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 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 45 72
Rank change year-on-year +6 +27 +12
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 52 46 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 6.60% 4.26% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.30% 4.89% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 43 26 0
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 -
25th Percentile £29,750 £68,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £87,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -48.57% - -
75th Percentile £51,250 £110,000 -
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £65,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -41.54% +160.00% -54.55%

All Process and 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 712 940 696
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 90.36% 86.96% 97.07%
Number of salaries quoted 300 470 538
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £32,763 £38,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.91% +4.76% -4.55%

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 19 October 2025.

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 (5.77%) SaaS
General
1 16 (30.77%) Advertising
2 10 (19.23%) Billing
3 6 (11.54%) Telecoms
4 5 (9.62%) German Language
5 3 (5.77%) Marketing
6 2 (3.85%) Social Skills
7 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Business Development Manager
1 16 (30.77%) Business Manager
1 16 (30.77%) Development Manager
2 10 (19.23%) Account Manager
2 10 (19.23%) Consultant
2 10 (19.23%) Recruitment Consultant
3 8 (15.38%) IT Consultant
3 8 (15.38%) IT Recruitment Consultant
4 6 (11.54%) IT Manager
4 6 (11.54%) Sales Representative
5 5 (9.62%) Commercial Consultant
6 2 (3.85%) Business Development Executive
6 2 (3.85%) Sales Account Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Sales Manager
7 1 (1.92%) IT Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.23%) Mobile App
1 10 (19.23%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (5.77%) Driving Licence
2 3 (5.77%) Social Media
3 1 (1.92%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (36.54%) B2B
2 13 (25.00%) B2B Sales
3 11 (21.15%) Lead Generation
4 10 (19.23%) CRM
4 10 (19.23%) Telesales
5 7 (13.46%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (5.77%) AI
6 3 (5.77%) Collaborative Culture
6 3 (5.77%) Content Strategy
6 3 (5.77%) Data Collection
6 3 (5.77%) Thought Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) GDPR