Vendor Manager Jobs

Vendor Manager
UK

The median Vendor Manager salary in the UK is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 679 872 926
Rank change year-on-year +193 +54 +320
Permanent jobs requiring a Vendor Manager 38 32 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.067% 0.030% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% 0.031% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 32 22 17
10th Percentile £38,754 £52,625 £50,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.79% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £84,375 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,250 £73,400
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +33.33% -25.00%

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 50,995 102,425 85,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.93% 91.23%
Number of salaries quoted 26,845 72,430 55,393
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,565 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,708 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,600 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +1.20% -6.54% +5.94%

Vendor Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Vendor Manager over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor 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 Vendor Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 8 June 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 +166 36 £51,250 -26.79% 36
UK excluding London +184 30 £50,000 -28.57% 32
North of England - 13 £50,000 - 3
North West - 13 £50,000 - 3
Work from Home +139 12 £65,000 -7.14% 18
Midlands +71 11 £38,754 -40.38%
West Midlands +62 11 £38,754 -40.38%
London +121 6 £62,500 -21.88% 10
South East +103 6 £65,000 -22.16% 19

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

For the 6 months to 8 June 2025, Vendor 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 Vendor Manager in the job title.

1 24 (63.16%) Service Delivery
2 22 (57.89%) Contract Negotiation
3 21 (55.26%) Decision-Making
4 20 (52.63%) Social Skills
5 19 (50.00%) Contract Management
5 19 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (50.00%) Degree
6 18 (47.37%) Supply Chain Management
6 18 (47.37%) Finance
7 16 (42.11%) Supplier Management
8 14 (36.84%) Windows Vista
8 14 (36.84%) Windows
8 14 (36.84%) Performance Metrics
8 14 (36.84%) DBS Check
8 14 (36.84%) Financial Analysis
8 14 (36.84%) Social Media
8 14 (36.84%) Time Management
8 14 (36.84%) Market Research
8 14 (36.84%) Master's Degree
8 14 (36.84%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (36.84%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (36.84%) Cost Control
8 14 (36.84%) Order Management
8 14 (36.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 14 (36.84%) Budgeting
9 13 (34.21%) Collaborative Working
9 13 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (34.21%) Contingency Planning
10 11 (28.95%) Stakeholder Management

Vendor 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:

Applications
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Project
General
1 20 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 19 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (47.37%) Finance
4 14 (36.84%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (18.42%) Police
6 4 (10.53%) Public Sector
6 4 (10.53%) Retail
7 3 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (5.26%) Billing
9 1 (2.63%) Advertising
9 1 (2.63%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 14 (36.84%) Self-Motivation
1 14 (36.84%) Social Media
1 14 (36.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 3 (7.89%) NHS
3 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 14 (36.84%) Windows
1 14 (36.84%) Windows Vista
2 1 (2.63%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (63.16%) Service Delivery
2 22 (57.89%) Contract Negotiation
3 21 (55.26%) Decision-Making
4 19 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (50.00%) Contract Management
5 18 (47.37%) Supply Chain Management
6 16 (42.11%) Supplier Management
7 14 (36.84%) Budgeting
7 14 (36.84%) Cost Control
7 14 (36.84%) Financial Analysis
7 14 (36.84%) Market Research
7 14 (36.84%) Order Management
7 14 (36.84%) Performance Metrics
7 14 (36.84%) Time Management
8 13 (34.21%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (34.21%) Contingency Planning
8 13 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (28.95%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (18.42%) ITIL
11 6 (15.79%) Data Security
Qualifications
1 19 (50.00%) Degree
2 14 (36.84%) DBS Check
2 14 (36.84%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.63%) GDPR
1 1 (2.63%) PSD2
1 1 (2.63%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (5.26%) BT
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft