Hybrid/Remote Business Manager Job Trends

Business Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Business Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £53,089 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 71 171
Rank change year-on-year +23 +100 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,201 779 443
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.82% 4.65% 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.14% 4.99% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,018 367 339
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,089 £41,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.49% +2.50% -27.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £91,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +27.93%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 23,358 15,599 21,120
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 93.05% 96.50%
Number of salaries quoted 16,151 8,737 13,136
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,225
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -8.33%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Business Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Business Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Business Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Business Manager job vacancies

Business Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Business Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 1,104 (91.92%) Business Development
2 104 (8.66%) B2B
3 93 (7.74%) CRM
4 86 (7.16%) Decision-Making
5 73 (6.08%) B2B Sales
6 70 (5.83%) Cybersecurity
7 44 (3.66%) Logistics
8 36 (3.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 34 (2.83%) Lead Generation
10 31 (2.58%) Business Strategy
11 30 (2.50%) Problem-Solving
12 28 (2.33%) Microsoft
13 27 (2.25%) Commercial Awareness
13 27 (2.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 25 (2.08%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (1.92%) Business Continuity
16 21 (1.75%) SaaS
17 20 (1.67%) Data Protection
18 19 (1.58%) ERP
19 18 (1.50%) Degree
20 16 (1.33%) Facilities Management
20 16 (1.33%) Line Management
21 15 (1.25%) Business Intelligence
21 15 (1.25%) Due Diligence
21 15 (1.25%) Service Delivery
22 14 (1.17%) Customer Service
22 14 (1.17%) Disaster Recovery
23 13 (1.08%) Actionable Insight
23 13 (1.08%) Azure
23 13 (1.08%) Business Continuity Management

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.083%) Resin
Applications
1 11 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.083%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (1.75%) SaaS
2 13 (1.08%) Azure
3 10 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (0.83%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (0.75%) Power Platform
5 4 (0.33%) AWS
6 3 (0.25%) OneDrive
6 3 (0.25%) Power Automate
6 3 (0.25%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.083%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.083%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.42%) Wireless
2 3 (0.25%) Broadband
2 3 (0.25%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.17%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.17%) WAN
4 1 (0.083%) 5G
4 1 (0.083%) Internet
4 1 (0.083%) Network Security
4 1 (0.083%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (0.67%) Power BI
2 2 (0.17%) Data Mining
General
1 106 (8.83%) Social Skills
2 96 (7.99%) Marketing
3 84 (6.99%) Finance
4 70 (5.83%) Manufacturing
5 41 (3.41%) Public Sector
6 37 (3.08%) Advertising
7 35 (2.91%) Retail
8 34 (2.83%) Pharmaceutical
8 34 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (2.33%) Automotive
9 28 (2.33%) Legal
10 24 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (1.83%) Local Government
12 21 (1.75%) Aerospace
12 21 (1.75%) Analytical Skills
13 19 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (1.58%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.17%) Electronics
15 12 (1.00%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.25%) SOAP
2 2 (0.17%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 61 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
2 38 (3.16%) Driving Licence
3 27 (2.25%) NHS
4 23 (1.92%) FMCG
5 20 (1.67%) Onboarding
6 13 (1.08%) Social Media
7 12 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (0.58%) Life Science
8 7 (0.58%) Replication
9 6 (0.50%) PMI
10 5 (0.42%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.33%) CCTV
11 4 (0.33%) Educational Technology
11 4 (0.33%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.33%) Learning Management System
12 3 (0.25%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.25%) Operational Technology
13 2 (0.17%) Marketing Technology
13 2 (0.17%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,104 (91.92%) Business Development
2 104 (8.66%) B2B
3 93 (7.74%) CRM
4 86 (7.16%) Decision-Making
5 73 (6.08%) B2B Sales
6 70 (5.83%) Cybersecurity
7 44 (3.66%) Logistics
8 36 (3.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 34 (2.83%) Lead Generation
10 31 (2.58%) Business Strategy
11 30 (2.50%) Problem-Solving
12 27 (2.25%) Commercial Awareness
12 27 (2.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 25 (2.08%) Continuous Improvement
14 23 (1.92%) Business Continuity
15 20 (1.67%) Data Protection
16 19 (1.58%) ERP
17 16 (1.33%) Facilities Management
17 16 (1.33%) Line Management
18 15 (1.25%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 8 (0.67%) SQL
2 6 (0.50%) JavaScript
2 6 (0.50%) Python
2 6 (0.50%) R
3 2 (0.17%) Formula Language
Qualifications
1 18 (1.50%) Degree
2 11 (0.92%) SC Cleared
2 11 (0.92%) Security Cleared
3 6 (0.50%) PMI Certification
4 5 (0.42%) DV Cleared
5 4 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.17%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.17%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.083%) APMG
7 1 (0.083%) APMP
7 1 (0.083%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.083%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.08%) ISO 22301
2 5 (0.42%) GDPR
2 5 (0.42%) GRC
2 5 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (0.33%) QA
4 3 (0.25%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.25%) GMP
4 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 1 (0.083%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.083%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.083%) NEBOSH
5 1 (0.083%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.083%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 28 (2.33%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.83%) HubSpot
3 9 (0.75%) Salesforce
4 6 (0.50%) IFS
5 5 (0.42%) Citrix
5 5 (0.42%) VMware
6 2 (0.17%) Apple
6 2 (0.17%) Sage
6 2 (0.17%) SAP
7 1 (0.083%) Adobe
7 1 (0.083%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.083%) Epicor
7 1 (0.083%) Infor
7 1 (0.083%) QAD
7 1 (0.083%) Qualys