Senior Buyer Job Trends in West Sussex

Senior Buyer
South East > West Sussex

The median Senior Buyer salary in West Sussex is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Buyer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 814 328 458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.33% 79.04% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 606 230 309
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,450 £28,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,313 £67,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,087 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Senior Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Senior Buyer job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Senior Buyer
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Senior Buyer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Buyer job vacancies in West Sussex

Senior Buyer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Senior 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Senior Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management

Senior Buyer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft