Business Manager Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Business Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Business Manager daily rate in Southampton is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 1.02% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £500 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 170 106 150
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.29% 100.00% 86.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 62 101
10th Percentile £212 £175 £200
25th Percentile £305 £240 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £363 £500
Median % change year-on-year +27.59% -27.50% -
75th Percentile £543 £522 £614
90th Percentile £586 £600 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £545 £563
% change year-on-year -1.38% -3.11% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 0 9
10th Percentile £22.50 - £14.95
25th Percentile £25.08 - £16.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 - £40.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +68.14%
75th Percentile £50.13 - £75.00
90th Percentile £88.00 - £77.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.00 £54.94 £47.50
% change year-on-year -54.49% +15.66% -2.06%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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 Southampton.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in Southampton

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 15 March 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 Southampton region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Business Enablement
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Record to Report
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Cash Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Business Enablement
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Record to Report
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Cash Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement