Business Development Jobs in England

Business Development
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Business Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Development over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 105 221
Rank change year-on-year +24 +116 +79
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 1,667 2,241 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.40% 2.50% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.62% 2.98% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 585 1,374 546
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £41,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% -25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £77,500 £64,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -8.89% -26.83% -8.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Business Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46,039 75,199 82,570
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.03% 84.05% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 22,875 54,702 49,146
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,000 £34,452
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,528 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in England

Business Development
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Business Development in England

Business Development
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development in England

Business Development
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 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 +35 550 £77,500 +93.75% 1,203
East of England +69 295 £41,000 -21.90% 1,274
South East -22 260 £37,500 -16.67% 2,346
North of England -50 216 £40,000 -15.79% 2,006
Midlands -12 193 £30,580 -23.66% 1,610
West Midlands +7 159 £30,580 -25.92% 854
North West -74 132 £38,750 -29.55% 984
South West +66 107 £38,000 -24.00% 966
Yorkshire -12 59 £42,000 -6.67% 785
East Midlands -28 34 £29,500 -26.25% 657
North East +47 25 £35,000 - 239
Business Development
UK

Business Development
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (0.54%) CMS
2 6 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
3 5 (0.30%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.18%) Apache
5 3 (0.18%) GemFire
6 1 (0.060%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.060%) SAS
Applications
1 225 (13.50%) Microsoft Office
2 89 (5.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.24%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.24%) SPSS
5 2 (0.12%) GNU Octave
5 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.060%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.060%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.060%) Stata
Business Applications
1 83 (4.98%) Salesforce CRM
2 14 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (0.78%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 13 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (0.78%) Oracle ERP
4 7 (0.42%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.24%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.24%) Oracle Payroll
6 4 (0.24%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.12%) Line 50
7 2 (0.12%) Primavera
8 1 (0.060%) Actimize
8 1 (0.060%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.060%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.060%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.060%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 78 (4.68%) Azure
2 67 (4.02%) AWS
3 58 (3.48%) SaaS
4 57 (3.42%) GCP
5 55 (3.30%) Power Platform
6 20 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (0.96%) OCI
8 15 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
9 11 (0.66%) Snowflake
10 10 (0.60%) Microsoft 365
11 8 (0.48%) Google Analytics
12 7 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
13 5 (0.30%) Azure AI
13 5 (0.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 5 (0.30%) Boomi
13 5 (0.30%) Entra ID
13 5 (0.30%) Figma
13 5 (0.30%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 5 (0.30%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 4 (0.24%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 13 (0.78%) WPA
2 11 (0.66%) Intranet
3 8 (0.48%) Broadband
4 5 (0.30%) Firewall
4 5 (0.30%) Internet
5 4 (0.24%) Modbus
6 3 (0.18%) LAN
6 3 (0.18%) MQTT
6 3 (0.18%) Network Security
6 3 (0.18%) Structured Cabling
6 3 (0.18%) Unified Communications
6 3 (0.18%) VPN
6 3 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.12%) DHCP
7 2 (0.12%) DNS
7 2 (0.12%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.12%) VLAN
7 2 (0.12%) VoIP
7 2 (0.12%) WAN
8 1 (0.060%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (1.92%) Power BI
2 27 (1.62%) Metadata
3 22 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 21 (1.26%) Data Lake
5 18 (1.08%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.48%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.42%) Tableau
8 5 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (0.30%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
8 5 (0.30%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.18%) Apache Ignite
9 3 (0.18%) Big Data
9 3 (0.18%) GIS
9 3 (0.18%) InterSystems Cache
9 3 (0.18%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.18%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.18%) Redis
9 3 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (1.02%) Visual Studio
2 10 (0.60%) JIRA
3 4 (0.24%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.060%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.060%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 903 (54.17%) Social Skills
2 728 (43.67%) Finance
3 614 (36.83%) Marketing
4 331 (19.86%) Public Sector
5 164 (9.84%) Legal
6 142 (8.52%) Analytical Skills
7 90 (5.40%) Banking
8 86 (5.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 83 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
10 71 (4.26%) Retail
11 70 (4.20%) Law
12 49 (2.94%) Electronics
13 47 (2.82%) Advertising
14 43 (2.58%) Manufacturing
15 32 (1.92%) Financial Institution
16 31 (1.86%) Local Government
16 31 (1.86%) Retail Banking
17 27 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
17 27 (1.62%) Telecoms
18 18 (1.08%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 776 (46.55%) Business Manager
2 772 (46.31%) Development Manager
3 765 (45.89%) Business Development Manager
4 123 (7.38%) Customer Executive
5 104 (6.24%) Senior
6 99 (5.94%) Consultant
7 70 (4.20%) Account Executive
8 69 (4.14%) Architect
9 47 (2.82%) Analyst
10 45 (2.70%) Business Development Executive
10 45 (2.70%) Senior Manager
11 36 (2.16%) Lead
12 32 (1.92%) Sales Executive
13 31 (1.86%) Solutions Architect
14 29 (1.74%) Data Architect
15 28 (1.68%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 28 (1.68%) Security Consultant
16 24 (1.44%) Managing Consultant
17 23 (1.38%) Associate Director
17 23 (1.38%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.26%) .NET
2 18 (1.08%) React
3 17 (1.02%) .NET Core
3 17 (1.02%) .NET Framework
3 17 (1.02%) JSON
3 17 (1.02%) XML
4 13 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (0.36%) EDI
6 5 (0.30%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.30%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.18%) ATL
7 3 (0.18%) Kafka
7 3 (0.18%) Middleware
7 3 (0.18%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (0.18%) RSS
7 3 (0.18%) Spring
8 2 (0.12%) CSS
9 1 (0.060%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.060%) J2EE
9 1 (0.060%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 168 (10.08%) Self-Motivation
2 51 (3.06%) Social Media
3 34 (2.04%) Life Science
4 33 (1.98%) Data Centre
5 30 (1.80%) Driving Licence
6 28 (1.68%) Onboarding
7 26 (1.56%) Mobile App
8 21 (1.26%) NHS
8 21 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
9 18 (1.08%) Management Information System
10 16 (0.96%) FMCG
11 13 (0.78%) Blog
11 13 (0.78%) Digital Media
12 12 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (0.60%) Product Ownership
14 9 (0.54%) IoT
14 9 (0.54%) SCADA
15 8 (0.48%) Data Structures
16 7 (0.42%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 23 (1.38%) Windows
2 13 (0.78%) Windows Vista
3 4 (0.24%) Linux
4 3 (0.18%) Unix
5 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.060%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (18.54%) Collaborative Culture
2 298 (17.88%) Collaborative Working
3 282 (16.92%) Decision-Making
4 278 (16.68%) Marketing Strategy
5 271 (16.26%) Facilities Management
6 213 (12.78%) CRM
7 206 (12.36%) B2B
8 194 (11.64%) Customer Service
9 187 (11.22%) Agile
10 160 (9.60%) Contract Negotiation
11 156 (9.36%) Business Enablement
12 154 (9.24%) Business Strategy
13 136 (8.16%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 126 (7.56%) Project Management
15 125 (7.50%) Value Proposition
16 124 (7.44%) Problem-Solving
17 117 (7.02%) Technology Enablement
18 101 (6.06%) B2B Sales
19 98 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
20 95 (5.70%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 35 (2.10%) SQL
2 23 (1.38%) R
3 22 (1.32%) Python
4 8 (0.48%) C
5 7 (0.42%) C#
5 7 (0.42%) Java
6 4 (0.24%) C++
6 4 (0.24%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.18%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.18%) MATLAB
7 3 (0.18%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) Embedded C
8 2 (0.12%) Ruby
9 1 (0.060%) ABAP
9 1 (0.060%) Bash
9 1 (0.060%) Go
9 1 (0.060%) Groovy
9 1 (0.060%) PHP
9 1 (0.060%) Scala
Qualifications
1 173 (10.38%) Degree
2 45 (2.70%) Security Cleared
3 37 (2.22%) Master's Degree
4 35 (2.10%) CISM
5 32 (1.92%) CISSP
6 28 (1.68%) Azure Certification
7 25 (1.50%) ACCA
8 21 (1.26%) AWS Certification
9 18 (1.08%) DBS Check
10 16 (0.96%) SC Cleared
11 13 (0.78%) CIMA
12 11 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
13 10 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (0.54%) MBA
15 8 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (0.48%) CCSP
15 8 (0.48%) CISA
16 6 (0.36%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (4.68%) SLA
2 18 (1.08%) QA
3 12 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (0.72%) NIST
4 10 (0.60%) Accessibility
5 8 (0.48%) GDPR
6 6 (0.36%) Data Quality
6 6 (0.36%) IFRS
6 6 (0.36%) IFRS 9
7 5 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.30%) GRC
8 4 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.18%) NCSC
9 3 (0.18%) PMO
10 2 (0.12%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.060%) Basel III
11 1 (0.060%) HIPAA
System Software
1 8 (0.48%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.12%) Docker
3 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.060%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (0.54%) EMC NetWorker
2 3 (0.18%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.12%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.12%) Terraform
4 1 (0.060%) Ansible
4 1 (0.060%) Consul
4 1 (0.060%) Packer
4 1 (0.060%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.060%) Puppet
Vendors
1 246 (14.76%) Salesforce
2 187 (11.22%) Microsoft
3 126 (7.56%) YouTube
4 113 (6.78%) SAP
5 53 (3.18%) Oracle
6 31 (1.86%) Google
7 18 (1.08%) Intel
8 17 (1.02%) HubSpot
8 17 (1.02%) VMware
9 15 (0.90%) Dell
10 9 (0.54%) Sophos
10 9 (0.54%) Tenable
11 8 (0.48%) Fortinet
12 7 (0.42%) Databricks
12 7 (0.42%) Workday
13 6 (0.36%) Ahrefs
13 6 (0.36%) Facebook
13 6 (0.36%) Screaming Frog
13 6 (0.36%) Sitecore
14 5 (0.30%) ServiceNow