Business Developer Job Trends in England

Business Developer
UK > England

The median Business Developer salary in England is £54,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 578 643 621
Rank change year-on-year +65 -22 +287
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Developer 34 67 60
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.074% 0.11% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.12% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 31 34 48
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £36,425
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.74% - -13.64%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,313 £66,563
90th Percentile £110,000 £75,125 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +21.05% -1.04% -12.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 41,456 57,384 44,668
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.56% 94.74% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 26,210 32,267 34,534
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Business Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Business Developer job vacancy trend in England

Business Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in England

Business Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Developer in England over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Developer in England

Business Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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
Midlands +57 9 £42,000 -6.67% 5
West Midlands +47 9 £42,000 +8.39% 4
South West +39 8 £52,500 - 1
London +43 7 £100,000 +90.48% 13
East of England - 6 £60,000 -
North of England +21 4 £49,000 +13.95%
Yorkshire +9 3 £49,000 -
North West +32 1 - -
Business Developer
UK

Business Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Business Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Business Developer in the job title.

1 14 (41.18%) ERP
2 12 (35.29%) Business Intelligence
3 11 (32.35%) SQL
3 11 (32.35%) SQL Server
4 10 (29.41%) Decision-Making
4 10 (29.41%) Power BI
4 10 (29.41%) Power Platform
4 10 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (23.53%) .NET
5 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
6 7 (20.59%) ETL
6 7 (20.59%) Process Improvement
7 6 (17.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (14.71%) Business Development
8 5 (14.71%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (14.71%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 5 (14.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (11.76%) .NET Framework
9 4 (11.76%) Azure
9 4 (11.76%) Data Analysis
9 4 (11.76%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (11.76%) Lead Generation
9 4 (11.76%) Python
10 3 (8.82%) Actionable Insight
10 3 (8.82%) AI
10 3 (8.82%) Analytics
10 3 (8.82%) B2B
10 3 (8.82%) C#
10 3 (8.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (8.82%) Data Modelling

Business Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (2.94%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 10 (29.41%) Power Platform
2 4 (11.76%) Azure
2 4 (11.76%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (8.82%) SaaS
4 2 (5.88%) Snowflake
5 1 (2.94%) AWS
5 1 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.94%) IaaS
5 1 (2.94%) PaaS
5 1 (2.94%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.94%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (32.35%) SQL Server
2 10 (29.41%) Power BI
3 6 (17.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (14.71%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (14.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (5.88%) Data Mining
6 1 (2.94%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (2.94%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (2.94%) NoSQL
6 1 (2.94%) OLAP
6 1 (2.94%) OLAP Cube
6 1 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (2.94%) Star Schema
6 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Git
1 3 (8.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (5.88%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 11 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 6 (17.65%) Finance
2 6 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (8.82%) Marketing
4 2 (5.88%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.94%) French Language
5 1 (2.94%) Law
5 1 (2.94%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (23.53%) .NET
2 4 (11.76%) .NET Framework
3 3 (8.82%) Web Services
4 2 (5.88%) REST
4 2 (5.88%) XML
5 1 (2.94%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Data Structures
1 2 (5.88%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (41.18%) ERP
2 12 (35.29%) Business Intelligence
3 10 (29.41%) Decision-Making
3 10 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (20.59%) ETL
4 7 (20.59%) Process Improvement
5 5 (14.71%) Business Development
5 5 (14.71%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 4 (11.76%) Data Analysis
6 4 (11.76%) Lead Generation
7 3 (8.82%) Actionable Insight
7 3 (8.82%) AI
7 3 (8.82%) Analytics
7 3 (8.82%) B2B
7 3 (8.82%) Data Modelling
7 3 (8.82%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 3 (8.82%) Logistics
7 3 (8.82%) Migration
7 3 (8.82%) Visualisation
8 2 (5.88%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 11 (32.35%) SQL
2 4 (11.76%) Python
3 3 (8.82%) C#
3 3 (8.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (8.82%) T-SQL
4 2 (5.88%) PowerShell
4 2 (5.88%) VB.NET
5 1 (2.94%) C
5 1 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (2.94%) Degree
1 1 (2.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.82%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.94%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Databricks
3 1 (2.94%) Alteryx
3 1 (2.94%) Infor
3 1 (2.94%) SAP
3 1 (2.94%) Teradata