Business Manager Jobs

Business Manager
UK

The median Business Manager salary in the UK is £47,981 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 427 755
Rank change year-on-year +235 +328 -195
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Manager 1,535 690 579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.42% 0.74% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 0.81% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,177 335 381
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,100 £42,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,981 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.92% +3.85% +5.69%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £76,250
90th Percentile £81,750 £85,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +13.64% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 102,423 85,496 164,500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 91.22% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 72,429 55,387 85,689
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,564 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -6.54% +5.94% +6.32%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in the UK

Business Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business Manager in the UK

Business Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Manager over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Manager in the UK

Business Manager
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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
England +227 1,347 £47,500 -29.63% 312
UK excluding London +151 1,041 £50,000 -20.00% 223
Work from Home +146 731 £40,000 -43.34% 121
London +256 418 £41,250 -41.57% 91
South East +24 279 £45,000 -21.74% 58
North of England +171 267 £52,500 -25.64% 73
Midlands +121 248 £45,000 -28.00% 37
West Midlands +108 175 £40,060 -35.90% 25
North West +95 151 £53,362 -24.42% 41
Yorkshire +133 106 £52,500 +7.14% 23
Scotland +7 89 £52,500 -25.64% 13
East Midlands +23 67 £52,500 -8.70% 12
South West -2 65 £52,396 -25.79% 21
East of England +15 63 £50,000 -29.18% 19
Wales +39 38 £35,700 -49.43% 2
Northern Ireland +30 13 £60,000 - 5
North East -12 10 £40,000 -43.34% 9

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

For the 6 months to 7 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 featuring Business Manager in the job title.

1 1,069 (69.64%) Business Development
2 425 (27.69%) Social Skills
3 302 (19.67%) Finance
4 288 (18.76%) Salesforce
5 233 (15.18%) CRM
6 222 (14.46%) Client Onboarding
7 221 (14.40%) Customer Experience
8 211 (13.75%) Decision-Making
9 186 (12.12%) Microsoft
10 177 (11.53%) Microsoft Excel
11 173 (11.27%) Microsoft Office
12 163 (10.62%) Marketing
13 142 (9.25%) Retail
14 125 (8.14%) Project Management
15 120 (7.82%) Logistics
16 113 (7.36%) Business Strategy
17 111 (7.23%) Self-Motivation
18 109 (7.10%) Degree
19 108 (7.04%) Contract Negotiation
20 103 (6.71%) Agile
21 101 (6.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
22 95 (6.19%) Strategic Planning
23 89 (5.80%) Business Intelligence
24 85 (5.54%) Telecoms
24 85 (5.54%) Change Management
25 84 (5.47%) Analytics
26 83 (5.41%) SaaS
27 73 (4.76%) B2B
27 73 (4.76%) SQL
27 73 (4.76%) Asset Management

Business Manager Skill Set
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 14 (0.91%) Confluence
2 7 (0.46%) SAS
2 7 (0.46%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.20%) Apache
4 2 (0.13%) CMS
4 2 (0.13%) Ethereum
5 1 (0.065%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 177 (11.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 173 (11.27%) Microsoft Office
3 101 (6.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.20%) SPSS
6 1 (0.065%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.065%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.065%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.065%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 42 (2.74%) Salesforce CRM
2 15 (0.98%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.33%) iTrent
5 3 (0.20%) Misys Midas
5 3 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.065%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.065%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.065%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.065%) Odoo
7 1 (0.065%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 83 (5.41%) SaaS
2 51 (3.32%) Power Platform
3 45 (2.93%) Azure
4 39 (2.54%) AWS
5 35 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (1.82%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (0.52%) Google Workspace
9 7 (0.46%) IBM Cloud
10 6 (0.39%) Asana
10 6 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 5 (0.33%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.26%) GCP
13 3 (0.20%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.20%) Dropbox
13 3 (0.20%) GitHub
13 3 (0.20%) Rubrik
13 3 (0.20%) Zapier
14 2 (0.13%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 25 (1.63%) VoIP
2 22 (1.43%) Broadband
2 22 (1.43%) Unified Communications
3 11 (0.72%) Internet
3 11 (0.72%) Network Security
4 7 (0.46%) Firewall
5 6 (0.39%) WAN
6 5 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.26%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.26%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.26%) WPA
8 3 (0.20%) MPLS
8 3 (0.20%) VPN
9 2 (0.13%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.13%) VPLS
10 1 (0.065%) 4G
10 1 (0.065%) LoRaWAN
10 1 (0.065%) Radio Access Network
10 1 (0.065%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (2.74%) Power BI
2 26 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (0.91%) SQL Server
4 12 (0.78%) Tableau
5 10 (0.65%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (0.59%) Star Schema
7 8 (0.52%) GIS
8 6 (0.39%) Power Query
8 6 (0.39%) PowerPivot
9 5 (0.33%) Big Data
10 4 (0.26%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.20%) EDRMS
11 3 (0.20%) Snowflake Schema
11 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.13%) Looker
13 1 (0.065%) Hadoop
13 1 (0.065%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 22 (1.43%) JIRA
2 6 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.13%) Git
4 1 (0.065%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 425 (27.69%) Social Skills
2 302 (19.67%) Finance
3 163 (10.62%) Marketing
4 142 (9.25%) Retail
5 85 (5.54%) Telecoms
6 71 (4.63%) Legal
7 66 (4.30%) Presentation Skills
8 61 (3.97%) Analytical Skills
9 59 (3.84%) Manufacturing
10 56 (3.65%) Public Sector
11 49 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 38 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
13 36 (2.35%) Front Office
14 21 (1.37%) Automotive
14 21 (1.37%) Law
15 18 (1.17%) Local Government
15 18 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
16 15 (0.98%) Health Technology
16 15 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
17 14 (0.91%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.46%) Flash
2 6 (0.39%) HTML
3 5 (0.33%) CSS
3 5 (0.33%) JSON
4 3 (0.20%) .NET
4 3 (0.20%) MDX
5 2 (0.13%) web3js
6 1 (0.065%) ADO
6 1 (0.065%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 111 (7.23%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (2.54%) Product Ownership
3 38 (2.48%) Derivative
3 38 (2.48%) Driving Licence
4 37 (2.41%) Fixed Income
4 37 (2.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 36 (2.35%) Equities
5 36 (2.35%) Hedge funds
6 33 (2.15%) Onboarding
7 30 (1.95%) Management Information System
8 23 (1.50%) Social Media
9 20 (1.30%) NHS
10 15 (0.98%) Life Science
11 10 (0.65%) Biopharmaceutical
12 9 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (0.59%) CCTV
12 9 (0.59%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.52%) IoT
14 6 (0.39%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.59%) Windows
2 4 (0.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,069 (69.64%) Business Development
2 233 (15.18%) CRM
3 222 (14.46%) Client Onboarding
4 221 (14.40%) Customer Experience
5 211 (13.75%) Decision-Making
6 125 (8.14%) Project Management
7 120 (7.82%) Logistics
8 113 (7.36%) Business Strategy
9 108 (7.04%) Contract Negotiation
10 103 (6.71%) Agile
11 95 (6.19%) Strategic Planning
12 89 (5.80%) Business Intelligence
13 85 (5.54%) Change Management
14 84 (5.47%) Analytics
15 73 (4.76%) Asset Management
15 73 (4.76%) B2B
16 69 (4.50%) Continuous Improvement
17 68 (4.43%) Stakeholder Management
18 67 (4.36%) Artificial Intelligence
18 67 (4.36%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 73 (4.76%) SQL
2 52 (3.39%) Python
3 11 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 9 (0.59%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.39%) R
6 5 (0.33%) VB
7 3 (0.20%) C#
7 3 (0.20%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.13%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 109 (7.10%) Degree
2 28 (1.82%) PMI Certification
3 25 (1.63%) PMP
4 16 (1.04%) DBS Check
5 14 (0.91%) APMG
5 14 (0.91%) Master's Degree
6 11 (0.72%) PhD
7 10 (0.65%) CFA
7 10 (0.65%) CIMA
7 10 (0.65%) MBA
8 5 (0.33%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.26%) BICSI RCDD
9 4 (0.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.20%) APMP
11 2 (0.13%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.13%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.065%) ACCA
12 1 (0.065%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.065%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (3.65%) SLA
2 27 (1.76%) QA
3 17 (1.11%) GDPR
4 9 (0.59%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.46%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.46%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.20%) PMO
9 2 (0.13%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.13%) SNOMED CT
10 1 (0.065%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.065%) GAAP
10 1 (0.065%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 3 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.065%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.065%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 288 (18.76%) Salesforce
2 186 (12.12%) Microsoft
3 55 (3.58%) SAP
4 31 (2.02%) YouTube
5 18 (1.17%) NetApp
5 18 (1.17%) ServiceNow
6 11 (0.72%) IBM
7 10 (0.65%) Cisco
7 10 (0.65%) Intel
8 8 (0.52%) Google
8 8 (0.52%) Oracle
9 7 (0.46%) Adobe
10 6 (0.39%) BT
10 6 (0.39%) Concur
10 6 (0.39%) HubSpot
11 5 (0.33%) Sage
12 4 (0.26%) Dell
12 4 (0.26%) HP
12 4 (0.26%) NEC
12 4 (0.26%) Sophos