Business Manager Contracts in the Midlands

Business Manager
England > Midlands

The median Business Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate 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 116 151 183
Rank change year-on-year +35 +32 -42
Contract jobs requiring a Business Manager 25 7 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.85% 0.22% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.23% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 6 16
10th Percentile - £338 £379
25th Percentile £413 £466 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £513 £494
Median % change year-on-year -9.76% +3.80% +2.97%
75th Percentile £516 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £588 -
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,719 3,042 4,799
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 94.50% 95.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,809 2,147 3,499
10th Percentile £213 £225 £208
25th Percentile £338 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +1.05% +15.85%
75th Percentile £588 £595 £569
90th Percentile £675 £692 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 113 146
10th Percentile £11.83 £12.50 £11.63
25th Percentile £14.09 £15.00 £14.67
Median hourly rate £19.00 £20.71 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +13.45% +21.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £30.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £51.91 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Manager in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Manager in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Business Manager in the Midlands

Business Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Manager within the Midlands 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +36 24 £469 -10.71% 25
East Midlands +7 1 £375 +66.67% 13
Business Manager
England

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

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

1 18 (72.00%) Finance
2 12 (48.00%) ERP
3 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
4 9 (36.00%) Decision-Making
5 8 (32.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (32.00%) Business Transformation
5 8 (32.00%) Change Management
6 6 (24.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 6 (24.00%) Budgeting
7 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 5 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
8 4 (16.00%) Project Management
8 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (16.00%) Customer Service
8 4 (16.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (12.00%) Impact Assessments
9 3 (12.00%) Workshop Facilitation
9 3 (12.00%) User Experience
9 3 (12.00%) Business Process Analysis
9 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
9 3 (12.00%) Dynamics CRM
9 3 (12.00%) Marketing
9 3 (12.00%) CRM
10 2 (8.00%) Project Planning
10 2 (8.00%) Facilities Management
10 2 (8.00%) Law
10 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
10 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving

Business Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (4.00%) SAS
Business Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) Hadoop
1 1 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (4.00%) SAS Enterprise Guide
General
1 18 (72.00%) Finance
2 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
4 3 (12.00%) Marketing
5 2 (8.00%) Law
6 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) ERP
2 9 (36.00%) Decision-Making
3 8 (32.00%) Business Transformation
3 8 (32.00%) Change Management
3 8 (32.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 6 (24.00%) Budgeting
4 6 (24.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (16.00%) Customer Service
6 4 (16.00%) Project Management
7 3 (12.00%) Business Process Analysis
7 3 (12.00%) CRM
7 3 (12.00%) Impact Assessments
7 3 (12.00%) User Experience
7 3 (12.00%) Workshop Facilitation
8 2 (8.00%) Facilities Management
8 2 (8.00%) Project Planning
8 2 (8.00%) Stakeholder Map
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) APMG
1 1 (4.00%) Degree
1 1 (4.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Oracle