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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 551 446 543
Rank change year-on-year -105 +97 +68
Permanent jobs citing Supplier Management 160 544 485
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.29% 0.53% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.63% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 96 354 218
10th Percentile £37,349 £41,713 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,781 £52,325 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,783
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +3.53% +4.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,375 £77,500
90th Percentile £94,389 £84,964 £89,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,250 £59,650 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.70% +3.74% +6.53%

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 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -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 30 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 30 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 -115 144 £57,500 -11.54% 262
UK excluding London -56 128 £56,250 -5.70% 260
Work from Home -41 52 £63,750 -13.62% 133
North of England -53 45 £50,000 -32.25% 54
North West -24 37 £50,000 -32.25% 26
South East +63 35 £57,500 +4.55% 82
London +70 29 £67,500 -11.48% 37
Midlands -22 23 £57,500 +0.70% 41
West Midlands -26 22 £55,000 -5.11% 24
Scotland +113 11 £77,500 +106.67% 9
South West +72 10 £70,000 +7.61% 40
Yorkshire +7 7 £65,000 -11.93% 24
East of England +35 2 £42,500 -22.73% 29
Wales +41 1 £49,750 +84.26% 10
Northern Ireland +39 1 - - 5
North East +22 1 £53,000 -28.19% 4
East Midlands +21 1 £60,000 +20.00% 15

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 6 (3.75%) CMS
2 3 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.25%) Confluence
4 1 (0.63%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 8 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.25%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (6.25%) Teamcenter
1 10 (6.25%) TrackWise
2 2 (1.25%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (1.25%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 28 (17.50%) Azure
2 18 (11.25%) AWS
3 14 (8.75%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.25%) Veeva
5 8 (5.00%) Power Platform
6 6 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
6 6 (3.75%) Google Analytics
7 5 (3.13%) GCP
8 4 (2.50%) SaaS
9 2 (1.25%) IaaS
9 2 (1.25%) Matillion
9 2 (1.25%) PaaS
9 2 (1.25%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.25%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 1 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.63%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.63%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.63%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.63%) WAN
2 8 (5.00%) Internet
2 8 (5.00%) Wireless
3 7 (4.38%) SD-WAN
3 7 (4.38%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (3.75%) VLAN
5 5 (3.13%) Network Security
6 4 (2.50%) Firewall
7 2 (1.25%) LAN
7 2 (1.25%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.63%) 5G
8 1 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.63%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.63%) VPN
8 1 (0.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.00%) Power BI
2 2 (1.25%) Big Data
2 2 (1.25%) Data Mining
2 2 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.25%) Relational Database
2 2 (1.25%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (6.25%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (4.38%) JIRA
General
1 76 (47.50%) Finance
2 68 (42.50%) Social Skills
3 40 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (15.63%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (11.25%) Law
6 12 (7.50%) Pharmaceutical
7 11 (6.88%) Retail
8 10 (6.25%) Avionics
8 10 (6.25%) Telecoms
9 9 (5.63%) Marketing
10 7 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (4.38%) Legal
11 6 (3.75%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.50%) Banking
13 3 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.88%) Military
13 3 (1.88%) Public Sector
14 2 (1.25%) Billing
14 2 (1.25%) Front Office
14 2 (1.25%) Police
Job Titles
1 28 (17.50%) IT Manager
2 16 (10.00%) Lead
2 16 (10.00%) Vendor Manager
3 11 (6.88%) Senior
4 10 (6.25%) Project Manager
4 10 (6.25%) Systems Engineer
5 8 (5.00%) Network Engineer
6 7 (4.38%) Support Specialist
7 6 (3.75%) Senior Manager
8 5 (3.13%) Architect
8 5 (3.13%) Category Manager
8 5 (3.13%) Software Engineer
8 5 (3.13%) Support Manager
8 5 (3.13%) Systems Support
9 4 (2.50%) Business Intelligence Lead
9 4 (2.50%) Contracts Manager
9 4 (2.50%) Delivery Manager
9 4 (2.50%) ERP Manager
9 4 (2.50%) IT Services Manager
9 4 (2.50%) Supplier Management Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.75%) CSS
1 6 (3.75%) HTML
2 4 (2.50%) EDI
3 2 (1.25%) .NET
3 2 (1.25%) AngularJS
3 2 (1.25%) React
3 2 (1.25%) Spring
4 1 (0.63%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 26 (16.25%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (10.00%) Social Media
3 14 (8.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 11 (6.88%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.75%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.50%) Life Science
6 4 (2.50%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.88%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.25%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (1.25%) Credit Risk
8 2 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.25%) LIMS
8 2 (1.25%) Low-Code
8 2 (1.25%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.25%) PMI
8 2 (1.25%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.63%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.63%) NHS
9 1 (0.63%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 19 (11.88%) Windows
2 14 (8.75%) Windows Vista
3 2 (1.25%) Android
3 2 (1.25%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.25%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.25%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (28.75%) Continuous Improvement
1 46 (28.75%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (25.00%) Contract Management
3 39 (24.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 34 (21.25%) Decision-Making
4 34 (21.25%) Project Management
5 31 (19.38%) Service Delivery
6 25 (15.63%) Collaborative Working
7 24 (15.00%) Agile
8 23 (14.38%) Contract Negotiation
9 22 (13.75%) IT Strategy
10 21 (13.13%) Risk Management
10 21 (13.13%) Supply Chain Management
11 19 (11.88%) Analytics
12 18 (11.25%) Cost Control
13 17 (10.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (10.00%) Change Control
15 15 (9.38%) Change Management
15 15 (9.38%) Project Delivery
15 15 (9.38%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (3.13%) SQL
3 4 (2.50%) R
4 2 (1.25%) C#
4 2 (1.25%) Java
4 2 (1.25%) Python
5 1 (0.63%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.63%) VBA
Qualifications
1 58 (36.25%) Degree
2 20 (12.50%) DBS Check
3 16 (10.00%) Master's Degree
4 10 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (3.75%) PMP
6 5 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.13%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.50%) MRICS
8 3 (1.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (1.88%) CCSK
8 3 (1.88%) CCSP
8 3 (1.88%) CISA
8 3 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.88%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.25%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.63%) APMP
10 1 (0.63%) CWAP
10 1 (0.63%) CWDP
10 1 (0.63%) CWNA
10 1 (0.63%) CWSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (16.25%) QA
2 16 (10.00%) GMP
3 6 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 5 (3.13%) Data Quality
4 5 (3.13%) GDPR
5 3 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.88%) NIST
6 2 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.25%) SLA
7 1 (0.63%) ITGC
7 1 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (1.25%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.63%) Amdocs OSS
1 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.63%) Netcool
1 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.63%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 29 (18.13%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.63%) SAP
3 12 (7.50%) Google
4 9 (5.63%) Cisco
5 7 (4.38%) SolarWinds
6 6 (3.75%) Avaya
6 6 (3.75%) HubSpot
6 6 (3.75%) Zscaler
7 5 (3.13%) Ariba
7 5 (3.13%) VMware
8 4 (2.50%) BT
8 4 (2.50%) NEC
8 4 (2.50%) YouTube
9 2 (1.25%) Facebook
9 2 (1.25%) IFS
9 2 (1.25%) iManage
9 2 (1.25%) Intapp
9 2 (1.25%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.63%) Meraki
10 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow