Commercial Awareness Contracts in England

Commercial Awareness
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Commercial Awareness skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Commercial Awareness over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 403 429 472
Rank change year-on-year +26 +43 +116
Contract jobs citing Commercial Awareness 64 113 169
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.27% 0.31% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.36% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 54 91
10th Percentile £318 £324 £456
25th Percentile £500 £481 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £625 £591
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +5.77% +7.44%
75th Percentile £603 £697 £700
90th Percentile £680 £742 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £625 £570
% change year-on-year -16.00% +9.65% +3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £27.96 £26.86 -
25th Percentile £29.19 £27.05 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.37 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.76% - -
75th Percentile £53.13 £27.68 -
90th Percentile £64.75 £27.87 -
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £27.37 -
% change year-on-year +18.76% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Commercial Awareness falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,900 31,359 43,239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.28% 86.26% 90.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,297 20,563 30,348
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £767
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 932 2,244 1,528
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.92 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.47 £16.00 £16.02
Median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £36.77
Median % change year-on-year -21.23% -0.73% +47.08%
75th Percentile £61.69 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.27 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.81% +0.76% +40.19%

Commercial Awareness
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Awareness in England

Commercial Awareness
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Commercial Awareness in England

Commercial Awareness
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Commercial Awareness in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Commercial Awareness in England

Commercial Awareness
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Commercial Awareness in England

Commercial Awareness
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Commercial Awareness in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Commercial Awareness in England

Commercial Awareness
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Awareness within the England region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
London +18 19 £573 -8.32% 182
South West +15 19 £550 -18.52% 33
Midlands +19 12 £520 -25.22% 46
West Midlands +18 12 £520 -25.22% 28
North of England +20 7 £598 +99.17% 71
South East +32 4 £350 -44.00% 106
North West +12 4 £413 +37.50% 40
East of England +27 3 £675 - 19
Yorkshire +10 2 £598 - 16
North East - 1 £775 - 16
Commercial Awareness
UK

Commercial Awareness
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (4.69%) Confluence
2 1 (1.56%) ArcGIS
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (3.13%) Open Workbench
3 1 (1.56%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (1.56%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.56%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Shopify
2 1 (1.56%) Maximo
2 1 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (17.19%) PaaS
1 11 (17.19%) SaaS
2 5 (7.81%) Azure
3 3 (4.69%) BigCommerce
4 2 (3.13%) AWS
4 2 (3.13%) GitHub
4 2 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.56%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.56%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (18.75%) PBX
1 12 (18.75%) VoIP
2 3 (4.69%) 4G
2 3 (4.69%) 5G
3 2 (3.13%) Unified Communications
4 1 (1.56%) DNS
4 1 (1.56%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.13%) GIS
2 1 (1.56%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.56%) InterSystems Cache
2 1 (1.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (6.25%) JIRA
General
1 31 (48.44%) Finance
2 26 (40.63%) Social Skills
3 12 (18.75%) Telecoms
4 10 (15.63%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (10.94%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (10.94%) Marketing
6 5 (7.81%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (6.25%) Banking
7 4 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 4 (6.25%) Retail
8 2 (3.13%) Advertising
8 2 (3.13%) Aviation
8 2 (3.13%) Billing
8 2 (3.13%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (1.56%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (1.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (14.06%) Senior
2 7 (10.94%) Analyst
2 7 (10.94%) Business Analyst
2 7 (10.94%) Project Manager
3 5 (7.81%) Engagement Manager
4 4 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (6.25%) Senior Business Analyst
5 3 (4.69%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (3.13%) Asset Management Analyst
6 2 (3.13%) Asset Management Business Analyst
6 2 (3.13%) Data Business Analyst
6 2 (3.13%) Head of Engineering
6 2 (3.13%) Marketing Director
6 2 (3.13%) PMO Analyst
6 2 (3.13%) Product Manager
6 2 (3.13%) Product Owner
6 2 (3.13%) Python Developer
6 2 (3.13%) Senior Manager
6 2 (3.13%) Senior Project Manager
6 2 (3.13%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.69%) VML
2 2 (3.13%) .NET
2 2 (3.13%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.19%) Video Conferencing
2 10 (15.63%) Blackberry
3 3 (4.69%) Product Ownership
3 3 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.56%) CCTV
5 1 (1.56%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.56%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.56%) IoT
5 1 (1.56%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.56%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (1.56%) PKI
5 1 (1.56%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (32.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (31.25%) Agile
3 20 (31.25%) Roadmaps
4 17 (26.56%) Project Delivery
4 17 (26.56%) Project Management
5 14 (21.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (18.75%) Product Roadmap
7 11 (17.19%) Cost Reduction
7 11 (17.19%) Migration
7 11 (17.19%) Service Design
8 10 (15.63%) Customer Requirements
8 10 (15.63%) Impact Assessments
8 10 (15.63%) Root Cause Analysis
8 10 (15.63%) Validation
9 9 (14.06%) Decision-Making
9 9 (14.06%) Resource Management
9 9 (14.06%) Risk Management
9 9 (14.06%) Thought Leadership
10 8 (12.50%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.13%) C++
1 2 (3.13%) Python
2 1 (1.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (34.38%) Security Cleared
2 19 (29.69%) SC Cleared
3 12 (18.75%) DV Cleared
4 10 (15.63%) CCNP
4 10 (15.63%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (15.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 6 (9.38%) Degree
6 2 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (3.13%) PMP
7 1 (1.56%) APMP
7 1 (1.56%) CSPO
7 1 (1.56%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.56%) ISEB
7 1 (1.56%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.56%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.81%) PMO
2 3 (4.69%) QA
3 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.56%) Def Stans
4 1 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 10 (15.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (4.69%) Active Directory
3 2 (3.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.56%) Ansible
2 1 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (18.75%) Cisco
1 12 (18.75%) Ericsson
1 12 (18.75%) F5
1 12 (18.75%) Juniper
1 12 (18.75%) Nokia
1 12 (18.75%) Palo Alto
2 10 (15.63%) Avaya
2 10 (15.63%) Ribbon
2 10 (15.63%) VMware
3 8 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 4 (6.25%) SAP
5 3 (4.69%) Adobe
5 3 (4.69%) Salesforce
5 3 (4.69%) Sitecore
6 2 (3.13%) Atlassian
6 2 (3.13%) Databricks
7 1 (1.56%) Instagram
7 1 (1.56%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.56%) TikTok
7 1 (1.56%) TOWER Software