Business Manager
UK
The median Business Manager salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 161 | 209 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | +211 | +314 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager | 1,079 | 1,403 | 766 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.97% | 1.41% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.18% | 1.49% | 0.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 433 | 1,150 | 378 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,580 | £35,000 | £40,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £52,208 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -33.33% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £70,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £114,000 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| 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 | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 11 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 11 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 | +29 | 928 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 1,364 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 652 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 988 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 539 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 532 |
| London | +45 | 303 | £90,000 | +125.00% | 488 |
| South East | +12 | 193 | £61,250 | +53.13% | 246 |
| East of England | +104 | 147 | £41,000 | -20.00% | 117 |
| Midlands | -15 | 111 | £30,580 | -29.73% | 203 |
| North of England | -23 | 107 | £50,445 | +0.89% | 276 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 99 | £30,580 | -20.57% | 128 |
| North West | -36 | 68 | £53,750 | -1.58% | 151 |
| South West | +89 | 48 | £38,000 | -27.47% | 87 |
| Scotland | +75 | 33 | £38,000 | -27.62% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 22 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 92 |
| North East | +58 | 15 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 11 | £52,500 | - | 69 |
| Wales | +8 | 8 | £75,000 | +110.08% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 5 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 10 |
Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 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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