Business Developer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Business Developer
England > East of England

The median Business Developer daily rate in the East of England is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 92 99
Rank change year-on-year -19 +7 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Business Developer 1 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.045% 0.16% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.18% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £414 £376
25th Percentile £375 £416 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £438 £463
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -5.41% +15.63%
75th Percentile £425 £466 £553
90th Percentile - £471 £559
England median daily rate £463 £600 £450
% change year-on-year -22.92% +33.33% -20.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 1,985 1,092 1,376
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.90% 85.65% 87.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 873 490 585
10th Percentile £200 £185 £202
25th Percentile £370 £350 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% -10.53%
75th Percentile £600 £580 £563
90th Percentile £688 £680 £625
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 534 255 426
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.84 £14.48
25th Percentile £17.03 £17.79 £21.37
Median hourly rate £47.50 £41.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -12.63% +69.64%
75th Percentile £68.69 £66.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £77.50 £82.04 £70.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.32 £45.00
% change year-on-year +67.85% -43.73% +2.63%

Business Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Business Developer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Business Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the East of England

Business Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the East of England

Business Developer
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Developer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 23 August 2026. 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
Essex - 1 £400 - 1
Business Developer
England

Business Developer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 23 August 2026, Business Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East of England region featuring Business Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Business Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft