Supplier Relationship Management Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Supplier Relationship Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 106 143
Rank change year-on-year -39 +37 +7
Contract jobs citing Supplier Relationship Management 5 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.18% 0.13% 0.036%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.14% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £423 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +62.35% - +7.94%
75th Percentile - £428 £438
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £636 £466 £425
% change year-on-year +36.38% +9.71% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 - -
75th Percentile £57.55 - -
90th Percentile £71.07 - -
South East median hourly rate £35.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,365 1,416 2,497
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 83.60% 93.22% 88.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,562 859 1,425
10th Percentile £299 £300 £213
25th Percentile £401 £409 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
75th Percentile £600 £613 £600
90th Percentile £653 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £510 £505 £500
% change year-on-year +0.99% +1.00% -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 52 181
10th Percentile £16.08 £14.20 £15.48
25th Percentile £19.74 £16.94 £20.00
Median hourly rate £75.90 £45.65 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.27% +7.41% -12.19%
75th Percentile £85.50 £62.24 £63.00
90th Percentile £95.00 £74.70 £79.78
South East median hourly rate £40.00 £30.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +33.33% -33.33% -

Supplier Relationship Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Supplier Relationship Management job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Supplier Relationship Management
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Supplier Relationship Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Supplier Relationship Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Supplier Relationship Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Supplier Relationship Management in the Thames Valley

Supplier Relationship Management
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 Supplier Relationship Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 April 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 -28 4 - - 2
Buckinghamshire -23 1 £690 +62.35%
Supplier Relationship Management
South East

Supplier Relationship Management
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Military
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Category Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Senior
1 4 (80.00%) Senior Category Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Senior Manager
2 3 (60.00%) IT Manager
2 3 (60.00%) Senior IT Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Contract Management
3 3 (60.00%) Cost Management
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) APMP
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) ISEB
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) SAP