Business Manager Jobs in the East Midlands

Business Manager
England > East Midlands

The median Business Manager salary in the East Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 141 143
Rank change year-on-year +42 +2 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 68 59 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 2.49% 1.18% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% 1.24% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 50 22 13
10th Percentile £39,500 £35,000 £50,250
25th Percentile £44,750 £37,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,818 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.14% -20.28% +25.00%
75th Percentile £58,250 £57,500 £70,600
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,625 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -32.14% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,586 4,748 2,295
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.52% 94.64% 89.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,249 3,100 1,221
10th Percentile £26,200 £25,750 £26,678
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £58,000 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% -

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in the East Midlands

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Business Manager in the East Midlands

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the East Midlands

Business Manager
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Nottinghamshire +51 26 £51,500 -6.36% 15
Lincolnshire +36 25 £55,000 +57.14% 5
Northamptonshire +5 9 £45,000 +12.50% 9
Derbyshire -9 6 £65,000 +19.27% 13
Leicestershire +25 2 £50,000 -25.93% 6
Business Manager
England

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Business Manager 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 permanent job ads across the East Midlands region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 68 (100.00%) Business Development
2 16 (23.53%) Contract Negotiation
3 14 (20.59%) Social Skills
4 11 (16.18%) Presentation Skills
5 10 (14.71%) CRM
6 8 (11.76%) Broadband
6 8 (11.76%) Telecoms
6 8 (11.76%) Market Research
6 8 (11.76%) Social Media
6 8 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (11.76%) Performance Metrics
6 8 (11.76%) Business Strategy
7 5 (7.35%) Finance
8 3 (4.41%) Coaching
8 3 (4.41%) Time Management
8 3 (4.41%) Banking
8 3 (4.41%) Innovative Thinking
8 3 (4.41%) Marketing
9 2 (2.94%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (2.94%) Budgeting
9 2 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.94%) Project Delivery
9 2 (2.94%) Local Government
9 2 (2.94%) Driving Licence
9 2 (2.94%) DBS Check
9 2 (2.94%) Marketing Strategy
9 2 (2.94%) IoT
9 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
9 2 (2.94%) Wireless
10 1 (1.47%) Electronics

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.76%) Broadband
2 2 (2.94%) Wireless
General
1 14 (20.59%) Social Skills
2 11 (16.18%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (11.76%) Telecoms
4 5 (7.35%) Finance
5 3 (4.41%) Banking
5 3 (4.41%) Marketing
6 2 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.94%) Local Government
7 1 (1.47%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.47%) Electronics
7 1 (1.47%) Law
7 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.47%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.76%) Social Media
2 2 (2.94%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.94%) IoT
3 1 (1.47%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (100.00%) Business Development
2 16 (23.53%) Contract Negotiation
3 10 (14.71%) CRM
4 8 (11.76%) Business Strategy
4 8 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (11.76%) Market Research
4 8 (11.76%) Performance Metrics
5 3 (4.41%) Coaching
5 3 (4.41%) Innovative Thinking
5 3 (4.41%) Time Management
6 2 (2.94%) Budgeting
6 2 (2.94%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (2.94%) Marketing Strategy
6 2 (2.94%) Project Delivery
7 1 (1.47%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (1.47%) Due Diligence
7 1 (1.47%) Facilities Management
7 1 (1.47%) Pricing Strategy
7 1 (1.47%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 2 (2.94%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.47%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (1.47%) Microsoft