Business Manager
UK
The median Business Manager salary in the UK is £50,890 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 203 | 208 | 415 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +207 | +334 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager | 788 | 1,414 | 769 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.51% | 1.44% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.68% | 1.52% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 422 | 1,174 | 403 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,915 | £35,000 | £42,015 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,890 | £45,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.09% | -33.33% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £63,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £80,875 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -30.77% | +18.18% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager.
Business Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Business Manager
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | -19 | 645 | £55,500 | +30.59% | 991 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 421 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 673 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 252 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 346 |
| London | +7 | 248 | £90,000 | +125.00% | 394 |
| North of England | +3 | 103 | £50,890 | +1.78% | 180 |
| Midlands | 0 | 103 | £30,580 | -25.92% | 143 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 94 | £30,580 | -20.57% | 88 |
| North West | -1 | 70 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 97 |
| East of England | +73 | 66 | £50,000 | - | 78 |
| South East | -89 | 66 | £61,250 | +53.13% | 167 |
| South West | +80 | 40 | £38,000 | -27.47% | 59 |
| Scotland | +83 | 31 | £38,000 | -27.62% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 17 | £60,743 | +21.49% | 62 |
| North East | +56 | 14 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 22 |
| Wales | +16 | 8 | £75,000 | +110.08% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 8 | £52,500 | - | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | +32 | 4 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 10 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Business Manager in the job title.
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Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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