Business Manager Jobs in Scotland

Business Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Business Manager salary in Scotland is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 194 241
Rank change year-on-year +2 +47 -65
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 92 21 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.35% 0.49% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 0.55% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 24 11 10
10th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 -
25th Percentile £39,688 £63,875 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,600 £40,606
Median % change year-on-year -18.56% +73.87% -58.88%
75th Percentile £80,000 - £83,750
90th Percentile - £72,500 £95,200
UK median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,634 3,842 6,038
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.00% 89.72% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,931 2,088 3,091
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,313 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,056 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Business Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in Scotland

Business Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Manager in Scotland.

Salary trend for Business Manager in Scotland

Business Manager
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in Scotland

Business Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
Glasgow -77 26 £45,000 -35.99% 6
North Lanarkshire - 17 - - 2
West Lothian +8 15 - -
Lanarkshire - 15 - - 5
Aberdeen -9 7 £80,000 +13.31%
South Lanarkshire - 7 - -
Edinburgh +20 5 £65,000 +12.46% 3
Business Manager
UK

Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, 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 across the Scotland region featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 83 (90.22%) Business Development
2 70 (76.09%) Social Skills
3 60 (65.22%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (65.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 60 (65.22%) CRM
4 8 (8.70%) Finance
4 8 (8.70%) Public Sector
5 7 (7.61%) Change Management
5 7 (7.61%) Onboarding
6 6 (6.52%) Microsoft
7 5 (5.43%) Project Management
7 5 (5.43%) Legal
7 5 (5.43%) Manufacturing
7 5 (5.43%) Telecoms
7 5 (5.43%) Retail
7 5 (5.43%) Marketing
7 5 (5.43%) SaaS
7 5 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (5.43%) IT Strategy
7 5 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (5.43%) Budget Management
8 3 (3.26%) End-to-End Testing
8 3 (3.26%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (3.26%) Decision-Making
8 3 (3.26%) Project Governance
8 3 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (3.26%) Service Delivery
8 3 (3.26%) PMI
8 3 (3.26%) PMP

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 60 (65.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 60 (65.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.43%) SaaS
2 1 (1.09%) Azure
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
General
1 70 (76.09%) Social Skills
2 8 (8.70%) Finance
2 8 (8.70%) Public Sector
3 5 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (5.43%) Legal
3 5 (5.43%) Manufacturing
3 5 (5.43%) Marketing
3 5 (5.43%) Retail
3 5 (5.43%) Telecoms
4 3 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (2.17%) Local Government
6 1 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.61%) Onboarding
2 5 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (3.26%) PMI
4 2 (2.17%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (90.22%) Business Development
2 60 (65.22%) CRM
3 7 (7.61%) Change Management
4 5 (5.43%) Budget Management
4 5 (5.43%) IT Strategy
4 5 (5.43%) Project Management
5 3 (3.26%) Decision-Making
5 3 (3.26%) End-to-End Testing
5 3 (3.26%) PRINCE2
5 3 (3.26%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (3.26%) Project Governance
5 3 (3.26%) Service Delivery
6 2 (2.17%) Contract Negotiation
6 2 (2.17%) Project Delivery
6 2 (2.17%) Quality Management
6 2 (2.17%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (2.17%) Service Management
6 2 (2.17%) Strategic Roadmap
6 2 (2.17%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (2.17%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (3.26%) PMI Certification
1 3 (3.26%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.17%) QA
3 1 (1.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 6 (6.52%) Microsoft