Indirect Procurement Job Trends in the South East

Indirect Procurement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Indirect Procurement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 255 337
Rank change year-on-year -75 +82 -
Permanent jobs citing Indirect Procurement 10 37 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.053% 0.41% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.073% 0.47% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £95,000
75th Percentile £58,750 - £97,500
90th Percentile £63,500 - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £95,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% -34.21% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Indirect Procurement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,681 7,920 10,238
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.17% 88.36% 81.51%
Number of salaries quoted 9,757 4,225 5,446
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,924 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.42% -11.05% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%

Indirect Procurement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Indirect Procurement relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Indirect Procurement job vacancy trend in the South East

Indirect Procurement
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Indirect Procurement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Indirect Procurement

Indirect Procurement
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Indirect Procurement within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 October 2026. 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
Sussex - 8 £56,250 - 1
Thames Valley -40 1 - - 2
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 1
West Sussex - 1 £65,000 - 1
Indirect Procurement
England

Indirect Procurement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 10 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
1 10 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 9 (90.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
3 8 (80.00%) Agriculture
4 2 (20.00%) Legal
5 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (90.00%) Procurement Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Buyer
2 1 (10.00%) Category Manager
2 1 (10.00%) IT Buyer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (90.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (90.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 9 (90.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (80.00%) Logistics
4 7 (70.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (20.00%) Business Continuity
5 2 (20.00%) ERP
6 1 (10.00%) BCP
6 1 (10.00%) Business Continuity Planning
6 1 (10.00%) Commercial Awareness
6 1 (10.00%) Contract Management
6 1 (10.00%) Facilities Management
6 1 (10.00%) Performance Management
6 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
6 1 (10.00%) Project Management
6 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
6 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (10.00%) Supplier Management
6 1 (10.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 1 (10.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Ariba
2 1 (10.00%) SAP