Business Development Contracts

Business Development
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Business Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business Development over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 427 563 629
Rank change year-on-year +136 +66 -76
Contract jobs citing Business Development 158 130 221
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.37% 0.22% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.25% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 65 148
10th Percentile £121 £300 £400
25th Percentile £388 £438 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £725 £650 £615
90th Percentile £775 £740 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £625 £463
% change year-on-year -16.00% +35.06% +11.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 6 3
10th Percentile £22.50 £52.62 £23.30
25th Percentile - £58.25 £26.75
Median hourly rate £38.12 £67.13 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.21% +91.79% -10.18%
75th Percentile - £70.00 £41.13
90th Percentile £48.75 £74.00 £43.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £63.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year -40.20% +82.14% +62.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,956 52,182 79,685
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.29% 89.83% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,793 36,175 55,967
10th Percentile £300 £325 £341
25th Percentile £413 £438 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,727 1,890
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Development.

Daily rate trend for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Development over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Development.

Hourly rate trend for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Development over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Top 14 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 7 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +131 148 £550 -3.51% 1,582
UK excluding London +118 106 £525 -16.00% 989
Work from Home +153 77 £550 +4.76% 565
East of England +49 47 - - 90
London +69 41 £563 +0.90% 617
South East +38 40 £196 -62.67% 241
North of England +27 10 £676 +8.16% 289
North West +26 7 £688 +5.85% 176
South West +3 4 £504 -21.19% 137
Midlands +27 3 £681 +18.48% 157
Yorkshire +25 3 £450 -28.00% 81
Scotland +45 2 £525 -2.33% 62
West Midlands +22 2 £681 +147.73% 106
East Midlands +17 1 - - 51

Business Development
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 3 (1.90%) ArcGIS
2 2 (1.27%) Confluence
3 1 (0.63%) CMS
3 1 (0.63%) IIS
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.63%) SAS
3 1 (0.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (10.13%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.27%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.63%) SAP MDM
1 1 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.80%) Azure
2 3 (1.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.27%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.27%) SaaS
3 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
3 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 1 (0.63%) AWS
4 1 (0.63%) OneDrive
4 1 (0.63%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.90%) LAN
1 3 (1.90%) SD-WAN
1 3 (1.90%) Unified Communications
1 3 (1.90%) WAN
1 3 (1.90%) Wireless
2 2 (1.27%) Firewall
2 2 (1.27%) SMS
2 2 (1.27%) VPN
3 1 (0.63%) Network Security
3 1 (0.63%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.43%) GIS
2 3 (1.90%) Amazon Redshift
2 3 (1.90%) Big Data
2 3 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.90%) Hadoop
2 3 (1.90%) Presto
2 3 (1.90%) Spatial Data
3 1 (0.63%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.63%) SAS Enterprise Guide
3 1 (0.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.63%) Balsamiq
2 1 (0.63%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.63%) Git
2 1 (0.63%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.63%) Subversion
General
1 71 (44.94%) Finance
2 69 (43.67%) Social Skills
3 48 (30.38%) Influencing Skills
4 47 (29.75%) Organisational Skills
5 20 (12.66%) Marketing
6 18 (11.39%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (5.70%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (4.43%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.16%) Retail
9 5 (3.16%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.53%) Legal
11 3 (1.90%) Banking
12 2 (1.27%) Automotive
12 2 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.27%) Law
12 2 (1.27%) Local Government
13 1 (0.63%) Aviation
13 1 (0.63%) Brand Awareness
13 1 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.63%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 14 (8.86%) Business Manager
1 14 (8.86%) Development Manager
2 13 (8.23%) Architect
2 13 (8.23%) Business Development Manager
3 12 (7.59%) Solutions Architect
4 7 (4.43%) Lead
4 7 (4.43%) Project Manager
4 7 (4.43%) Senior
5 6 (3.80%) Analyst
6 5 (3.16%) Account Executive
6 5 (3.16%) Business Analyst
7 4 (2.53%) Consultant
7 4 (2.53%) Network Engineer
7 4 (2.53%) Operations Manager
7 4 (2.53%) Product Manager
7 4 (2.53%) Security Manager
7 4 (2.53%) Security Project Manager
7 4 (2.53%) Software Architect
8 3 (1.90%) Management Consultant
8 3 (1.90%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.90%) PySpark
2 1 (0.63%) Apache NiFi
2 1 (0.63%) JSON
2 1 (0.63%) Kafka
2 1 (0.63%) Middleware
2 1 (0.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.70%) Data Protection Act
2 7 (4.43%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.16%) Social Media
4 4 (2.53%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.90%) Blockchain
6 2 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.27%) Graphic Design
6 2 (1.27%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.63%) Blog
7 1 (0.63%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.63%) DataPower
7 1 (0.63%) Distributed Applications
7 1 (0.63%) Infotainment
7 1 (0.63%) IoT
7 1 (0.63%) Life Science
7 1 (0.63%) NHS
7 1 (0.63%) PACS
7 1 (0.63%) PKI
7 1 (0.63%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.63%) CentOS
1 1 (0.63%) Linux
1 1 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (0.63%) Windows
1 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (38.61%) Project Management
2 52 (32.91%) Business Strategy
3 21 (13.29%) Agile
4 19 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (11.39%) Roadmaps
6 16 (10.13%) Business Case
7 13 (8.23%) Cybersecurity
7 13 (8.23%) Project Delivery
8 12 (7.59%) Decision-Making
8 12 (7.59%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (6.96%) CRM
9 11 (6.96%) Strategic Thinking
10 10 (6.33%) Data Protection
11 9 (5.70%) Digital Marketing
11 9 (5.70%) Enterprise Architecture
11 9 (5.70%) Line Management
11 9 (5.70%) Product Roadmap
12 8 (5.06%) B2B
12 8 (5.06%) Business Analysis
12 8 (5.06%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.80%) Python
1 6 (3.80%) SQL
2 2 (1.27%) C
2 2 (1.27%) Java
2 2 (1.27%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.63%) Bash
3 1 (0.63%) C++
Qualifications
1 36 (22.78%) Degree
2 12 (7.59%) Security Cleared
3 10 (6.33%) Master's Degree
4 9 (5.70%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.80%) CISA
5 6 (3.80%) CISM
5 6 (3.80%) CISSP
5 6 (3.80%) MBA
6 4 (2.53%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.53%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.90%) CCIE
7 3 (1.90%) CCNP
8 2 (1.27%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.27%) PMP
9 1 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.63%) CCNA
9 1 (0.63%) CSPO
9 1 (0.63%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.63%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.96%) GDPR
2 9 (5.70%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.53%) QA
4 2 (1.27%) PMO
5 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.63%) Docker
1 1 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (1.90%) Ansible
2 1 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.63%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (10.76%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.16%) Salesforce
2 5 (3.16%) SAP
3 4 (2.53%) Cisco
4 3 (1.90%) Databricks
4 3 (1.90%) ESRI
4 3 (1.90%) Foundry
4 3 (1.90%) Oracle
4 3 (1.90%) Palantir
5 2 (1.27%) CheckPoint
5 2 (1.27%) Conga
5 2 (1.27%) DocuSign
5 2 (1.27%) F5
5 2 (1.27%) Juniper
5 2 (1.27%) Palo Alto
5 2 (1.27%) Riverbed
6 1 (0.63%) Ariba
6 1 (0.63%) McAfee
6 1 (0.63%) Meraki
6 1 (0.63%) Red Hat