Business Manager Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Business Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Business Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 268 377
Rank change year-on-year +39 +109 +53
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 75 77 100
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.76% 0.50% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.54% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 48 68
10th Percentile £451 £425 £423
25th Percentile £538 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £788 £706 £638
90th Percentile - £788 £656
UK median daily rate £625 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +13.64% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 0
Median hourly rate - £25.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £27.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year - -56.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Business Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Business Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Business Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Manager.

Business Manager daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Business Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Manager.

Business Manager hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 47 (62.67%) Finance
2 43 (57.33%) Agile
3 37 (49.33%) Asset Management
3 37 (49.33%) Business Analysis
3 37 (49.33%) Investment Management
4 35 (46.67%) SQL
4 35 (46.67%) Business Intelligence
5 34 (45.33%) Python
5 34 (45.33%) Front Office
5 34 (45.33%) Fixed Income
5 34 (45.33%) Derivative
5 34 (45.33%) Hedge funds
5 34 (45.33%) Portfolio Management
6 32 (42.67%) Aladdin
7 31 (41.33%) BISAM
8 20 (26.67%) Analytics
9 18 (24.00%) Onboarding
10 17 (22.67%) Performance Attribution
10 17 (22.67%) Quantitative Research
10 17 (22.67%) Data Mapping
10 17 (22.67%) User Acceptance Testing
10 17 (22.67%) Change Management
10 17 (22.67%) Charles River
11 16 (21.33%) Stakeholder Management
12 14 (18.67%) SimCorp
12 14 (18.67%) Calypso
12 14 (18.67%) thinkFolio
12 14 (18.67%) Social Skills
13 9 (12.00%) Impact Assessments
13 9 (12.00%) Project Delivery

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (2.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (2.67%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 32 (42.67%) Aladdin
2 14 (18.67%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.33%) Azure
2 1 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (1.33%) Power Automate
2 1 (1.33%) PowerApps
2 1 (1.33%) SaaS
2 1 (1.33%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.33%) Internet
1 1 (1.33%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.00%) Power BI
2 1 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
General
1 47 (62.67%) Finance
2 34 (45.33%) Front Office
3 14 (18.67%) Social Skills
4 6 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (6.67%) Public Sector
6 3 (4.00%) Legal
6 3 (4.00%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.33%) Back Office
7 1 (1.33%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.33%) Law
7 1 (1.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.33%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 34 (45.33%) Derivative
1 34 (45.33%) Fixed Income
1 34 (45.33%) Hedge funds
2 18 (24.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.33%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (1.33%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (57.33%) Agile
2 37 (49.33%) Asset Management
2 37 (49.33%) Business Analysis
2 37 (49.33%) Investment Management
3 35 (46.67%) Business Intelligence
4 34 (45.33%) Portfolio Management
5 20 (26.67%) Analytics
6 17 (22.67%) Change Management
6 17 (22.67%) Data Mapping
6 17 (22.67%) Performance Attribution
6 17 (22.67%) Quantitative Research
6 17 (22.67%) User Acceptance Testing
7 16 (21.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (12.00%) Impact Assessments
8 9 (12.00%) Project Delivery
8 9 (12.00%) Project Management
9 8 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (9.33%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (9.33%) Project Planning
10 7 (9.33%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 35 (46.67%) SQL
2 34 (45.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (4.00%) Degree
2 2 (2.67%) Master's Degree
2 2 (2.67%) MBA
3 1 (1.33%) APMG
3 1 (1.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.67%) PMO
2 1 (1.33%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.33%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (1.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 31 (41.33%) BISAM
2 17 (22.67%) Charles River
3 14 (18.67%) Calypso
3 14 (18.67%) SimCorp
4 4 (5.33%) Salesforce
5 3 (4.00%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.33%) Microsoft
6 1 (1.33%) Planview
6 1 (1.33%) SAP
6 1 (1.33%) Sitecore