Technical Buyer Job Trends

Technical Buyer
UK

The median Technical Buyer salary in the UK is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 802 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Buyer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £39,450 - -
25th Percentile £42,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 - -
75th Percentile £46,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 109,260 44,699 69,182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.68% 89.81% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 74,288 25,844 39,771
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,210 £53,688 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.42% -2.39% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%

Technical Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Technical Buyer job vacancy trend in the UK

Technical Buyer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Technical Buyer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Buyer job vacancies in the UK

Technical Buyer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Buyer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 October 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 - 2 £38,500 - 6
Work from Home - 1 £38,500 - 1
UK excluding London - 1 - - 6
London - 1 £38,500 -
South East - 1 - - 3

Technical Buyer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Technical Buyer 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 Technical Buyer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ERP
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (83.33%) SAP
3 4 (66.67%) Active Listening
3 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (16.67%) Degree
5 1 (16.67%) IFS
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Engineering
5 1 (16.67%) SAP Business One
5 1 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Buyer 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP Business One
General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (16.67%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) ERP
2 4 (66.67%) Active Listening
2 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (16.67%) Performance Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) IFS