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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 114 216
Rank change year-on-year +26 +102 +81
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 1,612 2,090 1,533
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.26% 2.42% 1.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.46% 2.84% 1.81%
Number of salaries quoted 558 1,380 570
10th Percentile £28,822 £28,975 £32,350
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £41,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.80% -30.42% -11.11%
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,125 £78,438
90th Percentile £115,000 £90,000 £99,775
UK median annual salary £42,000 £45,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -27.42% -8.15%

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 46,536 73,513 84,727
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.12% 85.20% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 23,795 53,935 50,179
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,308
25th Percentile £42,000 £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 £73,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

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 17 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 17 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 +43 561 £75,000 +87.50% 1,564
East of England +69 266 £41,000 -21.90% 191
South East -16 259 £37,500 -6.25% 517
North of England -47 210 £40,000 -15.79% 528
Midlands -9 183 £30,580 -23.66% 365
West Midlands +6 152 £30,580 -23.66% 225
North West -72 123 £40,000 -27.27% 316
South West +61 96 £38,000 -24.00% 209
Yorkshire -5 60 £42,000 -6.67% 155
East Midlands -18 31 £29,500 -26.25% 128
North East +43 27 £35,000 - 58
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 10 (0.62%) CMS
2 7 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
3 5 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.31%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.19%) Apache
4 3 (0.19%) GemFire
5 1 (0.062%) SAS
Applications
1 219 (13.59%) Microsoft Office
2 85 (5.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.50%) SPSS
5 4 (0.25%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.062%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.062%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.062%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.062%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.062%) Stata
Business Applications
1 84 (5.21%) Salesforce CRM
2 21 (1.30%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 17 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
4 13 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.50%) Aladdin
6 5 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.25%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.25%) Oracle Payroll
8 2 (0.12%) Line 50
8 2 (0.12%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.12%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.062%) Actimize
9 1 (0.062%) Fidessa
9 1 (0.062%) Primavera
9 1 (0.062%) SAP CO
9 1 (0.062%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.062%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 77 (4.78%) Azure
2 69 (4.28%) AWS
3 58 (3.60%) GCP
4 57 (3.54%) SaaS
5 52 (3.23%) Power Platform
6 18 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (0.81%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (0.68%) Snowflake
9 9 (0.56%) Google Analytics
10 8 (0.50%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (0.50%) Microsoft 365
11 7 (0.43%) OCI
12 5 (0.31%) Azure AI
12 5 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.31%) Boomi
12 5 (0.31%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.31%) Figma
12 5 (0.31%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 5 (0.31%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 4 (0.25%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 20 (1.24%) WPA
2 9 (0.56%) Broadband
2 9 (0.56%) Intranet
3 8 (0.50%) Network Security
4 6 (0.37%) Internet
5 5 (0.31%) Firewall
5 5 (0.31%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.25%) VoIP
7 3 (0.19%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.19%) VPN
7 3 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.12%) 5G
8 2 (0.12%) DHCP
8 2 (0.12%) DNS
8 2 (0.12%) LAN
8 2 (0.12%) VLAN
8 2 (0.12%) WAN
8 2 (0.12%) Wireless
9 1 (0.062%) Modbus
9 1 (0.062%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (1.92%) Power BI
2 28 (1.74%) Metadata
3 24 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 23 (1.43%) Data Lake
5 19 (1.18%) SQL Server
6 11 (0.68%) Tableau
7 8 (0.50%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (0.31%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
8 5 (0.31%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.25%) GIS
10 3 (0.19%) InterSystems Cache
10 3 (0.19%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.19%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.19%) Redis
10 3 (0.19%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 19 (1.18%) Visual Studio
2 10 (0.62%) JIRA
3 4 (0.25%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.062%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.062%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 895 (55.52%) Social Skills
2 704 (43.67%) Finance
3 615 (38.15%) Marketing
4 326 (20.22%) Public Sector
5 159 (9.86%) Legal
6 155 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
7 91 (5.65%) Banking
8 86 (5.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 83 (5.15%) Presentation Skills
10 66 (4.09%) Retail
11 59 (3.66%) Law
12 49 (3.04%) Advertising
13 44 (2.73%) Electronics
14 36 (2.23%) Manufacturing
15 35 (2.17%) Local Government
16 33 (2.05%) Retail Banking
17 32 (1.99%) Financial Institution
18 28 (1.74%) Telecoms
19 27 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
20 13 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 760 (47.15%) Business Manager
2 756 (46.90%) Development Manager
3 750 (46.53%) Business Development Manager
4 123 (7.63%) Customer Executive
5 101 (6.27%) Senior
6 98 (6.08%) Consultant
7 64 (3.97%) Account Executive
8 60 (3.72%) Architect
9 47 (2.92%) Analyst
10 45 (2.79%) Senior Manager
11 44 (2.73%) Business Development Executive
12 33 (2.05%) Lead
13 32 (1.99%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 32 (1.99%) Security Consultant
14 31 (1.92%) Data Architect
15 27 (1.67%) Sales Executive
16 24 (1.49%) Associate Director
16 24 (1.49%) Managing Consultant
17 22 (1.36%) Senior Consultant
18 21 (1.30%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.30%) .NET
2 20 (1.24%) React
2 20 (1.24%) XML
3 19 (1.18%) .NET Core
3 19 (1.18%) .NET Framework
3 19 (1.18%) JSON
4 14 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (0.37%) EDI
6 5 (0.31%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.31%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.19%) ATL
7 3 (0.19%) Kafka
7 3 (0.19%) Middleware
7 3 (0.19%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (0.19%) RSS
7 3 (0.19%) Spring
8 1 (0.062%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.062%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.062%) FIX Protocol
8 1 (0.062%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 161 (9.99%) Self-Motivation
2 57 (3.54%) Social Media
3 30 (1.86%) Life Science
3 30 (1.86%) Onboarding
4 29 (1.80%) Data Centre
4 29 (1.80%) Mobile App
5 26 (1.61%) Driving Licence
6 22 (1.36%) NHS
7 18 (1.12%) Management Information System
8 16 (0.99%) Digital Media
8 16 (0.99%) FMCG
9 15 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
10 14 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (0.87%) Blog
11 12 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (0.62%) Product Ownership
13 8 (0.50%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.37%) IoT
14 6 (0.37%) SCADA
14 6 (0.37%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 29 (1.80%) Windows
2 20 (1.24%) Windows Vista
3 4 (0.25%) Unix
4 3 (0.19%) Linux
5 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.062%) Android
6 1 (0.062%) Android TV
Processes & Methodologies
1 307 (19.04%) Collaborative Culture
2 298 (18.49%) Collaborative Working
3 278 (17.25%) Decision-Making
4 276 (17.12%) Marketing Strategy
5 269 (16.69%) Facilities Management
6 219 (13.59%) CRM
7 194 (12.03%) B2B
8 173 (10.73%) Customer Service
9 172 (10.67%) Agile
10 158 (9.80%) Contract Negotiation
11 154 (9.55%) Business Strategy
12 141 (8.75%) Business Enablement
13 135 (8.37%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 125 (7.75%) Value Proposition
15 124 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
16 119 (7.38%) Project Management
17 104 (6.45%) Technology Enablement
18 94 (5.83%) Business Intelligence
19 91 (5.65%) Cybersecurity
20 89 (5.52%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 32 (1.99%) SQL
2 23 (1.43%) R
3 15 (0.93%) Python
4 7 (0.43%) C
5 5 (0.31%) Java
6 4 (0.25%) C#
7 3 (0.19%) C++
7 3 (0.19%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.19%) VBA
8 2 (0.12%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.12%) Ruby
9 1 (0.062%) ABAP
9 1 (0.062%) Bash
9 1 (0.062%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.062%) Go
9 1 (0.062%) Groovy
9 1 (0.062%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 162 (10.05%) Degree
2 43 (2.67%) Security Cleared
3 34 (2.11%) CISM
4 33 (2.05%) Master's Degree
5 31 (1.92%) CISSP
6 28 (1.74%) Azure Certification
7 24 (1.49%) DBS Check
8 23 (1.43%) AWS Certification
9 20 (1.24%) ACCA
10 13 (0.81%) CIMA
10 13 (0.81%) SC Cleared
11 8 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (0.50%) CISA
11 8 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (0.43%) CCSP
12 7 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.43%) MBA
13 4 (0.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (4.84%) SLA
2 17 (1.05%) QA
3 11 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (0.68%) NIST
4 9 (0.56%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.37%) IFRS
5 6 (0.37%) IFRS 9
6 5 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.31%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.25%) GRC
8 3 (0.19%) GDPR
8 3 (0.19%) NCSC
8 3 (0.19%) PMO
8 3 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.12%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.062%) Basel III
10 1 (0.062%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.062%) JSP 440
System Software
1 7 (0.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.12%) Docker
3 1 (0.062%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.062%) Firmware
3 1 (0.062%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (0.56%) EMC NetWorker
2 2 (0.12%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
2 2 (0.12%) Terraform
3 1 (0.062%) Ansible
3 1 (0.062%) Consul
3 1 (0.062%) Packer
3 1 (0.062%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.062%) Puppet
Vendors
1 246 (15.26%) Salesforce
2 183 (11.35%) Microsoft
3 113 (7.01%) YouTube
4 109 (6.76%) SAP
5 39 (2.42%) Oracle
6 33 (2.05%) Google
7 18 (1.12%) Intel
8 17 (1.05%) VMware
9 16 (0.99%) HubSpot
10 12 (0.74%) Dell
11 8 (0.50%) Broadcom
11 8 (0.50%) Fortinet
11 8 (0.50%) Symantec
11 8 (0.50%) Tenable
12 7 (0.43%) Ahrefs
12 7 (0.43%) Facebook
12 7 (0.43%) Screaming Frog
12 7 (0.43%) Sitecore
12 7 (0.43%) Sophos
13 6 (0.37%) Charles River