Buyer Job Trends in Merton

Buyer
South London > Merton

The median Buyer salary in Merton is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Buyer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 1.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
South London median annual salary £58,000 - -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 48 73 62
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.27% 98.65% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 34 21 56
10th Percentile £38,775 £32,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,250 £47,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +71.05% -15.93% +18.95%
75th Percentile £96,563 £66,500 £72,375
90th Percentile £111,250 £85,000 £91,250
South London median annual salary £50,750 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.73% - +4.76%

Buyer
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the Merton region over the 6 months to 5 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
New Malden - 1 £58,000 -
Buyer
South London

Buyer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 5 September 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 Merton region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Measurement
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Measurement
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared