Business Development Job Trends in Glasgow

Business Development
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 25 191
Rank change year-on-year +24 +166 -81
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 187 26 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 22.32% 5.75% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 30.31% 6.15% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 156 22 9
10th Percentile - £37,550 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £44,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £77,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -41.94% +50.49% -4.19%
75th Percentile £53,125 £110,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,000 - £70,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £28,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +78.57% -44.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 617 423 3,096
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 73.63% 93.58% 96.81%
Number of salaries quoted 394 218 744
10th Percentile £29,375 £32,500 £28,765
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £46,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.36% +4.76% -10.43%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Business Development
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Glasgow over the 6 months to 24 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Glasgow

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 3 (1.60%) SaaS
General
1 21 (11.23%) Telecoms
2 14 (7.49%) Advertising
3 12 (6.42%) Social Skills
4 11 (5.88%) Billing
5 10 (5.35%) Local Government
6 6 (3.21%) Finance
7 3 (1.60%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.60%) Marketing
8 2 (1.07%) Agriculture
8 2 (1.07%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.07%) Automotive
8 2 (1.07%) Law
8 2 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.07%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.53%) German Language
Job Titles
1 89 (47.59%) Business Development Manager
1 89 (47.59%) Business Manager
1 89 (47.59%) Development Manager
2 49 (26.20%) Account Manager
3 31 (16.58%) Sales Manager
4 22 (11.76%) IT Manager
5 21 (11.23%) Sales Business Development Manager
6 18 (9.63%) Senior
6 18 (9.63%) Senior Business Development Manager
6 18 (9.63%) Senior Business Manager
6 18 (9.63%) Senior Development Manager
6 18 (9.63%) Senior Manager
7 13 (6.95%) Consultant
8 11 (5.88%) IT Consultant
8 11 (5.88%) IT Recruitment Consultant
8 11 (5.88%) Recruitment Consultant
8 11 (5.88%) Sales Representative
9 10 (5.35%) Lead
9 10 (5.35%) Sales Account Manager
10 9 (4.81%) Business Development Executive
Miscellaneous
1 31 (16.58%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (5.88%) Mobile App
3 10 (5.35%) Driving Licence
4 9 (4.81%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (1.60%) Data Centre
5 3 (1.60%) Social Media
6 2 (1.07%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.53%) BBC
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (22.46%) Lead Generation
1 42 (22.46%) Telesales
2 39 (20.86%) B2B
3 16 (8.56%) B2B Sales
4 11 (5.88%) CRM
5 5 (2.67%) AI
5 5 (2.67%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (2.67%) Thought Leadership
6 4 (2.14%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (1.60%) Content Strategy
7 3 (1.60%) Data Collection
8 2 (1.07%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 2 (1.07%) Customer Experience
8 2 (1.07%) Due Diligence
8 2 (1.07%) IT Strategy
8 2 (1.07%) Presales
8 2 (1.07%) Regulatory Change
8 2 (1.07%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (1.07%) Technology Strategy
8 2 (1.07%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (1.07%) Oracle