Business Development Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Business Development Manager
England > North of England

The median Business Development Manager salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 124 110
Rank change year-on-year +115 -14 +160
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 2,086 239 277
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 8.89% 2.55% 1.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.49% 2.92% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,636 203 69
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year - +21.95% +28.13%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,652 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% +2.34%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 21,992 8,190 13,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 87.23% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 16,037 4,398 8,099
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,000
England median annual salary £59,853 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.82% - -8.33%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Development Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in the North of England

Business Development Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 14 September 2026. 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
North West +134 1,139 £50,000 +25.00% 87
Yorkshire +62 740 £50,000 -9.09% 65
North East +30 212 £40,000 -11.11% 17
Business Development Manager
England

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Business Development Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 2,086 (100.00%) Business Development
2 88 (4.22%) B2B
3 80 (3.84%) Logistics
4 60 (2.88%) CRM
5 55 (2.64%) B2B Sales
6 47 (2.25%) Decision-Making
7 38 (1.82%) Facilities Management
8 25 (1.20%) Business Strategy
8 25 (1.20%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (1.15%) Customer Service
9 24 (1.15%) Cybersecurity
10 20 (0.96%) E-Commerce
10 20 (0.96%) Market Research
11 19 (0.91%) Telesales
12 16 (0.77%) Commercial Awareness
13 15 (0.72%) Line Management
14 14 (0.67%) Strategic Thinking
15 13 (0.62%) Lead Generation
15 13 (0.62%) Microsoft
16 12 (0.58%) Collaborative Working
16 12 (0.58%) Energy Management
16 12 (0.58%) Fintech
16 12 (0.58%) SaaS
16 12 (0.58%) Windows
17 11 (0.53%) Customer Experience
17 11 (0.53%) Stakeholder Management
18 10 (0.48%) HP
18 10 (0.48%) Strategic Planning
19 9 (0.43%) Contract Negotiation
19 9 (0.43%) Service Delivery

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.096%) CMS
1 2 (0.096%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 6 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (0.58%) SaaS
2 5 (0.24%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.048%) AWS
3 1 (0.048%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.34%) Unified Communications
2 2 (0.096%) Wireless
3 1 (0.048%) Network Security
General
1 90 (4.31%) Manufacturing
2 84 (4.03%) Finance
3 71 (3.40%) Social Skills
4 67 (3.21%) Marketing
5 58 (2.78%) Aerospace
6 45 (2.16%) Telecoms
7 43 (2.06%) Automotive
8 37 (1.77%) Retail
9 36 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
9 36 (1.73%) Public Sector
10 27 (1.29%) Legal
11 26 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (0.96%) Analytical Skills
14 19 (0.91%) Advertising
15 18 (0.86%) Aviation
16 17 (0.81%) Military
17 16 (0.77%) Local Government
18 12 (0.58%) Electronics
18 12 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.29%) Struts
2 3 (0.14%) JFC
Miscellaneous
1 63 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (1.25%) Driving Licence
3 23 (1.10%) CCTV
4 16 (0.77%) Life Science
4 16 (0.77%) Onboarding
5 13 (0.62%) NHS
6 10 (0.48%) FMCG
7 9 (0.43%) Social Media
8 6 (0.29%) SCADA
8 6 (0.29%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (0.24%) IoT
10 4 (0.19%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.19%) Educational Technology
10 4 (0.19%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.14%) iPad
11 3 (0.14%) iPhone
11 3 (0.14%) Mobile App
12 1 (0.048%) Digital Signage
12 1 (0.048%) Embedded Systems
12 1 (0.048%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 12 (0.58%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,086 (100.00%) Business Development
2 88 (4.22%) B2B
3 80 (3.84%) Logistics
4 60 (2.88%) CRM
5 55 (2.64%) B2B Sales
6 47 (2.25%) Decision-Making
7 38 (1.82%) Facilities Management
8 25 (1.20%) Business Strategy
8 25 (1.20%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (1.15%) Customer Service
9 24 (1.15%) Cybersecurity
10 20 (0.96%) E-Commerce
10 20 (0.96%) Market Research
11 19 (0.91%) Telesales
12 16 (0.77%) Commercial Awareness
13 15 (0.72%) Line Management
14 14 (0.67%) Strategic Thinking
15 13 (0.62%) Lead Generation
16 12 (0.58%) Energy Management
16 12 (0.58%) Fintech
Qualifications
1 6 (0.29%) Degree
2 2 (0.096%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.24%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.14%) QA
3 1 (0.048%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.048%) GRC
3 1 (0.048%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (0.048%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 13 (0.62%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.48%) HP
3 5 (0.24%) Google
3 5 (0.24%) Salesforce
4 4 (0.19%) Dell
4 4 (0.19%) HubSpot
5 3 (0.14%) Intel
6 1 (0.048%) BT
6 1 (0.048%) Proofpoint