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 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 29 133
Rank change year-on-year +28 +104 -40
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 117 41 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 16.93% 6.07% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.67% 6.51% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 94 21 2
10th Percentile £29,750 £62,500 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £83,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £100,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -55.00% +100.00% +24.40%
75th Percentile £52,500 £110,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £67,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -40.74% +170.00% -54.55%

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 516 630 1,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 74.67% 93.20% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 319 275 513
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,150 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £96,500 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £51,514
% change year-on-year -23.64% +6.77% -10.41%

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 20 January 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 (2.56%) SaaS
General
1 19 (16.24%) Advertising
2 15 (12.82%) Billing
3 6 (5.13%) Finance
3 6 (5.13%) Telecoms
4 5 (4.27%) German Language
4 5 (4.27%) Local Government
4 5 (4.27%) Social Skills
5 3 (2.56%) Marketing
6 2 (1.71%) Agriculture
6 2 (1.71%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.71%) Automotive
6 2 (1.71%) Law
6 2 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (1.71%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 57 (48.72%) Business Development Manager
1 57 (48.72%) Business Manager
1 57 (48.72%) Development Manager
2 21 (17.95%) Account Manager
3 18 (15.38%) Sales Manager
4 17 (14.53%) Consultant
5 15 (12.82%) Recruitment Consultant
5 15 (12.82%) Sales Business Development Manager
6 13 (11.11%) IT Consultant
6 13 (11.11%) IT Recruitment Consultant
7 10 (8.55%) Senior
7 10 (8.55%) Senior Business Development Manager
7 10 (8.55%) Senior Business Manager
7 10 (8.55%) Senior Development Manager
7 10 (8.55%) Senior Manager
8 6 (5.13%) Business Development Executive
9 5 (4.27%) Commercial Consultant
10 4 (3.42%) Infrastructure Manager
10 4 (3.42%) Sales Representative
11 3 (2.56%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 30 (25.64%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (12.82%) Mobile App
3 6 (5.13%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (3.42%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.56%) Social Media
6 2 (1.71%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (23.93%) B2B
2 20 (17.09%) B2B Sales
3 15 (12.82%) CRM
4 13 (11.11%) Lead Generation
5 12 (10.26%) Telesales
6 6 (5.13%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (4.27%) AI
7 5 (4.27%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (4.27%) Thought Leadership
8 4 (3.42%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (2.56%) Content Strategy
9 3 (2.56%) Data Collection
10 2 (1.71%) Customer Experience
10 2 (1.71%) Decision-Making
10 2 (1.71%) Due Diligence
10 2 (1.71%) IT Strategy
10 2 (1.71%) Regulatory Change
10 2 (1.71%) Requirements Gathering
10 2 (1.71%) Technology Strategy
10 2 (1.71%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.85%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (1.71%) Oracle