Business Development Job Trends in Liverpool

Business Development
Merseyside > Liverpool

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Liverpool requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 33 44
Rank change year-on-year +2 +11 +37
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 25 21 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Liverpool 5.05% 5.43% 1.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.72% 6.02% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 6
10th Percentile £33,000 £64,975 £27,875
25th Percentile £45,000 £75,438 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £82,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.39% +96.43% -32.80%
75th Percentile - £83,750 £51,625
90th Percentile £55,000 - £52,125
Merseyside median annual salary £45,000 £82,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year -45.45% +69.23% -22.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Liverpool

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 Liverpool.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 372 349 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Liverpool 75.15% 90.18% 86.86%
Number of salaries quoted 211 184 306
10th Percentile - £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,875 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,585 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.30% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £66,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £77,500
Merseyside median annual salary £48,000 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -4.26% -1.05%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.

Business Development job vacancy trend in Liverpool

Business Development
Salary Trend in Liverpool

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Liverpool

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Liverpool over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Liverpool

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

Applications
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 7 (28.00%) Finance
1 7 (28.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Legal
2 5 (20.00%) Marketing
3 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (8.00%) Retail
4 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 17 (68.00%) Business Development Manager
1 17 (68.00%) Business Manager
1 17 (68.00%) Development Manager
2 5 (20.00%) Customer Executive
3 2 (8.00%) Architect
3 2 (8.00%) Sales Business Development Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Sales Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Senior
3 2 (8.00%) Senior Business Development Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Senior Business Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Senior Development Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Senior Manager
3 2 (8.00%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (4.00%) Business Development Executive
4 1 (4.00%) Business Sales Executive
4 1 (4.00%) Commercial Director
4 1 (4.00%) Internal Sales Executive
4 1 (4.00%) IT Development Manager
4 1 (4.00%) IT Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Sales Executive
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) FMCG
1 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (8.00%) Virtual Team
2 1 (4.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
2 5 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 5 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (8.00%) AI
3 2 (8.00%) Analytics
3 2 (8.00%) B2B
3 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (8.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 2 (8.00%) Customer Experience
3 2 (8.00%) Customer Insight
3 2 (8.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (8.00%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (8.00%) Project Management
3 2 (8.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (8.00%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (4.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (4.00%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (20.00%) Salesforce