Business Manager
UK
The median Business Manager salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 201 | 212 | 445 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +233 | +300 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager | 775 | 1,388 | 722 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.49% | 1.43% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.66% | 1.51% | 0.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 415 | 1,155 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £35,000 | £42,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £70,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -36.26% | +12.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £63,750 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £81,250 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -33.33% | +22.73% |
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 | 46,641 | 91,861 | 97,284 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.43% | 94.62% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,168 | 66,209 | 60,975 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,686 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.14% | -12.19% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -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 21 April 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 21 April 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 | -18 | 644 | £56,000 | +35.66% | 757 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 409 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 419 |
| London | +9 | 257 | £90,000 | +125.00% | 410 |
| Work from Home | -63 | 244 | £42,292 | +5.73% | 311 |
| North of England | -1 | 105 | £51,695 | +3.39% | 104 |
| Midlands | 0 | 102 | £30,580 | -32.04% | 67 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 95 | £30,580 | -20.57% | 39 |
| North West | -15 | 71 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 53 |
| South East | -81 | 67 | £61,250 | +61.18% | 133 |
| East of England | +72 | 59 | £50,000 | - | 40 |
| South West | +96 | 38 | £38,000 | -27.47% | 30 |
| Scotland | +79 | 30 | £38,000 | -27.62% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 18 | £60,743 | +21.49% | 36 |
| North East | +53 | 14 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 16 |
| Wales | +27 | 6 | £75,000 | +110.08% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 6 | £63,750 | +21.43% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 2 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 14 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 April 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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