Business Manager
UK
The median Business Manager salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 208 | 215 | 465 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +250 | +290 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager | 743 | 1,297 | 720 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.47% | 1.40% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.64% | 1.48% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 368 | 1,057 | 425 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £70,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -36.26% | +12.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £85,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,000 | £45,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -33.33% | +22.73% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 45,395 | 87,903 | 100,964 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.66% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,615 | 64,309 | 62,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,550 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,645 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager.
Business Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.
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 3 April 2025. 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 |
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| England | -14 | 614 | £56,000 | +24.44% | 615 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 388 | £42,000 | -6.67% | 285 |
| London | +19 | 256 | £85,000 | +77.15% | 374 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 214 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 279 |
| North of England | -6 | 97 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 77 |
| Midlands | +6 | 90 | £28,822 | -35.95% | 33 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 84 | £28,822 | -35.95% | 24 |
| South East | -63 | 76 | £44,750 | +17.76% | 106 |
| North West | -11 | 64 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 45 |
| East of England | +70 | 51 | £60,250 | +14.76% | 32 |
| South West | +77 | 36 | £38,000 | -27.47% | 17 |
| Scotland | +76 | 28 | £57,500 | +105.36% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 18 | £60,743 | +10.44% | 18 |
| North East | +48 | 13 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 5 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 3 |
| Wales | +28 | 5 | £62,500 | +111.86% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 5 | £63,750 | +21.72% | 9 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 April 2025, 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.
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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:
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