Supply Chain Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Supply Chain Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Supply Chain Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 494 556 551
Rank change year-on-year +62 -5 +173
Permanent jobs requiring a Supply Chain Manager 12 16 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.028% 0.045% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.048% 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 7 9 5
10th Percentile £58,000 £64,000 £50,100
25th Percentile £59,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £73,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.81% +8.15% +0.75%
75th Percentile £76,500 £81,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,000 £101,000 £89,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £73,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -17.81% +8.15% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,179 33,328 33,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,318 16,178 25,075
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Supply Chain Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Supply Chain Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Supply Chain Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Supply Chain Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Supply Chain Manager in the UK excluding London

Supply Chain Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Supply Chain Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
South East +28 7 £58,000 - 4
North of England +27 3 £74,000 +13.85% 1
North West +26 2 £68,000 +4.62% 1
Midlands +19 2 £60,000 -22.58% 3
East Midlands - 2 £60,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £80,000 -
Supply Chain Manager
UK

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Supply Chain 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 UK excluding London region featuring Supply Chain Manager in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) Supply Chain Management
2 6 (50.00%) ERP
3 4 (33.33%) Analytics
3 4 (33.33%) Degree
4 3 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (25.00%) Source to Pay
5 2 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analytics
5 2 (16.67%) Data Management
5 2 (16.67%) Data Strategy
5 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 2 (16.67%) Logistics
5 2 (16.67%) Machine Learning
5 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (16.67%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Performance Management
5 2 (16.67%) Performance Measurement
5 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (16.67%) Roadmaps
5 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
5 2 (16.67%) Supplier Management
5 2 (16.67%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 2 (16.67%) User Experience
5 2 (16.67%) Visualisation
6 1 (8.33%) Agile
6 1 (8.33%) Budget Management
6 1 (8.33%) Business Development

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Power BI
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
2 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Italian Language
3 1 (8.33%) Japanese Language
3 1 (8.33%) Legal
3 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Supply Chain Management
2 6 (50.00%) ERP
3 4 (33.33%) Analytics
4 3 (25.00%) Source to Pay
5 2 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analytics
5 2 (16.67%) Data Management
5 2 (16.67%) Data Strategy
5 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 2 (16.67%) Logistics
5 2 (16.67%) Machine Learning
5 2 (16.67%) Performance Management
5 2 (16.67%) Performance Measurement
5 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (16.67%) Roadmaps
5 2 (16.67%) Supplier Management
5 2 (16.67%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 2 (16.67%) User Experience
5 2 (16.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (16.67%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
4 1 (8.33%) MBA
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow