Business Manager Job Trends in Staffordshire

Business Manager
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Business Manager salary in Staffordshire is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 25 39
Rank change year-on-year -8 +14 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 49 40 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 5.06% 7.50% 2.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.88% 8.21% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 44 37 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,580 £28,119 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £28,822 £27,300
Median % change year-on-year +47.46% +5.58% -58.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 - -
90th Percentile £59,250 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £28,822 £26,500
% change year-on-year +90.83% +8.76% -57.60%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 834 487 435
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.07% 91.37% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 411 328 385
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,611 £25,844
25th Percentile £30,580 £32,500 £31,114
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,704 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £63,825 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Business Manager job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Business Manager
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Business Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in Staffordshire

Business Manager
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Tamworth +2 26 £30,580 +6.10%
Stafford - 7 £45,000 -
Stoke-on-Trent - 6 £35,000 - 3
Uttoxeter - 4 £60,000 -
Lichfield - 2 £45,000 -
Rugeley - 1 - -
Cannock - 1 - -
Burton-upon-Trent - 1 £55,000 -
Cradley Heath - 1 £40,000 -
Business Manager
West Midlands

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 13 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 Staffordshire region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 46 (93.88%) Business Development
2 17 (34.69%) CRM
3 16 (32.65%) Active Listening
3 16 (32.65%) B2B
3 16 (32.65%) Deadline-Driven
3 16 (32.65%) Salesforce
3 16 (32.65%) Salesforce CRM
3 16 (32.65%) SAP
3 16 (32.65%) SLA
3 16 (32.65%) Value Proposition
4 8 (16.33%) Customer Service
4 8 (16.33%) Customer Value Proposition
4 8 (16.33%) Logistics
5 2 (4.08%) Change Management
6 1 (2.04%) Agile
6 1 (2.04%) Case Management
6 1 (2.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.04%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (2.04%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (2.04%) Digital Innovation
6 1 (2.04%) ERP
6 1 (2.04%) IFS
6 1 (2.04%) ITSM
6 1 (2.04%) SaaS
6 1 (2.04%) Service Management
6 1 (2.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (2.04%) Strategic Thinking

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Business Applications
1 16 (32.65%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.04%) SaaS
General
1 1 (2.04%) Finance
1 1 (2.04%) Fire and Rescue
1 1 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (2.04%) Legal
1 1 (2.04%) Local Government
1 1 (2.04%) Manufacturing
1 1 (2.04%) Marketing
1 1 (2.04%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.04%) 3D Printing
1 1 (2.04%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (93.88%) Business Development
2 17 (34.69%) CRM
3 16 (32.65%) Active Listening
3 16 (32.65%) B2B
3 16 (32.65%) Deadline-Driven
3 16 (32.65%) Value Proposition
4 8 (16.33%) Customer Service
4 8 (16.33%) Customer Value Proposition
4 8 (16.33%) Logistics
5 2 (4.08%) Change Management
6 1 (2.04%) Agile
6 1 (2.04%) Case Management
6 1 (2.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.04%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (2.04%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (2.04%) ERP
6 1 (2.04%) ITSM
6 1 (2.04%) Service Management
6 1 (2.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (2.04%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (32.65%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (32.65%) Salesforce
1 16 (32.65%) SAP
2 1 (2.04%) IFS