Business Development Job Trends in the East Midlands

Business Development
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 62 36
Rank change year-on-year +60 -26 +61
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 992 99 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 14.75% 4.21% 5.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.70% 4.86% 6.51%
Number of salaries quoted 779 75 10
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,150 £29,575
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year - +38.89% +35.85%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £57,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £49,200 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.63% +9.33% +12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,793 2,035 3,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 71.28% 86.60% 78.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3,245 1,082 1,327
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £29,650
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Business Development
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in the East Midlands

Business Development
Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Northamptonshire +49 296 £50,000 +11.11% 19
Nottinghamshire +31 253 £50,000 +42.86% 26
Leicestershire +42 196 £55,000 +100.00% 25
Derbyshire +47 167 £45,000 +9.76% 14
Lincolnshire +10 80 £50,000 -9.09% 8
Business Development
England

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.10%) Revit
3 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 27 (2.72%) SaaS
2 3 (0.30%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.10%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.71%) VoIP
2 2 (0.20%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.40%) Tableau
2 3 (0.30%) Power BI
General
1 86 (8.67%) Social Skills
2 46 (4.64%) Finance
2 46 (4.64%) Manufacturing
3 40 (4.03%) Retail
4 37 (3.73%) Marketing
5 35 (3.53%) Presentation Skills
6 28 (2.82%) Automotive
7 19 (1.92%) Brand Awareness
8 16 (1.61%) Telecoms
9 15 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
10 14 (1.41%) Legal
11 12 (1.21%) Law
11 12 (1.21%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.11%) Hindi Language
13 9 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.60%) Analytical Skills
15 5 (0.50%) Aerospace
15 5 (0.50%) Cantonese Language
15 5 (0.50%) Local Government
15 5 (0.50%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 797 (80.34%) Development Manager
2 781 (78.73%) Business Development Manager
2 781 (78.73%) Business Manager
3 108 (10.89%) Business Development Executive
4 37 (3.73%) Sales Business Development Manager
4 37 (3.73%) Sales Manager
5 30 (3.02%) Senior
5 30 (3.02%) Senior Business Development Manager
5 30 (3.02%) Senior Business Manager
5 30 (3.02%) Senior Development Manager
5 30 (3.02%) Senior Manager
6 16 (1.61%) Portfolio Manager
7 13 (1.31%) Business Development Director
7 13 (1.31%) Development Director
8 12 (1.21%) Consultant
9 11 (1.11%) Sales Executive
10 10 (1.01%) Technical Development Manager
10 10 (1.01%) Technical Manager
11 9 (0.91%) Account Manager
12 8 (0.81%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.60%) ATL
Miscellaneous
1 76 (7.66%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (3.73%) Renewable Energy
3 34 (3.43%) Driving Licence
4 31 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 12 (1.21%) FMCG
6 5 (0.50%) Life Science
7 4 (0.40%) CCTV
7 4 (0.40%) Marketing Technology
8 3 (0.30%) Operational Technology
8 3 (0.30%) Social Media
9 2 (0.20%) PropTech
10 1 (0.10%) Digital Signage
10 1 (0.10%) EPoS
10 1 (0.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 1 (0.10%) iPad
10 1 (0.10%) iPhone
10 1 (0.10%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.40%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (5.95%) Logistics
2 49 (4.94%) CRM
3 46 (4.64%) B2B
4 35 (3.53%) B2B Sales
5 34 (3.43%) Decision-Making
6 30 (3.02%) Customer Service
7 27 (2.72%) Facilities Management
8 22 (2.22%) Commercial Awareness
8 22 (2.22%) Lead Generation
9 18 (1.81%) Business Strategy
10 17 (1.71%) People Management
11 16 (1.61%) Collaborative Working
12 13 (1.31%) Coaching
13 12 (1.21%) Service Delivery
14 11 (1.11%) Telesales
15 10 (1.01%) Cybersecurity
15 10 (1.01%) Problem-Solving
16 9 (0.91%) Performance Management
17 8 (0.81%) Anti-Money Laundering
17 8 (0.81%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.10%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (1.21%) Degree
2 6 (0.60%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (0.81%) GDPR
2 5 (0.50%) GMP
3 2 (0.20%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (0.81%) Microsoft
2 7 (0.71%) Salesforce
3 4 (0.40%) Samsung
3 4 (0.40%) TikTok
4 3 (0.30%) HubSpot
5 2 (0.20%) Marketo
6 1 (0.10%) Google