Business Manager Jobs in Edinburgh

Business Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Manager salary in Edinburgh is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2025.

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

 6 months to
19 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 85 102
Rank change year-on-year +33 +17 +63
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 18 11 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.33% 0.77% 1.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.72% 0.81% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 13 7 2
10th Percentile £30,000 - £32,150
25th Percentile £38,000 - £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -9.09% +28.33%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £43,875
90th Percentile £59,000 £90,000 £46,050
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £58,445 £25,000
% change year-on-year -34.98% +133.78% -38.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 661 1,354 1,427
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.40% 95.35% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 312 865 879
10th Percentile £26,929 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,460 £73,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,250 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £51,645 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.63% -4.55% -

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in Edinburgh

Business Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Business Manager in Edinburgh

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in Edinburgh

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 19 August 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 Edinburgh region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 17 (94.44%) Business Development
2 3 (16.67%) Retail
2 3 (16.67%) Google
2 3 (16.67%) Telesales
2 3 (16.67%) Marketing
2 3 (16.67%) SEO
2 3 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 3 (16.67%) Data Privacy
2 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.11%) NHS
4 1 (5.56%) Agile
4 1 (5.56%) Change Management
4 1 (5.56%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.56%) CRM
4 1 (5.56%) B2B
4 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
4 1 (5.56%) SCADA
4 1 (5.56%) Life Science
4 1 (5.56%) Matrix Management
4 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Customer Experience
4 1 (5.56%) Focus Group
4 1 (5.56%) Decision-Making
4 1 (5.56%) Value Proposition
4 1 (5.56%) Brand Awareness
4 1 (5.56%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (5.56%) Creative Thinking

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (16.67%) Marketing
1 3 (16.67%) Retail
2 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Brand Awareness
3 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 2 (11.11%) NHS
3 1 (5.56%) Life Science
3 1 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (5.56%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (94.44%) Business Development
2 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (16.67%) Data Privacy
2 3 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (16.67%) SEO
2 3 (16.67%) Telesales
3 1 (5.56%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (5.56%) Agile
3 1 (5.56%) B2B
3 1 (5.56%) Change Management
3 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (5.56%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (5.56%) CRM
3 1 (5.56%) Customer Experience
3 1 (5.56%) Decision-Making
3 1 (5.56%) Innovative Thinking
3 1 (5.56%) Matrix Management
3 1 (5.56%) Risk Management
3 1 (5.56%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (5.56%) Value Proposition
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Google
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
38 Business Manager jobs in Scotland