Supplier Management Contracts in the South East

Supplier Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 167 176
Rank change year-on-year +21 +9 -1
Contract jobs citing Supplier Management 13 38 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.43% 0.68% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.81% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 22 31
10th Percentile £209 £366 £381
25th Percentile £356 £448 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £520 £560
Median % change year-on-year -11.06% -7.14% +14.87%
75th Percentile £528 £571 £650
90th Percentile £588 £638 £725
England median daily rate £539 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.62% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
Median hourly rate - £15.85 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year - -28.47% +83.90%
England median hourly rate £32.50 £15.85 £22.16
% change year-on-year +105.05% -28.47% -24.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,757 4,716 5,181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 91.59% 84.85% 89.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,756 2,743 3,594
10th Percentile £256 £243 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £508
Median % change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
75th Percentile £600 £621 £619
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 434 219
10th Percentile £13.85 £13.00 £18.25
25th Percentile £15.79 £18.23 £23.83
Median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%
75th Percentile £62.50 £62.49 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £74.83
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Supplier Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Supplier Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Supplier Management in the South East

Supplier Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Supplier Management in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Supplier Management in the South East

Supplier Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Supplier Management in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Supplier Management in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Supplier Management in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Supplier Management in the South East

Supplier Management
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Thames Valley +26 5 £450 -14.29% 18
Hampshire +26 4 £575 +29.21% 10
Berkshire +21 4 £450 -14.29% 8
Surrey +14 2 £363 -36.96% 6
West Sussex +8 2 £288 -42.50% 2
Buckinghamshire +9 1 £475 +18.75% 6
Supplier Management
England

Supplier Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (30.77%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (23.08%) Finance
1 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Aviation
2 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Project Manager
2 2 (15.38%) Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Manager
2 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Project Manager
2 2 (15.38%) Systems Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Data Centre Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Data Manager
3 1 (7.69%) IT Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) IT Manager
3 1 (7.69%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Management Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle Project Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Procurement Assistant
3 1 (7.69%) Procurement Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) Security Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Security Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) CCTV
1 2 (15.38%) Digital Signage
1 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
1 2 (15.38%) NHS
1 2 (15.38%) Operational Technology
2 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (23.08%) Change Management
2 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (23.08%) Contract Negotiation
2 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (23.08%) Project Management
2 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
3 2 (15.38%) Agile
3 2 (15.38%) Budget Control
3 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
3 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
3 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
3 2 (15.38%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (7.69%) BCP
4 1 (7.69%) Data Management
4 1 (7.69%) ITIL
4 1 (7.69%) ITSM
4 1 (7.69%) SIAM
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
1 2 (15.38%) PMI Certification
1 2 (15.38%) PMP
2 1 (7.69%) CISSP
2 1 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) ISO 14001
1 2 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.69%) ISO 9001
2 1 (7.69%) PMO
2 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle
1 1 (7.69%) SAP