Commercial Manager Contracts

Commercial Manager
UK

The median Commercial Manager daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

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

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 500 629 770
Rank change year-on-year +129 +141 -95
Contract jobs requiring a Commercial Manager 71 58 74
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.10% 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.11% 0.089%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 30 46
10th Percentile £435 £450 £441
25th Percentile £493 £522 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +20.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £678 £592
90th Percentile £683 £745 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £568 £550 £460
% change year-on-year +3.18% +19.57% -14.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - - £45.23
25th Percentile £28.75 - £53.83
Median hourly rate £32.50 £60.00 £68.15
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% -11.96% -
75th Percentile £36.25 £61.88 £74.08
90th Percentile - £63.00 £77.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £60.00 £68.15
% change year-on-year -45.83% -11.96% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,507 53,867 83,506
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 94.60% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,718 37,620 58,687
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.40% +3.52% +9.38%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,672 1,498 2,036
10th Percentile £12.82 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.29 £19.13 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Commercial Manager over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Commercial Manager in the UK

Commercial Manager
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +116 58 £575 +4.55% 74
Work from Home +121 34 £575 -4.17% 29
London +93 33 £650 +8.33% 25
UK excluding London +73 28 £568 +3.18% 45
West Midlands +30 9 £560 +79.20% 5
Midlands +30 9 £560 +79.20% 14
South East +36 8 £538 +13.16% 11
North of England +36 6 £593 +7.73% 12
North West +21 3 £625 +13.64% 9
South West +7 3 £525 -4.55% 5
Yorkshire - 3 £560 - 2
Scotland +42 2 £575 - 1
Wales +18 1 £625 +4.17%

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Commercial Manager contract 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 contract job ads featuring Commercial Manager in the job title.

1 27 (38.03%) Public Sector
2 20 (28.17%) Law
3 19 (26.76%) Finance
4 17 (23.94%) Contract Management
5 16 (22.54%) Security Cleared
6 15 (21.13%) SC Cleared
7 13 (18.31%) Legal
7 13 (18.31%) Social Skills
8 11 (15.49%) Telecoms
8 11 (15.49%) E-Procurement
9 9 (12.68%) Microsoft
9 9 (12.68%) Billing
10 8 (11.27%) Data Centre
10 8 (11.27%) Decision-Making
10 8 (11.27%) Cost Reduction
10 8 (11.27%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (9.86%) Supplier Management
12 6 (8.45%) Degree
12 6 (8.45%) Change Control
13 5 (7.04%) Contract Negotiation
13 5 (7.04%) Impact Assessments
13 5 (7.04%) Problem-Solving
13 5 (7.04%) Analytics
13 5 (7.04%) Agile
13 5 (7.04%) Change Management
13 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
14 4 (5.63%) SLA
14 4 (5.63%) Banking
14 4 (5.63%) ServiceNow
14 4 (5.63%) Performance Management

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 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.23%) WAN
2 1 (1.41%) Radio Access Network
General
1 27 (38.03%) Public Sector
2 20 (28.17%) Law
3 19 (26.76%) Finance
4 13 (18.31%) Legal
4 13 (18.31%) Social Skills
5 11 (15.49%) Telecoms
6 9 (12.68%) Billing
7 4 (5.63%) Banking
8 3 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (4.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.23%) Marketing
9 2 (2.82%) Electronics
9 2 (2.82%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.41%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.41%) Local Government
10 1 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.27%) Data Centre
2 4 (5.63%) Public Cloud
3 2 (2.82%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.41%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.41%) Tandem
4 1 (1.41%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (23.94%) Contract Management
2 11 (15.49%) E-Procurement
3 8 (11.27%) Cost Reduction
3 8 (11.27%) Decision-Making
3 8 (11.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (9.86%) Supplier Management
5 6 (8.45%) Change Control
6 5 (7.04%) Agile
6 5 (7.04%) Analytics
6 5 (7.04%) Change Management
6 5 (7.04%) Contract Negotiation
6 5 (7.04%) Impact Assessments
6 5 (7.04%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (5.63%) Performance Management
8 3 (4.23%) Business Strategy
8 3 (4.23%) Document Management
8 3 (4.23%) Facilities Management
8 3 (4.23%) IT Governance
8 3 (4.23%) Project Management
8 3 (4.23%) SIAM
Qualifications
1 16 (22.54%) Security Cleared
2 15 (21.13%) SC Cleared
3 6 (8.45%) Degree
4 1 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.41%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.41%) MOS
4 1 (1.41%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.63%) SLA
2 1 (1.41%) PMO
Vendors
1 9 (12.68%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.63%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.82%) NEC
3 2 (2.82%) SAP