Business Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Business Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Business Manager daily rate in Bristol is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - 79
Rank change year-on-year - - +18
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 2 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.20% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £550
25th Percentile £563 - £569
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 - £644
90th Percentile - - £663
South West median daily rate £575 £575 £575
% change year-on-year - - +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £97.75 - -
Median hourly rate £101.50 - -
75th Percentile £105.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £58.75 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 940 562 996
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 96.90% 95.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 442 308 578
10th Percentile £278 £181 £263
25th Percentile £400 £317 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £636
90th Percentile £725 £688 £688
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 255 68 160
10th Percentile £17.87 £35.00 £34.80
25th Percentile £33.50 £61.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile - £68.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £67.70 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -14.06%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 17 February 2026, Business Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Management
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Management
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP