Business Manager Jobs

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 31 October 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 176 198 537
Rank change year-on-year +22 +339 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,185 1,055 779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.56% 1.83% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.91% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 469 633 481
10th Percentile £28,822 £25,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £27,500 £49,716
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £39,085 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +40.72% -37.46% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £32,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +40.63% -41.82% -

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 71,968 55,098 132,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 95.65% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 37,505 40,133 78,004
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,604 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,525 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,404 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.99% - +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.

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 October 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 October 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 +56 1,047 £55,000 +37.50% 132
UK excluding London +26 845 £45,000 +40.63% 112
Work from Home +24 342 £42,500 -20.10% 58
North of England +70 320 £55,000 +10.00% 28
London +38 292 £85,000 +33.33% 38
North West +27 179 £50,000 -0.50% 18
Midlands +15 179 £29,411 +10.98% 21
West Midlands +32 132 £28,822 +8.76% 15
South East -8 132 £55,000 +40.72% 23
Yorkshire +81 127 £55,000 +33.94% 9
Scotland -65 77 £38,000 +52.00% 6
East of England -45 63 £40,000 +2.34% 8
South West +2 47 £45,000 +36.36% 17
East Midlands -46 47 £50,000 +78.57% 6
Northern Ireland +16 22 £55,000 - 6
North East -30 14 £60,000 +87.50% 1
Wales +6 6 £60,350 +101.17% 3

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

For the 6 months to 31 October 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.

1 912 (76.96%) Business Development
2 457 (38.57%) Social Skills
3 338 (28.52%) Finance
4 260 (21.94%) CRM
5 256 (21.60%) B2B
6 224 (18.90%) Salesforce
7 214 (18.06%) Retail
8 181 (15.27%) Decision-Making
9 170 (14.35%) Microsoft
10 163 (13.76%) Contract Negotiation
11 161 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
12 153 (12.91%) Life Science
13 151 (12.74%) Microsoft Excel
14 147 (12.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
15 137 (11.56%) Strategic Planning
16 130 (10.97%) Logistics
16 130 (10.97%) Business Strategy
17 125 (10.55%) Presentation Skills
17 125 (10.55%) Time Management
18 124 (10.46%) B2B Sales
19 118 (9.96%) Marketing
20 101 (8.52%) Business Intelligence
21 99 (8.35%) Self-Motivation
22 91 (7.68%) Legal
23 81 (6.84%) Value Proposition
24 80 (6.75%) Problem-Solving
24 80 (6.75%) Driving Licence
25 79 (6.67%) Project Management
25 79 (6.67%) Banking
26 78 (6.58%) Agile

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 4 (0.34%) Apache
2 3 (0.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 161 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
2 151 (12.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 147 (12.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.084%) CATIA
5 1 (0.084%) InDesign
5 1 (0.084%) Mingle
5 1 (0.084%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.084%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 52 (4.39%) Salesforce CRM
2 36 (3.04%) Aladdin
3 7 (0.59%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.25%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.084%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.084%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.084%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.084%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.084%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.084%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.084%) Q-Pulse
6 1 (0.084%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.084%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 49 (4.14%) AWS
2 30 (2.53%) Power Platform
3 22 (1.86%) SaaS
4 9 (0.76%) Azure
4 9 (0.76%) Google Workspace
5 8 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (0.42%) dbt
7 2 (0.17%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.17%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.17%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.084%) Figma
8 1 (0.084%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.93%) VoIP
2 7 (0.59%) Internet
3 6 (0.51%) Unified Communications
4 5 (0.42%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.42%) WAN
5 4 (0.34%) LAN
5 4 (0.34%) MPLS
5 4 (0.34%) VPLS
5 4 (0.34%) Wireless
5 4 (0.34%) WLAN
6 3 (0.25%) Broadband
7 2 (0.17%) 4G
7 2 (0.17%) 5G
7 2 (0.17%) PBX
8 1 (0.084%) Network Security
8 1 (0.084%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (2.19%) Power BI
2 11 (0.93%) Tableau
3 8 (0.68%) GIS
4 7 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.34%) Apache Arrow
5 4 (0.34%) Dremio
6 3 (0.25%) Looker
6 3 (0.25%) Power Query
6 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.17%) Big Data
7 2 (0.17%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.084%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.084%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
General
1 457 (38.57%) Social Skills
2 338 (28.52%) Finance
3 214 (18.06%) Retail
4 125 (10.55%) Presentation Skills
5 118 (9.96%) Marketing
6 91 (7.68%) Legal
7 79 (6.67%) Banking
8 62 (5.23%) Analytical Skills
9 60 (5.06%) Local Government
10 54 (4.56%) Front Office
11 42 (3.54%) Telecoms
12 40 (3.38%) Investment Banking
12 40 (3.38%) Pharmaceutical
13 36 (3.04%) Aerospace
14 35 (2.95%) Aviation
15 29 (2.45%) Manufacturing
16 24 (2.03%) Public Sector
17 22 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 21 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
19 19 (1.60%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 153 (12.91%) Life Science
2 99 (8.35%) Self-Motivation
3 80 (6.75%) Driving Licence
4 54 (4.56%) Derivative
4 54 (4.56%) Equities
4 54 (4.56%) Fixed Income
4 54 (4.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 54 (4.56%) Hedge funds
4 54 (4.56%) Product Ownership
5 46 (3.88%) iPad
6 24 (2.03%) Pharmacovigilance
7 21 (1.77%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.35%) NHS
9 15 (1.27%) Social Media
10 14 (1.18%) Onboarding
10 14 (1.18%) PMI
11 10 (0.84%) CCTV
12 9 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (0.42%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.42%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (0.84%) Windows
2 6 (0.51%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.17%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.084%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 912 (76.96%) Business Development
2 260 (21.94%) CRM
3 256 (21.60%) B2B
4 181 (15.27%) Decision-Making
5 163 (13.76%) Contract Negotiation
6 137 (11.56%) Strategic Planning
7 130 (10.97%) Business Strategy
7 130 (10.97%) Logistics
8 125 (10.55%) Time Management
9 124 (10.46%) B2B Sales
10 101 (8.52%) Business Intelligence
11 81 (6.84%) Value Proposition
12 80 (6.75%) Problem-Solving
13 79 (6.67%) Project Management
14 78 (6.58%) Agile
15 74 (6.24%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 62 (5.23%) Asset Management
17 61 (5.15%) Artificial Intelligence
17 61 (5.15%) Customer Experience
18 60 (5.06%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (5.40%) SQL
2 53 (4.47%) Python
3 5 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.17%) C#
4 2 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 49 (4.14%) Degree
2 32 (2.70%) PMI Certification
3 30 (2.53%) ACCA
4 24 (2.03%) CFA
4 24 (2.03%) CIMA
5 19 (1.60%) PMP
6 6 (0.51%) DBS Check
7 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.25%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.25%) Security Cleared
9 2 (0.17%) APMP
9 2 (0.17%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.17%) MBA
9 2 (0.17%) PhD
10 1 (0.084%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.084%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.084%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.084%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.084%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (4.73%) SLA
2 26 (2.19%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.18%) QA
4 11 (0.93%) ISO 22301
5 10 (0.84%) Good Clinical Practice
6 6 (0.51%) Accessibility
6 6 (0.51%) GAAP
6 6 (0.51%) IFRS
7 4 (0.34%) GDPR
7 4 (0.34%) PMO
8 1 (0.084%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.084%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.084%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.084%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (0.084%) WMI
Vendors
1 224 (18.90%) Salesforce
2 170 (14.35%) Microsoft
3 56 (4.73%) SAP
4 36 (3.04%) BISAM
4 36 (3.04%) Bloomberg
5 34 (2.87%) YouTube
6 21 (1.77%) Intel
7 12 (1.01%) HubSpot
8 11 (0.93%) Google
9 10 (0.84%) NEC
10 8 (0.68%) Computacenter
11 7 (0.59%) VMware
12 6 (0.51%) BT
12 6 (0.51%) NetApp
13 5 (0.42%) Fujitsu
14 4 (0.34%) CA
14 4 (0.34%) Facebook
15 3 (0.25%) N-able
16 2 (0.17%) ServiceNow
16 2 (0.17%) UiPath