Business Development Manager Jobs in England

Business Development Manager
UK > England

The median Business Development Manager salary in England is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 208 292 635
Rank change year-on-year +84 +343 +465
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 770 841 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.56% 0.94% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 0.99% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 236 705 48
10th Percentile £28,822 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £30,580 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £42,813 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £66,875 £75,000 £75,750
UK median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -20.00% -14.89%

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 44,774 85,031 77,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.67% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,692 62,917 50,230
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,066 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in England

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in England

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in England

Business Development Manager
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 Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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 +47 183 £42,000 +5.00% 420
South East +37 167 £42,000 +5.00% 138
East of England +134 163 £41,000 -8.89% 94
Midlands +8 97 £29,701 -22.85% 158
West Midlands +17 87 £28,822 -23.14% 94
North of England -23 74 £37,500 -25.00% 196
South West +148 66 £38,000 -15.56% 45
North West -39 42 £35,000 -36.36% 97
Yorkshire +29 18 £55,000 +22.22% 75
North East +55 12 £35,000 -12.50% 27
East Midlands +28 10 £50,750 -7.73% 64
Business Development Manager
UK

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Business Development Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 769 (99.87%) Business Development
2 428 (55.58%) Social Skills
3 350 (45.45%) Finance
4 320 (41.56%) Marketing
5 273 (35.45%) Public Sector
6 269 (34.94%) Marketing Strategy
7 268 (34.81%) Collaborative Culture
8 267 (34.68%) Collaborative Working
9 266 (34.55%) Facilities Management
10 148 (19.22%) B2B
11 118 (15.32%) CRM
12 93 (12.08%) Business Strategy
13 84 (10.91%) Salesforce
14 81 (10.52%) Value Proposition
15 78 (10.13%) Salesforce CRM
16 77 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
16 77 (10.00%) Active Listening
16 77 (10.00%) Deadline-Driven
16 77 (10.00%) SLA
16 77 (10.00%) SAP
17 74 (9.61%) Customer Service
18 66 (8.57%) Decision-Making
19 65 (8.44%) B2B Sales
20 64 (8.31%) Business Enablement
21 63 (8.18%) Business Intelligence
22 56 (7.27%) OpenUP
23 53 (6.88%) Technology Enablement
23 53 (6.88%) YouTube
24 41 (5.32%) Time Management
25 39 (5.06%) Problem-Solving

Business Development Manager 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:

Applications
1 14 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 78 (10.13%) Salesforce CRM
2 12 (1.56%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
Cloud Services
1 15 (1.95%) SaaS
2 2 (0.26%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.56%) WPA
2 3 (0.39%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (0.26%) LAN
3 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
3 2 (0.26%) VoIP
3 2 (0.26%) WAN
4 1 (0.13%) 5G
4 1 (0.13%) Internet
4 1 (0.13%) MPLS
4 1 (0.13%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.13%) Wireless
4 1 (0.13%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.26%) Big Data
2 1 (0.13%) Spatial Data
General
1 428 (55.58%) Social Skills
2 350 (45.45%) Finance
3 320 (41.56%) Marketing
4 273 (35.45%) Public Sector
5 38 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
6 22 (2.86%) Banking
7 21 (2.73%) Manufacturing
8 19 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (1.69%) Local Government
10 9 (1.17%) Electronics
10 9 (1.17%) Retail
11 8 (1.04%) Legal
12 7 (0.91%) Automotive
13 5 (0.65%) Games
13 5 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.52%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.52%) Law
14 4 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.52%) Publishing
15 3 (0.39%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.13%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 77 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (2.60%) Social Media
3 18 (2.34%) Data Centre
4 12 (1.56%) Driving Licence
5 7 (0.91%) Onboarding
6 5 (0.65%) FMCG
7 3 (0.39%) CCTV
7 3 (0.39%) EPoS
7 3 (0.39%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.26%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 1 (0.13%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.13%) IoT
9 1 (0.13%) Life Science
9 1 (0.13%) Media Streaming
9 1 (0.13%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.13%) NHS
9 1 (0.13%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.56%) Windows
1 12 (1.56%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 769 (99.87%) Business Development
2 269 (34.94%) Marketing Strategy
3 268 (34.81%) Collaborative Culture
4 267 (34.68%) Collaborative Working
5 266 (34.55%) Facilities Management
6 148 (19.22%) B2B
7 118 (15.32%) CRM
8 93 (12.08%) Business Strategy
9 81 (10.52%) Value Proposition
10 77 (10.00%) Active Listening
10 77 (10.00%) Deadline-Driven
11 74 (9.61%) Customer Service
12 66 (8.57%) Decision-Making
13 65 (8.44%) B2B Sales
14 64 (8.31%) Business Enablement
15 63 (8.18%) Business Intelligence
16 56 (7.27%) OpenUP
17 53 (6.88%) Technology Enablement
18 41 (5.32%) Time Management
19 39 (5.06%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 18 (2.34%) Degree
2 13 (1.69%) DBS Check
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.13%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.13%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.13%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (10.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (0.78%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 84 (10.91%) Salesforce
2 77 (10.00%) SAP
3 53 (6.88%) YouTube
4 19 (2.47%) Microsoft
5 12 (1.56%) Oracle
6 9 (1.17%) Intel
6 9 (1.17%) Tenable
7 8 (1.04%) Fortinet
7 8 (1.04%) Sophos
8 4 (0.52%) BT
8 4 (0.52%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.26%) Google
9 2 (0.26%) NetApp
10 1 (0.13%) Dell
10 1 (0.13%) HP
10 1 (0.13%) LexisNexis
10 1 (0.13%) Veeam
10 1 (0.13%) VMware