Senior Commercial Manager Contracts

Senior Commercial Manager
UK

The median Senior Commercial Manager daily rate in the UK is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 515 594 710
Rank change year-on-year +79 +116 +139
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Commercial Manager 5 4 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.017% 0.009% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.010% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 1
10th Percentile £631 - -
25th Percentile £659 £613 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £713 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +9.62% -
75th Percentile £781 £825 -
90th Percentile £860 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £675 £800 -
% change year-on-year -15.63% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 27,138 40,367 56,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,714 26,265 39,350
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 2,668 1,565
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.40
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.50 £42.43
% change year-on-year -29.11% -6.91% +117.60%

Senior Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Commercial Manager in the UK

Senior Commercial Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Senior Commercial Manager in the UK

Senior Commercial Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Commercial Manager over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Commercial Manager in the UK

Senior Commercial Manager
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Commercial Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
England +57 5 £700 -12.50% 12
UK excluding London +60 3 £675 -15.63% 7
London - 2 £775 - 6
North of England +23 1 - -
Midlands +18 1 £725 -9.38%
North West +14 1 - -
West Midlands +14 1 £725 -9.38%
South East - 1 £625 - 6

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Contract Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) FMCG
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Retail
3 1 (20.00%) SAP
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (20.00%) NEC
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms

Senior 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing
2 1 (20.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) FMCG
1 1 (20.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Contract Management
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (20.00%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (20.00%) Cost Reduction
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) MRICS
1 1 (20.00%) Numerate Degree
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) NEC
1 1 (20.00%) SAP