Business Development Manager Jobs in Kent

Business Development Manager
South East > Kent

The median Business Development Manager salary in Kent is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 71 96
Rank change year-on-year +37 +25 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 38 37 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 4.67% 2.36% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.80% 2.52% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4 34 0
10th Percentile £37,100 - -
25th Percentile £40,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £45,000 -
South East median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -20.79% -22.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 559 1,471 912
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 68.76% 93.75% 85.47%
Number of salaries quoted 333 1,080 506
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.60% +3.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,600
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Business Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in Kent

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Manager in Kent.

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in Kent

Business Development Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tunbridge Wells -1 3 £42,000 +5.00% 1
Greenhithe - 3 - -
Swanley - 2 - - 1
Swanscombe - 2 - -
Westerham - 1 - -
Business Development Manager
South East

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Business Development Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 38 (100.00%) Business Development
2 35 (92.11%) Social Skills
2 35 (92.11%) Marketing
3 34 (89.47%) Facilities Management
3 34 (89.47%) Finance
3 34 (89.47%) Collaborative Culture
3 34 (89.47%) Collaborative Working
3 34 (89.47%) Marketing Strategy
3 34 (89.47%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.63%) B2B Sales
4 1 (2.63%) Lead Generation
4 1 (2.63%) Decision-Making
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.63%) CRM
4 1 (2.63%) B2B
4 1 (2.63%) Logistics

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
General
1 35 (92.11%) Marketing
1 35 (92.11%) Social Skills
2 34 (89.47%) Finance
2 34 (89.47%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (100.00%) Business Development
2 34 (89.47%) Collaborative Culture
2 34 (89.47%) Collaborative Working
2 34 (89.47%) Facilities Management
2 34 (89.47%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (2.63%) B2B
3 1 (2.63%) B2B Sales
3 1 (2.63%) CRM
3 1 (2.63%) Decision-Making
3 1 (2.63%) Lead Generation
3 1 (2.63%) Logistics