Business Development Jobs in Manchester

Business Development
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Business Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Development over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 77 206
Rank change year-on-year -9 +129 +12
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 78 167 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.59% 3.11% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.76% 3.65% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 40 70 5
10th Percentile £27,657 £35,000 £53,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £86,188 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £108,750 £87,750 £86,000
North West median annual salary £38,125 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.68% +4.76% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,073 4,571 4,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.44% 85.09% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,159 3,465 2,488
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in Manchester

Business Development
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Business Development in Manchester

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Manchester over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Manchester

Business Development
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 28 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
Cheadle +7 6 - - 3
Altrincham -7 3 £37,500 -37.50% 10
Oldham -6 1 - - 3
Bolton -17 1 - - 115
Stockport - 1 - - 85
Business Development
North West

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.56%) Apache
1 2 (2.56%) GemFire
Applications
1 15 (19.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (5.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.85%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.28%) Oracle Payroll
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.26%) Power Platform
2 6 (7.69%) SaaS
3 4 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (5.13%) Figma
3 4 (5.13%) Google Workspace
3 4 (5.13%) Miro
3 4 (5.13%) OCI
3 4 (5.13%) Slack
4 2 (2.56%) Azure
4 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.85%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.13%) Power BI
2 2 (2.56%) Apache Ignite
2 2 (2.56%) Big Data
2 2 (2.56%) InterSystems Cache
2 2 (2.56%) MongoDB
2 2 (2.56%) NoSQL
2 2 (2.56%) RDBMS
2 2 (2.56%) Redis
2 2 (2.56%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.28%) Looker
Development Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Balsamiq
1 4 (5.13%) JIRA
General
1 51 (65.38%) Social Skills
2 44 (56.41%) Finance
3 24 (30.77%) Marketing
4 15 (19.23%) Legal
5 14 (17.95%) Law
6 11 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (10.26%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (8.97%) Financial Institution
9 5 (6.41%) Banking
9 5 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (3.85%) Health Technology
11 3 (3.85%) Public Sector
11 3 (3.85%) Retail
12 2 (2.56%) Automotive
12 2 (2.56%) Dutch Language
12 2 (2.56%) Front Office
13 1 (1.28%) Advertising
13 1 (1.28%) Games
Job Titles
1 18 (23.08%) Business Development Manager
1 18 (23.08%) Development Manager
2 15 (19.23%) Business Manager
3 12 (15.38%) Customer Executive
4 8 (10.26%) Business Development Executive
4 8 (10.26%) Consultant
5 5 (6.41%) Architect
5 5 (6.41%) Senior
6 4 (5.13%) Analyst
6 4 (5.13%) Assistant Project Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Bid Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Bid Project Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Digital Product Owner
6 4 (5.13%) Financial Analyst
6 4 (5.13%) IT Sales Executive
6 4 (5.13%) Lead
6 4 (5.13%) Product Owner
6 4 (5.13%) Project Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Sales Executive
7 3 (3.85%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.56%) Kafka
2 2 (2.56%) Middleware
2 2 (2.56%) RabbitMQ
2 2 (2.56%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.26%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (8.97%) Social Media
3 5 (6.41%) Product Ownership
4 4 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (3.85%) CCTV
5 3 (3.85%) EPoS
5 3 (3.85%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.56%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.56%) Credit Derivative
6 2 (2.56%) Data Structures
6 2 (2.56%) Derivative
6 2 (2.56%) Driving Licence
6 2 (2.56%) Equities
6 2 (2.56%) Fixed Income
6 2 (2.56%) FMCG
6 2 (2.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (2.56%) Life Science
7 1 (1.28%) Low-Code
7 1 (1.28%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.28%) New Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.56%) Linux
1 2 (2.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.79%) Agile
1 17 (21.79%) Decision-Making
2 15 (19.23%) Contract Negotiation
3 12 (15.38%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 11 (14.10%) Line Management
5 9 (11.54%) CRM
5 9 (11.54%) Lead Generation
6 8 (10.26%) ERP
7 7 (8.97%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (8.97%) Coaching
8 6 (7.69%) Presales
8 6 (7.69%) Technology Strategy
9 5 (6.41%) Actionable Insight
9 5 (6.41%) Analytics
9 5 (6.41%) Customer Service
9 5 (6.41%) DevOps
9 5 (6.41%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (6.41%) Risk Management
9 5 (6.41%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (6.41%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.56%) Java
2 1 (1.28%) Python
2 1 (1.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (10.26%) Degree
2 6 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.13%) ACCA
3 4 (5.13%) CIMA
3 4 (5.13%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.28%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.56%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (1.28%) GDPR
Vendors
1 12 (15.38%) Salesforce
2 11 (14.10%) Microsoft
3 10 (12.82%) Oracle
4 4 (5.13%) Cisco
4 4 (5.13%) Dell
4 4 (5.13%) Google
4 4 (5.13%) VMware
5 2 (2.56%) Solace
5 2 (2.56%) TIBCO
5 2 (2.56%) Workday
6 1 (1.28%) Sage
6 1 (1.28%) SAP