Business Manager Jobs in the North West

Business Manager
England > North West

The median Business Manager salary in the North West is £53,750 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 216 190 261
Rank change year-on-year -26 +71 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 67 106 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.83% 1.07% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 1.14% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 52 86 30
10th Percentile - £27,500 £41,493
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £55,000 £70,600
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -22.10% +41.20%
75th Percentile £56,000 £67,500 -
90th Percentile £73,250 £81,250 -
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
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 7,355 9,331 7,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 94.60% 89.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4,051 7,169 4,106
10th Percentile £26,943 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
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 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 13 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 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
Cumbria - 28 £56,000 - 1
Manchester +30 27 £55,000 -8.33% 104
Lancashire -64 7 £35,000 +7.69% 28
Merseyside +32 3 £40,000 -20.00% 22
Cheshire -28 2 £34,440 +1.29% 31
Business Manager
England

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

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 North West region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 38 (56.72%) Business Development
2 22 (32.84%) Stakeholder Management
2 22 (32.84%) Business Strategy
3 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
3 19 (28.36%) Roadmaps
4 17 (25.37%) Manufacturing
5 16 (23.88%) Management Information System
5 16 (23.88%) ITIL
5 16 (23.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (16.42%) Time Management
7 8 (11.94%) Coaching
7 8 (11.94%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (8.96%) Degree
10 5 (7.46%) SaaS
10 5 (7.46%) Lead Generation
11 4 (5.97%) Automotive
12 3 (4.48%) Legal
12 3 (4.48%) Migration
12 3 (4.48%) Finance
12 3 (4.48%) Scrum
12 3 (4.48%) Financial Institution
12 3 (4.48%) EPoS
12 3 (4.48%) Confluence
12 3 (4.48%) Social Media
12 3 (4.48%) Continuous Improvement
12 3 (4.48%) Process Improvement
12 3 (4.48%) Market Research
12 3 (4.48%) CCTV
12 3 (4.48%) JIRA

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 (4.48%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
1 1 (1.49%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.48%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (1.49%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.99%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (4.48%) JIRA
General
1 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
2 17 (25.37%) Manufacturing
3 8 (11.94%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (5.97%) Automotive
5 3 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.48%) Finance
5 3 (4.48%) Financial Institution
5 3 (4.48%) Legal
5 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.99%) Banking
6 2 (2.99%) Marketing
7 1 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.49%) Local Government
7 1 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.49%) Retail
7 1 (1.49%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 16 (23.88%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.48%) CCTV
2 3 (4.48%) EPoS
2 3 (4.48%) Product Ownership
2 3 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (4.48%) Social Media
3 1 (1.49%) iPad
3 1 (1.49%) iPhone
3 1 (1.49%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.49%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (56.72%) Business Development
2 22 (32.84%) Business Strategy
2 22 (32.84%) Stakeholder Management
3 19 (28.36%) Roadmaps
4 16 (23.88%) ITIL
5 11 (16.42%) Time Management
6 8 (11.94%) Coaching
7 7 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (7.46%) Lead Generation
9 3 (4.48%) Agile Coaching
9 3 (4.48%) Business Case
9 3 (4.48%) Co-Creation
9 3 (4.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (4.48%) Contract Negotiation
9 3 (4.48%) Creative Thinking
9 3 (4.48%) Line Management
9 3 (4.48%) Project Delivery
9 3 (4.48%) Release Train
9 3 (4.48%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 3 (4.48%) Servant Leadership
Qualifications
1 16 (23.88%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (8.96%) Degree
3 2 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.99%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.48%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 1 (1.49%) Apple
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.49%) Oracle
1 1 (1.49%) Salesforce
1 1 (1.49%) SAP