Commercial Manager
UK

The median Commercial Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

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

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 805 928 1114
Rank change year-on-year +123 +186 -246
Permanent jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 89 61 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.091% 0.058% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.063% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 52 41 41
10th Percentile £43,389 £35,500 £41,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,200 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,713 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.17% -13.27% +27.27%
75th Percentile £66,958 £82,800 £92,500
90th Percentile £76,875 £90,000 £141,036
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £48,850 £60,000
% change year-on-year +27.94% -18.58% -10.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,894 96,310 147,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.58% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,756 60,420 85,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

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
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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 +134 74 £60,000 +4.35% 75
UK excluding London +17 51 £62,500 +27.94% 46
Work from Home +93 32 £54,750 -9.82% 29
London +135 28 £55,000 -38.89% 26
North of England +61 22 £64,816 - 16
North West +26 15 £45,500 - 13
South East +17 13 £55,000 +44.74% 9
Yorkshire +93 7 £64,908 - 3
South West -20 7 £65,000 +62.50% 4
Scotland -57 5 £55,675 - 1
East of England +31 4 £67,500 - 6

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Commercial Manager 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 permanent job ads featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 43 (48.31%) Social Skills
2 30 (33.71%) Contract Management
3 24 (26.97%) Degree
4 23 (25.84%) Legal
5 20 (22.47%) Decision-Making
6 19 (21.35%) Project Management
7 17 (19.10%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (17.98%) Marketing
9 15 (16.85%) Microsoft
9 15 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (15.73%) Law
10 14 (15.73%) Business Development
11 13 (14.61%) Agile
11 13 (14.61%) Microsoft Excel
12 12 (13.48%) Finance
12 12 (13.48%) Contract Negotiation
13 11 (12.36%) ERP
13 11 (12.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
14 10 (11.24%) Risk Management
15 9 (10.11%) SAP
15 9 (10.11%) Programme Delivery
16 8 (8.99%) Budget Management
16 8 (8.99%) Business Case
16 8 (8.99%) PPP
16 8 (8.99%) Telecoms
17 7 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
17 7 (7.87%) Games
17 7 (7.87%) Creative Thinking
18 6 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 5 (5.62%) Public Sector

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 13 (14.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (12.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.12%) Google Analytics
1 1 (1.12%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.99%) PPP
2 1 (1.12%) ADSL
2 1 (1.12%) Broadband
2 1 (1.12%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.12%) Power BI
General
1 43 (48.31%) Social Skills
2 23 (25.84%) Legal
3 16 (17.98%) Marketing
4 14 (15.73%) Law
5 12 (13.48%) Finance
6 8 (8.99%) Telecoms
7 7 (7.87%) Games
8 6 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (5.62%) Public Sector
10 4 (4.49%) Manufacturing
11 3 (3.37%) Banking
12 2 (2.25%) Billing
12 2 (2.25%) Publishing
12 2 (2.25%) Retail
13 1 (1.12%) Advertising
13 1 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (1.12%) Local Government
13 1 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.49%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.25%) Social Media
3 1 (1.12%) Life Science
3 1 (1.12%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.12%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (33.71%) Contract Management
2 20 (22.47%) Decision-Making
3 19 (21.35%) Project Management
4 17 (19.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (15.73%) Business Development
7 13 (14.61%) Agile
8 12 (13.48%) Contract Negotiation
9 11 (12.36%) ERP
10 10 (11.24%) Risk Management
11 9 (10.11%) Programme Delivery
12 8 (8.99%) Budget Management
12 8 (8.99%) Business Case
13 7 (7.87%) Creative Thinking
13 7 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
14 5 (5.62%) Project Delivery
15 4 (4.49%) Change Control
15 4 (4.49%) Coaching
15 4 (4.49%) Collaborative Working
15 4 (4.49%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.12%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (26.97%) Degree
2 2 (2.25%) Master's Degree
2 2 (2.25%) MRICS
2 2 (2.25%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.12%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.12%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.25%) SLA
2 1 (1.12%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 15 (16.85%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.11%) SAP
3 4 (4.49%) NEC
4 2 (2.25%) Sage
5 1 (1.12%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.12%) Google
5 1 (1.12%) TOWER Software