Business Manager
UK
The median Business Manager daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 360 | 416 | 469 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +53 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager | 167 | 182 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.57% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.62% | 0.45% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 125 | 122 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £458 | £474 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £673 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £738 | £709 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.50 | £54.80 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £22.61 | £57.22 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -56.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £57.13 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -51.86% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,138 | 40,367 | 56,304 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.49% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,714 | 26,265 | 39,350 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,034 | 2,668 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.06 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.50 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.11% | -6.91% | +117.60% |
Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Manager.
Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Business Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Manager.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| England | +51 | 162 | £625 | +13.64% | 1,071 |
| London | +89 | 132 | £655 | +13.72% | 409 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 77 | £600 | +9.09% | 377 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 28 | £525 | - | 758 |
| Midlands | +11 | 12 | £525 | +13.51% | 152 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 9 | £500 | +8.11% | 97 |
| North of England | +13 | 5 | £525 | -8.70% | 211 |
| South East | +15 | 4 | £500 | -9.09% | 175 |
| North West | +9 | 4 | £525 | -5.62% | 111 |
| Scotland | +7 | 3 | £553 | -14.92% | 53 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £525 | - | 50 |
| South West | +39 | 2 | £550 | +8.64% | 62 |
| East of England | +30 | 2 | - | - | 89 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 1 | - | - | 73 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 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 featuring Business Manager in the job title.
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Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: