Supplier Manager Jobs

Supplier Manager
UK

The median Supplier Manager salary in the UK is £57,500 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 668 855 945
Rank change year-on-year +187 +90 +202
Permanent jobs requiring a Supplier Manager 24 41 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.046% 0.042% 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.044% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 23 37 33
10th Percentile - - £51,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,188 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,965 £64,691
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% -10.40% +15.52%
75th Percentile £60,188 £60,741 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 - £70,464
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,965 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.80% +10.41% -6.25%

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%

Supplier Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Supplier Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Supplier Manager in the UK

Supplier Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Supplier Manager in the UK

Supplier Manager
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Supplier Manager in the UK

Supplier Manager
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Supplier Manager 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 +192 24 £57,500 -0.80% 11
England +158 21 £55,000 -5.11% 11
East of England - 11 £55,000 - 2
Work from Home +164 6 £62,125 +7.18% 10
South East +112 6 £59,375 +7.95% 6
Midlands +80 4 £75,750 +30.68%
West Midlands +48 4 £75,750 +30.68%
Scotland - 3 £75,000 - 2

Supplier Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Supplier Manager 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 Supplier Manager in the job title.

1 19 (79.17%) Contract Management
2 17 (70.83%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 17 (70.83%) Public Sector
3 15 (62.50%) Performance Management
3 15 (62.50%) Project Management
4 14 (58.33%) Risk Management
5 13 (54.17%) Influencing Skills
6 12 (50.00%) Social Skills
6 12 (50.00%) Time Management
6 12 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 12 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
6 12 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
6 12 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (20.83%) Benchmarking
8 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
8 5 (20.83%) Cost Reduction
8 5 (20.83%) Roadmaps
9 4 (16.67%) Finance
10 3 (12.50%) Supplier Management
10 3 (12.50%) Market Research
11 2 (8.33%) Data Privacy
11 2 (8.33%) Demand Management
11 2 (8.33%) Fintech
11 2 (8.33%) Proactive Management
11 2 (8.33%) Retail
11 2 (8.33%) Cost Management
11 2 (8.33%) Police
11 2 (8.33%) Cyber Resilience
11 2 (8.33%) Contract Negotiation

Supplier Manager 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:

General
1 17 (70.83%) Public Sector
2 13 (54.17%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 4 (16.67%) Finance
5 2 (8.33%) Police
5 2 (8.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.17%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (79.17%) Contract Management
2 17 (70.83%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 15 (62.50%) Performance Management
3 15 (62.50%) Project Management
4 14 (58.33%) Risk Management
5 12 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
5 12 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 12 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 12 (50.00%) Time Management
6 8 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (20.83%) Benchmarking
7 5 (20.83%) Cost Reduction
7 5 (20.83%) Roadmaps
7 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
8 3 (12.50%) Market Research
8 3 (12.50%) Supplier Management
9 2 (8.33%) Data Privacy
9 2 (8.33%) Demand Management
9 2 (8.33%) Fintech
9 2 (8.33%) Proactive Management
Qualifications
1 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
1 1 (4.17%) PMP