Business Manager Jobs in the Midlands

Business Manager
England > Midlands

The median Business Manager salary in the Midlands is £30,580 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

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

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 138 245
Rank change year-on-year -7 +107 +67
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 111 204 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.58% 1.72% 0.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 1.82% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 83 189 35
10th Percentile - £28,119 £50,000
25th Percentile £28,822 £35,000 £56,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,580 £45,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.04% -28.00% +12.49%
75th Percentile - £53,750 £70,600
90th Percentile £58,750 £71,250 £71,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -33.33% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 6,468 11,211 8,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 94.31% 89.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,829 8,342 4,674
10th Percentile £27,213 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,500 £61,030 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Job Locations in the 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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
West Midlands +1 99 £30,580 -20.57% 119
East Midlands -4 11 £52,500 - 68
Business Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 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 Midlands region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 99 (89.19%) Business Development
2 87 (78.38%) CRM
3 86 (77.48%) SLA
4 79 (71.17%) Salesforce
4 79 (71.17%) SAP
4 79 (71.17%) B2B
4 79 (71.17%) Value Proposition
5 78 (70.27%) Deadline-Driven
5 78 (70.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 78 (70.27%) Active Listening
6 24 (21.62%) Customer Value Proposition
7 22 (19.82%) Social Skills
8 13 (11.71%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (9.01%) Marketing
9 10 (9.01%) Change Management
10 9 (8.11%) Management Information System
10 9 (8.11%) Service Delivery
11 8 (7.21%) Incident Management
12 7 (6.31%) Microsoft
13 6 (5.41%) Collaborative Working
14 5 (4.50%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (4.50%) Finance
14 5 (4.50%) Degree
15 4 (3.60%) Time Management
15 4 (3.60%) Dynamics CRM
15 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
15 4 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (2.70%) Public Sector
16 3 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (2.70%) Collaborative Culture

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 78 (70.27%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (3.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.90%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (0.90%) AWS
2 1 (0.90%) Azure
2 1 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.90%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (0.90%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.90%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (0.90%) JIRA
General
1 22 (19.82%) Social Skills
2 10 (9.01%) Marketing
3 5 (4.50%) Finance
4 4 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (2.70%) Banking
5 3 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (2.70%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.70%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.90%) Games
6 1 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.90%) Law
6 1 (0.90%) Local Government
6 1 (0.90%) Public Speaking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.90%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.11%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.50%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.70%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.90%) CMDB
4 1 (0.90%) Media Streaming
4 1 (0.90%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.90%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (89.19%) Business Development
2 87 (78.38%) CRM
3 79 (71.17%) B2B
3 79 (71.17%) Value Proposition
4 78 (70.27%) Active Listening
4 78 (70.27%) Deadline-Driven
5 24 (21.62%) Customer Value Proposition
6 13 (11.71%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (9.01%) Change Management
8 9 (8.11%) Service Delivery
9 8 (7.21%) Incident Management
10 6 (5.41%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (3.60%) Time Management
12 3 (2.70%) Coaching
12 3 (2.70%) Collaborative Culture
12 3 (2.70%) Logistics
12 3 (2.70%) Marketing Strategy
13 2 (1.80%) ERP
13 2 (1.80%) Facilities Management
13 2 (1.80%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 5 (4.50%) Degree
2 1 (0.90%) APMG
2 1 (0.90%) AWS Certification
2 1 (0.90%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 1 (0.90%) Azure Certification
2 1 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (0.90%) CITP
2 1 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (0.90%) HND
2 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (0.90%) PMI Certification
2 1 (0.90%) PMP
2 1 (0.90%) SC Cleared
2 1 (0.90%) Security Cleared
2 1 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (77.48%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.90%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 79 (71.17%) Salesforce
1 79 (71.17%) SAP
2 7 (6.31%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.90%) HubSpot
3 1 (0.90%) ServiceNow