Master of Business Administration (MBA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 481 721 851
Rank change year-on-year +240 +130 +144
Permanent jobs citing MBA 216 175 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.18% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.85% 0.64% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 166 57 68
10th Percentile £40,000 £56,556 £51,750
25th Percentile £64,923 £67,000 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,315 £70,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.98% -15.15% +15.38%
75th Percentile £73,708 £87,500 £90,313
90th Percentile £96,250 £123,500 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £69,315 £80,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -13.36% -3.03% +88.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 25,404 27,420 33,991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.81% 27.84% 32.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11,182 17,336 15,221
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -0.99% +1.00%

MBA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MBA in the UK

MBA
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MBA.

Salary trend for MBA in the UK

MBA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MBA over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for MBA in the UK

MBA
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MBA 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
England +221 211 £69,315 -13.36% 349
UK excluding London +283 170 £69,315 -13.36% 65
North of England +214 141 £69,315 -4.39% 4
North West +146 136 £69,315 -9.10% 1
London +85 41 £92,500 +25.69% 307
South East +91 27 £40,000 -52.94% 38
Work from Home +167 6 £137,500 +96.43% 101
Yorkshire +80 5 £80,000 +60.00% 2
East of England +44 2 £112,500 +60.71% 9

MBA
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (7.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.31%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (2.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.39%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 9 (4.17%) AWS
2 6 (2.78%) SaaS
3 5 (2.31%) Collibra
3 5 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
3 5 (2.31%) PaaS
4 4 (1.85%) Azure
5 2 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.93%) GCP
5 2 (0.93%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.46%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.46%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (8.80%) Internet
1 19 (8.80%) LAN
1 19 (8.80%) WAN
1 19 (8.80%) Wireless
2 1 (0.46%) 5G
2 1 (0.46%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.93%) Power BI
2 1 (0.46%) KDB
2 1 (0.46%) Tableau
General
1 144 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 35 (16.20%) Finance
3 25 (11.57%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (8.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (6.02%) Presentation Skills
6 12 (5.56%) Marketing
7 10 (4.63%) Law
8 7 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.31%) Banking
9 5 (2.31%) Legal
9 5 (2.31%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.31%) Police
10 3 (1.39%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.93%) Corporate Banking
11 2 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.93%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.46%) Billing
12 1 (0.46%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 121 (56.02%) Commissioning Manager
2 31 (14.35%) Senior
3 23 (10.65%) Senior Manager
4 22 (10.19%) Project Manager
5 19 (8.80%) Infrastructure Support
5 19 (8.80%) Network Support
6 13 (6.02%) Lead
7 11 (5.09%) Senior Project Manager
8 6 (2.78%) Managing Director
9 5 (2.31%) IT Manager
9 5 (2.31%) IT Project Manager
9 5 (2.31%) Product Manager
9 5 (2.31%) Senior IT Manager
9 5 (2.31%) Senior IT Project Manager
9 5 (2.31%) Services Director
10 4 (1.85%) Senior Product Manager
11 3 (1.39%) Analyst
11 3 (1.39%) Head of Delivery
12 2 (0.93%) Business Analyst
12 2 (0.93%) Network Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.46%) .NET
1 1 (0.46%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.80%) Virtual Team
2 11 (5.09%) FMCG
3 5 (2.31%) PMI
4 2 (0.93%) Algorithms
4 2 (0.93%) Data Structures
4 2 (0.93%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.46%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.46%) Online Banking
5 1 (0.46%) Over-the-Top Content
5 1 (0.46%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.80%) Windows
2 1 (0.46%) Android
2 1 (0.46%) Android TV
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (56.48%) People Management
2 121 (56.02%) Performance Optimisation
3 39 (18.06%) Project Management
4 24 (11.11%) Analytics
5 23 (10.65%) Data Analysis
6 20 (9.26%) Problem-Solving
6 20 (9.26%) Thought Leadership
7 16 (7.41%) Business Analytics
8 15 (6.94%) Customer Experience
8 15 (6.94%) Process Improvement
9 14 (6.48%) Artificial Intelligence
9 14 (6.48%) Business Intelligence
10 13 (6.02%) Analytical Thinking
10 13 (6.02%) Economics
10 13 (6.02%) Market Research
10 13 (6.02%) Roadmaps
11 12 (5.56%) Decision-Making
11 12 (5.56%) Performance Management
11 12 (5.56%) Programme Management
12 11 (5.09%) SWOT Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.78%) SQL
2 1 (0.46%) VBA
Qualifications
1 216 (100.00%) Degree
1 216 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 113 (52.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (5.56%) PMI Certification
4 7 (3.24%) AWS Certification
4 7 (3.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 7 (3.24%) PMP
5 6 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.39%) SAP Certification
7 2 (0.93%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 1 (0.46%) APMP
8 1 (0.46%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.46%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.41%) Data Quality
2 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.46%) COBIT
3 1 (0.46%) GDPR
3 1 (0.46%) GRC
3 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.46%) NIST
3 1 (0.46%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.46%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 19 (8.80%) Unisys
2 18 (8.33%) Microsoft
3 11 (5.09%) Capita
4 7 (3.24%) SAP
5 5 (2.31%) Informatica
6 3 (1.39%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.46%) Bloomberg
7 1 (0.46%) Broadcom
7 1 (0.46%) Google
7 1 (0.46%) Guidewire
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle
7 1 (0.46%) VMware