Procurement Specialist Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Procurement Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

The median Procurement Specialist salary in the UK excluding London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 543 608
Rank change year-on-year +35 +65 +164
Permanent jobs requiring a Procurement Specialist 9 1 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.020% 0.003% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.003% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 5
10th Percentile £45,500 - £37,600
25th Percentile £54,250 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -21.05% +37.06%
75th Percentile - £41,250 £48,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £59,000 £70,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year -15.71% +60.00% -2.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 40,537 32,198 42,350
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 92.29% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 24,956 15,502 32,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,748 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.41%

Procurement Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Procurement Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Procurement Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Procurement Specialist
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Procurement Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Procurement Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Procurement Specialist
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Procurement Specialist in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Procurement Specialist in the UK excluding London

Procurement Specialist
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Procurement Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 January 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
South East - 5 £60,000 - 4
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
East of England - 1 £42,500 -
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
North of England - 1 £50,000 - 2
Midlands - 1 - - 1
North West - 1 £50,000 - 2
Procurement Specialist
UK

Procurement Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, Procurement Specialist 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 UK excluding London region featuring Procurement Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (22.22%) Logistics
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 1 (11.11%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) AI
3 1 (11.11%) Budgeting
3 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (11.11%) Change Management
3 1 (11.11%) Cisco
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (11.11%) Cost Control
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (11.11%) Data Privacy
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) ERP
3 1 (11.11%) GDPR
3 1 (11.11%) IBM
3 1 (11.11%) Information Management
3 1 (11.11%) Innovative Thinking
3 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
3 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
3 1 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (11.11%) SAP HANA
3 1 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA

Procurement Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SAP HANA
General
1 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
2 1 (11.11%) Automotive
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Law
2 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Licensing
1 1 (11.11%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (22.22%) Logistics
3 1 (11.11%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) AI
3 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (11.11%) Change Management
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (11.11%) Data Privacy
3 1 (11.11%) ERP
3 1 (11.11%) Information Management
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
3 1 (11.11%) Software Licensing
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (11.11%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco
2 1 (11.11%) IBM
2 1 (11.11%) SAP