Business Development Jobs in Edinburgh

Business Development
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Business Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Development over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 73 124
Rank change year-on-year -2 +51 +18
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 12 35 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.31% 2.35% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.34% 2.63% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4 13 6
10th Percentile - £38,500 £41,625
25th Percentile £76,494 £47,500 £42,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,363 £65,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +49.79% +36.84% +58.33%
75th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £51,250
90th Percentile - - £75,625
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.77% +36.84% +35.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 893 1,332 1,923
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 97.49% 89.58% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 402 933 1,119
10th Percentile £26,929 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £44,033
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £79,912 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £97,500 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -8.70% +4.55%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in Edinburgh

Business Development
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Business Development in Edinburgh

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Edinburgh

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (25.00%) CMS
1 3 (25.00%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 3 (25.00%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (8.33%) SaaS
General
1 7 (58.33%) Marketing
2 3 (25.00%) Advertising
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Banking
2 3 (25.00%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Legal
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Business Development Manager
1 4 (33.33%) Business Manager
1 4 (33.33%) Development Manager
1 4 (33.33%) Senior
1 4 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 3 (25.00%) Digital Development Manager
2 3 (25.00%) Digital Marketing Manager
2 3 (25.00%) Marketing Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Analytics Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Data Analytics Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Data Manager
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Analytics Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Blog
1 3 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 3 (25.00%) Social Media
2 1 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (8.33%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Analytics
2 6 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 6 (50.00%) SEO
3 5 (41.67%) Asset Management
3 5 (41.67%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (25.00%) Content Development
4 3 (25.00%) Data Privacy
4 3 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 3 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (25.00%) Multichannel Marketing
4 3 (25.00%) OpenUP
4 3 (25.00%) Pay per click
4 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (25.00%) Telesales
4 3 (25.00%) User Experience
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analytics
5 2 (16.67%) Project Delivery
5 2 (16.67%) Project Management
5 2 (16.67%) Target Operating Model
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) Google
2 3 (25.00%) Salesforce
3 2 (16.67%) Charles River