Business Manager
UK

The median Business Manager salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

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

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 213 432 736
Rank change year-on-year +219 +304 -170
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,429 694 563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.39% 0.71% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 0.78% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,136 351 371
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £51,250 £48,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.63% +8.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.00% +13.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 97,260 88,990 160,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69,382 56,369 85,188
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,663
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in the UK

Business Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager.

Salary trend for Business Manager in the UK

Business Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the UK

Business Manager
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +215 1,254 £45,500 -32.59% 323
UK excluding London +158 956 £47,500 -24.00% 233
Work from Home +158 712 £40,000 -43.34% 135
London +287 402 £40,000 -43.34% 92
South East +50 279 £45,000 -21.74% 59
North of England +159 225 £50,000 -29.18% 79
Midlands +122 222 £45,000 -28.00% 32
West Midlands +110 160 £40,060 -35.90% 19
North West +84 122 £54,612 -22.65% 46
Yorkshire +132 94 £50,000 +2.04% 25
Scotland +5 82 £63,750 -9.70% 14
South West -2 65 £52,396 -25.79% 23
East of England +7 56 £51,250 -14.58% 21
East Midlands +17 54 £52,500 -16.00% 13
Wales +35 38 £35,700 -49.43% 3
Northern Ireland +28 10 £60,000 - 7
North East -3 9 £40,000 -43.34% 8

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Business Manager 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 permanent job ads featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 984 (68.86%) Business Development
2 372 (26.03%) Social Skills
3 288 (20.15%) Salesforce
4 250 (17.49%) Finance
5 225 (15.75%) CRM
6 220 (15.40%) Client Onboarding
7 219 (15.33%) Customer Experience
8 164 (11.48%) Decision-Making
9 159 (11.13%) Marketing
10 137 (9.59%) Microsoft
11 128 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
12 126 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
13 119 (8.33%) Project Management
14 107 (7.49%) Agile
14 107 (7.49%) Degree
14 107 (7.49%) Business Strategy
15 101 (7.07%) Self-Motivation
16 91 (6.37%) Retail
17 85 (5.95%) Change Management
18 80 (5.60%) Telecoms
18 80 (5.60%) Business Intelligence
18 80 (5.60%) SaaS
18 80 (5.60%) Analytics
19 76 (5.32%) Logistics
20 74 (5.18%) B2B
21 73 (5.11%) Asset Management
22 71 (4.97%) SQL
23 69 (4.83%) Continuous Improvement
24 65 (4.55%) ERP
24 65 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management

Business 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (0.98%) Confluence
2 7 (0.49%) SAS
2 7 (0.49%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.21%) Apache
4 2 (0.14%) CMS
4 2 (0.14%) Ethereum
5 1 (0.070%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 128 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 126 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
3 54 (3.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.21%) SPSS
6 1 (0.070%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.070%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.070%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 43 (3.01%) Salesforce CRM
2 15 (1.05%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.35%) iTrent
5 3 (0.21%) Misys Midas
5 3 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.070%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.070%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.070%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.070%) Odoo
7 1 (0.070%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 80 (5.60%) SaaS
2 47 (3.29%) Power Platform
3 44 (3.08%) Azure
4 37 (2.59%) AWS
5 33 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (0.56%) Google Workspace
8 7 (0.49%) IBM Cloud
9 6 (0.42%) Asana
9 6 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 5 (0.35%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.28%) GCP
12 3 (0.21%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.21%) Dropbox
12 3 (0.21%) GitHub
12 3 (0.21%) Rubrik
12 3 (0.21%) Zapier
13 2 (0.14%) dbt
13 2 (0.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.54%) Broadband
1 22 (1.54%) Unified Communications
1 22 (1.54%) VoIP
2 10 (0.70%) Network Security
3 8 (0.56%) Internet
4 7 (0.49%) Firewall
5 5 (0.35%) WAN
6 4 (0.28%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.28%) WPA
7 3 (0.21%) MPLS
7 3 (0.21%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.21%) VPN
8 2 (0.14%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.14%) VPLS
9 1 (0.070%) 4G
9 1 (0.070%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.070%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.070%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (2.73%) Power BI
2 26 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (0.98%) SQL Server
4 12 (0.84%) Tableau
5 10 (0.70%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (0.63%) Star Schema
7 6 (0.42%) GIS
7 6 (0.42%) Power Query
7 6 (0.42%) PowerPivot
8 5 (0.35%) Big Data
9 4 (0.28%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.21%) EDRMS
10 3 (0.21%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.14%) Looker
12 1 (0.070%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.070%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 22 (1.54%) JIRA
2 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.14%) Git
4 1 (0.070%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 372 (26.03%) Social Skills
2 250 (17.49%) Finance
3 159 (11.13%) Marketing
4 91 (6.37%) Retail
5 80 (5.60%) Telecoms
6 64 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
7 59 (4.13%) Analytical Skills
7 59 (4.13%) Manufacturing
8 56 (3.92%) Public Sector
9 46 (3.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 45 (3.15%) Legal
11 36 (2.52%) Front Office
12 35 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
13 21 (1.47%) Automotive
14 19 (1.33%) Law
15 18 (1.26%) Local Government
15 18 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
16 15 (1.05%) Health Technology
16 15 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
17 14 (0.98%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.49%) Flash
2 6 (0.42%) HTML
3 5 (0.35%) CSS
3 5 (0.35%) JSON
4 3 (0.21%) .NET
4 3 (0.21%) MDX
5 2 (0.14%) web3js
6 1 (0.070%) ADO
6 1 (0.070%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 101 (7.07%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (2.73%) Product Ownership
3 38 (2.66%) Derivative
4 37 (2.59%) Fixed Income
4 37 (2.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 36 (2.52%) Equities
5 36 (2.52%) Hedge funds
6 34 (2.38%) Driving Licence
7 32 (2.24%) Onboarding
8 31 (2.17%) Management Information System
9 23 (1.61%) Social Media
10 20 (1.40%) NHS
11 15 (1.05%) Life Science
12 10 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (0.70%) Biopharmaceutical
13 9 (0.63%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (0.56%) IoT
15 7 (0.49%) CCTV
16 6 (0.42%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.42%) Apple iOS
1 6 (0.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 984 (68.86%) Business Development
2 225 (15.75%) CRM
3 220 (15.40%) Client Onboarding
4 219 (15.33%) Customer Experience
5 164 (11.48%) Decision-Making
6 119 (8.33%) Project Management
7 107 (7.49%) Agile
7 107 (7.49%) Business Strategy
8 85 (5.95%) Change Management
9 80 (5.60%) Analytics
9 80 (5.60%) Business Intelligence
10 76 (5.32%) Logistics
11 74 (5.18%) B2B
12 73 (5.11%) Asset Management
13 69 (4.83%) Continuous Improvement
14 65 (4.55%) Artificial Intelligence
14 65 (4.55%) ERP
14 65 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
15 64 (4.48%) Contract Negotiation
15 64 (4.48%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 71 (4.97%) SQL
2 50 (3.50%) Python
3 11 (0.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 9 (0.63%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.42%) R
6 5 (0.35%) VB
7 3 (0.21%) C#
7 3 (0.21%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 107 (7.49%) Degree
2 25 (1.75%) PMI Certification
3 22 (1.54%) PMP
4 16 (1.12%) DBS Check
5 14 (0.98%) APMG
5 14 (0.98%) Master's Degree
6 11 (0.77%) PhD
7 10 (0.70%) CFA
7 10 (0.70%) CIMA
7 10 (0.70%) MBA
8 5 (0.35%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.28%) BICSI RCDD
9 4 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.14%) APMP
10 2 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.14%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.070%) ACCA
11 1 (0.070%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.070%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.070%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (3.99%) SLA
2 27 (1.89%) QA
3 16 (1.12%) GDPR
4 10 (0.70%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.49%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.21%) PMO
9 2 (0.14%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.070%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.070%) GAAP
10 1 (0.070%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.070%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 2 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.070%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.070%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 288 (20.15%) Salesforce
2 137 (9.59%) Microsoft
3 56 (3.92%) SAP
4 27 (1.89%) YouTube
5 18 (1.26%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.19%) NetApp
7 11 (0.77%) IBM
8 10 (0.70%) Cisco
9 8 (0.56%) Google
9 8 (0.56%) Intel
9 8 (0.56%) Oracle
10 7 (0.49%) Adobe
11 6 (0.42%) BT
11 6 (0.42%) Concur
11 6 (0.42%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.35%) Sage
13 4 (0.28%) Dell
13 4 (0.28%) HP
13 4 (0.28%) Sophos
13 4 (0.28%) Workday