Buyer
UK
The median Buyer daily rate in the UK is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 519 | 573 | 698 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +125 | +140 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Buyer | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.023% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.025% | 0.012% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | - | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £575 | £318 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £600 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.50% | +33.33% | -21.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £259 | £625 | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | £272 | - | £564 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £225 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.50% | +14.29% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.65 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.49 | £27.63 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £33.99 | £36.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.89% | -27.00% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.48 | £38.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.99 | £21.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.83% | -58.00% | +42.86% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,094 | 40,274 | 56,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,701 | 26,219 | 39,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £276 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,044 | 2,672 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.15 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | -19.07% | +94.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.25 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Buyer.
Buyer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Buyer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Buyer.
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Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +59 | 7 | £225 | -62.50% | 19 |
| England | +66 | 6 | £170 | -71.67% | 25 |
| North of England | - | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| North West | - | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Work from Home | - | 2 | £281 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | +13 | 1 | £115 | -80.83% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 1 | £115 | -80.83% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 1 | £281 | - | |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| South West | - | 1 | £225 | - | 1 |
Buyer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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 featuring Buyer in the job title.
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Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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