Commercial Manager Contracts in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Commercial Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 May 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 367 422
Rank change year-on-year +55 +55 +49
Contract jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 18 28 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.14% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.15% 0.065%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 20 7
10th Percentile £382 £446 £393
25th Percentile £463 £522 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £568 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.13% +3.18% +19.57%
75th Percentile £650 £638 -
90th Percentile £659 £668 £570
UK median daily rate £625 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +8.70% -4.17% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £28.75 -
Median hourly rate - £32.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - -45.83% -11.96%
75th Percentile - £36.25 £61.88
90th Percentile - - £63.00
UK median hourly rate - £32.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year - -45.83% -11.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 11,749 18,731 21,611
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 92.50% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,490 11,452 15,051
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £363 £363 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £543
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.31% +3.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 826 2,272 1,106
10th Percentile £13.93 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.74 £18.04
Median hourly rate £27.13 £40.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.19% -5.88% +112.50%
75th Percentile £63.56 £61.60 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% -18.89% +87.50%

Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London 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
South East +53 14 £625 +16.28% 12
Scotland +8 2 £386 -32.94%
North of England +13 1 - - 2
North West +10 1 - - 1
Midlands +5 1 £725 +29.46% 8
West Midlands +4 1 £725 +29.46% 5
Commercial Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 May 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 UK excluding London region featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 12 (66.67%) Legal
2 8 (44.44%) Contract Management
3 7 (38.89%) Telecoms
4 6 (33.33%) Programme Governance
5 5 (27.78%) Onboarding
5 5 (27.78%) Law
6 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (16.67%) Change Control
6 3 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
7 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
7 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Management
7 2 (11.11%) Customer-Centricity
7 2 (11.11%) Finance
7 2 (11.11%) Project Management
7 2 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
8 1 (5.56%) Financial Modelling
8 1 (5.56%) Billing
8 1 (5.56%) Supplier Management
8 1 (5.56%) Local Government
8 1 (5.56%) Strategic Planning
8 1 (5.56%) Facilities Management
8 1 (5.56%) Degree
8 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (5.56%) Demand Management
8 1 (5.56%) MRICS
8 1 (5.56%) Numerate Degree
8 1 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (5.56%) Coaching
8 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (5.56%) Disclosure Scotland

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

General
1 12 (66.67%) Legal
2 7 (38.89%) Telecoms
3 5 (27.78%) Law
4 2 (11.11%) Finance
4 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Billing
5 1 (5.56%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (44.44%) Contract Management
2 6 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 3 (16.67%) Change Control
3 3 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
3 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (11.11%) Customer-Centricity
4 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Management
4 2 (11.11%) Project Management
4 2 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (5.56%) Business Case
5 1 (5.56%) Coaching
5 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (5.56%) Decision-Making
5 1 (5.56%) Demand Management
5 1 (5.56%) Facilities Management
5 1 (5.56%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (5.56%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (5.56%) Strategic Planning
5 1 (5.56%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (5.56%) Degree
1 1 (5.56%) MRICS
1 1 (5.56%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Disclosure Scotland