Business Development Manager Job Trends in Bolton

Business Development Manager
Manchester > Bolton

The median Business Development Manager salary in Bolton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 39 -
Rank change year-on-year +19 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.22% 0.70% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% 0.79% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £46,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.11% -22.92% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 74 126 97
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.22% 88.11% 98.98%
Number of salaries quoted 53 103 66
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £25,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £58,750 £77,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £71,250 - £74,500
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +10.09% -5.22%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Development Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in Bolton

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in Bolton

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 21 April 2026, Business Development Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
2 1 (50.00%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) PQQ
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Storyboarding
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Law
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
2 1 (50.00%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) PQQ
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Storyboarding
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality