Commercial Awareness Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Commercial Awareness
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 284 310 420
Rank change year-on-year +26 +110 +108
Contract jobs citing Commercial Awareness 20 35 57
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.20% 0.23% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.26% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 28 40
10th Percentile £309 £444 £406
25th Percentile £373 £600 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £625 £519
Median % change year-on-year -26.00% +20.48% -3.94%
75th Percentile £502 £688 £689
90th Percentile £726 £815 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £625 £566
% change year-on-year -16.00% +10.38% +2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 - £87.39
Median hourly rate £70.00 £22.87 £89.78
Median % change year-on-year +206.08% -74.53% -
75th Percentile £72.50 - £92.16
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £24.80 £89.78
% change year-on-year +182.26% -72.38% +89.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Commercial Awareness
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Commercial Awareness as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Commercial Awareness trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Commercial Awareness
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Commercial Awareness.

Commercial Awareness daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Commercial Awareness
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Commercial Awareness over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Commercial Awareness daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Commercial Awareness
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Commercial Awareness.

Commercial Awareness hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Commercial Awareness
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (5.00%) ArcGIS
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (5.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (5.00%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) AWS
1 3 (15.00%) Azure
2 2 (10.00%) GitHub
2 2 (10.00%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (5.00%) Datadog
3 1 (5.00%) IaaS
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (5.00%) GIS
1 1 (5.00%) InterSystems Cache
1 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 12 (60.00%) Finance
2 8 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Marketing
4 1 (5.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (25.00%) Service Manager
2 3 (15.00%) Product Manager
2 3 (15.00%) Project Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Architect
3 2 (10.00%) Developer
3 2 (10.00%) Head of Engineering
3 2 (10.00%) Lead
3 2 (10.00%) Python Developer
3 2 (10.00%) Technical Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Analytics Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Engagement Manager
4 1 (5.00%) GIS Architect
4 1 (5.00%) Junior PMO
4 1 (5.00%) Lead Project Manager
4 1 (5.00%) PMO Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) Report Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Senior
4 1 (5.00%) Service Improvement Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Technical Product Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Technical Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.00%) .NET
1 2 (10.00%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Product Ownership
1 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.00%) CMDB
2 1 (5.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (5.00%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (5.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Agile
1 7 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (35.00%) Project Delivery
2 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (25.00%) ITIL
3 5 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 5 (25.00%) Service Management
3 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (15.00%) Change Management
4 3 (15.00%) Software Engineering
5 2 (10.00%) Code Optimisation
5 2 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (10.00%) Data Analysis
5 2 (10.00%) Data Engineering
5 2 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (10.00%) Kanban
5 2 (10.00%) Performance Measurement
5 2 (10.00%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (10.00%) Scrum
5 2 (10.00%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) Python
2 2 (10.00%) C++
2 2 (10.00%) SQL
3 1 (5.00%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) PMO
2 1 (5.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (10.00%) Docker
2 1 (5.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) Databricks
2 1 (5.00%) Citrix
2 1 (5.00%) Dell
2 1 (5.00%) Instagram
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) SolarWinds
2 1 (5.00%) TikTok
2 1 (5.00%) VMware