Senior IT Buyer Job Trends

Senior IT Buyer
UK

The median Senior IT Buyer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 February 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 664 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Buyer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.009% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 59,580 46,251 70,577
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.08% 91.84% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 37,171 23,847 55,273
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Senior IT Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Buyer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior IT Buyer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior IT Buyer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Buyer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Buyer job vacancies in the UK

Senior IT Buyer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Buyer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 February 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
England - 6 £50,000 - 3
Work from Home - 6 £50,000 - 3
UK excluding London - 6 £50,000 - 3
North of England - 2 £50,000 - 1
East of England - 2 £50,000 - 1
North West - 2 £50,000 - 1
South West - 2 £50,000 - 1

Senior IT Buyer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, Senior IT Buyer 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 featuring Senior IT Buyer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Indirect Procurement
1 6 (100.00%) SaaS
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Senior IT Buyer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 6 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Indirect Procurement
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared