Buyer Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 61,000 jobs.
Median salary
£36,230
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 5.4% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£37,306
Mean
£39,931
Jobs measured
61,000
What most buyers actually earn
Half of buyers earn between £29,327 and £46,019. Earning above £46,019 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of buyers earn less than this.
Buyer salary by region
10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | £41,631 | £48,125 |
| London | £41,248 | £47,229 |
| West Midlands | £39,705 | £40,662 |
| Wales | £38,961 | £39,379 |
| Scotland | £37,063 | £39,202 |
| North West | £37,048 | £42,627 |
| South West | £35,703 | £37,203 |
| South East | £33,652 | £36,741 |
| East | £32,998 | £35,639 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £32,619 | £31,893 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Buyers and procurement officers
- SOC 2020 code
- 3551
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “buyer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Buyers and procurement officers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines buyers and procurement officers.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Buyer salary FAQs
What is the average Buyer salary in UK?
The median is £36,230 a year and the mean is £39,931, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £37,306.
What is a good Buyer salary?
Half of buyers earn between £29,327 and £46,019. Anything above £46,019 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 61,000 jobs in this occupation.
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