Business Development Job Trends in County Down

Business Development
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Down requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 22 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 8.63% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.91% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £27,500 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -38.89% -21.74% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
County Down

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 222 17 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 87.06% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 8
10th Percentile £40,500 - £27,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £32,851 £33,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,426 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.32% +63.80% -21.05%
75th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £48,750
90th Percentile - - £54,375
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Down.

Business Development job vacancy trend in County Down

Business Development
Salary Trend in County Down

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Business Development

Business Development
Job Locations in County Down

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the County Down region over the 6 months to 21 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newtownards - 13 - - 1
Donaghadee - 2 - -
Downpatrick - 1 - -
Business Development
Northern Ireland

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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 8 (36.36%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (36.36%) Dynamics GP
General
1 10 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Legal
2 8 (36.36%) Marketing
2 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (54.55%) Business Development Executive
2 8 (36.36%) Marketing Manager
2 8 (36.36%) Technology Manager
3 2 (9.09%) Architect
3 2 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 8 (36.36%) Blog
1 8 (36.36%) Marketing Technology
2 2 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) AI
1 10 (45.45%) Analytics
2 8 (36.36%) Change Management
2 8 (36.36%) Contact Management
2 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (36.36%) CRM
2 8 (36.36%) Data Management
2 8 (36.36%) Decision-Making
2 8 (36.36%) Digital Marketing
2 8 (36.36%) Email Marketing
2 8 (36.36%) Integrated Marketing
2 8 (36.36%) Marketing Analytics
2 8 (36.36%) Marketing Strategy
2 8 (36.36%) Service Delivery
2 8 (36.36%) Test Automation
3 2 (9.09%) B2B
3 2 (9.09%) Due Diligence
3 2 (9.09%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.09%) Project Management