Buyer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Buyer
England > West Midlands

The median Buyer daily rate in the West Midlands is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 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
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 108 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Buyer 2 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.11% 0.21% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £533 - -
25th Percentile £544 £575 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -
75th Percentile £594 £625 -
90th Percentile £598 - -
England median daily rate £575 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% +4.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,637 1,776 1,959
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.11% 93.23% 95.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,056 1,128 1,337
10th Percentile £235 £229 £225
25th Percentile £380 £377 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -3.03%
75th Percentile £588 £624 £600
90th Percentile £669 £713 £709
England median daily rate £510 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 62 61
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.60 £14.54
25th Percentile £14.00 £14.44 £17.13
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.05 £22.10
Median % change year-on-year +14.08% -0.25% +22.78%
75th Percentile £38.13 £33.83 £31.04
90th Percentile £50.00 £52.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% - +73.08%

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Buyer in the West Midlands

Buyer
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Buyer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Buyer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Buyer
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Buyer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Buyer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Buyer
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
Warwickshire -5 2 £575 -4.17% 1
Buyer
England

Buyer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 September 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
2 1 (50.00%) Ariba
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Law

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Ariba