IT Buyer
UK
The median IT Buyer daily rate in the UK is £458, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 546 | 621 | 833 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +75 | +212 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Buyer | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.008% | 0.013% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.014% | 0.004% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £257 | £524 | £428 |
| 25th Percentile | £331 | £541 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £563 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.67% | +12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £588 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £652 | - | £573 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £215 | £563 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.78% | +12.50% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 33,956 | 44,250 | 77,454 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.82% | 93.82% | 95.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,486 | 30,168 | 54,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £413 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,295 | 1,536 | 1,766 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.08 | £14.89 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.27 | £19.06 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.00 | £45.00 | £27.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +62.28% | +38.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.50 | £71.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £44.50 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.73% | +89.36% | +31.43% |
IT Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Buyer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Buyer.
IT Buyer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Buyer over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.
IT Buyer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Buyer.
IT Buyer
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Buyer within the UK over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +75 | 3 | £458 | -20.43% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 2 | £215 | -61.78% | 3 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £215 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £215 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +76 | 1 | £700 | +21.74% | 1 |
| London | - | 1 | £700 | - |
IT Buyer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, IT Buyer contract 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 contract job ads featuring IT Buyer in the job title.
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IT Buyer 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:
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