Senior Business Development Manager Job Trends in England

Senior Business Development Manager
UK > England

The median Senior Business Development Manager salary in England is £49,200 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 493 673 675
Rank change year-on-year +180 +2 +283
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Development Manager 104 6 15
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.20% 0.012% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.013% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 59 3 11
10th Percentile £45,000 £56,600 -
25th Percentile £47,100 £59,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,200 £63,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -21.90% +61.19% -47.89%
75th Percentile £87,500 - £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year -6.78% +50.95% -47.89%

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 47,437 44,591 47,245
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 92.72% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 29,917 23,336 37,002
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Senior Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Development Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Senior Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in England

Senior Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Development Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Development Manager job vacancies in England

Senior Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Business Development Manager in England over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Business Development Manager in England

Senior 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 Senior Business Development Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
London +100 43 £49,200 - 10
Midlands - 15 £100,000 - 16
North of England +22 13 £55,000 -12.70% 23
South West - 12 £80,000 - 17
South East - 11 £45,000 - 34
North West +40 9 £55,000 -12.70% 8
East Midlands - 8 - - 11
East of England - 8 £45,000 - 19
West Midlands - 7 £100,000 - 5
North East - 2 £45,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 2 £70,000 - 11
Senior Business Development Manager
UK

Senior Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Senior Business Development Manager 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 Senior Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 104 (100.00%) Business Development
2 20 (19.23%) B2B
3 16 (15.38%) Logistics
4 15 (14.42%) Service Delivery
5 13 (12.50%) Agile
5 13 (12.50%) Coaching
5 13 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
5 13 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
5 13 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 13 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (9.62%) Broadband
6 10 (9.62%) Business Strategy
7 9 (8.65%) CRM
8 8 (7.69%) Contract Negotiation
9 5 (4.81%) Campaign Analysis
9 5 (4.81%) Ethernet
9 5 (4.81%) Project Management
9 5 (4.81%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (3.85%) Decision-Making
10 4 (3.85%) Lead Generation
11 3 (2.88%) Microsoft
12 2 (1.92%) Commercial Awareness
12 2 (1.92%) Emotional Intelligence
12 2 (1.92%) Presales
12 2 (1.92%) Problem-Solving
12 2 (1.92%) Product Management
12 2 (1.92%) SaaS
12 2 (1.92%) Salesforce
12 2 (1.92%) Technology Transformation
12 2 (1.92%) Thought Leadership

Senior Business Development Manager 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (1.92%) SaaS
2 1 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.96%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.62%) Broadband
2 5 (4.81%) Ethernet
2 5 (4.81%) Wi-Fi
General
1 47 (45.19%) Finance
2 25 (24.04%) Presentation Skills
2 25 (24.04%) Social Skills
3 17 (16.35%) Marketing
4 15 (14.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (13.46%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (12.50%) Advertising
7 10 (9.62%) Telecoms
8 9 (8.65%) Retail
9 5 (4.81%) Games
10 3 (2.88%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.92%) Automotive
11 2 (1.92%) Legal
12 1 (0.96%) Analytical Skills
12 1 (0.96%) Banking
12 1 (0.96%) French Language
12 1 (0.96%) German Language
12 1 (0.96%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.96%) Public Speaking
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.54%) Social Media
2 10 (9.62%) FMCG
3 2 (1.92%) Blog
3 2 (1.92%) Educational Technology
3 2 (1.92%) Podcast
3 2 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (100.00%) Business Development
2 20 (19.23%) B2B
3 16 (15.38%) Logistics
4 15 (14.42%) Service Delivery
5 13 (12.50%) Agile
5 13 (12.50%) Coaching
5 13 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
5 13 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
5 13 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 13 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (9.62%) Business Strategy
7 9 (8.65%) CRM
8 8 (7.69%) Contract Negotiation
9 5 (4.81%) Campaign Analysis
9 5 (4.81%) Project Management
10 4 (3.85%) Decision-Making
10 4 (3.85%) Lead Generation
11 2 (1.92%) Emotional Intelligence
11 2 (1.92%) Problem-Solving
11 2 (1.92%) Technology Transformation
Vendors
1 3 (2.88%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.92%) Salesforce