Business Development Job Trends in Essex

Business Development
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 45 30
Rank change year-on-year +29 -15 +34
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 73 8 23
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 10.56% 1.76% 5.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.25% 2.22% 5.94%
Number of salaries quoted 48 4 22
10th Percentile £32,625 £60,375 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £60,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +59.91% +32.49%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,656 -
90th Percentile - £69,088 -
East of England median annual salary £42,500 £70,250 £39,085
% change year-on-year -39.50% +79.74% -5.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 551 361 387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 79.74% 79.34% 86.58%
Number of salaries quoted 315 134 295
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,250 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.88% -3.24% +2.86%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £73,125
90th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.91% - -

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Business Development job vacancy trend in Essex

Business Development
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Essex over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Essex

Business Development
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the Essex region over the 6 months to 10 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
Chelmsford +14 34 £40,000 -36.00% 27
Basildon - 13 £52,500 - 10
Hockley - 9 £75,000 -
Grays - 6 £55,000 - 1
Colchester 0 5 £47,500 -32.38% 21
Epping - 1 £37,500 -
Rayleigh - 1 £35,000 -
Business Development
East of England

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.85%) Broadband
2 1 (1.37%) PBX
2 1 (1.37%) VoIP
General
1 6 (8.22%) Automotive
1 6 (8.22%) Finance
2 5 (6.85%) Games
2 5 (6.85%) Local Government
3 4 (5.48%) Electronics
4 2 (2.74%) Marketing
4 2 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (2.74%) Social Skills
4 2 (2.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 68 (93.15%) Business Development Manager
1 68 (93.15%) Business Manager
1 68 (93.15%) Development Manager
2 3 (4.11%) Logistics Manager
3 2 (2.74%) Account Manager
4 1 (1.37%) Development Specialist
4 1 (1.37%) Engineering Manager
4 1 (1.37%) FPGA Engineer
4 1 (1.37%) Sales Executive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.37%) FPGA
1 1 (1.37%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (4.11%) Logistics
1 3 (4.11%) Project Delivery
2 2 (2.74%) B2B
2 2 (2.74%) B2B Sales
2 2 (2.74%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (2.74%) Project Management
2 2 (2.74%) SEO
2 2 (2.74%) Telematics
2 2 (2.74%) Time Management
2 2 (2.74%) User Experience
3 1 (1.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (1.37%) FPGA Design
3 1 (1.37%) Lead Generation
3 1 (1.37%) Performance Engineering
3 1 (1.37%) Telesales
3 1 (1.37%) Trade-off Analysis
Qualifications
1 2 (2.74%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.37%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (2.74%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.37%) Xilinx