Business Developer Job Trends in England

Business Developer
UK > England

The median Business Developer salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 600 649 633
Rank change year-on-year +49 -16 +277
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Developer 32 67 60
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.074% 0.11% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% 0.12% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 29 34 48
10th Percentile £41,650 £40,000 £36,425
25th Percentile £48,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -2.56% -7.14%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,375 £71,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £75,125 £81,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £49,250
% change year-on-year +26.32% -3.55% -6.19%

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 39,477 58,071 46,439
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 95.16% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 24,341 33,021 35,877
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

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 30 October 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 30 October 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
South West +38 8 £52,500 - 2
London +48 7 £100,000 +73.16% 9
West Midlands +46 6 £42,500 +9.68% 3
Midlands +41 6 £42,500 -5.56% 5
East of England - 6 £60,000 -
North of England -15 5 £49,000 +12.64% 1
Yorkshire +7 3 £49,000 -27.41%
North West -9 2 £43,500 +1.16%
Business Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 October 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 (43.75%) ERP
2 12 (37.50%) SQL
3 10 (31.25%) Business Intelligence
3 10 (31.25%) Decision-Making
4 9 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (25.00%) Power BI
5 8 (25.00%) Power Platform
5 8 (25.00%) Process Improvement
5 8 (25.00%) SQL Server
6 7 (21.88%) ETL
6 7 (21.88%) Microsoft
7 5 (15.63%) .NET
7 5 (15.63%) Azure
7 5 (15.63%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (15.63%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (15.63%) Python
7 5 (15.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (12.50%) .NET Framework
8 4 (12.50%) Analytics
8 4 (12.50%) Business Development
8 4 (12.50%) Data Analysis
8 4 (12.50%) Data Modelling
8 4 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (9.38%) Actionable Insight
9 3 (9.38%) AI
9 3 (9.38%) C#
9 3 (9.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (9.38%) Data Quality
9 3 (9.38%) Databricks
9 3 (9.38%) Data-Driven Decision Making

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 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (3.13%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 1 (3.13%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 5 (15.63%) Azure
3 4 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (6.25%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (6.25%) SaaS
4 2 (6.25%) Snowflake
5 1 (3.13%) AWS
5 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.13%) IaaS
5 1 (3.13%) PaaS
5 1 (3.13%) Power Automate
5 1 (3.13%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (25.00%) Power BI
1 8 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (15.63%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (15.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (9.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (6.25%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (6.25%) Data Mining
5 1 (3.13%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (3.13%) NoSQL
5 1 (3.13%) OLAP
5 1 (3.13%) OLAP Cube
5 1 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (3.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (3.13%) Star Schema
5 1 (3.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Git
1 3 (9.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (6.25%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 11 (34.38%) Social Skills
2 6 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (15.63%) Finance
4 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Marketing
4 3 (9.38%) Retail
5 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.13%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (15.63%) .NET
2 4 (12.50%) .NET Framework
3 3 (9.38%) Web Services
4 2 (6.25%) REST
4 2 (6.25%) XML
5 1 (3.13%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Data Structures
1 2 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) ERP
2 10 (31.25%) Business Intelligence
2 10 (31.25%) Decision-Making
3 9 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (25.00%) Process Improvement
5 7 (21.88%) ETL
6 5 (15.63%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 4 (12.50%) Analytics
7 4 (12.50%) Business Development
7 4 (12.50%) Data Analysis
7 4 (12.50%) Data Modelling
8 3 (9.38%) Actionable Insight
8 3 (9.38%) AI
8 3 (9.38%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 3 (9.38%) Lead Generation
8 3 (9.38%) Logistics
8 3 (9.38%) Migration
8 3 (9.38%) Visualisation
9 2 (6.25%) Analytical Thinking
9 2 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 12 (37.50%) SQL
2 5 (15.63%) Python
3 3 (9.38%) C#
3 3 (9.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (9.38%) T-SQL
4 2 (6.25%) PowerShell
5 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
5 1 (3.13%) TypeScript
5 1 (3.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 2 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (6.25%) Degree
2 1 (3.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.13%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.38%) Databricks
3 2 (6.25%) SAP
4 1 (3.13%) Alteryx
4 1 (3.13%) Infor
4 1 (3.13%) MicroStrategy
4 1 (3.13%) Teradata