Business Development Manager Jobs in Bristol

Business Development Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Business Development Manager salary in Bristol is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 147 162
Rank change year-on-year +57 +15 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 14 9 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.19% 0.28% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.25% 0.28% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 3
10th Percentile £47,750 £42,500 -
25th Percentile £59,375 £43,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +65.00% +33.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £86,250 £52,500 £44,375
90th Percentile - £79,000 £47,750
South West median annual salary £38,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.56% +20.00% -28.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,119 3,177 2,362
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 97.13% 92.59%
Number of salaries quoted 761 2,375 1,473
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,600 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +9.20%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,419
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Business Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in Bristol

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Manager in Bristol.

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in Bristol

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in Bristol

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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 across the Bristol region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Business Development
2 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Time Management
4 4 (28.57%) Business Strategy
5 3 (21.43%) Coaching
5 3 (21.43%) Banking
6 2 (14.29%) Finance
6 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
6 2 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (14.29%) Facilities Management
6 2 (14.29%) Telesales
6 2 (14.29%) Marketing
6 2 (14.29%) LLM
6 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
6 2 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
7 1 (7.14%) SaaS
7 1 (7.14%) ITSM

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) SaaS
General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (21.43%) Banking
4 2 (14.29%) Finance
4 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 2 (14.29%) Marketing
4 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Business Development
2 5 (35.71%) Time Management
3 4 (28.57%) Business Strategy
4 3 (21.43%) Coaching
5 2 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (14.29%) Facilities Management
5 2 (14.29%) LLM
5 2 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Telesales
6 1 (7.14%) ITSM