Business Development Manager Jobs

Business Development Manager
UK

The median Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 298 655 1122
Rank change year-on-year +357 +467 -340
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 985 310 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 0.32% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 0.35% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 761 53 50
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £80,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,500 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £46,250 £43,250
% change year-on-year -13.51% +6.94% -13.50%

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 97,260 88,990 160,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69,382 56,369 85,188
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,663
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development 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 Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 +340 833 £40,000 -20.00% 233
UK excluding London +254 675 £40,000 -13.51% 177
Work from Home +271 521 £40,000 -3.03% 94
London +315 259 £40,000 -30.43% 57
South East +73 221 £40,000 -20.79% 43
Midlands +135 158 £38,500 -23.00% 26
North of England +149 134 £48,750 +30.00% 62
West Midlands +131 133 £38,000 -30.91% 15
North West +77 83 £55,000 +7.32% 40
Scotland +14 74 £80,000 - 12
Yorkshire +104 44 £45,000 +20.00% 18
Wales +39 38 £35,700 - 2
East of England +7 33 £45,000 -21.74% 16
South West -16 28 £45,000 +20.00% 16
East Midlands +5 25 £55,000 +10.00% 11
Northern Ireland +28 10 £60,000 - 5
North East - 7 £40,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Business Development 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 Development Manager in the job title.

1 977 (99.19%) Business Development
2 260 (26.40%) Social Skills
3 256 (25.99%) Salesforce
4 220 (22.34%) Client Onboarding
5 213 (21.62%) Customer Experience
6 192 (19.49%) CRM
7 142 (14.42%) Marketing
8 139 (14.11%) Decision-Making
9 121 (12.28%) Microsoft Office
10 119 (12.08%) Microsoft Excel
11 109 (11.07%) Finance
12 99 (10.05%) Microsoft
13 92 (9.34%) Self-Motivation
14 81 (8.22%) SaaS
15 74 (7.51%) B2B
16 71 (7.21%) Telecoms
16 71 (7.21%) Logistics
17 69 (7.01%) Retail
18 64 (6.50%) Degree
19 61 (6.19%) Contract Negotiation
20 55 (5.58%) Presentation Skills
21 51 (5.18%) Value Proposition
22 50 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
23 49 (4.97%) Business Strategy
24 48 (4.87%) Manufacturing
25 47 (4.77%) Strategic Planning
25 47 (4.77%) SAP
26 44 (4.47%) SLA
27 43 (4.37%) Active Listening
27 43 (4.37%) Salesforce CRM

Business Development 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 2 (0.20%) Confluence
1 2 (0.20%) Ethereum
Applications
1 121 (12.28%) Microsoft Office
2 119 (12.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 50 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 43 (4.37%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (0.91%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.30%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 81 (8.22%) SaaS
2 24 (2.44%) Azure
3 13 (1.32%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.71%) AWS
4 7 (0.71%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.61%) Asana
6 4 (0.41%) GCP
7 3 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.30%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.30%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.30%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.23%) VoIP
2 18 (1.83%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.62%) Broadband
4 8 (0.81%) Network Security
5 5 (0.51%) WAN
6 3 (0.30%) Firewall
6 3 (0.30%) MPLS
6 3 (0.30%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.30%) VPN
7 2 (0.20%) Internet
7 2 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.20%) VPLS
8 1 (0.10%) 4G
8 1 (0.10%) LoRaWAN
8 1 (0.10%) Modbus
8 1 (0.10%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.41%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 260 (26.40%) Social Skills
2 142 (14.42%) Marketing
3 109 (11.07%) Finance
4 71 (7.21%) Telecoms
5 69 (7.01%) Retail
6 55 (5.58%) Presentation Skills
7 48 (4.87%) Manufacturing
8 42 (4.26%) Public Sector
9 33 (3.35%) Legal
10 25 (2.54%) Analytical Skills
11 24 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (1.93%) Automotive
13 16 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (1.52%) Local Government
14 15 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.71%) German Language
16 6 (0.61%) Advertising
16 6 (0.61%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.61%) French Language
16 6 (0.61%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.20%) web3js
2 1 (0.10%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 92 (9.34%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (3.45%) Driving Licence
3 31 (3.15%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.23%) Social Media
5 15 (1.52%) Life Science
6 10 (1.02%) Biopharmaceutical
7 8 (0.81%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.71%) CCTV
8 7 (0.71%) IoT
8 7 (0.71%) NHS
9 6 (0.61%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.51%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.51%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.30%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.30%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.30%) iPad
11 3 (0.30%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.20%) Blog
12 2 (0.20%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.20%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 977 (99.19%) Business Development
2 220 (22.34%) Client Onboarding
3 213 (21.62%) Customer Experience
4 192 (19.49%) CRM
5 139 (14.11%) Decision-Making
6 74 (7.51%) B2B
7 71 (7.21%) Logistics
8 61 (6.19%) Contract Negotiation
9 51 (5.18%) Value Proposition
10 49 (4.97%) Business Strategy
11 47 (4.77%) Strategic Planning
12 43 (4.37%) Active Listening
12 43 (4.37%) Deadline-Driven
13 37 (3.76%) Problem-Solving
14 32 (3.25%) Cybersecurity
15 29 (2.94%) Lead Generation
16 27 (2.74%) Business Enablement
16 27 (2.74%) Customer Service
16 27 (2.74%) Strategic Thinking
16 27 (2.74%) Technology Enablement
Qualifications
1 64 (6.50%) Degree
2 10 (1.02%) CFA
2 10 (1.02%) CIMA
2 10 (1.02%) Master's Degree
2 10 (1.02%) MBA
2 10 (1.02%) PhD
3 4 (0.41%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (0.20%) PMI Certification
4 2 (0.20%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.47%) SLA
2 8 (0.81%) GDPR
3 3 (0.30%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.10%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 256 (25.99%) Salesforce
2 99 (10.05%) Microsoft
3 47 (4.77%) SAP
4 27 (2.74%) YouTube
5 17 (1.73%) NetApp
6 10 (1.02%) IBM
7 8 (0.81%) Intel
8 6 (0.61%) BT
8 6 (0.61%) Cisco
8 6 (0.61%) HubSpot
9 4 (0.41%) Dell
9 4 (0.41%) HP
9 4 (0.41%) Sage
9 4 (0.41%) Sophos
9 4 (0.41%) Veeam
10 3 (0.30%) Commvault
10 3 (0.30%) Google
10 3 (0.30%) Mitel
10 3 (0.30%) Veritas
10 3 (0.30%) VMware