Business Manager Job Trends in Bedford

Business Manager
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median Business Manager salary in Bedford is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 2.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £40,500 - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile £44,500 - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £42,500 - £39,085

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bedford with a recognized job title 73 62 68
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 74.49% 96.88% 97.14%
Number of salaries quoted 61 53 57
10th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% +25.00% -30.43%
75th Percentile £80,000 £52,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £55,800 £61,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £46,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% - -13.04%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in Bedford

Business Manager
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Bedford.

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Bedford

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Business Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bedford region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Development

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development