Commercial Awareness
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Commercial Awareness skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Commercial Awareness over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 409 272 556
Rank change year-on-year -137 +284 -40
Permanent jobs citing Commercial Awareness 627 1,271 959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.61% 1.31% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 1.37% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 207 251 422
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £57,631
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +12.79% +4.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £104,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Commercial Awareness is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Commercial Awareness
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Commercial Awareness as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Awareness in the UK

Commercial Awareness
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Commercial Awareness.

Salary trend for Commercial Awareness in the UK

Commercial Awareness
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Commercial Awareness over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Commercial Awareness in the UK

Commercial Awareness
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Awareness within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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
England -137 538 £52,500 -19.23% 272
UK excluding London -140 506 £50,000 - 210
Work from Home -131 261 £55,000 -29.03% 115
South East -10 147 £50,000 +0.05% 50
Midlands -38 116 £55,000 +4.76% 36
North of England -136 107 £43,461 -33.14% 59
North West -20 67 £50,000 +5.26% 36
London -26 65 £87,500 +16.67% 64
West Midlands -10 61 £52,500 -19.23% 25
East of England -55 58 £55,000 +37.50% 17
East Midlands -37 55 £70,000 +48.94% 11
South West -44 37 £43,000 -7.03% 36
Yorkshire -101 35 £31,500 -58.00% 20
Scotland -65 24 - - 11
Northern Ireland +21 11 - - 3
Wales -6 6 - - 5
North East -30 5 £37,500 -61.54% 3

Commercial Awareness
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.44%) Office Communications Server
2 5 (0.80%) Confluence
2 5 (0.80%) SharePoint
Applications
1 150 (23.92%) Microsoft Office
2 117 (18.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.96%) Trello
6 3 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.48%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.48%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.32%) Avid Media Composer
7 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.16%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 10 (1.59%) Infor SunSystems
1 10 (1.59%) iTrent
2 4 (0.64%) MIS ActiveH
3 2 (0.32%) Primavera
4 1 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 35 (5.58%) Azure
2 21 (3.35%) AWS
2 21 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (2.23%) Power Platform
4 13 (2.07%) SaaS
5 7 (1.12%) Google Docs
5 7 (1.12%) Mimecast
6 6 (0.96%) Amazon S3
6 6 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
6 6 (0.96%) Serverless
7 4 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (0.64%) GitHub
8 3 (0.48%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.32%) GCP
9 2 (0.32%) PaaS
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.16%) BrowserStack
10 1 (0.16%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.91%) Internet
2 10 (1.59%) Firewall
2 10 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (1.44%) VoIP
4 8 (1.28%) Network Security
4 8 (1.28%) VPN
5 7 (1.12%) LAN
5 7 (1.12%) Unified Communications
5 7 (1.12%) WAN
6 6 (0.96%) HTTP
6 6 (0.96%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.64%) Wireless
8 3 (0.48%) BGP
8 3 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (0.48%) EIGRP
8 3 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.48%) MPLS
8 3 (0.48%) OSPF
8 3 (0.48%) WLAN
9 2 (0.32%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.59%) BusinessObjects
2 7 (1.12%) Geospatial Data
2 7 (1.12%) GIS
2 7 (1.12%) Power BI
3 5 (0.80%) Tableau
4 4 (0.64%) MySQL
5 3 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.48%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.32%) Looker
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 21 (3.35%) JIRA
2 4 (0.64%) ESLint
2 4 (0.64%) IntelliJ
3 3 (0.48%) Git
4 2 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.16%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.16%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 282 (44.98%) Social Skills
2 247 (39.39%) Finance
3 158 (25.20%) Marketing
4 139 (22.17%) Analytical Skills
5 121 (19.30%) Retail
6 62 (9.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 50 (7.97%) Legal
8 45 (7.18%) Presentation Skills
9 43 (6.86%) Manufacturing
10 34 (5.42%) Telecoms
11 31 (4.94%) Automotive
12 30 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
13 28 (4.47%) Aviation
14 26 (4.15%) Public Sector
15 24 (3.83%) Billing
16 21 (3.35%) Aerospace
17 13 (2.07%) Law
18 12 (1.91%) Games
19 11 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
19 11 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 152 (24.24%) Architect
2 130 (20.73%) Solutions Architect
3 96 (15.31%) Presales Solution Architect
4 59 (9.41%) Project Manager
5 44 (7.02%) Development Manager
6 34 (5.42%) Graduate
7 32 (5.10%) Senior
8 30 (4.78%) Consultant
9 28 (4.47%) Developer
10 27 (4.31%) Business Architect
10 27 (4.31%) Business Solution Architect
11 26 (4.15%) Lead
12 25 (3.99%) Technical Support
13 23 (3.67%) Support Engineer
13 23 (3.67%) Technical Engineer
13 23 (3.67%) Technical Support Engineer
14 20 (3.19%) Senior Manager
15 18 (2.87%) Analyst
16 17 (2.71%) Audit Manager
17 16 (2.55%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.23%) REST
2 8 (1.28%) .NET
3 7 (1.12%) JSON
3 7 (1.12%) Laravel
4 6 (0.96%) CSS
4 6 (0.96%) HTML
4 6 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (0.64%) ADO
5 4 (0.64%) Jest
5 4 (0.64%) React
5 4 (0.64%) Redux
6 3 (0.48%) RESTful
7 2 (0.32%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.32%) Leaflet
8 1 (0.16%) D3.js
8 1 (0.16%) EDI
8 1 (0.16%) OpenLayers
Miscellaneous
1 37 (5.90%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (4.47%) IoT
3 26 (4.15%) Management Information System
4 19 (3.03%) Client/Server
5 18 (2.87%) Blog
5 18 (2.87%) Raspberry Pi
6 17 (2.71%) Driving Licence
7 16 (2.55%) Product Ownership
8 14 (2.23%) Mobile App
9 12 (1.91%) Social Media
10 8 (1.28%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.28%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.12%) e-Health
11 7 (1.12%) Onboarding
12 6 (0.96%) Data Structures
12 6 (0.96%) PMI
12 6 (0.96%) Public Cloud
12 6 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
13 5 (0.80%) Housing Association
13 5 (0.80%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.35%) Linux
2 18 (2.87%) Android
2 18 (2.87%) Apple iOS
3 15 (2.39%) Windows
4 10 (1.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (35.73%) Problem-Solving
2 172 (27.43%) Agile
3 154 (24.56%) Business Development
4 115 (18.34%) Presales
5 111 (17.70%) Logistics
6 109 (17.38%) Customer Requirements
7 108 (17.22%) Facilities Management
8 103 (16.43%) IT Strategy
9 99 (15.79%) Business Case
9 99 (15.79%) Data Management
10 98 (15.63%) Contract Negotiation
10 98 (15.63%) Project Management
11 97 (15.47%) Coaching
12 93 (14.83%) Analytics
13 92 (14.67%) CAD
13 92 (14.67%) Technology Strategy
13 92 (14.67%) Thought Leadership
14 91 (14.51%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 90 (14.35%) Financial Modelling
16 89 (14.19%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 17 (2.71%) C
2 11 (1.75%) JavaScript
2 11 (1.75%) SQL
3 9 (1.44%) C++
4 8 (1.28%) PHP
4 8 (1.28%) Python
5 6 (0.96%) Apex Code
5 6 (0.96%) VB
5 6 (0.96%) VB6
6 3 (0.48%) C#
6 3 (0.48%) Java
7 2 (0.32%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.32%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.16%) Bash
Qualifications
1 121 (19.30%) Security Cleared
2 106 (16.91%) Degree
3 105 (16.75%) SC Cleared
4 26 (4.15%) ACCA
5 24 (3.83%) HNC
6 20 (3.19%) HND
7 9 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
8 8 (1.28%) DBS Check
8 8 (1.28%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.28%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.28%) RIBA
9 6 (0.96%) CCNP
9 6 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.80%) MRICS
11 4 (0.64%) CIMA
11 4 (0.64%) CISM
11 4 (0.64%) CISSP
11 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.48%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.42%) SLA
2 19 (3.03%) QA
3 10 (1.59%) PMO
4 8 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.96%) GDPR
6 6 (0.96%) ISO 9001
6 6 (0.96%) NEBOSH
7 4 (0.64%) IFRS
7 4 (0.64%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.48%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.48%) GRC
9 2 (0.32%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.32%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (0.32%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.16%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.16%) SCCM
2 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 170 (27.11%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.51%) CA
3 20 (3.19%) ServiceNow
4 19 (3.03%) Cisco
5 17 (2.71%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.07%) Google
6 13 (2.07%) Meraki
7 12 (1.91%) SAP
8 10 (1.59%) Infor
9 6 (0.96%) Adobe
9 6 (0.96%) Juniper
10 5 (0.80%) Dell
10 5 (0.80%) Genesys
10 5 (0.80%) Openreach
10 5 (0.80%) Thales
10 5 (0.80%) YouTube
11 4 (0.64%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.48%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.48%) IBM
12 3 (0.48%) SolarWinds