Business Development Contract Job Trends in the North West

Business Development
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Business Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 123 127
Rank change year-on-year -33 +4 +27
Contract jobs citing Business Development 18 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.48% 0.18% 0.040%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 0.21% 0.047%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £630 £456 £550
% change year-on-year +38.08% -17.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £83.00
England median hourly rate £86.50 £53.50 £38.12
% change year-on-year +61.68% +40.35% -40.20%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Business Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,095 1,929 2,121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 83.22% 87.92% 84.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,823 1,249 1,304
10th Percentile £291 £270 £300
25th Percentile £400 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £594 £575 £588
90th Percentile £675 £671 £675
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 299 123 206
10th Percentile £17.25 £13.50 £10.95
25th Percentile £25.38 £18.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £56.44 £28.75 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.31% -0.86% -3.33%
75th Percentile £76.00 £56.88 £50.44
90th Percentile £85.00 £74.75 £70.33
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +86.88% -37.63% -5.12%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Development relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Business Development job vacancy trend in the North West

Business Development
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Business Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Business Development

Business Development
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Business Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Business Development

Business Development
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Lancashire - 10 £463 - 35
Manchester - 5 - - 131
Merseyside -15 3 - - 16
Cheshire - 1 £463 - 27
Business Development
England

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 5 (27.78%) Manufacturing
2 4 (22.22%) Finance
2 4 (22.22%) Marketing
2 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 3 (16.67%) Advertising
3 3 (16.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (77.78%) Business Development Manager
1 14 (77.78%) Business Manager
1 14 (77.78%) Development Manager
2 3 (16.67%) IT Sales Executive
2 3 (16.67%) Sales Executive
2 3 (16.67%) Trainee
2 3 (16.67%) Trainee Sales Executive
3 1 (5.56%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Marketing Technology
1 1 (5.56%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Facilities Management
2 4 (22.22%) B2B
2 4 (22.22%) CRM
2 4 (22.22%) Telesales
3 3 (16.67%) B2B Sales
3 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (16.67%) Customer Engagement
3 3 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 3 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (16.67%) Lead Generation
3 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (5.56%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (5.56%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (5.56%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.56%) Project Planning
4 1 (5.56%) Project Roadmap
4 1 (5.56%) Roadmaps
4 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (5.56%) Waterfall
4 1 (5.56%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (5.56%) PMI Certification