Supply Chain Manager Job Trends

Supply Chain Manager
UK

The median Supply Chain Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 672 689
Rank change year-on-year +32 +17 +208
Permanent jobs requiring a Supply Chain Manager 13 27 32
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.022% 0.050% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.054% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 18
10th Percentile £58,000 £64,500 £58,750
25th Percentile £59,000 £68,250 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £73,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.81% +4.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £76,500 £79,813 £81,063
90th Percentile £88,000 £100,500 £93,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £73,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -17.81% +8.15% +0.75%

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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Supply Chain Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Supply Chain Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the UK

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Supply Chain Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Supply Chain Manager in the UK

Supply Chain Manager
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Supply Chain Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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 +48 13 £60,000 -17.81% 16
UK excluding London +53 12 £60,000 -17.81% 11
South East +41 7 £58,000 - 5
Work from Home +68 4 £60,000 -30.43% 5
North of England +7 3 £74,000 +13.85% 1
North West +17 2 £68,000 +4.62% 1
Midlands +15 2 £60,000 -22.58% 3
East Midlands - 2 £60,000 -
London +44 1 - - 10
Yorkshire - 1 £80,000 -

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Supply Chain 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 Supply Chain Manager in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Supply Chain Management
2 6 (46.15%) ERP
3 4 (30.77%) Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Degree
4 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (23.08%) Logistics
4 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
4 3 (23.08%) Source to Pay
5 2 (15.38%) Business Development
5 2 (15.38%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (15.38%) Data Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Data Management
5 2 (15.38%) Data Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (15.38%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (15.38%) Performance Management
5 2 (15.38%) Performance Measurement
5 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
5 2 (15.38%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
5 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Supplier Management
5 2 (15.38%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 2 (15.38%) User Experience
5 2 (15.38%) Visualisation
6 1 (7.69%) Agile

Supply Chain 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (7.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
1 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (23.08%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Aerospace
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
2 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Italian Language
3 1 (7.69%) Japanese Language
3 1 (7.69%) Law
3 1 (7.69%) Legal
3 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Supply Chain Management
2 6 (46.15%) ERP
3 4 (30.77%) Analytics
4 3 (23.08%) Logistics
4 3 (23.08%) Source to Pay
5 2 (15.38%) Business Development
5 2 (15.38%) Data Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Data Management
5 2 (15.38%) Data Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning
5 2 (15.38%) Performance Management
5 2 (15.38%) Performance Measurement
5 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
5 2 (15.38%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Supplier Management
5 2 (15.38%) Supplier Relationship Management
5 2 (15.38%) User Experience
5 2 (15.38%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (15.38%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
4 1 (7.69%) MBA
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) SAP
2 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow