Procurement Manager Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Procurement Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Procurement Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 113 123
Rank change year-on-year -37 +10 +28
Contract jobs requiring a Procurement Manager 3 2 10
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.094% 0.12% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.13% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £615 - £463
25th Percentile £638 £613 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £625 £525
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +19.05% -12.50%
75th Percentile £713 £638 £544
90th Percentile £735 - £548
South East median daily rate £675 £625 £550
% change year-on-year +8.00% +13.64% -8.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,930 1,492 2,467
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 92.33% 92.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,823 907 1,349
10th Percentile £313 £263 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £608
90th Percentile £695 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £511
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.06% +2.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 277 94 197
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £15.85
25th Percentile £25.00 £15.13 £19.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £25.90 £48.18
Median % change year-on-year +131.66% -46.24% +3.17%
75th Percentile £85.50 £66.56 £65.00
90th Percentile £103.85 £80.00 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £52.00 £28.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +85.71% -44.00% -

Procurement Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Procurement Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Procurement Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Procurement Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Procurement Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Procurement Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Procurement Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Procurement Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Procurement Manager in the Thames Valley

Procurement Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Procurement Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 July 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
Berkshire -25 2 £675 +8.00% 3
Buckinghamshire - 1 - - 1
Procurement Manager
South East

Procurement Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, Procurement Manager 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 Thames Valley region featuring Procurement Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi

Procurement Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft