Buyer Jobs in England

Buyer
UK > England

The median Buyer salary in England is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 746 782
Rank change year-on-year +68 +36 +391
Permanent jobs requiring a Buyer 15 30 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.028% 0.039% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.041% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 5
10th Percentile £50,000 £37,563 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +38.46% -18.75%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £35,500
90th Percentile £93,000 £53,250 £38,200
UK median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +38.46% -18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,678 73,451 64,715
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.31% 94.75% 91.76%
Number of salaries quoted 26,544 50,625 46,132
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,991 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Buyer in England

Buyer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Buyer in England.

Salary trend for Buyer in England

Buyer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Buyer in England over the 6 months to 30 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Buyer in England

Buyer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the England region over the 6 months to 30 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +28 6 £52,500 +37.70% 2
North West +14 6 £52,500 +13.51%
London +84 5 - - 8
South East +39 4 £50,000 - 5
Buyer
UK

Buyer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 July 2025, Buyer 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 7 (46.67%) SAP
2 6 (40.00%) Degree
3 5 (33.33%) Numerical Analysis
3 5 (33.33%) Performance Management
3 5 (33.33%) Ariba
3 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (33.33%) Demand Management
3 5 (33.33%) Business Process Mapping
3 5 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
3 5 (33.33%) Spend Analysis
3 5 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
3 5 (33.33%) Marketing
4 4 (26.67%) Public Sector
4 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (26.67%) Driving Licence
4 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (26.67%) SaaS
5 3 (20.00%) Supplier Management
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (13.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (6.67%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (6.67%) Firewall
7 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
7 1 (6.67%) Mathematics
7 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
7 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (6.67%) Onboarding

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Firewall
General
1 5 (33.33%) Marketing
2 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Public Sector
3 2 (13.33%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) Business Process Mapping
1 5 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
1 5 (33.33%) Demand Management
1 5 (33.33%) Indirect Procurement
1 5 (33.33%) Numerical Analysis
1 5 (33.33%) Performance Management
1 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 5 (33.33%) Spend Analysis
1 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (20.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (6.67%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (6.67%) Mathematics
4 1 (6.67%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (46.67%) SAP
2 5 (33.33%) Ariba
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft