Business Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Business Manager
England > North of England

The median Business Manager salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 127 127
Rank change year-on-year +117 0 +173
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,692 239 340
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 8.15% 2.55% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.60% 2.89% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,395 196 191
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -25.64%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,739 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -32.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 19,666 8,267 17,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 88.08% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 14,319 4,425 13,140
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,144
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -8.12%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,148 £81,150 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the North of England

Business Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 11 July 2026. 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
North West +130 906 £50,000 +11.11% 89
Yorkshire +68 609 £50,000 -9.09% 55
North East +27 182 £40,000 -20.00% 18
Business Manager
England

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 11 July 2026, Business Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 1,621 (95.80%) Business Development
2 107 (6.32%) Logistics
3 81 (4.79%) B2B
4 65 (3.84%) CRM
5 46 (2.72%) B2B Sales
6 34 (2.01%) Decision-Making
7 28 (1.65%) Analytics
8 27 (1.60%) HubSpot
9 26 (1.54%) Telesales
10 25 (1.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 24 (1.42%) Facilities Management
12 23 (1.36%) Business Analytics
12 23 (1.36%) Performance Analysis
13 21 (1.24%) Business Strategy
13 21 (1.24%) Problem-Solving
14 19 (1.12%) Customer Service
14 19 (1.12%) Cybersecurity
15 18 (1.06%) SaaS
16 17 (1.00%) E-Commerce
16 17 (1.00%) Lead Generation
16 17 (1.00%) Market Research
17 15 (0.89%) Strategic Thinking
18 14 (0.83%) Line Management
19 13 (0.77%) Thought Leadership
20 12 (0.71%) Energy Management
20 12 (0.71%) ERP
21 11 (0.65%) Stakeholder Management
22 10 (0.59%) HP
22 10 (0.59%) Strategic Planning
23 9 (0.53%) Coaching

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.12%) CMS
1 2 (0.12%) Headless CMS
2 1 (0.059%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.24%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 18 (1.06%) SaaS
2 4 (0.24%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (0.18%) Azure
3 3 (0.18%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.12%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.059%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.059%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.059%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.059%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.41%) Unified Communications
2 2 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.18%) Power BI
2 1 (0.059%) Tableau
General
1 82 (4.85%) Finance
2 59 (3.49%) Manufacturing
3 58 (3.43%) Social Skills
4 56 (3.31%) Marketing
5 48 (2.84%) Legal
6 41 (2.42%) Telecoms
7 40 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
8 32 (1.89%) Automotive
9 31 (1.83%) Aerospace
9 31 (1.83%) Public Sector
10 30 (1.77%) Retail
11 20 (1.18%) Analytical Skills
12 18 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (0.89%) Aviation
13 15 (0.89%) Law
14 14 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (0.77%) Advertising
16 10 (0.59%) Military
17 9 (0.53%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.18%) JFC
2 2 (0.12%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 49 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (1.18%) Driving Licence
3 17 (1.00%) FMCG
4 16 (0.95%) Life Science
5 13 (0.77%) CCTV
6 6 (0.35%) Onboarding
6 6 (0.35%) SCADA
7 5 (0.30%) NHS
7 5 (0.30%) Social Media
8 3 (0.18%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.18%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.12%) IoT
9 2 (0.12%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.059%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.059%) Digital Signage
10 1 (0.059%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.059%) iPad
10 1 (0.059%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.059%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,621 (95.80%) Business Development
2 107 (6.32%) Logistics
3 81 (4.79%) B2B
4 65 (3.84%) CRM
5 46 (2.72%) B2B Sales
6 34 (2.01%) Decision-Making
7 28 (1.65%) Analytics
8 26 (1.54%) Telesales
9 25 (1.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 24 (1.42%) Facilities Management
11 23 (1.36%) Business Analytics
11 23 (1.36%) Performance Analysis
12 21 (1.24%) Business Strategy
12 21 (1.24%) Problem-Solving
13 19 (1.12%) Customer Service
13 19 (1.12%) Cybersecurity
14 17 (1.00%) E-Commerce
14 17 (1.00%) Lead Generation
14 17 (1.00%) Market Research
15 15 (0.89%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 6 (0.35%) JavaScript
1 6 (0.35%) Python
1 6 (0.35%) R
2 2 (0.12%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (0.30%) Degree
2 3 (0.18%) Postgraduate
3 2 (0.12%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.30%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.18%) QA
3 2 (0.12%) ISO 22301
Systems Management
1 1 (0.059%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 27 (1.60%) HubSpot
2 10 (0.59%) HP
3 9 (0.53%) Microsoft
4 7 (0.41%) SAP
5 6 (0.35%) Salesforce
6 5 (0.30%) Google
7 4 (0.24%) Dell
8 1 (0.059%) BT
8 1 (0.059%) Proofpoint