Supplier Manager Job Trends in England

Supplier Manager
UK > England

The median Supplier Manager salary in England is £63,840 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 663 660
Rank change year-on-year +80 -3 +302
Permanent jobs requiring a Supplier Manager 26 12 7
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.050% 0.024% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.026% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 19 3 6
10th Percentile £35,000 £44,319 £50,625
25th Percentile £42,682 £44,575 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,840 £45,000 £62,258
Median % change year-on-year +41.87% -27.72% -3.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £49,897 £76,875
90th Percentile £66,368 £52,834 £88,125
UK median annual salary £65,000 £44,575 £62,258
% change year-on-year +45.82% -28.40% -3.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,242 46,225 43,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 93.21% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,630 24,644 33,926
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Supplier Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Supplier Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Supplier Manager job vacancy trend in England

Supplier Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Supplier Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Supplier Manager job vacancies in England

Supplier Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Supplier Manager in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Supplier Manager in England

Supplier Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Supplier Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 30 December 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 +24 9 £60,000 +9.50% 2
South West +21 7 £45,514 +3.09% 1
Yorkshire - 6 £55,000 -
South East +35 5 £66,250 - 2
North West +24 3 £65,000 +18.63% 1
London +57 2 £90,000 - 1
Midlands +27 2 £60,000 -
West Midlands +25 2 £60,000 -
Supplier Manager
UK

Supplier Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Supplier Manager 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 England region featuring Supplier Manager in the job title.

1 6 (23.08%) Supplier Management
2 5 (19.23%) Risk Management
3 4 (15.38%) Budgeting
3 4 (15.38%) Contract Management
3 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (15.38%) Product Roadmap
3 4 (15.38%) QA
3 4 (15.38%) Roadmaps
4 3 (11.54%) Business Strategy
4 3 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (11.54%) ITIL
4 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
4 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2
5 2 (7.69%) Azure
5 2 (7.69%) Change Control
5 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (7.69%) Incident Response
5 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (7.69%) SLA
5 2 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (7.69%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 2 (7.69%) Vendor Relationship Management
5 2 (7.69%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 1 (3.85%) Agile
6 1 (3.85%) Benchmarking
6 1 (3.85%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (3.85%) Contract Negotiation
6 1 (3.85%) Culture Change
6 1 (3.85%) GDPR
6 1 (3.85%) GRC

Supplier Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) Azure
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.85%) SaaS
General
1 11 (42.31%) Public Sector
2 8 (30.77%) Finance
3 3 (11.54%) Social Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Law
4 2 (7.69%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.69%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (23.08%) Supplier Management
2 5 (19.23%) Risk Management
3 4 (15.38%) Budgeting
3 4 (15.38%) Contract Management
3 4 (15.38%) Product Roadmap
3 4 (15.38%) Roadmaps
4 3 (11.54%) Business Strategy
4 3 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (11.54%) ITIL
4 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2
5 2 (7.69%) Change Control
5 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (7.69%) Incident Response
5 2 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (7.69%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 2 (7.69%) Vendor Relationship Management
5 2 (7.69%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 1 (3.85%) Contract Negotiation
6 1 (3.85%) Performance Monitoring
6 1 (3.85%) Software Licensing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) QA
2 2 (7.69%) SLA
3 1 (3.85%) GDPR
3 1 (3.85%) GRC
3 1 (3.85%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft