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manage contracts

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree on and document any changes in line with any legal limitations.

manage contracts — negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree on and document any changes in line with any legal limitations. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 58.08/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 24 occupations in our catalogue, including Real estate sales agents, construction general contractor, ICT account manager, and ICT buyer.

Category: skills › negotiating and managing contracts and agreements SCI: 58.08/100 Also known as: supervise manage contracts, managing a contract, regulate manage contracts, oversee manage contracts, manage a contract, maintain manage contracts

Occupations that require manage contracts

Showing top 20 of 24 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Real estate sales agents 👥 700,000 · 🤖 5.5/10
construction general contractor · 🤖 3.0/10
ICT account manager · 🤖 5.0/10
ICT buyer · 🤖 5.0/10
advertising media buyer · 🤖 5.0/10
commercial director · 🤖 5.0/10
contract engineer · 🤖 5.0/10
contract manager · 🤖 5.0/10
curator of horticulture · 🤖 5.0/10
electricity sales representative · 🤖 5.0/10
location manager · 🤖 5.0/10
movie distributor · 🤖 5.0/10
procurement category specialist · 🤖 5.0/10
promoter · 🤖 5.0/10
purchaser · 🤖 5.0/10
rental manager · 🤖 5.0/10
sales account manager · 🤖 5.0/10
shipbroker · 🤖 5.0/10
specialised goods distribution manager · 🤖 5.0/10
talent agent · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is manage contracts?

Negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree on and document any changes in line with any legal limitations.

What category of skill is manage contracts?

ESCO classifies manage contracts under the skills category, specifically in the negotiating and managing contracts and agreements subcategory.

Is manage contracts an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 58.08/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require manage contracts?

In our catalogue, 24 occupations list manage contracts as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Real estate sales agents, construction general contractor, ICT account manager, ICT buyer, advertising media buyer, commercial director.

How transferable is manage contracts between industries?

ESCO tags manage contracts as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is manage contracts the same as supervise manage contracts?

Yes — manage contracts is also known as supervise manage contracts, managing a contract, regulate manage contracts, oversee manage contracts, manage a contract, maintain manage contracts, or contract management. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn manage contracts?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands manage contracts and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.