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 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 127 182
Rank change year-on-year +61 +55 +161
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 309 170 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.89% 1.87% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.26% 1.99% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 236 44 65
10th Percentile £31,250 - -
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.91% +23.33% -11.33%
75th Percentile £56,152 £72,813 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £73,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £56,461 £39,085
% change year-on-year -11.44% +44.46% -37.46%

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 9,493 8,534 8,200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,527 4,016 6,544
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,875 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £82,344 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

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 13 January 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 13 January 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 +62 177 £50,000 -17.01% 67
Yorkshire +37 109 £45,000 -30.77% 66
North East +6 23 £45,000 +28.57% 21
Business Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 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.

1 280 (90.61%) Business Development
2 24 (7.77%) Logistics
3 18 (5.83%) Client Onboarding
4 16 (5.18%) Customer Experience
5 15 (4.85%) B2B
6 14 (4.53%) Coaching
6 14 (4.53%) Salesforce
7 13 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (2.91%) ACCA
8 9 (2.91%) Decision-Making
8 9 (2.91%) GAAP
8 9 (2.91%) IFRS
9 8 (2.59%) CRM
9 8 (2.59%) Customer Service
9 8 (2.59%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (2.59%) SaaS
9 8 (2.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (2.27%) Analytics
10 7 (2.27%) Microsoft
10 7 (2.27%) Process Improvement
11 6 (1.94%) Agile
11 6 (1.94%) Lead Generation
11 6 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
11 6 (1.94%) WFM
12 5 (1.62%) Actionable Insight
12 5 (1.62%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (1.62%) AI
12 5 (1.62%) Azure
12 5 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.62%) Azure SQL Database

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 1 (0.32%) Resin
Applications
1 6 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.59%) SaaS
2 5 (1.62%) Azure
2 5 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
2 5 (1.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 5 (1.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.65%) Broadband
2 1 (0.32%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.62%) Azure SQL Database
1 5 (1.62%) Power BI
1 5 (1.62%) SQL Server
1 5 (1.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 30 (9.71%) Social Skills
2 27 (8.74%) Manufacturing
3 23 (7.44%) Retail
4 21 (6.80%) Finance
5 16 (5.18%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (4.21%) Public Sector
7 10 (3.24%) Marketing
8 9 (2.91%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (1.94%) Local Government
10 5 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (0.97%) Electronics
13 2 (0.65%) Aviation
13 2 (0.65%) Brand Awareness
13 2 (0.65%) Games
13 2 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.65%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.32%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.32%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.21%) FMCG
1 13 (4.21%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (2.59%) Driving Licence
3 7 (2.27%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (1.62%) CCTV
6 4 (1.29%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.29%) Social Media
7 3 (0.97%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.32%) Acoustics
9 1 (0.32%) NHS
9 1 (0.32%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (90.61%) Business Development
2 24 (7.77%) Logistics
3 18 (5.83%) Client Onboarding
4 16 (5.18%) Customer Experience
5 15 (4.85%) B2B
6 14 (4.53%) Coaching
7 13 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (2.91%) Decision-Making
9 8 (2.59%) CRM
9 8 (2.59%) Customer Service
9 8 (2.59%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (2.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (2.27%) Analytics
10 7 (2.27%) Process Improvement
11 6 (1.94%) Agile
11 6 (1.94%) Lead Generation
11 6 (1.94%) WFM
12 5 (1.62%) AI
12 5 (1.62%) Data Analysis
12 5 (1.62%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 5 (1.62%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (2.91%) ACCA
2 5 (1.62%) DBS Check
2 5 (1.62%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 2 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (0.65%) Degree
4 1 (0.32%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.91%) GAAP
1 9 (2.91%) IFRS
2 5 (1.62%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 14 (4.53%) Salesforce
2 7 (2.27%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.32%) SAP
3 1 (0.32%) Sony