Business Developer Job Trends in England

Business Developer
UK > England

The median Business Developer salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 April 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 560 562 726
Rank change year-on-year +2 +164 +136
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Developer 105 44 87
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.14% 0.12% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.13% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 87 40 76
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,588 £31,625
25th Percentile £40,250 £44,000 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,250 £53,542
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -4.28% -20.68%
75th Percentile £63,125 £63,125 £64,375
90th Percentile £74,250 £70,188 £78,750
UK median annual salary £51,250 £51,250 £53,542
% change year-on-year - -4.28% -17.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 67,528 32,934 74,766
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 89.81% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 44,445 21,275 58,143
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

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 7 April 2026.

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 7 April 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
South East -2 39 £50,000 - 9
Midlands -16 29 £40,000 -11.11% 7
West Midlands +9 27 £40,000 -11.11% 4
North of England -44 15 £55,000 +100.00% 6
London -22 10 £75,000 +39.53% 4
North West - 10 £55,000 - 4
East of England - 8 £60,000 - 4
South West -46 5 £52,500 -
North East - 3 £45,000 - 1
Yorkshire -56 2 £47,085 +71.22% 1
East Midlands - 2 £63,750 - 3
Business Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 April 2026, 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 52 (49.52%) Business Intelligence
2 44 (41.90%) Power Platform
3 43 (40.95%) Power BI
4 33 (31.43%) SQL
5 25 (23.81%) Analytics
6 23 (21.90%) Decision-Making
7 21 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (19.05%) ETL
8 20 (19.05%) Microsoft
9 18 (17.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 18 (17.14%) Visualisation
10 17 (16.19%) Data Visualisation
11 15 (14.29%) SQL Server
12 14 (13.33%) .NET
12 14 (13.33%) Azure
12 14 (13.33%) Computer Science
12 14 (13.33%) Data Modelling
12 14 (13.33%) Degree
13 13 (12.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 12 (11.43%) TETRA
15 11 (10.48%) Business Strategy
15 11 (10.48%) Data Analytics
15 11 (10.48%) Data Integration
15 11 (10.48%) SAP
16 10 (9.52%) Budgeting
16 10 (9.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 10 (9.52%) Data-Driven Decision Making
17 9 (8.57%) ERP
17 9 (8.57%) SAP CO
17 9 (8.57%) SAP CO-PA

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 7 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (8.57%) SAP CO
2 7 (6.67%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (3.81%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 44 (41.90%) Power Platform
2 14 (13.33%) Azure
3 7 (6.67%) Azure Data Factory
3 7 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (5.71%) Power Automate
4 6 (5.71%) PowerApps
5 2 (1.90%) IaaS
5 2 (1.90%) PaaS
5 2 (1.90%) Snowflake
6 1 (0.95%) Azure Cognitive Services
6 1 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.95%) Fivetran
6 1 (0.95%) GCP
6 1 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.95%) SaaS
6 1 (0.95%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 12 (11.43%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (40.95%) Power BI
2 15 (14.29%) SQL Server
3 13 (12.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (6.67%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (6.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (4.76%) Star Schema
5 5 (4.76%) Tableau
6 3 (2.86%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 3 (2.86%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.95%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.95%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.95%) Looker
7 1 (0.95%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (1.90%) Git
1 2 (1.90%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 2 (1.90%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 31 (29.52%) Finance
2 19 (18.10%) Social Skills
3 17 (16.19%) Manufacturing
4 15 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (5.71%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.86%) Legal
8 1 (0.95%) Banking
8 1 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.95%) French Language
8 1 (0.95%) Games
8 1 (0.95%) General Ledger
8 1 (0.95%) Local Government
8 1 (0.95%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (13.33%) .NET
2 9 (8.57%) SAP CO-PA
3 4 (3.81%) .NET Framework
4 3 (2.86%) Web Services
5 2 (1.90%) REST
6 1 (0.95%) JSON
6 1 (0.95%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.57%) Renewable Energy
2 7 (6.67%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.90%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.95%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.95%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.95%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.95%) Self-Driving Car
5 1 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (49.52%) Business Intelligence
2 25 (23.81%) Analytics
3 23 (21.90%) Decision-Making
4 21 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (19.05%) ETL
6 18 (17.14%) Visualisation
7 17 (16.19%) Data Visualisation
8 14 (13.33%) Computer Science
8 14 (13.33%) Data Modelling
9 11 (10.48%) Business Strategy
9 11 (10.48%) Data Analytics
9 11 (10.48%) Data Integration
10 10 (9.52%) Budgeting
10 10 (9.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 10 (9.52%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 9 (8.57%) ERP
12 7 (6.67%) Actionable Insight
12 7 (6.67%) Data Analysis
13 6 (5.71%) CRM
13 6 (5.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 33 (31.43%) SQL
2 18 (17.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 7 (6.67%) Python
4 1 (0.95%) C
4 1 (0.95%) R
4 1 (0.95%) VB.NET
4 1 (0.95%) VBA
Qualifications
1 14 (13.33%) Degree
2 3 (2.86%) Tableau Certification
3 1 (0.95%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.62%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.95%) GDPR
2 1 (0.95%) ITGC
2 1 (0.95%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.95%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 20 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 11 (10.48%) SAP
3 7 (6.67%) Oracle
4 3 (2.86%) Databricks
5 1 (0.95%) Blue Prism
5 1 (0.95%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.95%) Pega