Business Manager Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Business Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Business Manager daily rate in Leeds is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 - £610
% change year-on-year - - -6.15%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 904 477 752
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.36% 98.15% 92.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 544 308 476
10th Percentile £331 £275 £300
25th Percentile £419 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £578 £538 £581
90th Percentile £671 £600 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £495
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.04% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 22
10th Percentile £14.25 £31.53 £11.75
25th Percentile £16.96 £31.62 £12.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £33.11 £16.68
Median % change year-on-year -21.47% +98.50% -22.42%
75th Percentile £35.00 £66.51 £48.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £85.74 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £18.27
% change year-on-year +16.40% +21.18% -8.65%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 13 June 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 Leeds region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Business Development
1 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Behavioural Change
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (25.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (25.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements

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

General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Media Streaming
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Development
1 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Behavioural Change
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (25.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (25.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements