Pricing & Commercial Trading Manager
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£50,100
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2432 (81% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £50,100, and VMA Group is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2432 (Marketing and commercial managers) · 81% match
- Likely 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts) · 7% match
- Likely 2422 (Finance and investment analysts and advisers) · 6% match
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2432 Marketing and commercial managers Most likely code | £35,000 Clears | £40,000 Clears | £45,100 Clears | £50,100 Clears |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 Clears | £40,200 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,200 Clears |
2422 Finance and investment analysts and advisers Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £36,700 Clears | £41,200 Clears | £45,800 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Pricing & Commercial Trading Manager
Exclusive opportunity to join a leading UK telecoms business as it enters its next phase of growth and continues to develop a modern, commercially focused function.
This is a high-impact role responsible for developing and optimising pricing strategy across consumer and business markets, with a strong focus on B2C. You will own pricing architecture, promotions and commercial modelling, using customer and market insight to drive acquisition, retention, ARPU, customer lifetime value and profitable growth.
Working across Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Product, Technology and Insight, you will help build a more sophisticated, data-led pricing capability.
Hybrid working – 3 days in Oxfordshire office, 2 from home
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and optimise B2C and B2B pricing strategy, with a strong focus on consumer propositions.
- Own pricing architecture, ensuring pricing remains competitive, commercially effective and straightforward for customers.
- Develop pricing strategies that balance acquisition, retention, ARPU, lifetime value and profitability.
- Build commercial models and business cases to assess pricing changes, promotions and new propositions.
- Analyse the impact of pricing decisions on acquisition, churn, margin and customer lifetime value.
- Develop promotional and retention strategies that improve commercial returns and reduce unnecessary discounting.
- Monitor competitor pricing and telecoms market activity to identify opportunities and threats.
- Use customer segmentation, price elasticity and performance data to inform pricing decisions.
- Develop and evaluate pricing experiments across customer segments, propositions and markets.
- Work with Marketing and Sales to optimise acquisition, retention and cross-sell/up-sell activity.
- Establish robust pricing governance and implementation processes.
Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial pricing experience within B2C telecoms, ideally broadband, mobile or another subscription-based telecoms environment.
- Demonstrable experience developing and implementing consumer pricing strategies.
- Strong understanding of pricing architecture, commercial modelling, customer economics and profitability.
- Experience balancing acquisition, retention, ARPU, margin and customer lifetime value.
- Strong analytical capability with experience working with large datasets and financial models.
- Experience of competitor pricing analysis within a competitive consumer market.
- Experience of pricing optimisation, segmentation, elasticity modelling or test-and-learn approaches would be advantageous.
- Strong commercial judgement and ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations.
- Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
If you have the experience and are interested in discussing further, please get in touch ASAP with your current CV: [email protected]
Due to a high volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to everyone. We will get in touch if you are successful in your application.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with VMA Group, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Marketing and commercial managers (SOC 2432) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~108k in sample- Middle half £40,664–67,912
- Median £53,404
- Going rate £50,100
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £35,000–45,100
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. VMA Group holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2432 going rate of £50,100. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.