Business Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Business Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Business Manager salary in the City of London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 156 109
Rank change year-on-year +92 -47 +111
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 73 9 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 3.16% 0.34% 2.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.36% 0.37% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 47 3 54
10th Percentile £47,520 £48,152 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,006 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,762 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -1.37% +42.67% -44.16%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,881 £51,938
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,152 £93,000
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £42,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year +30.95% +7.46% -44.16%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,173 2,445 2,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 92.09% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,587 2,388
10th Percentile £40,532 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% - -1.33%
75th Percentile £99,375 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 the City of London.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the City of London

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 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 City of London region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 64 (87.67%) Business Development
2 15 (20.55%) B2B
3 14 (19.18%) Mentoring
3 14 (19.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (17.81%) Agile
4 13 (17.81%) Coaching
4 13 (17.81%) Creative Thinking
4 13 (17.81%) Digital Marketing
5 8 (10.96%) Facilities Management
6 6 (8.22%) Business Continuity
6 6 (8.22%) Business Continuity Management
6 6 (8.22%) Business Impact Analysis
6 6 (8.22%) Impact Analysis
6 6 (8.22%) Service Delivery
7 4 (5.48%) Decision-Making
7 4 (5.48%) User Experience
7 4 (5.48%) Value Proposition
8 2 (2.74%) Azure
8 2 (2.74%) B2B Sales
8 2 (2.74%) CRM
8 2 (2.74%) DeFi
8 2 (2.74%) DevOps
8 2 (2.74%) Eclipse
8 2 (2.74%) SaaS
9 1 (1.37%) Actionable Insight
9 1 (1.37%) Broadband
9 1 (1.37%) Business Strategy
9 1 (1.37%) CAD
9 1 (1.37%) Contract Negotiation
9 1 (1.37%) E-Commerce

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (2.74%) Azure
1 2 (2.74%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.37%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.37%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 2 (2.74%) Eclipse
General
1 23 (31.51%) Finance
2 16 (21.92%) Social Skills
3 15 (20.55%) Marketing
4 13 (17.81%) Advertising
4 13 (17.81%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (9.59%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (8.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (8.22%) Law
7 1 (1.37%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.37%) Publishing
7 1 (1.37%) Retail
7 1 (1.37%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.48%) FMCG
2 3 (4.11%) Data Centre
3 2 (2.74%) Bitcoin
3 2 (2.74%) Blockchain
4 1 (1.37%) Life Science
4 1 (1.37%) Social Media
4 1 (1.37%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (87.67%) Business Development
2 15 (20.55%) B2B
3 14 (19.18%) Mentoring
3 14 (19.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (17.81%) Agile
4 13 (17.81%) Coaching
4 13 (17.81%) Creative Thinking
4 13 (17.81%) Digital Marketing
5 8 (10.96%) Facilities Management
6 6 (8.22%) Business Continuity
6 6 (8.22%) Business Continuity Management
6 6 (8.22%) Business Impact Analysis
6 6 (8.22%) Impact Analysis
6 6 (8.22%) Service Delivery
7 4 (5.48%) Decision-Making
7 4 (5.48%) User Experience
7 4 (5.48%) Value Proposition
8 2 (2.74%) B2B Sales
8 2 (2.74%) DeFi
8 2 (2.74%) DevOps
Qualifications
1 1 (1.37%) MRICS
Vendors
1 1 (1.37%) Google