Commercial Manager Contracts in London

Commercial Manager
England > London

The median Commercial Manager daily rate in London is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 347 343 424
Rank change year-on-year -4 +81 +150
Contract jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 17 43 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.13% 0.27% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.28% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 30 18
10th Percentile £400 £456 £407
25th Percentile £494 £485 £457
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £725 £679 £728
90th Percentile £748 £775 £788
England median daily rate £550 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,425 15,229 21,460
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 94.03% 94.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,364 10,494 15,713
10th Percentile £325 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 207 196 230
10th Percentile £17.05 £17.88 £18.15
25th Percentile £23.00 £22.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.25 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.41% -8.67% +8.48%
75th Percentile £50.38 £54.06 £64.38
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -44.11% +2.63% +68.64%

Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Manager in London

Commercial Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in London

Commercial Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager in London over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Commercial Manager in London

Commercial Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in London

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

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, 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 across the London region featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Contract Management
1 8 (47.06%) Public Sector
2 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (29.41%) Legal
4 4 (23.53%) Finance
4 4 (23.53%) Facilities Management
4 4 (23.53%) SC Cleared
4 4 (23.53%) Security Cleared
5 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (17.65%) NEC
6 2 (11.76%) E-Procurement
6 2 (11.76%) Agile
6 2 (11.76%) Supplier Management
6 2 (11.76%) Strategic Planning
6 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
6 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
6 2 (11.76%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (11.76%) Contract Negotiation
6 2 (11.76%) Cost Management
6 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (11.76%) Coaching
7 1 (5.88%) SaaS
7 1 (5.88%) PaaS
7 1 (5.88%) FMCG
7 1 (5.88%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (5.88%) Military
7 1 (5.88%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 1 (5.88%) Data Strategy
7 1 (5.88%) Programme Delivery

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Google Workspace
1 1 (5.88%) PaaS
1 1 (5.88%) SaaS
General
1 8 (47.06%) Public Sector
2 5 (29.41%) Legal
3 4 (23.53%) Finance
4 2 (11.76%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Advertising
5 1 (5.88%) Banking
5 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.88%) Military
5 1 (5.88%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) FMCG
1 1 (5.88%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Contract Management
2 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (23.53%) Facilities Management
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (11.76%) Agile
5 2 (11.76%) Coaching
5 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (11.76%) Cost Management
5 2 (11.76%) E-Procurement
5 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
5 2 (11.76%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (11.76%) Supplier Management
5 2 (11.76%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 1 (5.88%) Cost Reduction
6 1 (5.88%) ERP
6 1 (5.88%) Performance Management
6 1 (5.88%) Project Management
6 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) SC Cleared
1 4 (23.53%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) NEC
2 1 (5.88%) Google
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle