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 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 32 151
Rank change year-on-year +31 +119 -50
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 150 32 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 20.03% 5.16% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 26.18% 5.52% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 127 22 4
10th Percentile £29,750 £63,000 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £77,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £100,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -55.00% +100.00% +10.87%
75th Percentile £55,000 £110,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £75,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -46.67% +200.00% -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 573 580 1,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 76.50% 93.55% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 369 252 609
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.25% +18.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £76,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -13.04%

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 21 February 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 (2.00%) SaaS
General
1 19 (12.67%) Advertising
2 15 (10.00%) Billing
3 12 (8.00%) Telecoms
4 9 (6.00%) Local Government
5 8 (5.33%) Social Skills
6 6 (4.00%) Finance
7 5 (3.33%) German Language
8 3 (2.00%) Marketing
9 2 (1.33%) Agriculture
9 2 (1.33%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.33%) Automotive
9 2 (1.33%) Law
9 2 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.33%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 71 (47.33%) Business Development Manager
1 71 (47.33%) Business Manager
1 71 (47.33%) Development Manager
2 34 (22.67%) Account Manager
3 26 (17.33%) Sales Manager
4 20 (13.33%) Sales Business Development Manager
5 17 (11.33%) Consultant
6 15 (10.00%) Recruitment Consultant
7 13 (8.67%) IT Consultant
7 13 (8.67%) IT Recruitment Consultant
8 11 (7.33%) IT Manager
9 10 (6.67%) Senior
9 10 (6.67%) Senior Business Development Manager
9 10 (6.67%) Senior Business Manager
9 10 (6.67%) Senior Development Manager
9 10 (6.67%) Senior Manager
10 8 (5.33%) Infrastructure Manager
11 6 (4.00%) Business Development Executive
11 6 (4.00%) Sales Account Manager
11 6 (4.00%) Sales Representative
Miscellaneous
1 35 (23.33%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (10.00%) Mobile App
3 9 (6.00%) Renewable Energy
4 6 (4.00%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.00%) Social Media
6 2 (1.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (22.67%) B2B
2 25 (16.67%) Lead Generation
2 25 (16.67%) Telesales
3 20 (13.33%) B2B Sales
4 15 (10.00%) CRM
5 5 (3.33%) AI
5 5 (3.33%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (3.33%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (3.33%) Thought Leadership
6 4 (2.67%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (2.00%) Content Strategy
7 3 (2.00%) Data Collection
8 2 (1.33%) Customer Experience
8 2 (1.33%) Decision-Making
8 2 (1.33%) Due Diligence
8 2 (1.33%) Regulatory Change
8 2 (1.33%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (1.33%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (1.33%) Technology Strategy
8 2 (1.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (1.33%) Oracle