Buyer: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Buyers and procurement officers (SOC 3551)
About £31,891 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.4% on last year
£3,284 a month About £2,658 a month after tax 53 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £31,556 in 2021 to £39,405 in 2026 (+25%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £22,764 | £26,354 | £31,556 | £38,208 | x |
| 2022 | £24,449 | £27,152 | £33,133 | £39,176 | x |
| 2023 | £22,487 | £26,844 | £32,391 | £39,334 | x |
| 2024 | £25,425 | £29,253 | £35,467 | £42,596 | x |
| 2025 | £25,701 | £30,414 | £37,404 | £47,744 | x |
| 2026 | £27,730 | £32,426 | £39,405 | £49,182 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £39,405 a year and half earn more. That is 4% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £32,426 and £49,182; one in ten earns less than £27,730.
Ranked by median, it is number 156 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,658 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,653 in Scotland.
The median for men is £41,250 and for women £36,773, a gap of 11% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £27,730 | £2,311 |
| 20th | £31,008 | £2,584 |
| 25th (P25) | £32,426 | £2,702 |
| 30th | £33,439 | £2,787 |
| 40th | £35,819 | £2,985 |
| Median (50th) | £39,405 | £3,284 |
| 60th | £43,189 | £3,599 |
| 70th | £47,257 | £3,938 |
| 75th (P75) | £49,182 | £4,098 |
| 80th | £54,098 | £4,508 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £41,250 | £45,836 | 25 |
| Women | £36,773 | £41,819 | 28 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £31,891 | £2,658 |
| Scotland | £31,832 | £2,653 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £39,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 44 job titles to SOC 3551 Buyers and procurement officers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Advertising buyer
- Armament supply officer
- Bid writer
- Buyer
- Buyer and estimator
- Buying agent
- Buying assistant
- Buying controller
- Chief supplies officer
- Contract officer
- Contracts officer
- Estimator and buyer
- Fashion buyer
- Manciple
- Media buyer
- Oenologist
- Print buyer
- Procurement consultant
- Procurement engineer
- Procurement officer
- Procurement specialist
- Procurement support officer
- Purchaser
- Purchasing agent
- Purchasing assistant
- Purchasing consultant
- Purchasing contracts administrator
- Purchasing controller
- Purchasing coordinator
- Purchasing engineer
- Purchasing executive
- Purchasing officer
- Range selector
- Salesman-buyer
- Space buyer
- Store buyer
- Supplies coordinator
- Supplies officer
- Supply chain planner
- Supply chain specialist
- Supply officer
- Supply planner
- Trading assistant
- Wine consultant
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.