Buyer Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Buyer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Buyer daily rate in Southampton is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Buyer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 1.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £413 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.75 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 - -
75th Percentile £41.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £37.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 148 126 143
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 93.33% 87.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 76 91
10th Percentile £168 £131 £200
25th Percentile £294 £315 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -7.14%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £634
90th Percentile £680 £681 £660
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 2 16
10th Percentile - £70.95 £19.07
25th Percentile £37.24 £71.63 £21.89
Median hourly rate £40.00 £73.00 £43.45
Median % change year-on-year -45.21% +68.03% +171.53%
75th Percentile £62.23 £74.13 £80.00
90th Percentile £63.36 £74.65 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £47.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year - -17.18% +9.24%

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Buyer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Buyer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, 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 Southampton region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) CPIM
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management

Buyer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CPIM
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
Buyer jobs