Contract Negotiation Job Trends

Contract Negotiation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Contract Negotiation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 381 410 484
Rank change year-on-year +29 +74 +266
Permanent jobs citing Contract Negotiation 321 386 254
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.61% 0.57% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.69% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 183 125 99
10th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £37,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% +22.73%
75th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - +31.87%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Contract Negotiation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,350 56,347 49,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.07% 83.11% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 27,263 29,385 38,254
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,112 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,600 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,714 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.18% +4.22% -

Contract Negotiation
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Contract Negotiation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Contract Negotiation job vacancy trend in the UK

Contract Negotiation
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Contract Negotiation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Contract Negotiation

Contract Negotiation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contract Negotiation over the 6 months to 16 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Contract Negotiation in the UK

Contract Negotiation
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Negotiation within the UK over the 6 months to 16 November 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 +43 304 £70,000 - 306
UK excluding London +24 205 £65,000 +8.33% 165
South East +97 110 £65,000 - 63
London +62 96 £85,000 - 137
Work from Home +89 67 £47,250 -32.50% 136
North of England -14 35 £75,000 +50.00% 27
Midlands +7 24 £51,850 -13.58% 35
North West -2 18 £50,055 +0.11% 15
East of England 0 16 £62,500 -10.71% 14
Yorkshire +1 14 £75,000 +70.45% 8
East Midlands -4 13 £51,500 -14.17% 14
West Midlands +34 11 £52,200 -19.69% 20
South West +29 11 £80,000 +36.52% 17
Wales +14 5 £80,000 +77.78% 1
Scotland -11 2 £50,000 -20.00% 10
North East - 2 £80,000 - 4
Isle of Man - 2 £91,000 -

Contract Negotiation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
1 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.31%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (9.03%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (1.87%) Simulink
3 3 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (0.93%) Adobe Premiere
3 3 (0.93%) Final Cut Pro
4 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.62%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.62%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 70 (21.81%) SaaS
2 22 (6.85%) Azure
3 10 (3.12%) AWS
4 9 (2.80%) GCP
5 5 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.25%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.93%) Canva
7 3 (0.93%) IaaS
7 3 (0.93%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (0.93%) PaaS
8 2 (0.62%) Asana
8 2 (0.62%) Azure AI
8 2 (0.62%) Azure AKS
8 2 (0.62%) Azure App Service
8 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.62%) OCI
9 1 (0.31%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.31%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.05%) Broadband
2 10 (3.12%) Ethernet
3 8 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.87%) RS-422
5 4 (1.25%) Internet
5 4 (1.25%) Wireless
6 3 (0.93%) IP Telephony
6 3 (0.93%) Unified Communications
6 3 (0.93%) WAN
7 2 (0.62%) ATM
7 2 (0.62%) Firewall
7 2 (0.62%) LAN
7 2 (0.62%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.31%) 4G
8 1 (0.31%) 5G
8 1 (0.31%) NAS
8 1 (0.31%) SAN
8 1 (0.31%) VPN
8 1 (0.31%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.49%) Oracle Database
1 8 (2.49%) Oracle Exadata
2 4 (1.25%) Big Data
3 2 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.31%) Metadata
4 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.31%) Power BI
4 1 (0.31%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (0.62%) JIRA
General
1 175 (54.52%) Social Skills
2 127 (39.56%) Finance
3 70 (21.81%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (19.63%) Marketing
5 50 (15.58%) Legal
6 49 (15.26%) Telecoms
7 33 (10.28%) Presentation Skills
8 30 (9.35%) Law
9 29 (9.03%) Public Sector
10 28 (8.72%) Aeronautics
11 24 (7.48%) Aviation
12 18 (5.61%) Retail
13 15 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (3.74%) Financial Institution
15 7 (2.18%) Electronics
16 5 (1.56%) Banking
17 4 (1.25%) Manufacturing
18 3 (0.93%) German Language
18 3 (0.93%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 82 (25.55%) Business Manager
2 50 (15.58%) Business Systems Manager
2 50 (15.58%) Systems Manager
3 32 (9.97%) Senior
4 31 (9.66%) Development Manager
5 30 (9.35%) Business Development Manager
5 30 (9.35%) IT Manager
6 25 (7.79%) Senior Manager
7 19 (5.92%) Head of Procurement
7 19 (5.92%) Procurement Manager
8 16 (4.98%) Category Manager
9 14 (4.36%) Project Manager
10 11 (3.43%) Architect
10 11 (3.43%) Sales Manager
11 9 (2.80%) Customer Executive
11 9 (2.80%) Head of Infrastructure
11 9 (2.80%) Sales Executive
11 9 (2.80%) Senior Procurement Manager
12 8 (2.49%) Lead
12 8 (2.49%) Oracle Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.62%) .NET
2 1 (0.31%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 50 (15.58%) Robotics
2 38 (11.84%) Onboarding
3 22 (6.85%) Social Media
4 18 (5.61%) Data Centre
5 12 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.80%) Enterprise Cloud
7 7 (2.18%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.87%) Algorithms
8 6 (1.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.25%) Blog
10 3 (0.93%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.93%) IoT
10 3 (0.93%) NHS
10 3 (0.93%) Video Editing
11 2 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.62%) Handset
11 2 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Licensing
11 2 (0.62%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.87%) VMS
2 1 (0.31%) Windows
2 1 (0.31%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (27.73%) Project Management
2 76 (23.68%) AI
3 73 (22.74%) Budget Management
4 72 (22.43%) Risk Management
5 67 (20.87%) Business Development
6 65 (20.25%) CRM
6 65 (20.25%) IT Strategy
7 56 (17.45%) Process Improvement
8 53 (16.51%) Strategic Planning
9 52 (16.20%) Software Engineering
10 47 (14.64%) Problem-Solving
11 45 (14.02%) Cybersecurity
11 45 (14.02%) Stakeholder Management
12 42 (13.08%) Contract Management
13 40 (12.46%) Budgeting
14 37 (11.53%) Decision-Making
15 34 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (9.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 28 (8.72%) Agile
17 28 (8.72%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.62%) Python
1 2 (0.62%) SQL
2 1 (0.31%) Java
2 1 (0.31%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.31%) Scala
Qualifications
1 58 (18.07%) SC Cleared
1 58 (18.07%) Security Cleared
2 47 (14.64%) Degree
3 12 (3.74%) Master's Degree
4 9 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (2.80%) MBA
5 8 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.49%) OCP
5 8 (2.49%) Oracle Certification
6 7 (2.18%) AWS Certification
6 7 (2.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 7 (2.18%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.25%) APMP
7 4 (1.25%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (0.93%) PMP
9 2 (0.62%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.31%) CISA
10 1 (0.31%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.61%) GDPR
2 5 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (1.56%) QA
3 3 (0.93%) GRC
3 3 (0.93%) PMO
3 3 (0.93%) SLA
4 2 (0.62%) COBIT
4 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.62%) NIST
4 2 (0.62%) PERC
5 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.31%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.31%) FINRA
5 1 (0.31%) GLBA
5 1 (0.31%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.31%) NEBOSH
5 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (2.49%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (0.62%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (2.49%) Data Guard
1 8 (2.49%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 8 (2.49%) Oracle RMAN
2 2 (0.62%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.31%) SCOM
Vendors
1 33 (10.28%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.72%) Salesforce
3 12 (3.74%) Oracle
4 8 (2.49%) Delphix
5 7 (2.18%) HubSpot
6 6 (1.87%) YouTube
7 5 (1.56%) SAP
8 4 (1.25%) NEC
8 4 (1.25%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.93%) Adobe
9 3 (0.93%) Facebook
9 3 (0.93%) HP
9 3 (0.93%) Instagram
9 3 (0.93%) TikTok
10 2 (0.62%) Databricks
10 2 (0.62%) Foundry
10 2 (0.62%) IFS
10 2 (0.62%) VocaLink
11 1 (0.31%) Citrix
11 1 (0.31%) Meraki