Commercial Manager
UK

The median Commercial Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 789 916 1157
Rank change year-on-year +127 +241 -264
Permanent jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 89 56 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.090% 0.055% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.060% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 54 33 37
10th Percentile £43,389 £35,500 £41,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,713 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.17% -13.27% +27.27%
75th Percentile £66,747 £90,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £70,125 £110,044 £141,036
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,250 £60,713 £67,500
% change year-on-year +0.88% -10.05% +0.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,699 92,665 152,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,079 58,510 84,912
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,719 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

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 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Top 13 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 13 May 2024. 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 +134 75 £60,000 -7.69% 78
UK excluding London +6 53 £61,250 +0.88% 49
Work from Home +75 31 £55,000 -9.41% 30
London +123 27 £52,500 -41.67% 21
North of England +71 23 £64,816 - 16
North West +20 17 £45,500 - 13
South East +5 12 £55,000 +44.74% 11
South West -12 7 £65,000 +71.05% 5
Yorkshire +88 6 £64,908 - 2
Scotland -51 5 £55,675 -
East of England +20 4 £67,500 - 4
Midlands -2 2 £60,000 -7.69% 15
East Midlands - 2 £60,000 - 9

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, 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 42 (47.19%) Social Skills
2 30 (33.71%) Contract Management
3 26 (29.21%) Degree
4 22 (24.72%) Legal
5 18 (20.22%) Decision-Making
5 18 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (17.98%) Project Management
6 16 (17.98%) Microsoft
6 16 (17.98%) Marketing
7 15 (16.85%) Business Development
7 15 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (14.61%) Microsoft Excel
8 13 (14.61%) Law
9 12 (13.48%) Risk Management
9 12 (13.48%) Agile
9 12 (13.48%) Contract Negotiation
10 11 (12.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 11 (12.36%) ERP
11 10 (11.24%) PPP
11 10 (11.24%) Finance
12 9 (10.11%) SAP
12 9 (10.11%) Programme Delivery
13 8 (8.99%) Business Case
14 7 (7.87%) Budget Management
14 7 (7.87%) Creative Thinking
14 7 (7.87%) Telecoms
14 7 (7.87%) Games
15 6 (6.74%) Stakeholder Management
15 6 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (5.62%) Collaborative Working

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:

Applications
1 13 (14.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (12.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.12%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.24%) PPP
2 1 (1.12%) ADSL
2 1 (1.12%) Broadband
General
1 42 (47.19%) Social Skills
2 22 (24.72%) Legal
3 16 (17.98%) Marketing
4 13 (14.61%) Law
5 10 (11.24%) Finance
6 7 (7.87%) Games
6 7 (7.87%) Telecoms
7 6 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (4.49%) Manufacturing
9 4 (4.49%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.25%) Banking
10 2 (2.25%) Billing
10 2 (2.25%) Publishing
10 2 (2.25%) Retail
11 1 (1.12%) Advertising
11 1 (1.12%) Aerospace
11 1 (1.12%) Local Government
11 1 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.37%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.25%) Social Media
3 1 (1.12%) Life Science
3 1 (1.12%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.12%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (33.71%) Contract Management
2 18 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 18 (20.22%) Decision-Making
3 16 (17.98%) Project Management
4 15 (16.85%) Business Development
4 15 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (13.48%) Agile
5 12 (13.48%) Contract Negotiation
5 12 (13.48%) Risk Management
6 11 (12.36%) ERP
7 9 (10.11%) Programme Delivery
8 8 (8.99%) Business Case
9 7 (7.87%) Budget Management
9 7 (7.87%) Creative Thinking
10 6 (6.74%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (5.62%) Coaching
11 5 (5.62%) Collaborative Working
12 4 (4.49%) Line Management
12 4 (4.49%) Marketing Strategy
12 4 (4.49%) People Management
Qualifications
1 26 (29.21%) Degree
2 2 (2.25%) Master's Degree
2 2 (2.25%) MRICS
3 1 (1.12%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.12%) MOS
3 1 (1.12%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.25%) SLA
2 1 (1.12%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 16 (17.98%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.11%) SAP
3 4 (4.49%) NEC
4 2 (2.25%) Sage
5 1 (1.12%) Google
5 1 (1.12%) TOWER Software