Supplier Management Jobs

Supplier Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Supplier Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Supplier Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 483 453 524
Rank change year-on-year -30 +71 +70
Permanent jobs citing Supplier Management 212 513 537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.41% 0.52% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.61% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 126 362 241
10th Percentile £36,383 £41,488 £41,063
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,050 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.46% +8.42% -
75th Percentile £76,563 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £93,778 £84,996 £86,393
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £59,300 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.71% +3.13% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Supplier Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Supplier Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Supplier Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Supplier Management in the UK

Supplier Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Supplier Management.

Salary trend for Supplier Management in the UK

Supplier Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Supplier Management over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Supplier Management in the UK

Supplier Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Supplier Management 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
England -32 194 £61,500 -5.38% 250
UK excluding London +13 164 £61,500 +3.71% 192
Work from Home +43 56 £66,250 -10.24% 103
North of England -1 50 £50,000 -32.25% 48
London +83 45 £73,750 -7.81% 81
North West +7 40 £50,000 -32.25% 33
Midlands -12 35 £55,000 -3.68% 35
South East +80 32 £70,000 +69.70% 61
West Midlands -24 31 £55,000 -5.11% 20
South West +100 29 £61,500 -5.46% 18
Scotland +140 13 £56,000 +154.55% 7
Yorkshire +30 7 £62,500 -15.32% 14
East Midlands +30 4 - - 13
East of England +44 3 £52,750 -4.09% 20
North East +30 3 £53,000 -28.19% 1
Wales +40 1 £49,750 +84.26% 7
Northern Ireland +34 1 - - 1

Supplier Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.30%) CMS
2 5 (2.36%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.42%) Confluence
4 2 (0.94%) Apache
4 2 (0.94%) SugarCRM
5 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (5.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (4.25%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.94%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (4.72%) Teamcenter
1 10 (4.72%) TrackWise
2 2 (0.94%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 32 (15.09%) Azure
2 18 (8.49%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (7.08%) AWS
4 10 (4.72%) Veeva
5 9 (4.25%) SaaS
6 7 (3.30%) Google Analytics
7 6 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (2.36%) GCP
9 4 (1.89%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.42%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.94%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.94%) IaaS
11 2 (0.94%) PaaS
11 2 (0.94%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.47%) AWS Fargate
12 1 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.47%) iTunes
12 1 (0.47%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 1 (0.47%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 1 (0.47%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.66%) WAN
2 10 (4.72%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (4.25%) SD-WAN
3 9 (4.25%) Wireless
4 7 (3.30%) Internet
5 6 (2.83%) VLAN
6 5 (2.36%) Firewall
6 5 (2.36%) Network Security
7 3 (1.42%) Cisco ISE
7 3 (1.42%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (1.42%) LAN
7 3 (1.42%) VPN
8 2 (0.94%) DNS
8 2 (0.94%) FTP
8 2 (0.94%) HTTP
8 2 (0.94%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.94%) SSH
8 2 (0.94%) SSL
9 1 (0.47%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.89%) Power BI
2 2 (0.94%) Big Data
2 2 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.94%) MySQL
2 2 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.94%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (15.57%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (3.77%) JIRA
3 2 (0.94%) Git
4 1 (0.47%) Subversion
General
1 73 (34.43%) Finance
2 72 (33.96%) Social Skills
3 42 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (12.74%) Organisational Skills
5 22 (10.38%) Law
6 16 (7.55%) Retail
7 13 (6.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (6.13%) Telecoms
8 12 (5.66%) Pharmaceutical
9 11 (5.19%) Marketing
10 10 (4.72%) Avionics
10 10 (4.72%) Manufacturing
11 8 (3.77%) Legal
11 8 (3.77%) Public Sector
12 7 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (2.36%) Local Government
13 5 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.42%) Banking
14 3 (1.42%) Games
15 2 (0.94%) Military
Job Titles
1 35 (16.51%) IT Manager
2 23 (10.85%) Principal Engineer
2 23 (10.85%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 16 (7.55%) Vendor Manager
4 15 (7.08%) Project Manager
5 14 (6.60%) Lead
6 10 (4.72%) Systems Engineer
7 8 (3.77%) Architect
7 8 (3.77%) Network Engineer
7 8 (3.77%) Senior
8 6 (2.83%) Head of IT
8 6 (2.83%) Procurement Manager
8 6 (2.83%) Software Engineer
9 5 (2.36%) IT Project Manager
9 5 (2.36%) Support Manager
10 4 (1.89%) Contracts Manager
10 4 (1.89%) Head of Service Management
10 4 (1.89%) IT Operations Manager
10 4 (1.89%) IT Services Manager
10 4 (1.89%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.72%) EDI
2 7 (3.30%) CSS
2 7 (3.30%) HTML
3 4 (1.89%) .NET
4 3 (1.42%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.42%) React
5 2 (0.94%) LAMP
5 2 (0.94%) Loki
5 2 (0.94%) Spring
5 2 (0.94%) XML
6 1 (0.47%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.47%) Blazor
6 1 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.47%) Razor View Engine
6 1 (0.47%) Vue
6 1 (0.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (11.32%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (7.55%) Social Media
3 14 (6.60%) Onboarding
3 14 (6.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 11 (5.19%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.83%) Life Science
5 6 (2.83%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.89%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.42%) FMCG
7 3 (1.42%) Replication
7 3 (1.42%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.94%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.94%) LIMS
8 2 (0.94%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (0.94%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.94%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.94%) PMI
8 2 (0.94%) Private Cloud
8 2 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.96%) Windows
2 14 (6.60%) Windows Vista
3 3 (1.42%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.94%) AIX
4 2 (0.94%) Android
4 2 (0.94%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.94%) CentOS
4 2 (0.94%) Linux
4 2 (0.94%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.94%) Oracle Linux
4 2 (0.94%) Unix
5 1 (0.47%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (23.58%) Continuous Improvement
1 50 (23.58%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (21.70%) Project Management
3 42 (19.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 37 (17.45%) Decision-Making
5 36 (16.98%) Contract Management
6 35 (16.51%) Service Delivery
7 32 (15.09%) Agile
8 29 (13.68%) Collaborative Working
9 26 (12.26%) IT Strategy
10 23 (10.85%) Budget Management
10 23 (10.85%) Requirements Management
10 23 (10.85%) Situational Awareness
10 23 (10.85%) Systems Engineering
11 22 (10.38%) Risk Management
12 21 (9.91%) Analytics
12 21 (9.91%) Contract Negotiation
13 19 (8.96%) Cost Control
13 19 (8.96%) Supply Chain Management
14 18 (8.49%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.25%) JavaScript
2 7 (3.30%) SQL
3 4 (1.89%) C#
3 4 (1.89%) Python
4 3 (1.42%) C
4 3 (1.42%) R
5 2 (0.94%) AWK
5 2 (0.94%) C++
5 2 (0.94%) Java
5 2 (0.94%) Korn
5 2 (0.94%) Perl
5 2 (0.94%) PHP
6 1 (0.47%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.47%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 84 (39.62%) Degree
2 33 (15.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 20 (9.43%) DBS Check
4 16 (7.55%) Master's Degree
5 8 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (3.30%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.83%) PMP
8 4 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.89%) MRICS
8 4 (1.89%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (1.42%) CCIE
9 3 (1.42%) CCNP
9 3 (1.42%) CCSK
9 3 (1.42%) CCSP
9 3 (1.42%) CISA
9 3 (1.42%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.94%) CCNA
10 2 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.47%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (12.26%) QA
2 23 (10.85%) IEC 61508
3 16 (7.55%) GMP
4 6 (2.83%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 5 (2.36%) GDPR
6 3 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 2 (0.94%) NIST
8 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.47%) ITGC
8 1 (0.47%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (1.42%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.94%) KVM
2 2 (0.94%) Postfix
2 2 (0.94%) Sendmail
3 1 (0.47%) Docker
3 1 (0.47%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (10.85%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.94%) Grafana
2 2 (0.94%) Nagios
2 2 (0.94%) Nessus
2 2 (0.94%) ZABBIX
3 1 (0.47%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.47%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.47%) Netcool
3 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.47%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 1 (0.47%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 31 (14.62%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.96%) SAP
3 13 (6.13%) Google
4 12 (5.66%) Cisco
5 9 (4.25%) SolarWinds
6 7 (3.30%) HubSpot
7 6 (2.83%) Avaya
7 6 (2.83%) VMware
7 6 (2.83%) Zscaler
8 4 (1.89%) BT
8 4 (1.89%) Meraki
8 4 (1.89%) NEC
8 4 (1.89%) YouTube
9 3 (1.42%) Facebook
9 3 (1.42%) Oracle
9 3 (1.42%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.42%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.94%) Ariba
10 2 (0.94%) IBM
10 2 (0.94%) Red Hat