Supply Chain Manager Jobs

Supply Chain Manager
UK

The median Supply Chain Manager salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 705 879 862
Rank change year-on-year +174 -17 +273
Permanent jobs requiring a Supply Chain Manager 7 22 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.022% 0.097%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.023% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2 21 32
10th Percentile £68,250 £66,250 £57,550
25th Percentile £69,375 £71,250 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.97% +16.15% +4.00%
75th Percentile £74,375 £90,000 £69,125
90th Percentile £74,750 £103,750 £76,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +4.00%

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 50,162 93,945 92,753
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,234 67,289 58,554
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,627
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

Supply Chain Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Supply Chain Manager in the UK

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Supply Chain Manager in the UK

Supply Chain Manager
Top 9 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 13 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 +180 7 £72,500 +3.57% 18
England +137 7 £72,500 -3.97% 27
Midlands +68 3 £70,000 - 4
South East +100 2 - - 2
East Midlands +32 2 - - 3
North of England +48 1 - - 4
West Midlands +47 1 £70,000 -17.65%
North West +12 1 - - 2
East of England - 1 £75,000 - 2

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Supply Chain 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 Supply Chain Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Supply Chain Management
2 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
3 2 (28.57%) Security Posture
3 2 (28.57%) Operational Technology
3 2 (28.57%) GRC
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Cost Reduction
3 2 (28.57%) NIST
3 2 (28.57%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (28.57%) Business Case
3 2 (28.57%) Demand Forecasting
3 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (28.57%) CISM
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (28.57%) Project Planning
3 2 (28.57%) SAP
3 2 (28.57%) IBM Domino
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (28.57%) CISSP
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Retail
4 1 (14.29%) Logistics
4 1 (14.29%) PLM
4 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (14.29%) GMP
4 1 (14.29%) Product Management

Supply Chain 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SAP IBP
1 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (28.57%) Operational Technology
1 2 (28.57%) Security Posture
1 2 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (14.29%) Biopharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Supply Chain Management
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
2 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Business Case
3 2 (28.57%) Cost Reduction
3 2 (28.57%) Demand Forecasting
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
3 2 (28.57%) Project Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Inventory Management
4 1 (14.29%) Logistics
4 1 (14.29%) PLM
4 1 (14.29%) Product Management
4 1 (14.29%) Product Requirements
4 1 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (14.29%) Product Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 1 (14.29%) Supply Chain Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Supply Chain Transformation
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CISM
1 2 (28.57%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) GRC
1 2 (28.57%) NIST
2 1 (14.29%) GMP
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) SAP