Business Development Director Jobs in England

Business Development Director
UK > England

The median Business Development Director salary in England is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 680 839 896
Rank change year-on-year +159 +57 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Director 5 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.010% 0.004% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.005% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £102,250 -
25th Percentile £107,500 £109,375 £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 £142,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.30% +58.33% -
75th Percentile £122,500 £189,375 £95,000
90th Percentile - £204,750 -
UK median annual salary £115,000 £142,500 £105,000
% change year-on-year -19.30% +35.71% -

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 44,450 84,705 79,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.67% 91.45%
Number of salaries quoted 23,451 62,722 50,420
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,070 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,952 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Business Development Director
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Business Development Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Director in England

Business Development Director
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Business Development Director in England

Business Development Director
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 Development Director within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
London +114 2 £115,000 -19.30% 29
Midlands - 2 - - 60
West Midlands - 2 - - 32
Business Development Director
UK

Business Development Director Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Business Development Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Business Development Director in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Marketing
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (40.00%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (40.00%) Intelligent Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Retail
3 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (40.00%) NHS
4 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (20.00%) Automotive
4 1 (20.00%) Advertising
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (20.00%) IoT
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Presales
4 1 (20.00%) Lead Generation
4 1 (20.00%) Value Proposition
4 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation

Business Development Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
1 3 (60.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Retail
3 1 (20.00%) Advertising
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Automotive
3 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Legacy Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (40.00%) NHS
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (20.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Intelligent Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (20.00%) Lead Generation
4 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (20.00%) Presales
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree