MBA Job Trends in the City of London

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for MBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 135 147
Rank change year-on-year -25 +12 +51
Permanent jobs citing MBA 1 2 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.024% 0.10% 0.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% 0.35% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £185,000 - £110,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £190,000 - £120,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +45.45%
75th Percentile £195,000 - £130,000
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £190,000 - £120,000
% change year-on-year - - +45.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

MBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 645 578 864
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 15.52% 30.03% 27.30%
Number of salaries quoted 415 377 616
10th Percentile £46,750 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £47,500 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +2.94%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £117,500 £107,500
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% -

MBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

MBA job vacancy trend in the City of London

MBA
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing MBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing MBA

MBA
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Chief Operating Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PropTech
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Economics
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC