1 1 (0.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (34.84%) Stakeholder Management
2 47 (30.32%) Project Management
3 39 (25.16%) Agile
4 29 (18.71%) Risk Management
5 26 (16.77%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (16.13%) Change Management
6 25 (16.13%) Contract Management
7 24 (15.48%) PRINCE2
7 24 (15.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 20 (12.90%) Project Delivery
8 20 (12.90%) Roadmaps
9 19 (12.26%) Business Case
9 19 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (12.26%) Migration
10 16 (10.32%) ITIL
10 16 (10.32%) Service Delivery
11 15 (9.68%) Budget Management
11 15 (9.68%) Collaborative Working
12 14 (9.03%) Contract Negotiation
12 14 (9.03%) Supplier Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.94%) SQL
2 1 (0.65%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.65%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (10.32%) Security Cleared
2 13 (8.39%) Degree
3 12 (7.74%) PMI Certification
4 11 (7.10%) SC Cleared
5 10 (6.45%) PMP
6 6 (3.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.58%) APMP
7 4 (2.58%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.94%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (1.29%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.29%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.29%) CCIE
9 2 (1.29%) CCNP
9 2 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.29%) JNCIE
9 2 (1.29%) JNCIP
10 1 (0.65%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.45%) Data Quality
2 8 (5.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.16%) QA
3 6 (3.87%) PMO
4 5 (3.23%) SLA
5 2 (1.29%) GDPR
5 2 (1.29%) Government Security Classifications
5 2 (1.29%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.65%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.65%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.65%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.65%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (1.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (3.23%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.65%) SCSM
Vendors
1 14 (9.03%) SAP
2 13 (8.39%) Oracle
3 12 (7.74%) Microsoft
4 7 (4.52%) Cisco
5 6 (3.87%) Fortinet
6 5 (3.23%) CheckPoint
6 5 (3.23%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.58%) Ariba
8 3 (1.94%) Marketo
8 3 (1.94%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.29%) Google
9 2 (1.29%) Juniper
9 2 (1.29%) Palo Alto
9 2 (1.29%) TOWER Software
10 1 (0.65%) Brio
10 1 (0.65%) HP
10 1 (0.65%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.65%) NEC
10 1 (0.65%) Remedy
10 1 (0.65%) SolarWinds