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 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 286 690 1126
Rank change year-on-year +404 +436 -336
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 988 313 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.01% 0.30% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.33% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 816 64 51
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.61% -9.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £50,313 £74,063 £83,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,875 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £50,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.38% +11.67% -14.29%

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 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 +380 853 £40,000 -25.93% 216
UK excluding London +260 696 £38,500 -23.38% 154
Work from Home +322 611 £40,000 -30.43% 100
South East +152 292 £38,000 -24.75% 41
London +298 254 £40,000 -27.27% 69
Midlands +120 140 £38,500 -48.67% 21
West Midlands +126 125 £35,700 -52.40% 17
North of England +126 110 £45,000 +20.00% 40
Scotland +9 73 £65,000 - 8
North West +61 63 £37,500 -28.57% 26
Yorkshire +117 40 £45,000 +20.00% 12
Wales +39 37 £35,700 - 3
South West -19 30 £40,000 +6.67% 23
East of England +31 27 £45,000 -21.74% 16
East Midlands -6 15 £40,000 -20.00% 4
North East - 7 £40,000 - 2
Northern Ireland +30 6 £60,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 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.

1 981 (99.29%) Business Development
2 368 (37.25%) Salesforce
3 326 (33.00%) Client Onboarding
4 319 (32.29%) Customer Experience
5 218 (22.06%) Social Skills
6 193 (19.53%) CRM
7 132 (13.36%) Marketing
8 90 (9.11%) Decision-Making
9 81 (8.20%) Self-Motivation
9 81 (8.20%) SaaS
10 79 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
11 78 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
12 77 (7.79%) B2B
13 72 (7.29%) Finance
14 71 (7.19%) Telecoms
15 67 (6.78%) Degree
16 58 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
17 56 (5.67%) Microsoft
18 54 (5.47%) Value Proposition
19 52 (5.26%) Manufacturing
20 50 (5.06%) SAP
21 47 (4.76%) SLA
22 46 (4.66%) Active Listening
22 46 (4.66%) Salesforce CRM
22 46 (4.66%) Deadline-Driven
23 45 (4.55%) Public Sector
24 41 (4.15%) Business Strategy
25 36 (3.64%) Onboarding
26 33 (3.34%) Driving Licence
27 32 (3.24%) Lead Generation

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 79 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
2 78 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 46 (4.66%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 81 (8.20%) SaaS
2 21 (2.13%) 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 (0.40%) GCP
7 3 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.30%) Rubrik
8 2 (0.20%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.02%) VoIP
2 18 (1.82%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.62%) Broadband
4 9 (0.91%) 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%) Radio Access Network
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%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.40%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 218 (22.06%) Social Skills
2 132 (13.36%) Marketing
3 72 (7.29%) Finance
4 71 (7.19%) Telecoms
5 58 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
6 52 (5.26%) Manufacturing
7 45 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 31 (3.14%) Retail
9 28 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (2.43%) Analytical Skills
11 19 (1.92%) Automotive
12 18 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
13 15 (1.52%) Legal
13 15 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
14 14 (1.42%) Local Government
15 7 (0.71%) Advertising
15 7 (0.71%) German Language
16 6 (0.61%) French Language
16 6 (0.61%) Military
17 5 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.20%) HTML
1 2 (0.20%) web3js
2 1 (0.10%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 81 (8.20%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (3.64%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.34%) Driving Licence
4 22 (2.23%) Social Media
5 17 (1.72%) Life Science
6 12 (1.21%) Biopharmaceutical
7 9 (0.91%) Data Centre
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 4 (0.40%) CCTV
11 4 (0.40%) iPad
12 3 (0.30%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (0.30%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.30%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (0.30%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.20%) Blog
13 2 (0.20%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 981 (99.29%) Business Development
2 326 (33.00%) Client Onboarding
3 319 (32.29%) Customer Experience
4 193 (19.53%) CRM
5 90 (9.11%) Decision-Making
6 77 (7.79%) B2B
7 54 (5.47%) Value Proposition
8 46 (4.66%) Active Listening
8 46 (4.66%) Deadline-Driven
9 41 (4.15%) Business Strategy
10 32 (3.24%) Cybersecurity
10 32 (3.24%) Lead Generation
10 32 (3.24%) Logistics
11 29 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
12 28 (2.83%) Strategic Thinking
13 25 (2.53%) Market Research
14 24 (2.43%) Facilities Management
15 23 (2.33%) Asset Management
16 22 (2.23%) Time Management
17 21 (2.13%) Analytics
Qualifications
1 67 (6.78%) Degree
2 12 (1.21%) Master's Degree
2 12 (1.21%) PhD
3 10 (1.01%) CFA
3 10 (1.01%) CIMA
3 10 (1.01%) MBA
4 4 (0.40%) DBS Check
5 2 (0.20%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.76%) SLA
2 8 (0.81%) GDPR
3 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.30%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.30%) QA
5 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
Systems Management
1 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.10%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 368 (37.25%) Salesforce
2 56 (5.67%) Microsoft
3 50 (5.06%) SAP
4 11 (1.11%) NetApp
4 11 (1.11%) YouTube
5 10 (1.01%) IBM
6 7 (0.71%) HubSpot
7 6 (0.61%) BT
7 6 (0.61%) Cisco
8 4 (0.40%) Dell
8 4 (0.40%) HP
8 4 (0.40%) Sage
8 4 (0.40%) Sophos
8 4 (0.40%) Veeam
9 3 (0.30%) Acronis
9 3 (0.30%) Aruba
9 3 (0.30%) Kaspersky
9 3 (0.30%) Meraki
9 3 (0.30%) Veritas
9 3 (0.30%) Zoho