Commercial Manager Job Trends in the North West

Commercial Manager
England > North West

The median Commercial Manager salary in the North West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 191 196
Rank change year-on-year +19 +5 +117
Permanent jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 7 16 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.11% 0.32% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.34% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% -
England median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +22.73% -8.33% -4.16%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 5,451 4,645 4,292
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.92% 92.18% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 3,020 2,440 3,380
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,369 £50,146
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +2.44% -6.27%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,848 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Commercial Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Commercial Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Commercial Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in the North West

Commercial Manager
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester - 5 £50,000 - 1
Cumbria 0 2 - -
Commercial Manager
England

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Commercial Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Agile
1 5 (71.43%) Budget Management
1 5 (71.43%) Business Case
1 5 (71.43%) Business Transformation
1 5 (71.43%) Change Management
1 5 (71.43%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (71.43%) Data Protection
1 5 (71.43%) DBS Check
1 5 (71.43%) Demand Management
1 5 (71.43%) Matrix Organization
1 5 (71.43%) PMI Certification
1 5 (71.43%) PMP
1 5 (71.43%) PRINCE2
1 5 (71.43%) Process Improvement
1 5 (71.43%) Project Delivery
1 5 (71.43%) Project Governance
1 5 (71.43%) Project Management
1 5 (71.43%) Project Planning
1 5 (71.43%) QA
1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) PPP
2 2 (28.57%) Risk Management

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) PPP
General
1 5 (71.43%) Law
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Agile
1 5 (71.43%) Budget Management
1 5 (71.43%) Business Case
1 5 (71.43%) Business Transformation
1 5 (71.43%) Change Management
1 5 (71.43%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (71.43%) Data Protection
1 5 (71.43%) Demand Management
1 5 (71.43%) Matrix Organization
1 5 (71.43%) PRINCE2
1 5 (71.43%) Process Improvement
1 5 (71.43%) Project Delivery
1 5 (71.43%) Project Governance
1 5 (71.43%) Project Management
1 5 (71.43%) Project Planning
1 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) DBS Check
1 5 (71.43%) PMI Certification
1 5 (71.43%) PMP
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) QA