Business Development Job Trends in East Lothian

Business Development
Scotland > East Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in East Lothian requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 4 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in East Lothian 20.00% - 48.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.53% - 48.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £25,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £27,700
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £67,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -40.74% +170.00% -54.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Lothian

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 East Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17 2 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Lothian 85.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 1 24
10th Percentile £26,316 - -
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £32,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% +30.00% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £33,750 -
90th Percentile - - £28,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -7.08%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in East Lothian

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in East Lothian

Business Development
Salary Trend in East Lothian

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Lothian citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Lothian citing Business Development

Business Development
Job Locations in East Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the East Lothian region over the 6 months to 28 December 2025. 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
Musselburgh - 4 £55,000 -
Business Development
Scotland