Senior Business Manager Job Trends

Senior Business Manager
UK

The median Senior Business Manager salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 498 671 682
Rank change year-on-year +173 +11 +287
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Manager 156 28 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.26% 0.052% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.056% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 91 17 28
10th Percentile - £59,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £63,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £85,000 £68,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.18% +25.00% -22.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £118,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £64,000 £68,000
% change year-on-year -21.88% -5.88% -9.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Senior Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Business Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Business Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Manager job vacancies in the UK

Senior Business Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Business Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Business Manager in the UK

Senior Business Manager
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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 +168 130 £49,200 -42.12% 136
UK excluding London +141 95 £50,000 -21.88% 134
London +83 43 £49,200 -45.33% 13
Work from Home +96 31 £80,000 -11.11% 37
South East +60 27 £45,000 -50.00% 41
North of England +25 23 £55,000 -12.70% 27
Midlands - 15 £100,000 - 19
South West - 12 £80,000 - 16
Yorkshire - 12 £62,750 - 12
Scotland +15 10 £50,000 - 3
North West +22 9 £55,000 -12.70% 11
East of England - 8 £45,000 - 22
East Midlands - 8 - - 14
West Midlands - 7 £100,000 - 5
North East - 2 £45,000 - 4

Senior Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior Business Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Business Manager in the job title.

1 131 (83.97%) Business Development
2 22 (14.10%) Coaching
2 22 (14.10%) Logistics
3 20 (12.82%) B2B
4 18 (11.54%) Agile
5 16 (10.26%) Service Delivery
6 13 (8.33%) Creative Thinking
6 13 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
6 13 (8.33%) Mentoring
6 13 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (7.05%) Business Strategy
8 10 (6.41%) Broadband
8 10 (6.41%) Decision-Making
8 10 (6.41%) Unified Communications
9 9 (5.77%) ACCA
9 9 (5.77%) Contract Negotiation
9 9 (5.77%) CRM
9 9 (5.77%) E-Commerce
9 9 (5.77%) GAAP
9 9 (5.77%) IFRS
10 6 (3.85%) Power Platform
11 5 (3.21%) Analytics
11 5 (3.21%) Benchmarking
11 5 (3.21%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (3.21%) Campaign Analysis
11 5 (3.21%) Customer Service
11 5 (3.21%) Data Governance
11 5 (3.21%) Ethernet
11 5 (3.21%) Microsoft
11 5 (3.21%) Power BI

Senior Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.85%) Power Platform
2 2 (1.28%) SaaS
3 1 (0.64%) Azure
3 1 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (0.64%) iPaaS
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.41%) Broadband
1 10 (6.41%) Unified Communications
2 5 (3.21%) Ethernet
2 5 (3.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.21%) Power BI
2 4 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.56%) Metadata
2 4 (2.56%) Tableau
3 3 (1.92%) Qlik Sense
General
1 52 (33.33%) Finance
2 33 (21.15%) Social Skills
3 26 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
4 17 (10.90%) Marketing
5 16 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (10.26%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (8.33%) Advertising
7 10 (6.41%) Telecoms
8 9 (5.77%) Retail
9 6 (3.85%) Public Sector
10 5 (3.21%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (3.21%) Games
11 4 (2.56%) Legal
12 3 (1.92%) Manufacturing
13 2 (1.28%) Automotive
14 1 (0.64%) Back Office
14 1 (0.64%) Banking
14 1 (0.64%) French Language
14 1 (0.64%) German Language
14 1 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.69%) Social Media
2 10 (6.41%) FMCG
3 2 (1.28%) Blog
3 2 (1.28%) Educational Technology
3 2 (1.28%) Podcast
3 2 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.64%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (0.64%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (83.97%) Business Development
2 22 (14.10%) Coaching
2 22 (14.10%) Logistics
3 20 (12.82%) B2B
4 18 (11.54%) Agile
5 16 (10.26%) Service Delivery
6 13 (8.33%) Creative Thinking
6 13 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
6 13 (8.33%) Mentoring
6 13 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (7.05%) Business Strategy
8 10 (6.41%) Decision-Making
9 9 (5.77%) Contract Negotiation
9 9 (5.77%) CRM
9 9 (5.77%) E-Commerce
10 5 (3.21%) Benchmarking
10 5 (3.21%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (3.21%) Campaign Analysis
10 5 (3.21%) Data Governance
10 5 (3.21%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.56%) Python
1 4 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (5.77%) ACCA
2 1 (0.64%) Degree
2 1 (0.64%) DV Cleared
2 1 (0.64%) SC Cleared
2 1 (0.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.77%) GAAP
1 9 (5.77%) IFRS
2 4 (2.56%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.64%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.64%) NCSC
Vendors
1 5 (3.21%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.28%) Mitel
2 2 (1.28%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.64%) Databricks