Commercial Manager Contracts

Commercial Manager
UK

The median Commercial Manager daily rate in the UK is £560 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 511 649 783
Rank change year-on-year +138 +134 -113
Contract jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 79 54 77
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.091% 0.087%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.096% 0.091%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 27 50
10th Percentile £413 £467 £429
25th Percentile £463 £531 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +20.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £684 £592
90th Percentile £680 £745 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £555 £525 £460
% change year-on-year +5.71% +14.13% -14.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.75 - -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £60.00 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% +51.90% -
75th Percentile £36.25 £61.88 -
90th Percentile - £63.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £60.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year -45.83% +51.90% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 40,241 56,070 84,738
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.64% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,194 39,189 59,507
10th Percentile £277 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,676 1,567 2,091
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.16 £15.52
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.75 £48.76
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £39.55 £42.37 £19.52
% change year-on-year -6.64% +117.03% +2.74%

Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Commercial Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Commercial Manager.

Daily rate trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Commercial Manager.

Hourly rate trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +141 65 £575 +4.55% 69
Work from Home +144 41 £575 -4.17% 30
UK excluding London +78 36 £555 +5.71% 40
London +90 33 £610 +1.67% 23
North of England +36 10 £593 +7.73% 14
Midlands +36 9 £560 +79.20% 11
West Midlands +32 9 £560 +79.20% 5
South East +20 9 £450 -5.26% 10
South West +21 5 £525 -4.55% 3
North West +19 5 £625 +13.64% 10
Yorkshire - 5 £560 - 3
Scotland +39 3 - -
Wales - 1 £625 -

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Commercial Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 28 (35.44%) Finance
2 27 (34.18%) Public Sector
3 25 (31.65%) Contract Management
4 20 (25.32%) Law
5 17 (21.52%) Billing
6 16 (20.25%) Decision-Making
7 15 (18.99%) SC Cleared
7 15 (18.99%) Security Cleared
8 14 (17.72%) Change Control
9 13 (16.46%) Legal
9 13 (16.46%) Agile
9 13 (16.46%) Social Skills
10 12 (15.19%) Public Cloud
10 12 (15.19%) Banking
10 12 (15.19%) E-Procurement
10 12 (15.19%) SLA
11 11 (13.92%) Telecoms
12 9 (11.39%) Microsoft
13 8 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
13 8 (10.13%) Data Centre
13 8 (10.13%) Cost Reduction
14 7 (8.86%) Supplier Management
15 5 (6.33%) Impact Assessments
15 5 (6.33%) Problem-Solving
15 5 (6.33%) Contract Negotiation
15 5 (6.33%) Change Management
15 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel
15 5 (6.33%) Degree
16 4 (5.06%) Analytics
16 4 (5.06%) ServiceNow

Commercial Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.80%) WAN
2 1 (1.27%) Radio Access Network
General
1 28 (35.44%) Finance
2 27 (34.18%) Public Sector
3 20 (25.32%) Law
4 17 (21.52%) Billing
5 13 (16.46%) Legal
5 13 (16.46%) Social Skills
6 12 (15.19%) Banking
7 11 (13.92%) Telecoms
8 3 (3.80%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (3.80%) Marketing
9 2 (2.53%) Electronics
9 2 (2.53%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.27%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.27%) Local Government
10 1 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.19%) Public Cloud
2 8 (10.13%) Data Centre
3 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.27%) Tandem
4 1 (1.27%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (31.65%) Contract Management
2 16 (20.25%) Decision-Making
3 14 (17.72%) Change Control
4 13 (16.46%) Agile
5 12 (15.19%) E-Procurement
6 8 (10.13%) Cost Reduction
6 8 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (8.86%) Supplier Management
8 5 (6.33%) Change Management
8 5 (6.33%) Contract Negotiation
8 5 (6.33%) Impact Assessments
8 5 (6.33%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (5.06%) Analytics
9 4 (5.06%) Performance Management
10 3 (3.80%) Document Management
10 3 (3.80%) Facilities Management
10 3 (3.80%) IT Governance
10 3 (3.80%) Pricing Strategy
10 3 (3.80%) Project Management
10 3 (3.80%) SIAM
Qualifications
1 15 (18.99%) SC Cleared
1 15 (18.99%) Security Cleared
2 5 (6.33%) Degree
3 1 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.27%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (15.19%) SLA
2 1 (1.27%) PMO
Vendors
1 9 (11.39%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.06%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.53%) SAP
4 1 (1.27%) NEC
4 1 (1.27%) Oracle