Buyer Contract Job Trends in the North East

Buyer
England > North East

As of 19 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Buyer daily rate in the North East.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Buyer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 0.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £600 £525
% change year-on-year - +14.29% +4.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 262 244 218
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 88.41% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 110 162
10th Percentile £190 £251 £251
25th Percentile £338 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £546 £590 £580
90th Percentile £638 £653 £674
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 27 7
10th Percentile £11.60 £11.03 £14.95
25th Percentile £13.47 £22.25 £16.63
Median hourly rate £19.06 £46.18 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.73% +44.31% +88.24%
75th Percentile £20.63 £48.09 £39.97
90th Percentile £47.20 £70.00 £46.18
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Buyer in the North East

Buyer
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the North East region over the 6 months to 19 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
Tyne and Wear - 2 - - 2
Buyer
England

Buyer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, 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 North East region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making