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CIPS Procurement & Supply Salary Guide 2025

In partnership with Hays, the 2025 edition provides in-depth analysis, expert insights and enhanced salary checker plus a dedicated report for employers.

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Find out what membership means for you. We equip and support your journey from qualification to leadership. We secure the recognition your skills deserve. For all you need at every step of your career, to help you realise your full potential.

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CIPS Sustainability Webinar Week

Watch sessions exploring the critical sustainability challenges facing procurement and supply chain professionals in our rapidly evolving world.

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Alison Barto FCIPS on why co-innovation with suppliers and supply chain resilience now define procurement success.

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Cyber-attacks represent new threat

Tariff anxiety persists but surge in cyber-attacks represents a new and significant threat, according to the CIPS Q3 2025 Pulse Survey.

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Free Webinar: Reducing Barriers to Entry for SMEs in Regulated Procurement

Exclusive offer for CIPS Members -Free attendance for CIPS Members

Feb 26 - 12pm to 1pm GMT

Online event by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Join us for an expert-led webinar examining how the New Procurement Act is transforming opportunities for SMEs in the construction sector.

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High-angle aerial view of a shipping port featuring rows of colourful red, blue, and orange shipping containers organized in a geometric pattern with a yellow gantry crane.

Free Webinar: Reducing Barriers to Entry for SMEs in Regulated Procurement

Exclusive offer for CIPS Members -Free attendance for CIPS Members

Feb 26 - 12pm to 1pm GMT

Online event by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Join us for an expert-led webinar examining how the New Procurement Act is transforming opportunities for SMEs in the construction sector.

Book your place now - select the CIPS Member option for your FREE webinar place

Upcoming training courses

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Introduction to AI in Procurement(UK)

6 January

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in artificial intelligence (AI), covering the different types of AI systems and the fundamental principles that underpin their operation.

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'Good Provider' Ofsted rating: Driving excellence in procurement apprenticeships

30 October 2025

We’re delighted to announce that our apprenticeship provision has been awarded a "Good Provider" rating by Ofsted following a recent inspection. 

NHS & CIPS partnership to boost commercial capability

30 September 2025

CIPS is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with the NHS centred around the work-based programme, Applied Learning Corporate Award.

The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management programme at Bahrain Polytechnic has received academic accreditation

10 July 2025

This makes it the first in Bahrain to hold this prestigious international recognition.