Business Manager Jobs

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 31 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
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 208 425 768
Rank change year-on-year +217 +343 -198
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,466 695 560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.41% 0.73% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.48% 0.80% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,154 343 370
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,200 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £51,250 £48,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.63% +8.00% +1.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,750 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.60% +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 98,949 86,999 161,827
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 91.30% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 70,362 55,875 84,924
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
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 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 31 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 31 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 +221 1,286 £47,500 -29.63% 327
UK excluding London +150 984 £47,750 -23.60% 238
Work from Home +149 718 £40,000 -43.34% 127
London +254 408 £40,000 -43.34% 88
South East +43 281 £45,000 -21.74% 66
North of England +160 239 £50,000 -29.18% 74
Midlands +121 227 £45,000 -28.00% 33
West Midlands +99 165 £40,060 -35.90% 22
North West +78 129 £54,223 -23.20% 42
Yorkshire +129 100 £50,000 +2.77% 25
Scotland -1 83 £62,500 -11.47% 14
South West -11 65 £52,396 -25.79% 26
East of England +13 60 £50,000 -24.87% 22
East Midlands +17 55 £52,500 -8.70% 11
Wales +39 38 £35,700 -49.43% 3
Northern Ireland +35 12 £60,000 - 5
North East -7 10 £40,000 -43.34% 7

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 1,012 (69.03%) Business Development
2 384 (26.19%) Social Skills
3 290 (19.78%) Salesforce
4 260 (17.74%) Finance
5 229 (15.62%) CRM
6 223 (15.21%) Client Onboarding
7 222 (15.14%) Customer Experience
8 175 (11.94%) Decision-Making
9 163 (11.12%) Marketing
10 146 (9.96%) Microsoft
11 138 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
12 134 (9.14%) Microsoft Office
13 122 (8.32%) Project Management
14 111 (7.57%) Business Strategy
15 108 (7.37%) Degree
16 107 (7.30%) Self-Motivation
17 103 (7.03%) Agile
18 101 (6.89%) Retail
19 87 (5.93%) Business Intelligence
20 84 (5.73%) Logistics
21 83 (5.66%) Telecoms
21 83 (5.66%) Change Management
22 81 (5.53%) SaaS
22 81 (5.53%) Analytics
23 74 (5.05%) B2B
24 72 (4.91%) Contract Negotiation
25 71 (4.84%) SQL
25 71 (4.84%) Asset Management
26 68 (4.64%) Continuous Improvement
27 66 (4.50%) ERP

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 (0.95%) Confluence
2 7 (0.48%) SAS
2 7 (0.48%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.20%) Apache
4 2 (0.14%) CMS
4 2 (0.14%) Ethereum
5 1 (0.068%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 138 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 134 (9.14%) Microsoft Office
3 62 (4.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.20%) SPSS
6 1 (0.068%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.068%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.068%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.068%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 43 (2.93%) Salesforce CRM
2 15 (1.02%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.34%) iTrent
5 3 (0.20%) Misys Midas
5 3 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.068%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.068%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.068%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.068%) Odoo
7 1 (0.068%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 81 (5.53%) SaaS
2 51 (3.48%) Power Platform
3 45 (3.07%) Azure
4 37 (2.52%) AWS
5 34 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (0.55%) Google Workspace
8 7 (0.48%) IBM Cloud
9 6 (0.41%) Asana
9 6 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 5 (0.34%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.27%) GCP
12 3 (0.20%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.20%) Dropbox
12 3 (0.20%) GitHub
12 3 (0.20%) Rubrik
12 3 (0.20%) Zapier
13 2 (0.14%) dbt
13 2 (0.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.57%) VoIP
2 22 (1.50%) Broadband
2 22 (1.50%) Unified Communications
3 11 (0.75%) Network Security
4 9 (0.61%) Internet
5 7 (0.48%) Firewall
6 6 (0.41%) WAN
7 5 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.27%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.27%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.27%) WPA
9 3 (0.20%) MPLS
9 3 (0.20%) VPN
10 2 (0.14%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.14%) VPLS
11 1 (0.068%) 4G
11 1 (0.068%) LoRaWAN
11 1 (0.068%) Radio Access Network
11 1 (0.068%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (2.86%) Power BI
2 26 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (0.95%) SQL Server
4 12 (0.82%) Tableau
5 10 (0.68%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (0.61%) Star Schema
7 7 (0.48%) GIS
8 6 (0.41%) Power Query
8 6 (0.41%) PowerPivot
9 5 (0.34%) Big Data
10 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.20%) EDRMS
11 3 (0.20%) Snowflake Schema
11 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.14%) Looker
13 1 (0.068%) Hadoop
13 1 (0.068%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 22 (1.50%) JIRA
2 6 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.14%) Git
4 1 (0.068%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 384 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 260 (17.74%) Finance
3 163 (11.12%) Marketing
4 101 (6.89%) Retail
5 83 (5.66%) Telecoms
6 64 (4.37%) Presentation Skills
7 60 (4.09%) Analytical Skills
8 59 (4.02%) Manufacturing
9 56 (3.82%) Public Sector
10 49 (3.34%) Legal
11 46 (3.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 35 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
13 34 (2.32%) Front Office
14 21 (1.43%) Automotive
15 20 (1.36%) Law
16 18 (1.23%) Local Government
16 18 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (1.02%) Health Technology
17 15 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
18 14 (0.95%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.48%) Flash
2 6 (0.41%) HTML
3 5 (0.34%) CSS
3 5 (0.34%) JSON
4 3 (0.20%) .NET
4 3 (0.20%) MDX
5 2 (0.14%) web3js
6 1 (0.068%) ADO
6 1 (0.068%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 107 (7.30%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (2.52%) Product Ownership
3 36 (2.46%) Derivative
4 35 (2.39%) Fixed Income
4 35 (2.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 34 (2.32%) Driving Licence
5 34 (2.32%) Equities
5 34 (2.32%) Hedge funds
6 33 (2.25%) Onboarding
7 31 (2.11%) Management Information System
8 23 (1.57%) Social Media
9 20 (1.36%) NHS
10 15 (1.02%) Life Science
11 10 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (0.68%) Biopharmaceutical
12 9 (0.61%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.55%) CCTV
13 8 (0.55%) IoT
14 6 (0.41%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.55%) Windows
2 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,012 (69.03%) Business Development
2 229 (15.62%) CRM
3 223 (15.21%) Client Onboarding
4 222 (15.14%) Customer Experience
5 175 (11.94%) Decision-Making
6 122 (8.32%) Project Management
7 111 (7.57%) Business Strategy
8 103 (7.03%) Agile
9 87 (5.93%) Business Intelligence
10 84 (5.73%) Logistics
11 83 (5.66%) Change Management
12 81 (5.53%) Analytics
13 74 (5.05%) B2B
14 72 (4.91%) Contract Negotiation
15 71 (4.84%) Asset Management
16 68 (4.64%) Continuous Improvement
17 66 (4.50%) ERP
17 66 (4.50%) Problem-Solving
18 65 (4.43%) Stakeholder Management
19 64 (4.37%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 71 (4.84%) SQL
2 50 (3.41%) Python
3 11 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 9 (0.61%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.41%) R
6 5 (0.34%) VB
7 3 (0.20%) C#
7 3 (0.20%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 108 (7.37%) Degree
2 26 (1.77%) PMI Certification
3 23 (1.57%) PMP
4 16 (1.09%) DBS Check
5 14 (0.95%) APMG
5 14 (0.95%) Master's Degree
6 11 (0.75%) PhD
7 10 (0.68%) CFA
7 10 (0.68%) CIMA
7 10 (0.68%) MBA
8 5 (0.34%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.27%) BICSI RCDD
9 4 (0.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.14%) APMP
10 2 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.14%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.068%) ACCA
11 1 (0.068%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.068%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (3.89%) SLA
2 28 (1.91%) QA
3 17 (1.16%) GDPR
4 10 (0.68%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.48%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.48%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.20%) PMO
9 2 (0.14%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.068%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.068%) GAAP
10 1 (0.068%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.068%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 3 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.068%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.068%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 290 (19.78%) Salesforce
2 146 (9.96%) Microsoft
3 56 (3.82%) SAP
4 31 (2.11%) YouTube
5 18 (1.23%) NetApp
5 18 (1.23%) ServiceNow
6 11 (0.75%) IBM
7 10 (0.68%) Cisco
7 10 (0.68%) Intel
8 8 (0.55%) Google
8 8 (0.55%) Oracle
9 7 (0.48%) Adobe
10 6 (0.41%) BT
10 6 (0.41%) Concur
10 6 (0.41%) HubSpot
11 5 (0.34%) Sage
12 4 (0.27%) Dell
12 4 (0.27%) HP
12 4 (0.27%) NEC
12 4 (0.27%) Sophos