Business Strategy Jobs in Manchester

Business Strategy
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Business Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 119 111
Rank change year-on-year +14 -8 +82
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 61 106 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 2.73% 1.94% 3.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.86% 2.29% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 36 69 38
10th Percentile £32,324 £36,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £48,000 £51,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% +4.17% -6.25%
75th Percentile £66,875 £80,000 £74,700
90th Percentile £72,500 £86,250 £103,250
North West median annual salary £57,560 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.10% -4.17% -0.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Business Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,131 4,633 4,469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.35% 84.70% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,201 3,490 2,473
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in Manchester

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in Manchester.

Salary trend for Business Strategy in Manchester

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in Manchester over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in Manchester

Business Strategy
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Bolton -11 11 £40,000 -46.67% 2
Altrincham - 1 - - 3
Business Strategy
North West

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.92%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.28%) Apache Spark
3 1 (1.64%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (31.15%) Azure
2 12 (19.67%) AWS
2 12 (19.67%) Power Platform
3 3 (4.92%) Azure Data Factory
3 3 (4.92%) Azure Logic Apps
3 3 (4.92%) Entra ID
3 3 (4.92%) Snowflake
4 2 (3.28%) Amazon EMR
4 2 (3.28%) Amazon SageMaker
4 2 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (3.28%) GCP
5 1 (1.64%) Amazon S3
5 1 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.28%) MPLS
1 2 (3.28%) VoIP
2 1 (1.64%) BGP
2 1 (1.64%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (1.64%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (1.64%) EIGRP
2 1 (1.64%) Firewall
2 1 (1.64%) HSRP
2 1 (1.64%) IPsec
2 1 (1.64%) OSPF
2 1 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (18.03%) Power BI
2 3 (4.92%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (4.92%) Tableau
3 2 (3.28%) Big Data
3 2 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.64%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (1.64%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.64%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.64%) Data Mart
4 1 (1.64%) Oracle ODI
4 1 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 28 (45.90%) Social Skills
2 26 (42.62%) Finance
3 13 (21.31%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (16.39%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (14.75%) Legal
6 8 (13.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (9.84%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (8.20%) Banking
8 5 (8.20%) Retail
9 4 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (4.92%) Public Sector
11 2 (3.28%) Law
11 2 (3.28%) Marketing
11 2 (3.28%) Telecoms
12 1 (1.64%) Electronics
12 1 (1.64%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (16.39%) Architect
2 9 (14.75%) Analyst
2 9 (14.75%) Business Analyst
3 8 (13.11%) Data Engineer
3 8 (13.11%) Senior
4 6 (9.84%) Solutions Architect
5 4 (6.56%) Business Manager
5 4 (6.56%) Development Specialist
5 4 (6.56%) Lead
6 3 (4.92%) Business Development Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Development Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Data Engineer
7 2 (3.28%) Azure Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Consultant
7 2 (3.28%) Enterprise Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Lead Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Lead Enterprise Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Payments Architect
7 2 (3.28%) Payments Solutions Architect
7 2 (3.28%) TOGAF Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.28%) Kafka
2 1 (1.64%) .NET
2 1 (1.64%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.64%) EDI
2 1 (1.64%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Social Media
2 4 (6.56%) Product Ownership
3 3 (4.92%) Cloud Native
3 3 (4.92%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.28%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.28%) CCTV
5 1 (1.64%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.64%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.20%) Windows
1 5 (8.20%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (40.98%) Agile
2 19 (31.15%) Data Analysis
3 15 (24.59%) Coaching
3 15 (24.59%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (21.31%) Mentoring
5 12 (19.67%) Analytics
5 12 (19.67%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (18.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (18.03%) Requirements Gathering
6 11 (18.03%) Visualisation
7 10 (16.39%) Roadmaps
8 9 (14.75%) Change Management
8 9 (14.75%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (14.75%) Data Modelling
8 9 (14.75%) ETL
8 9 (14.75%) Time Management
9 8 (13.11%) Customer Experience
9 8 (13.11%) Data Engineering
9 8 (13.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (11.48%) Business Process Analysis
Programming Languages
1 16 (26.23%) SQL
2 4 (6.56%) Python
3 2 (3.28%) PHP
4 1 (1.64%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (18.03%) DBS Check
2 10 (16.39%) Degree
3 3 (4.92%) ACCA
3 3 (4.92%) CCAB
3 3 (4.92%) CIMA
3 3 (4.92%) CIPFA
3 3 (4.92%) ICAEW
3 3 (4.92%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (3.28%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (3.28%) Master's Degree
4 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.28%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.64%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (13.11%) SLA
2 7 (11.48%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 2 (3.28%) GDPR
3 2 (3.28%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (3.28%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 8 (13.11%) Informatica
2 6 (9.84%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.92%) Cisco
4 2 (3.28%) Google
5 1 (1.64%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.64%) Facebook
5 1 (1.64%) Oracle
5 1 (1.64%) Palo Alto