Business Development Manager Jobs in London

Business Development Manager
England > London

The median Business Development Manager salary in London 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 224 271 553
Rank change year-on-year +47 +282 +313
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 183 260 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.43% 1.08% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.15% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 42 221 6
10th Percentile £38,000 - £45,625
25th Percentile £39,000 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -30.43% -11.54%
75th Percentile £66,250 - £69,375
90th Percentile £102,500 £70,000 £88,750
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -20.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,537 22,689 30,597
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.27% 94.43% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 6,970 16,827 22,863
10th Percentile £41,000 £37,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in London

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in London

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in London

Business Development Manager
Job Locations in London

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 London 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
South London +18 30 £38,000 -5.00% 2
West London -3 30 £40,000 - 6
East London -15 13 - -
Central London -2 9 £49,750 +24.38% 20
North London -14 2 - -
Business Development Manager
England

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

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 London region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 183 (100.00%) Business Development
2 141 (77.05%) Social Skills
3 131 (71.58%) Finance
4 67 (36.61%) Marketing
5 64 (34.97%) Self-Motivation
6 63 (34.43%) Business Intelligence
7 62 (33.88%) B2B
8 61 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
8 61 (33.33%) B2B Sales
9 60 (32.79%) Collaborative Working
9 60 (32.79%) Decision-Making
9 60 (32.79%) Public Sector
9 60 (32.79%) Marketing Strategy
9 60 (32.79%) Facilities Management
10 56 (30.60%) OpenUP
11 13 (7.10%) CRM
12 12 (6.56%) Microsoft
13 10 (5.46%) Problem-Solving
14 8 (4.37%) Customer Service
14 8 (4.37%) Degree
15 7 (3.83%) Salesforce
15 7 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
16 6 (3.28%) Time Management
17 5 (2.73%) EMC NetWorker
17 5 (2.73%) Market Research
17 5 (2.73%) Retail
17 5 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
17 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
17 5 (2.73%) Risk Management
17 5 (2.73%) Analytical Skills

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 7 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.19%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.09%) VoIP
2 1 (0.55%) 5G
2 1 (0.55%) Internet
2 1 (0.55%) LAN
2 1 (0.55%) MPLS
2 1 (0.55%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.55%) Unified Communications
2 1 (0.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.55%) Spatial Data
General
1 141 (77.05%) Social Skills
2 131 (71.58%) Finance
3 67 (36.61%) Marketing
4 60 (32.79%) Public Sector
5 5 (2.73%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (2.73%) Retail
6 4 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.19%) Publishing
7 3 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.09%) Banking
8 2 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.55%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (0.55%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.55%) German Language
9 1 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.55%) Law
9 1 (0.55%) Legal
9 1 (0.55%) Polish Language
9 1 (0.55%) Private Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.55%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 64 (34.97%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (2.19%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.09%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.55%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.55%) FMCG
4 1 (0.55%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.55%) Smartphone
4 1 (0.55%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (100.00%) Business Development
2 63 (34.43%) Business Intelligence
3 62 (33.88%) B2B
4 61 (33.33%) B2B Sales
4 61 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
5 60 (32.79%) Collaborative Working
5 60 (32.79%) Decision-Making
5 60 (32.79%) Facilities Management
5 60 (32.79%) Marketing Strategy
6 56 (30.60%) OpenUP
7 13 (7.10%) CRM
8 10 (5.46%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (4.37%) Customer Service
10 6 (3.28%) Time Management
11 5 (2.73%) Market Research
11 5 (2.73%) Risk Management
12 4 (2.19%) Customer Experience
12 4 (2.19%) Strategic Thinking
13 3 (1.64%) Value Proposition
14 2 (1.09%) Business Strategy
Qualifications
1 8 (4.37%) Degree
2 1 (0.55%) DBS Check
2 1 (0.55%) Master's Degree
2 1 (0.55%) MRICS
Systems Management
1 5 (2.73%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 12 (6.56%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.83%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.19%) BT
4 2 (1.09%) HubSpot