Supplier Relationship Management Contract Job Trends in England

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Supplier Relationship Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 514 445 544
Rank change year-on-year -69 +99 +140
Contract jobs citing Supplier Relationship Management 32 30 21
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.10% 0.11% 0.058%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.13% 0.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 9 12
10th Percentile £447 £453 £435
25th Percentile £532 £480 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.66% -1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £560 £575
90th Percentile £765 £678 £577
UK median daily rate £581 £510 £550
% change year-on-year +13.87% -7.23% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £31.98 £20.28
25th Percentile £72.50 £36.09 £30.82
Median hourly rate £75.00 £43.80 £51.78
Median % change year-on-year +71.22% -15.40% -15.85%
75th Percentile £77.50 £52.35 £55.48
90th Percentile - £56.98 £55.67
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £32.25 £51.78
% change year-on-year +132.59% -37.72% -15.85%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Supplier Relationship 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 27,653 23,679 31,971
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.28% 89.08% 87.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,613 14,524 21,598
10th Percentile £304 £310 £305
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,731 761 1,481
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.50 £14.18
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.03% -20.00% +21.43%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £31.69 £40.50
% change year-on-year -20.64% -21.75% +15.71%

Supplier Relationship Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Supplier Relationship Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Supplier Relationship Management job vacancy trend in England

Supplier Relationship Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Supplier Relationship Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Supplier Relationship Management in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Supplier Relationship Management in England

Supplier Relationship Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Supplier Relationship Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship 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 Relationship Management within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
London -36 14 £600 +10.09% 5
South East -9 10 £581 - 8
North of England -54 4 £648 +32.82% 3
Yorkshire -42 3 £648 +32.82% 2
East of England -17 1 - - 1
North West -24 1 - - 1
South West - 1 - -
Supplier Relationship Management
UK

Supplier Relationship Management
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:

Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 13 (40.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (12.50%) SAP MM
3 2 (6.25%) SAP EWM
3 2 (6.25%) SAP GTS
3 2 (6.25%) SAP IBP
3 2 (6.25%) SAP PP
3 2 (6.25%) SAP SCM
3 2 (6.25%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) SaaS
2 1 (3.13%) ChatGPT
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (3.13%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
General
1 14 (43.75%) Finance
2 11 (34.38%) Manufacturing
3 10 (31.25%) Aerospace
3 10 (31.25%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
5 6 (18.75%) Legal
6 4 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (12.50%) Public Sector
7 3 (9.38%) Banking
7 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (9.38%) Marketing
8 2 (6.25%) Financial Institution
8 2 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (6.25%) Telecoms
9 1 (3.13%) Electronics
9 1 (3.13%) Investment Banking
9 1 (3.13%) Law
Job Titles
1 15 (46.88%) Lead
2 5 (15.63%) Procurement Manager
3 4 (12.50%) Senior
4 2 (6.25%) Consultant
4 2 (6.25%) IT Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Procurement Project Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Project Manager
4 2 (6.25%) SAP Manager
4 2 (6.25%) SAP Project Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Senior Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Category Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Commercial Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) SAP P2P Consultant
5 1 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Procurement Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Sourcing Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Sourcing Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Supplier Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Supplier Relationship Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (34.38%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Data Centre
1 2 (6.25%) IoT
1 2 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
1 2 (6.25%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.13%) PDA
2 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) Procure-to-Pay
2 10 (31.25%) Discrete Manufacturing
2 10 (31.25%) Workflow
3 8 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (18.75%) Contract Management
4 6 (18.75%) Contract Negotiation
5 5 (15.63%) Performance Metrics
5 5 (15.63%) Supplier Management
6 4 (12.50%) AI
7 3 (9.38%) Budget Management
7 3 (9.38%) Business Continuity
7 3 (9.38%) Cost Reduction
7 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.38%) ERP
7 3 (9.38%) Logistics
7 3 (9.38%) Project Delivery
8 2 (6.25%) Inventory Management
8 2 (6.25%) Production Planning
Qualifications
1 7 (21.88%) SC Cleared
1 7 (21.88%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.38%) Degree
3 2 (6.25%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.13%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.25%) Accessibility
1 2 (6.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (3.13%) SLA
Vendors
1 17 (53.13%) SAP
2 4 (12.50%) Ariba
3 2 (6.25%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.13%) Intel