Business Manager
UK
The median Business Manager daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 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 29 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 389 | 400 | 475 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +75 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager | 152 | 189 | 216 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.47% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 128 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £668 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £788 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £507 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.23% | -7.91% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.97 | £53.19 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £57.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -51.86% | +111.73% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £39.19 | £61.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £57.13 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -51.86% | +111.73% |
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 | 28,175 | 40,373 | 52,578 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.06% | 92.95% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,013 | 25,931 | 36,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,255 | 2,874 | 1,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -14.50% | +75.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Manager
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 29 June 2025.
Business Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Manager.
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Top 15 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 29 June 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 | +28 | 144 | £575 | +4.55% | 1,449 |
| London | +83 | 112 | £600 | - | 589 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 74 | £611 | +5.94% | 523 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 34 | £480 | -5.23% | 941 |
| North of England | +6 | 13 | £413 | -28.26% | 258 |
| Midlands | -10 | 9 | £500 | +2.56% | 180 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 7 | £413 | -32.38% | 93 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 5 | £500 | - | 108 |
| South East | +18 | 4 | £500 | -4.81% | 225 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 4 | £486 | +29.60% | 70 |
| North West | +5 | 4 | £500 | -13.04% | 137 |
| Scotland | -4 | 4 | £553 | +22.89% | 42 |
| South West | +38 | 2 | - | - | 82 |
| North East | - | 2 | £440 | - | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 June 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: