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 26 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 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 203 | 210 | 432 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +222 | +319 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager | 791 | 1,415 | 757 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.53% | 1.44% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.70% | 1.52% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 422 | 1,177 | 406 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,915 | £35,000 | £42,038 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -35.71% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £62,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £80,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -30.77% | +18.18% |
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 | 46,426 | 92,901 | 96,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.96% | 94.63% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,313 | 66,762 | 60,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,956 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | -11.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £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 26 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 26 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 | -23 | 653 | £56,000 | +39.79% | 842 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 422 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 437 |
| London | +10 | 254 | £90,000 | +125.00% | 463 |
| Work from Home | -57 | 251 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 354 |
| North of England | -6 | 105 | £50,890 | +1.78% | 119 |
| Midlands | -6 | 103 | £30,580 | -25.92% | 80 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 94 | £30,580 | -20.57% | 45 |
| North West | -3 | 71 | £55,000 | +7.32% | 65 |
| South East | -75 | 71 | £62,500 | +56.25% | 125 |
| East of England | +76 | 63 | £50,000 | - | 53 |
| South West | +90 | 39 | £38,000 | -27.47% | 23 |
| Scotland | +84 | 31 | £38,000 | -27.62% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 18 | £60,743 | +21.49% | 40 |
| North East | +57 | 14 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 8 | £52,500 | - | 34 |
| Wales | +14 | 7 | £75,000 | +110.08% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 3 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 7 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 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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