Commercial Awareness
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Commercial Awareness skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Commercial Awareness over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 439 281 586
Rank change year-on-year -158 +305 -79
Permanent jobs citing Commercial Awareness 554 1,288 891
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 1.30% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 1.36% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 212 255 407
10th Percentile £32,050 £33,700 £32,290
25th Percentile £39,860 £44,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £57,631
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +12.79% +4.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Commercial Awareness is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Commercial Awareness
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Commercial Awareness as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Commercial Awareness in the UK

Commercial Awareness
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Commercial Awareness in the UK

Commercial Awareness
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Commercial Awareness over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Commercial Awareness in the UK

Commercial Awareness
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Commercial Awareness 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -162 465 £52,500 -19.23% 253
UK excluding London -173 434 £50,000 - 213
Work from Home -134 260 £55,000 -26.67% 96
South East -31 119 £50,000 +0.05% 64
North of England -142 107 £43,461 -33.14% 55
Midlands -85 71 £55,000 +4.76% 37
North West -23 65 £50,000 - 35
London -56 63 £87,500 +16.67% 52
East of England -46 59 £55,000 +37.50% 16
West Midlands -27 43 £52,500 -19.23% 22
South West -42 38 £43,000 -7.03% 31
Yorkshire -100 37 £31,500 -58.00% 17
East Midlands -57 28 £70,000 +48.94% 15
Scotland -69 23 - - 8
Northern Ireland +23 11 - - 4
Wales -1 6 - - 8
North East -31 5 £37,500 -61.54% 3

Commercial Awareness
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 9 (1.62%) Office Communications Server
2 6 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 78 (14.08%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (7.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.08%) Trello
5 3 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.54%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.54%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.36%) Avid Media Composer
6 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 10 (1.81%) Infor SunSystems
1 10 (1.81%) iTrent
2 4 (0.72%) MIS ActiveH
3 2 (0.36%) Primavera
4 1 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 34 (6.14%) Azure
2 22 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (3.79%) AWS
4 14 (2.53%) Power Platform
5 13 (2.35%) SaaS
6 7 (1.26%) Google Docs
6 7 (1.26%) Mimecast
7 6 (1.08%) Amazon S3
7 6 (1.08%) AWS Lambda
7 6 (1.08%) Serverless
8 4 (0.72%) GitHub
9 3 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.54%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.36%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.36%) PaaS
11 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.18%) BrowserStack
11 1 (0.18%) GCP
11 1 (0.18%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.17%) Internet
2 10 (1.81%) Firewall
2 10 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (1.62%) VoIP
4 8 (1.44%) Network Security
4 8 (1.44%) VPN
5 7 (1.26%) LAN
5 7 (1.26%) Unified Communications
5 7 (1.26%) WAN
6 6 (1.08%) HTTP
6 6 (1.08%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.72%) Wireless
8 3 (0.54%) BGP
8 3 (0.54%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (0.54%) EIGRP
8 3 (0.54%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (0.54%) MPLS
8 3 (0.54%) OSPF
8 3 (0.54%) WLAN
9 2 (0.36%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.81%) BusinessObjects
2 7 (1.26%) Geospatial Data
2 7 (1.26%) GIS
2 7 (1.26%) Power BI
3 5 (0.90%) Tableau
4 4 (0.72%) MySQL
5 3 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.36%) Looker
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.18%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 21 (3.79%) JIRA
2 4 (0.72%) ESLint
2 4 (0.72%) IntelliJ
3 3 (0.54%) Git
4 2 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.18%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.18%) Postman
5 1 (0.18%) Selenium
General
1 279 (50.36%) Social Skills
2 172 (31.05%) Finance
3 85 (15.34%) Marketing
4 67 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (11.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 50 (9.03%) Legal
7 49 (8.84%) Retail
8 45 (8.12%) Presentation Skills
9 44 (7.94%) Manufacturing
10 34 (6.14%) Telecoms
11 31 (5.60%) Automotive
11 31 (5.60%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (5.05%) Aviation
13 26 (4.69%) Public Sector
14 23 (4.15%) Billing
15 21 (3.79%) Aerospace
16 13 (2.35%) Law
17 12 (2.17%) Games
18 11 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 130 (23.47%) Architect
2 106 (19.13%) Solutions Architect
3 96 (17.33%) Presales Solution Architect
4 61 (11.01%) Project Manager
5 34 (6.14%) Graduate
6 32 (5.78%) Senior
7 30 (5.42%) Consultant
8 28 (5.05%) Developer
8 28 (5.05%) Development Manager
9 25 (4.51%) Lead
9 25 (4.51%) Technical Support
10 23 (4.15%) Support Engineer
10 23 (4.15%) Technical Engineer
10 23 (4.15%) Technical Support Engineer
11 20 (3.61%) Senior Manager
12 18 (3.25%) Analyst
13 17 (3.07%) ServiceNow Architect
14 15 (2.71%) Linux Consultant
15 14 (2.53%) Senior Project Manager
16 13 (2.35%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.53%) REST
2 8 (1.44%) .NET
3 7 (1.26%) JSON
3 7 (1.26%) Laravel
4 6 (1.08%) CSS
4 6 (1.08%) HTML
4 6 (1.08%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (0.72%) ADO
5 4 (0.72%) Jest
5 4 (0.72%) React
5 4 (0.72%) Redux
6 3 (0.54%) RESTful
7 2 (0.36%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.36%) Leaflet
8 1 (0.18%) D3.js
8 1 (0.18%) EDI
8 1 (0.18%) OpenLayers
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.68%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (5.05%) IoT
3 25 (4.51%) Management Information System
4 19 (3.43%) Client/Server
5 18 (3.25%) Blog
5 18 (3.25%) Raspberry Pi
6 17 (3.07%) Driving Licence
7 16 (2.89%) Product Ownership
8 14 (2.53%) Mobile App
9 12 (2.17%) Social Media
10 8 (1.44%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.44%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.26%) e-Health
11 7 (1.26%) Onboarding
12 6 (1.08%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.08%) Public Cloud
12 6 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
13 5 (0.90%) Housing Association
13 5 (0.90%) Low-Code
13 5 (0.90%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.79%) Linux
2 18 (3.25%) Android
2 18 (3.25%) Apple iOS
3 15 (2.71%) Windows
4 10 (1.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (40.43%) Problem-Solving
2 115 (20.76%) Presales
3 102 (18.41%) IT Strategy
4 100 (18.05%) Agile
4 100 (18.05%) Business Case
5 98 (17.69%) Project Management
6 97 (17.51%) Coaching
6 97 (17.51%) Contract Negotiation
7 93 (16.79%) Analytics
8 92 (16.61%) Technology Strategy
8 92 (16.61%) Thought Leadership
9 91 (16.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 90 (16.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 87 (15.70%) Customer Service
12 82 (14.80%) Data Analytics
13 81 (14.62%) Business Development
14 80 (14.44%) Actionable Insight
15 58 (10.47%) Project Delivery
16 56 (10.11%) Decision-Making
17 51 (9.21%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 17 (3.07%) C
2 11 (1.99%) JavaScript
2 11 (1.99%) SQL
3 9 (1.62%) C++
4 7 (1.26%) PHP
4 7 (1.26%) Python
5 6 (1.08%) Apex Code
5 6 (1.08%) VB
5 6 (1.08%) VB6
6 2 (0.36%) C#
6 2 (0.36%) Java
6 2 (0.36%) MATLAB
6 2 (0.36%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.18%) Bash
Qualifications
1 121 (21.84%) Security Cleared
2 106 (19.13%) Degree
3 105 (18.95%) SC Cleared
4 25 (4.51%) ACCA
5 24 (4.33%) HNC
6 20 (3.61%) HND
7 9 (1.62%) Numerate Degree
8 8 (1.44%) DBS Check
8 8 (1.44%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.44%) RIBA
9 7 (1.26%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.08%) CCNP
10 6 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.90%) MRICS
12 4 (0.72%) CIMA
12 4 (0.72%) CISM
12 4 (0.72%) CISSP
12 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.54%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.14%) SLA
2 20 (3.61%) QA
3 10 (1.81%) PMO
4 9 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.44%) GDPR
6 6 (1.08%) ISO 9001
6 6 (1.08%) NEBOSH
7 5 (0.90%) GRC
8 4 (0.72%) IFRS
8 4 (0.72%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.36%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 2 (0.36%) NIST
11 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.18%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (0.36%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.18%) SCCM
2 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 100 (18.05%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.79%) CA
2 21 (3.79%) ServiceNow
3 19 (3.43%) Cisco
4 18 (3.25%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.35%) Meraki
6 12 (2.17%) Google
6 12 (2.17%) SAP
7 10 (1.81%) Infor
8 6 (1.08%) Adobe
8 6 (1.08%) Juniper
9 5 (0.90%) Dell
9 5 (0.90%) Genesys
9 5 (0.90%) Openreach
9 5 (0.90%) Thales
9 5 (0.90%) YouTube
10 4 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.54%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.54%) VMware