Business Manager Contract Job Trends in Central London

Business Manager
London > Central London

The median Business Manager daily rate in Central London is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 122 142
Rank change year-on-year -1 +20 +42
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 5 14 16
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.26% 0.60% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.64% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 10
10th Percentile £389 £375 £457
25th Percentile £420 £509 £520
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £585 £575
Median % change year-on-year +0.43% +1.74% -14.02%
75th Percentile £725 £644 £722
90th Percentile - £675 £765
London median daily rate £575 £669 £597
% change year-on-year -14.02% +12.02% -2.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,777 2,200 2,904
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 93.66% 94.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,226 1,395 2,023
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +0.88%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 25 14
10th Percentile £17.43 £21.55 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.09 £27.00 £22.44
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -5.41% -10.84%
75th Percentile £35.75 £78.75 £48.25
90th Percentile £62.35 £127.30 £63.88
London median hourly rate £27.20 £35.75 £40.50
% change year-on-year -23.92% -11.73% +23.66%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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 Central London.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Central London

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in Central London over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Manager in Central London

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Central London

Business Manager
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -10 4 £725 +23.93% 74
City of Westminster - 1 £388 -
Business Manager
London

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, 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 Central London region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Law
1 3 (60.00%) AI
1 3 (60.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Information Management
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Information Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity Planning
2 2 (40.00%) Power BI
2 2 (40.00%) Records Management
2 2 (40.00%) GDPR
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Police
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Freedom of Information
2 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (40.00%) BCP
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (60.00%) Law
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Police
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (20.00%) Hedge funds
2 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) AI
1 3 (60.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) BCP
2 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity Planning
2 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Information Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Information Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Records Management
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) GDPR