Business Manager Job Trends in the North West

Business Manager
England > North West

The median Business Manager salary in the North West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 October 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 141 85
Rank change year-on-year +135 -56 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,181 108 177
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 9.18% 2.08% 2.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.85% 2.36% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 909 91 45
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,576 £55,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £60,000 £64,200
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 11,986 4,581 6,993
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.15% 88.03% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 8,798 2,269 4,013
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,281
% change year-on-year +7.27% -0.51% -7.87%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 West.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies 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 10 October 2026.

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 10 October 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
Manchester +107 707 £50,000 -9.09% 37
Cheshire +72 184 £55,000 +37.50% 13
Merseyside +48 177 £55,000 +10.00% 7
Lancashire +61 93 £40,000 +14.29% 11
Cumbria -1 20 £50,000 +42.86%
Business Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 October 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 West region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 1,135 (96.10%) Business Development
2 64 (5.42%) CRM
3 46 (3.90%) Logistics
4 41 (3.47%) B2B
5 37 (3.13%) Decision-Making
6 25 (2.12%) Analytics
6 25 (2.12%) B2B Sales
6 25 (2.12%) HubSpot
7 24 (2.03%) Business Analytics
7 24 (2.03%) Performance Analysis
8 17 (1.44%) Customer Experience
9 16 (1.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 16 (1.35%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (1.19%) Business Strategy
11 13 (1.10%) Line Management
12 12 (1.02%) Problem-Solving
12 12 (1.02%) Strategic Thinking
13 11 (0.93%) Customer Service
13 11 (0.93%) Microsoft
14 10 (0.85%) Telesales
14 10 (0.85%) Windows
15 9 (0.76%) Chemistry
15 9 (0.76%) Collaborative Culture
15 9 (0.76%) Collaborative Working
15 9 (0.76%) Commercial Awareness
15 9 (0.76%) Cybersecurity
15 9 (0.76%) Facilities Management
15 9 (0.76%) HP
15 9 (0.76%) Lead Generation
16 8 (0.68%) Coaching

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

Applications
1 7 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (0.68%) SaaS
2 2 (0.17%) Azure
2 2 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (0.085%) AWS
3 1 (0.085%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (0.085%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.59%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.085%) Power BI
General
1 104 (8.81%) Finance
2 57 (4.83%) Manufacturing
2 57 (4.83%) Social Skills
3 46 (3.90%) Aerospace
4 45 (3.81%) Legal
5 42 (3.56%) Marketing
6 31 (2.62%) Public Sector
7 30 (2.54%) Retail
8 29 (2.46%) Automotive
9 27 (2.29%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
11 20 (1.69%) Telecoms
12 18 (1.52%) Analytical Skills
13 17 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.19%) Local Government
15 12 (1.02%) Advertising
16 11 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (0.76%) Fire and Rescue
18 7 (0.59%) Aviation
18 7 (0.59%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.51%) Struts
2 1 (0.085%) JFC
Miscellaneous
1 50 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (1.52%) Driving Licence
3 15 (1.27%) CCTV
4 10 (0.85%) Life Science
5 8 (0.68%) NHS
6 7 (0.59%) Onboarding
6 7 (0.59%) Social Media
7 6 (0.51%) FMCG
8 4 (0.34%) Data Centre
8 4 (0.34%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.25%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.17%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.085%) Credit Risk
11 1 (0.085%) Digital Signage
11 1 (0.085%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.085%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.085%) Marketing Technology
11 1 (0.085%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (0.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,135 (96.10%) Business Development
2 64 (5.42%) CRM
3 46 (3.90%) Logistics
4 41 (3.47%) B2B
5 37 (3.13%) Decision-Making
6 25 (2.12%) Analytics
6 25 (2.12%) B2B Sales
7 24 (2.03%) Business Analytics
7 24 (2.03%) Performance Analysis
8 17 (1.44%) Customer Experience
9 16 (1.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 16 (1.35%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (1.19%) Business Strategy
11 13 (1.10%) Line Management
12 12 (1.02%) Problem-Solving
12 12 (1.02%) Strategic Thinking
13 11 (0.93%) Customer Service
14 10 (0.85%) Telesales
15 9 (0.76%) Chemistry
15 9 (0.76%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (0.51%) JavaScript
1 6 (0.51%) Python
1 6 (0.51%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (0.34%) Degree
2 1 (0.085%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.25%) QA
2 2 (0.17%) ISO 22301
Systems Management
1 1 (0.085%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 25 (2.12%) HubSpot
2 11 (0.93%) Microsoft
3 9 (0.76%) HP
4 6 (0.51%) Salesforce
5 3 (0.25%) Dell
6 1 (0.085%) Google
6 1 (0.085%) Proofpoint