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 16 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 542 657 889
Rank change year-on-year +115 +232 +72
Permanent jobs citing MBA 228 84 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.82% 0.47% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 134 32 51
10th Percentile £60,159 - £50,000
25th Percentile £64,923 £67,000 £67,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,315 £69,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.46% -18.82% +25.93%
75th Percentile £73,708 £83,750 £100,000
90th Percentile £106,875 £98,750 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £69,315 £92,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -25.06% +42.31% +13.04%

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 27,924 17,750 31,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 42.88% 30.13% 29.25%
Number of salaries quoted 9,697 11,048 15,466
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,277
25th Percentile £45,250 £41,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,291 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.37% -0.36% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,793 £51,528 £50,173
% change year-on-year +6.34% +2.70% +0.35%

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 16 January 2025.

Salary histogram for MBA in the UK

MBA
Top 10 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 16 January 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 +117 216 £69,315 -14.69% 152
UK excluding London +85 142 £69,315 -25.06% 24
North of England +87 116 £69,315 +45.93% 10
North West +74 114 £69,315 - 9
London +43 76 £92,500 +15.63% 129
South East -23 17 £40,000 -52.94% 6
Work from Home +30 12 £127,500 +92.45% 69
East of England -36 7 £112,500 +12.50% 4
Yorkshire +29 2 - - 1
Scotland - 2 £45,000 - 1

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 6 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 48 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.32%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.88%) Lawson
Cloud Services
1 12 (5.26%) Power Platform
1 12 (5.26%) SaaS
2 6 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (2.63%) PowerApps
3 5 (2.19%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.82%) LAN
1 11 (4.82%) WAN
2 9 (3.95%) Internet
2 9 (3.95%) Wireless
3 6 (2.63%) SAN
4 2 (0.88%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.14%) MS Access
2 12 (5.26%) Power BI
3 8 (3.51%) Data Mining
4 6 (2.63%) Tableau
5 2 (0.88%) Essbase
6 1 (0.44%) Big Data
General
1 142 (62.28%) Social Skills
2 49 (21.49%) Finance
3 39 (17.11%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (7.46%) Marketing
5 12 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (3.95%) Legal
7 8 (3.51%) Advertising
7 8 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (3.51%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.07%) Law
9 5 (2.19%) Police
10 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.44%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.44%) Banking
11 1 (0.44%) Games
11 1 (0.44%) German Language
Job Titles
1 106 (46.49%) Commissioning Manager
2 46 (20.18%) Senior
3 36 (15.79%) Senior Manager
4 25 (10.96%) Project Manager
5 20 (8.77%) Senior Project Manager
6 15 (6.58%) Consultant
7 12 (5.26%) Control Systems Engineer
7 12 (5.26%) Systems Engineer
8 9 (3.95%) Infrastructure Support
8 9 (3.95%) Network Support
9 7 (3.07%) Analyst
9 7 (3.07%) Sales Director
9 7 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (2.63%) Analytics Consultant
10 6 (2.63%) Compliance Manager
10 6 (2.63%) Digital Analytics Consultant
10 6 (2.63%) Managing Consultant
10 6 (2.63%) Managing Director
10 6 (2.63%) Senior Consultant
11 4 (1.75%) Senior Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.26%) Robotics
1 12 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (3.95%) Virtual Team
3 5 (2.19%) FMCG
4 3 (1.32%) Management Information System
5 2 (0.88%) Algorithms
5 2 (0.88%) Data Structures
5 2 (0.88%) Onboarding
5 2 (0.88%) Over-the-Top Content
5 2 (0.88%) PMI
6 1 (0.44%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.44%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.82%) Windows
2 2 (0.88%) Android
2 2 (0.88%) Android TV
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (46.93%) People Management
2 106 (46.49%) Performance Optimisation
3 76 (33.33%) Project Management
4 50 (21.93%) Process Improvement
5 43 (18.86%) Customer Experience
6 37 (16.23%) Problem-Solving
7 33 (14.47%) Data Analysis
8 28 (12.28%) Roadmaps
9 25 (10.96%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (10.09%) Decision-Making
11 22 (9.65%) Performance Management
12 20 (8.77%) Customer-Centricity
12 20 (8.77%) Data Cleansing
12 20 (8.77%) Six Sigma
13 19 (8.33%) Agile
13 19 (8.33%) Programme Management
14 18 (7.89%) MSF
14 18 (7.89%) Statistical Modelling
14 18 (7.89%) Thought Leadership
14 18 (7.89%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.26%) SQL
2 6 (2.63%) Python
2 6 (2.63%) R
3 5 (2.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 228 (100.00%) Degree
1 228 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 25 (10.96%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (5.26%) SC Cleared
3 12 (5.26%) Security Cleared
3 12 (5.26%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 7 (3.07%) PMI Certification
5 6 (2.63%) APMP
5 6 (2.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 5 (2.19%) PMP
7 3 (1.32%) PhD
7 3 (1.32%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.19%) Data Quality
2 2 (0.88%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.44%) QA
Vendors
1 12 (5.26%) Minitab
2 9 (3.95%) Unisys
3 8 (3.51%) Microsoft
4 7 (3.07%) SAP
5 5 (2.19%) Capita
6 3 (1.32%) Oracle
7 2 (0.88%) Cognos
7 2 (0.88%) JD Edwards
7 2 (0.88%) ServiceNow