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 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 31 202
Rank change year-on-year +30 +171 -89
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 221 17 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 22.67% 4.18% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 32.08% 4.47% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 177 16 12
10th Percentile - £37,500 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £58,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.40% +11.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £82,500 £70,351
90th Percentile £65,000 £97,375 £76,890
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -20.00% -14.89% +20.51%

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 689 380 3,650
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 70.67% 93.37% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 440 208 808
10th Percentile £29,338 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.15% -2.73%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £98,175 £78,750
Scotland median annual salary £46,288 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.84% +4.76% -8.70%

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 8 May 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:

General
1 24 (10.86%) Telecoms
2 21 (9.50%) Social Skills
3 15 (6.79%) Local Government
4 12 (5.43%) Manufacturing
5 7 (3.17%) Finance
6 6 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (1.81%) Marketing
7 4 (1.81%) Public Sector
8 3 (1.36%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.36%) Law
9 2 (0.90%) Legal
9 2 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.90%) Retail
10 1 (0.45%) Advertising
10 1 (0.45%) Billing
Job Titles
1 120 (54.30%) Business Development Manager
1 120 (54.30%) Business Manager
1 120 (54.30%) Development Manager
2 52 (23.53%) Account Manager
3 28 (12.67%) Sales Manager
4 24 (10.86%) IT Manager
4 24 (10.86%) Senior
4 24 (10.86%) Senior Business Development Manager
4 24 (10.86%) Senior Business Manager
4 24 (10.86%) Senior Development Manager
4 24 (10.86%) Senior Manager
5 16 (7.24%) Business Development Executive
5 16 (7.24%) Sales Business Development Manager
6 15 (6.79%) Lead
7 13 (5.88%) Infrastructure Manager
8 11 (4.98%) Sales Account Manager
9 9 (4.07%) Sales Representative
10 3 (1.36%) Consultant
10 3 (1.36%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 3 (1.36%) Data Centre Manager
Miscellaneous
1 23 (10.41%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (4.98%) Driving Licence
3 4 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
4 3 (1.36%) Data Centre
4 3 (1.36%) Virtual Team
5 2 (0.90%) Social Media
6 1 (0.45%) BBC
6 1 (0.45%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (22.62%) Lead Generation
2 49 (22.17%) Telesales
3 39 (17.65%) B2B
4 9 (4.07%) B2B Sales
4 9 (4.07%) Decision-Making
5 5 (2.26%) AI
5 5 (2.26%) Customer Insight
5 5 (2.26%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (1.81%) CRM
7 3 (1.36%) Analytics
7 3 (1.36%) Business Strategy
7 3 (1.36%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (1.36%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 3 (1.36%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (1.36%) Due Diligence
7 3 (1.36%) Financial Modelling
7 3 (1.36%) Project Management
7 3 (1.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (1.36%) Technical Architecture
8 2 (0.90%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (0.45%) City & Guilds
Vendors
1 2 (0.90%) Oracle
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft