Buyer Job Trends in Bolton

Buyer
Manchester > Bolton

The median Buyer salary in Bolton is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
9 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Buyer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 51 90 78
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.83% 88.24% 97.50%
Number of salaries quoted 31 59 59
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,900 £27,200
25th Percentile £29,875 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £51,875 £57,500 £63,125
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £73,450
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

Buyer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, Buyer 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 permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Indirect Procurement
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Buyer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Indirect Procurement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Buyer jobs