Salary guide

Commercial Director salary.

Accountable for the commercial performance of a business unit, region or major programme.

Salary guide · Commercial and quantity surveying

Low£112,000
Middle£132,500
High£158,000

East of England, base salary for a permanent role. Contract day rate £815 to £1,120.

The package: Car allowance £8k to £12k; bonus 15 to 30%; LTIP at programme level.

What moves the number

Programme scale drives this more than anything. A Commercial Director on a £100m regional business sits at the lower end; on a programme above £500m, base above £150k and an LTIP are normal, and candidates will ask about both in the first call.

By region

RegionLowMiddleHigh
UK average£110k£130k£155k
London£126.5k£149.5k£178.5k
South East£117.5k£139k£166k
East of England£112k£132.5k£158k
South West£106.5k£126k£150.5k
Midlands£106.5k£126k£150.5k
North West£106.5k£126k£150.5k
Yorkshire and the Humber£103.5k£122k£145.5k
North East£101k£119.5k£142.5k
Wales£101k£119.5k£142.5k
Scotland£105.5k£125k£149k
Northern Ireland£94.5k£112k£133.5k

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