Senior Buyer
UK

As of 23 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Buyer salary in the UK.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 886 976 1214
Rank change year-on-year +90 +238 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Buyer 3 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.002% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.002% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £40,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 92,477 96,786 147,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 66,588 60,676 85,408
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,075
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Senior Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Buyer in the UK

Senior Buyer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Buyer in the UK

Senior Buyer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Buyer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
England +115 3 - - 5
South East +20 3 - - 1
UK excluding London +5 3 - - 3

Senior Buyer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Buyer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Document Management
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) PQQ
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Process Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Source to Pay
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making

Senior Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Document Management
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (66.67%) PQQ
2 2 (66.67%) Process Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (33.33%) Source to Pay
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree