Business Manager Jobs in Scotland

Business Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Business Manager salary in Scotland is £38,000 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 136 205 191
Rank change year-on-year +69 -14 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 30 83 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.99% 1.22% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 1.25% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 19 15 11
10th Percentile - £42,750 £42,500
25th Percentile - £45,875 £63,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £62,500 £70,600
Median % change year-on-year -39.20% -11.47% +73.87%
75th Percentile £49,505 £80,000 -
90th Percentile £60,000 £86,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,042 £47,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.49% -29.63% +8.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,619 6,624 3,947
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.35% 97.04% 89.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,246 2,756 2,139
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £31,150
25th Percentile £45,063 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.19%
75th Percentile £63,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,625 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in Scotland

Business Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager in Scotland.

Salary trend for Business Manager in Scotland

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in Scotland

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

Salary histogram for Business Manager in Scotland

Business Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Scotland 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
Edinburgh +35 10 - - 13
Glasgow +141 6 £57,500 +23.66% 15
Stirling - 2 £48,798 -
Highlands - 2 £38,000 -
Argyll and Bute - 2 £38,000 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £38,000 -
Dumfries and Galloway - 2 £38,000 -
Business Manager
UK

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

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 Scotland region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 21 (70.00%) Business Development
2 5 (16.67%) Coaching
3 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (13.33%) Driving Licence
3 4 (13.33%) Finance
3 4 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (13.33%) Agile
4 3 (10.00%) Scrum
4 3 (10.00%) Google
4 3 (10.00%) Telesales
4 3 (10.00%) Marketing
4 3 (10.00%) Migration
4 3 (10.00%) SEO
4 3 (10.00%) ISO 20022
4 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (10.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (10.00%) Confluence
4 3 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (10.00%) Data Privacy
4 3 (10.00%) JIRA
4 3 (10.00%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (10.00%) Agile Coaching
4 3 (10.00%) Release Train
4 3 (10.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (10.00%) Servant Leadership
4 3 (10.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (10.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (10.00%) Roadmaps
4 3 (10.00%) Commercialisation

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (10.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 3 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (13.33%) Finance
2 3 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (10.00%) Marketing
2 3 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.67%) Back Office
3 2 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.33%) Driving Licence
2 3 (10.00%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.33%) PMI
3 1 (3.33%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (3.33%) SCADA
3 1 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (70.00%) Business Development
2 5 (16.67%) Coaching
3 4 (13.33%) Agile
3 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (10.00%) Agile Coaching
4 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (10.00%) Commercialisation
4 3 (10.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (10.00%) Data Privacy
4 3 (10.00%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (10.00%) Migration
4 3 (10.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (10.00%) Release Train
4 3 (10.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (10.00%) Scrum
4 3 (10.00%) SEO
4 3 (10.00%) Servant Leadership
4 3 (10.00%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 2 (6.67%) ACCA
1 2 (6.67%) CFA
1 2 (6.67%) CIMA
1 2 (6.67%) Degree
2 1 (3.33%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.00%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 3 (10.00%) Google