Commercial Manager Jobs

Commercial Manager
UK

The median Commercial Manager salary in the UK is £58,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 670 808 930
Rank change year-on-year +138 +122 +196
Permanent jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 22 88 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.042% 0.089% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.094% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 10 53 38
10th Percentile £49,625 £43,389 £35,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £50,000 £40,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,250 £60,000 £60,713
Median % change year-on-year -2.92% -1.17% -13.27%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £87,737
90th Percentile £70,750 £76,250 £97,516
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £62,575 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.11% +8.83% -14.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 46,902 93,183 95,132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,275 66,883 59,840
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Commercial Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Commercial Manager.

Salary trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Top 14 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +120 20 £58,250 -2.92% 62
UK excluding London +171 13 £57,500 -8.11% 29
London +91 9 £70,000 +27.27% 34
Work from Home +169 4 £57,500 +5.02% 30
Midlands - 4 £58,750 - 8
West Midlands - 3 £58,750 - 6
South East +98 2 £63,750 +15.91% 14
North of England +66 2 £48,750 -24.79% 4
East of England +55 2 £59,000 -12.59%
Scotland +128 1 - -
South West +100 1 £57,500 -11.54% 3
Yorkshire +71 1 £50,000 -22.97% 1
North West +18 1 £47,500 +4.40% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Commercial Manager 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 permanent job ads featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 11 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 8 (36.36%) Contract Management
4 7 (31.82%) Analytics
4 7 (31.82%) Finance
5 6 (27.27%) Risk Management
5 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (22.73%) Microsoft
6 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (22.73%) Retail
6 5 (22.73%) Degree
7 4 (18.18%) Supplier Management
7 4 (18.18%) Decision-Making
7 4 (18.18%) Internal Audit
8 3 (13.64%) Logistics
8 3 (13.64%) Coaching
8 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
8 3 (13.64%) Cost Reduction
8 3 (13.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (13.64%) Data Analytics
8 3 (13.64%) Python
8 3 (13.64%) Project Management
8 3 (13.64%) CISA
9 2 (9.09%) Service Delivery
9 2 (9.09%) E-Commerce
9 2 (9.09%) SQL
9 2 (9.09%) Law

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (13.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
1 1 (4.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 11 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 7 (31.82%) Finance
4 6 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (22.73%) Retail
6 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
7 2 (9.09%) Law
7 2 (9.09%) Marketing
7 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (4.55%) Back Office
8 1 (4.55%) Banking
8 1 (4.55%) Games
8 1 (4.55%) Legal
8 1 (4.55%) Police
8 1 (4.55%) Private Banking
8 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.55%) Digital Media
2 1 (4.55%) Mobile Games
2 1 (4.55%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Contract Management
2 7 (31.82%) Analytics
3 6 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 4 (18.18%) Internal Audit
5 4 (18.18%) Supplier Management
6 3 (13.64%) Coaching
6 3 (13.64%) Cost Reduction
6 3 (13.64%) Data Analytics
6 3 (13.64%) Logistics
6 3 (13.64%) Project Management
7 2 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (9.09%) Business Case
7 2 (9.09%) Contract Negotiation
7 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
7 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
7 2 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
7 2 (9.09%) Supplier Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) Python
2 2 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (22.73%) Degree
2 3 (13.64%) CISA
3 1 (4.55%) ACCA
3 1 (4.55%) CIMA
3 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) PMO
2 1 (4.55%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft