Business Manager Jobs in the North West

Business Manager
England > North West

The median Business Manager salary in the North West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 223 171 253
Rank change year-on-year -52 +82 +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 66 122 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.84% 1.17% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 1.24% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 51 88 31
10th Percentile - £27,500 £42,075
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £49,440
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,612 £70,600
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% -22.65% +40.15%
75th Percentile £56,000 £67,500 -
90th Percentile £68,750 £81,250 -
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -29.63% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,220 9,862 6,724
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.79% 89.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,851 7,544 3,993
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £30,138
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in the North West

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Business Manager in the North West

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the North West

Business Manager
Job Locations in the North West

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 West 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
Cumbria - 30 £56,000 - 1
Manchester +5 23 £67,500 +12.50% 65
Lancashire -59 8 £42,945 +32.14% 23
Merseyside +26 3 £40,000 -20.00% 11
Cheshire -25 2 £34,440 +1.29% 21
Business Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 North West region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 39 (59.09%) Business Development
2 22 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 22 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 19 (28.79%) Roadmaps
4 17 (25.76%) Social Skills
5 16 (24.24%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (24.24%) Manufacturing
5 16 (24.24%) Management Information System
5 16 (24.24%) ITIL
6 10 (15.15%) Time Management
7 8 (12.12%) Coaching
7 8 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (7.58%) Customer Service
9 5 (7.58%) SaaS
9 5 (7.58%) Degree
10 4 (6.06%) Automotive
10 4 (6.06%) Lead Generation
11 3 (4.55%) Project Delivery
11 3 (4.55%) Servant Leadership
11 3 (4.55%) Business Case
11 3 (4.55%) Agile Coaching
11 3 (4.55%) Contract Negotiation
11 3 (4.55%) Release Train
11 3 (4.55%) Commercialisation
11 3 (4.55%) Product Ownership
11 3 (4.55%) Finance
11 3 (4.55%) Financial Institution
11 3 (4.55%) EPoS
11 3 (4.55%) Migration

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (4.55%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.55%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.03%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 17 (25.76%) Social Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Manufacturing
3 8 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (6.06%) Automotive
5 3 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.55%) Finance
5 3 (4.55%) Financial Institution
5 3 (4.55%) Legal
6 2 (3.03%) Banking
6 2 (3.03%) Marketing
6 2 (3.03%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.52%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 16 (24.24%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.55%) CCTV
2 3 (4.55%) EPoS
2 3 (4.55%) Product Ownership
2 3 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (4.55%) Social Media
3 2 (3.03%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (59.09%) Business Development
2 22 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 22 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 19 (28.79%) Roadmaps
4 16 (24.24%) ITIL
5 10 (15.15%) Time Management
6 8 (12.12%) Coaching
7 6 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (7.58%) Customer Service
9 4 (6.06%) Lead Generation
10 3 (4.55%) Agile Coaching
10 3 (4.55%) Business Case
10 3 (4.55%) Commercialisation
10 3 (4.55%) Contract Negotiation
10 3 (4.55%) Creative Thinking
10 3 (4.55%) Migration
10 3 (4.55%) Project Delivery
10 3 (4.55%) Release Train
10 3 (4.55%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 3 (4.55%) Servant Leadership
Qualifications
1 16 (24.24%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (7.58%) Degree
3 2 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.03%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.55%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 1 (1.52%) Oracle
1 1 (1.52%) SAP