Senior Buyer Jobs

Senior Buyer
UK

The median Senior Buyer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 689 893 987
Rank change year-on-year +204 +94 +218
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Buyer 3 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.006% 0.003% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.003% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £40,000
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 - £40,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 46,902 93,183 95,132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,275 66,883 59,840
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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 4 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 1 May 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
UK excluding London +209 3 £42,500 - 7
Scotland - 2 £42,500 -
England +172 1 - - 9
South East +107 1 - - 2

Senior Buyer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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%) Supplier Management
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) Supply Chain Management
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Management
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Spend Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Onboarding

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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (100.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Management
2 2 (66.67%) Spend Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (66.67%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree