Business Manager Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Business Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Business Manager daily rate in Glasgow is £431, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025.

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

 6 months to
21 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 60 72
Rank change year-on-year -16 +12 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 6 3 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.83% 0.44% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.47% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 1
10th Percentile £354 £440 -
25th Percentile £355 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £600 £475
Median % change year-on-year -28.17% +26.32% -26.92%
75th Percentile £548 £700 £488
90th Percentile £553 £760 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 676 640 777
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 93.98% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 406 455 520
10th Percentile £264 £227 £325
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £575
90th Percentile £613 £669 £676
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 18 23
10th Percentile - £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.84 £15.65 £13.71
Median hourly rate £21.86 £19.59 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.59% +11.94% -53.25%
75th Percentile £26.21 £32.17 £53.24
90th Percentile £57.50 £46.58 £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.20 £17.72
% change year-on-year +9.89% +2.71% -5.87%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in Glasgow

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in Glasgow over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Manager in Glasgow

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Business Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) Banking
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Corporate Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) Data Transformation
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Business Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Experience
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Service Management
4 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Banking
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Corporate Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Data Transformation
2 2 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Experience
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
8 Business Manager jobs in Glasgow