Commercial Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Commercial Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £65,000 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 462 508 532
Rank change year-on-year +46 +24 +221
Permanent jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 44 64 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.10% 0.18% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.19% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 40 13 16
10th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £55,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - +36.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £76,750 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% -1.93%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,179 33,328 33,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,318 16,178 25,075
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Commercial Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Commercial Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK excluding London

Commercial Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Manager within the UK excluding London 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
Midlands +31 15 £65,000 +15.56% 5
South East +17 14 £75,000 +3.45% 8
West Midlands +29 10 £70,000 +21.74% 4
North of England +20 8 £50,000 +5.26% 2
East of England +26 7 £80,000 +60.00% 1
North West +19 7 £50,000 +5.26% 1
East Midlands -8 5 £65,000 +18.18% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £100,000 - 1
Commercial Manager
UK

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 11 (25.00%) ACCA
1 11 (25.00%) Business Development
1 11 (25.00%) CIMA
2 9 (20.45%) Agile
2 9 (20.45%) Business Case
3 8 (18.18%) Degree
4 6 (13.64%) PRINCE2
4 6 (13.64%) Project Delivery
4 6 (13.64%) Project Management
4 6 (13.64%) Project Planning
5 5 (11.36%) Budget Management
5 5 (11.36%) Business Transformation
5 5 (11.36%) CAE
5 5 (11.36%) Change Management
5 5 (11.36%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (11.36%) Cost Control
5 5 (11.36%) CRM
5 5 (11.36%) Data Protection
5 5 (11.36%) DBS Check
5 5 (11.36%) Demand Management
5 5 (11.36%) Master's Degree
5 5 (11.36%) Matrix Organization
5 5 (11.36%) PMI Certification
5 5 (11.36%) PMP
5 5 (11.36%) Process Improvement
5 5 (11.36%) Project Governance
5 5 (11.36%) QA
5 5 (11.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (11.36%) Technical Leadership
5 5 (11.36%) Windows

Commercial Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.55%) PPP
General
1 17 (38.64%) Finance
2 6 (13.64%) Law
2 6 (13.64%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.09%) Marketing
3 4 (9.09%) Retail
4 1 (2.27%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (18.18%) Renewable Energy
2 6 (13.64%) Photovoltaics
2 6 (13.64%) Solar Energy
2 6 (13.64%) Solar Panel
3 5 (11.36%) Social Media
4 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (25.00%) Business Development
2 9 (20.45%) Agile
2 9 (20.45%) Business Case
3 6 (13.64%) PRINCE2
3 6 (13.64%) Project Delivery
3 6 (13.64%) Project Management
3 6 (13.64%) Project Planning
4 5 (11.36%) Business Transformation
4 5 (11.36%) CAE
4 5 (11.36%) Change Management
4 5 (11.36%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (11.36%) Cost Control
4 5 (11.36%) CRM
4 5 (11.36%) Data Protection
4 5 (11.36%) Demand Management
4 5 (11.36%) Matrix Organization
4 5 (11.36%) Process Improvement
4 5 (11.36%) Project Governance
4 5 (11.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (11.36%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 11 (25.00%) ACCA
1 11 (25.00%) CIMA
2 8 (18.18%) Degree
3 5 (11.36%) DBS Check
3 5 (11.36%) Master's Degree
3 5 (11.36%) PMI Certification
3 5 (11.36%) PMP
4 1 (2.27%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.36%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft