Sourcing Manager Job Trends

Sourcing Manager
UK

The median Sourcing Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 639 720 706
Rank change year-on-year +81 -14 +344
Permanent jobs requiring a Sourcing Manager 8 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.009% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.009% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £60,000
25th Percentile - £55,000 £61,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -4.76% -16.00%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £74,625
90th Percentile - - £81,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 - £82,500

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 52,771 53,172 46,462
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.24% 93.59% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32,471 28,551 36,094
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.62% - -

Sourcing Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Sourcing Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Sourcing Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Sourcing Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Sourcing Manager job vacancies in the UK

Sourcing Manager
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sourcing Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 December 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
England +88 8 £65,000 +8.33% 6
London +66 6 - - 3
UK excluding London - 2 £65,000 - 3
South East - 1 - - 1
South West - 1 £65,000 - 1

Sourcing Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Sourcing 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 featuring Sourcing Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Business Strategy
2 6 (75.00%) Budgeting
2 6 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
2 6 (75.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 6 (75.00%) Financial Analysis
2 6 (75.00%) Master's Degree
2 6 (75.00%) MBA
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (75.00%) Performance Management
2 6 (75.00%) Platform Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Proactive Management
2 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 6 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Business Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) Supplier Management

Sourcing Manager 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:

Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 6 (75.00%) Law
2 6 (75.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Onboarding
1 6 (75.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Business Strategy
2 6 (75.00%) Budgeting
2 6 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
2 6 (75.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 6 (75.00%) Financial Analysis
2 6 (75.00%) Performance Management
2 6 (75.00%) Platform Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Proactive Management
2 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 6 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Business Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
1 6 (75.00%) Master's Degree
1 6 (75.00%) MBA