Business Manager Job Trends in the South West

Business Manager
England > South West

The median Business Manager salary in the South West is £43,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 140 183
Rank change year-on-year +89 +43 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 163 49 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.21% 1.18% 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.44% 1.26% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 128 21 29
10th Percentile £30,000 - -
25th Percentile £35,938 £28,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £45,000 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% +26.76% -40.83%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £45,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £61,250 £55,420
England median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year -10.71% +43.28% -37.46%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 4,745 3,881 4,549
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.59% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,292 2,088 3,513
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South 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 South West.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Business Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in the South West

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the South West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the South West

Business Manager
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Bristol +45 61 £45,000 -23.40% 18
Gloucestershire +45 34 £55,000 +37.50% 26
Wiltshire - 28 £40,000 - 11
Somerset - 14 £43,000 - 16
Devon +14 13 £39,000 +2.63% 19
Dorset 0 10 £30,000 -33.33% 9
Business Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 South West region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 153 (93.87%) Business Development
2 8 (4.91%) Security Cleared
3 7 (4.29%) Azure
4 6 (3.68%) B2B
5 4 (2.45%) Analytics
5 4 (2.45%) B2B Sales
5 4 (2.45%) Change Management
5 4 (2.45%) CRM
5 4 (2.45%) Decision-Making
6 3 (1.84%) Agile
6 3 (1.84%) Business Case
6 3 (1.84%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (1.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (1.84%) Customer Service
6 3 (1.84%) Customer-Centric Approach
6 3 (1.84%) Customer-Centricity
6 3 (1.84%) Data Analysis
6 3 (1.84%) Power BI
6 3 (1.84%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.84%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.84%) SQL
6 3 (1.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (1.84%) Visualisation
7 2 (1.23%) Case Management
7 2 (1.23%) Cyber Intelligence
7 2 (1.23%) Data Analytics
7 2 (1.23%) Data Science
7 2 (1.23%) Data Visualisation
7 2 (1.23%) Digital Innovation
7 2 (1.23%) DV Cleared

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.29%) Azure
2 3 (1.84%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.23%) SaaS
4 1 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (0.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (0.61%) Google Ads
4 1 (0.61%) iPaaS
4 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.61%) Broadband
1 1 (0.61%) Ethernet
1 1 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.84%) Power BI
2 1 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (0.61%) Tableau
General
1 12 (7.36%) Finance
2 6 (3.68%) Retail
3 5 (3.07%) Games
3 5 (3.07%) Social Skills
4 4 (2.45%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (2.45%) Marketing
5 3 (1.84%) Advertising
5 3 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (1.84%) Social Housing
6 2 (1.23%) Fire and Rescue
6 2 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.23%) Legal
6 2 (1.23%) Local Government
6 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (1.23%) Public Sector
6 2 (1.23%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.61%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.07%) Driving Licence
2 4 (2.45%) FMCG
2 4 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (1.23%) NHS
5 1 (0.61%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.61%) Social Media
5 1 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (93.87%) Business Development
2 6 (3.68%) B2B
3 4 (2.45%) Analytics
3 4 (2.45%) B2B Sales
3 4 (2.45%) Change Management
3 4 (2.45%) CRM
3 4 (2.45%) Decision-Making
4 3 (1.84%) Agile
4 3 (1.84%) Business Case
4 3 (1.84%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (1.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (1.84%) Customer Service
4 3 (1.84%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 3 (1.84%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (1.84%) Data Analysis
4 3 (1.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (1.84%) Visualisation
5 2 (1.23%) Digital Innovation
5 2 (1.23%) ITSM
5 2 (1.23%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.84%) SQL
2 1 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (0.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (4.91%) Security Cleared
2 3 (1.84%) SC Cleared
3 2 (1.23%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.61%) Degree
4 1 (0.61%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
1 1 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (0.61%) Databricks
1 1 (0.61%) Google
1 1 (0.61%) Microsoft