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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 32 81
Rank change year-on-year +28 +49 +6
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 105 47 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 13.93% 5.35% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.33% 6.02% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 83 27 0
10th Percentile £29,750 £38,000 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £73,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £91,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -50.82% - -
75th Percentile £50,000 £110,000 -
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £67,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -43.70% +170.00% -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 606 781 730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 80.37% 88.95% 96.82%
Number of salaries quoted 341 393 464
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £29,300
25th Percentile £32,851 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +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 7 December 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 (2.86%) SaaS
General
1 21 (20.00%) Advertising
2 14 (13.33%) Billing
3 8 (7.62%) Telecoms
4 5 (4.76%) German Language
4 5 (4.76%) Social Skills
5 4 (3.81%) Finance
6 3 (2.86%) Marketing
7 2 (1.90%) Agriculture
7 2 (1.90%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.90%) Automotive
7 2 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.90%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.95%) Local Government
8 1 (0.95%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 51 (48.57%) Business Development Manager
1 51 (48.57%) Business Manager
1 51 (48.57%) Development Manager
2 16 (15.24%) Account Manager
3 14 (13.33%) Consultant
3 14 (13.33%) Recruitment Consultant
4 13 (12.38%) Sales Manager
5 12 (11.43%) IT Consultant
5 12 (11.43%) IT Recruitment Consultant
6 10 (9.52%) Sales Business Development Manager
7 8 (7.62%) Senior
7 8 (7.62%) Senior Business Development Manager
7 8 (7.62%) Senior Business Manager
7 8 (7.62%) Senior Development Manager
7 8 (7.62%) Senior Manager
8 7 (6.67%) Sales Representative
9 6 (5.71%) Business Development Executive
9 6 (5.71%) IT Manager
10 5 (4.76%) Commercial Consultant
11 3 (2.86%) Sales Account Manager
Miscellaneous
1 24 (22.86%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (13.33%) Mobile App
3 5 (4.76%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (3.81%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.86%) Social Media
6 2 (1.90%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (26.67%) B2B
2 18 (17.14%) B2B Sales
3 15 (14.29%) Lead Generation
4 14 (13.33%) CRM
4 14 (13.33%) Telesales
5 6 (5.71%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (4.76%) AI
7 3 (2.86%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (2.86%) Content Strategy
7 3 (2.86%) Data Collection
7 3 (2.86%) Thought Leadership
8 2 (1.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (1.90%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 2 (1.90%) Customer Experience
8 2 (1.90%) Decision-Making
8 2 (1.90%) Due Diligence
8 2 (1.90%) Financial Modelling
8 2 (1.90%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (1.90%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (1.90%) Technical Architecture
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.86%) GDPR