Supply Chain Manager Job Trends in England

Supply Chain Manager
UK > England

The median Supply Chain Manager salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 613 693 671
Rank change year-on-year +80 -22 +334
Permanent jobs requiring a Supply Chain Manager 7 26 46
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.016% 0.042% 0.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.044% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 5 12 30
10th Percentile - £65,550 -
25th Percentile £58,000 £70,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £90,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +38.46% -2.99%
75th Percentile £68,000 £105,000 £76,750
90th Percentile £78,200 - £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £90,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +38.46% +0.39%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 38,683 58,873 47,777
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 95.21% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 23,360 33,692 36,861
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -

Supply Chain Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Supply Chain Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Supply Chain Manager job vacancy trend in England

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in England

Supply Chain Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Supply Chain Manager in England over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Supply Chain Manager in England

Supply Chain Manager
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 21 October 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
North of England +14 3 £74,000 +7.25% 1
North West +14 2 £68,000 -1.45%
South East - 2 £58,000 - 9
Midlands +22 1 £60,000 -33.33% 3
East Midlands +19 1 £60,000 -25.00% 3
Yorkshire - 1 £80,000 - 1
East of England - 1 - -
Supply Chain Manager
UK

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Supply Chain Manager 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 England region featuring Supply Chain Manager in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Supply Chain Management
2 3 (42.86%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) ERP
3 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (28.57%) Data Strategy
3 2 (28.57%) Logistics
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (28.57%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Measurement
3 2 (28.57%) Programme Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Source to Pay
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (28.57%) Supplier Management
3 2 (28.57%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 2 (28.57%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
4 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
4 1 (14.29%) Budgeting
4 1 (14.29%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (14.29%) Cost Optimisation
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) Data Management
4 1 (14.29%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (28.57%) Aerospace
1 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
2 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Supply Chain Management
2 3 (42.86%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) ERP
3 2 (28.57%) Data Strategy
3 2 (28.57%) Logistics
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Measurement
3 2 (28.57%) Programme Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) Source to Pay
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (28.57%) Supplier Management
3 2 (28.57%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 2 (28.57%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
4 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
4 1 (14.29%) Budgeting
4 1 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Supply Chain Transformation
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (28.57%) Numerate Degree
2 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow