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 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 128 228
Rank change year-on-year +54 +100 +179
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 277 158 53
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.63% 1.67% 0.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.97% 1.76% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 223 27 34
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,800 £26,950
25th Percentile £38,750 £33,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +9.38% -14.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £41,000 £33,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £63,000 £66,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +5.26% -27.62%

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 9,336 8,953 7,210
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.66% 94.36% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 5,346 4,306 5,683
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,689
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £50,055 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% -2.81% -1.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 29 December 2025.

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 29 December 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
North West +60 132 £50,000 +51.52% 47
Yorkshire +40 117 £50,000 +21.95% 24
North East +19 28 £45,000 +28.57% 6
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 29 December 2025, 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.

1 277 (100.00%) Business Development
2 19 (6.86%) Logistics
3 18 (6.50%) Client Onboarding
4 16 (5.78%) Salesforce
5 15 (5.42%) B2B
6 13 (4.69%) Customer Experience
7 10 (3.61%) CRM
7 10 (3.61%) Customer Service
8 9 (3.25%) Microsoft
9 8 (2.89%) Lead Generation
9 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
10 7 (2.53%) B2B Sales
10 7 (2.53%) SaaS
11 5 (1.81%) Broadband
11 5 (1.81%) Contract Negotiation
11 5 (1.81%) Data Protection
11 5 (1.81%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.81%) Direct Marketing
12 3 (1.08%) Business Strategy
12 3 (1.08%) Customer Engagement
12 3 (1.08%) Decision-Making
12 3 (1.08%) ERP
12 3 (1.08%) Ethernet
12 3 (1.08%) Performance Metrics
12 3 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (1.08%) Windows
13 2 (0.72%) Analytics
13 2 (0.72%) Customer Acquisition
13 2 (0.72%) Customer Retention
13 2 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM

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 1 (0.36%) Resin
Applications
1 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.53%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.81%) Broadband
2 3 (1.08%) Ethernet
2 3 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.36%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.36%) VoIP
3 1 (0.36%) WAN
General
1 21 (7.58%) Social Skills
2 16 (5.78%) Manufacturing
3 14 (5.05%) Public Sector
4 12 (4.33%) Finance
4 12 (4.33%) Presentation Skills
5 11 (3.97%) Retail
6 10 (3.61%) Marketing
7 5 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (1.81%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.08%) Electronics
8 3 (1.08%) Local Government
9 2 (0.72%) Aviation
9 2 (0.72%) Brand Awareness
9 2 (0.72%) Games
9 2 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.36%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.36%) Public Speaking
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (2.89%) Driving Licence
2 8 (2.89%) Social Media
3 7 (2.53%) FMCG
4 5 (1.81%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.44%) CCTV
6 3 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.36%) Acoustics
7 1 (0.36%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.36%) IoT
7 1 (0.36%) NHS
7 1 (0.36%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.36%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (100.00%) Business Development
2 19 (6.86%) Logistics
3 18 (6.50%) Client Onboarding
4 15 (5.42%) B2B
5 13 (4.69%) Customer Experience
6 10 (3.61%) CRM
6 10 (3.61%) Customer Service
7 8 (2.89%) Lead Generation
8 7 (2.53%) B2B Sales
9 5 (1.81%) Contract Negotiation
9 5 (1.81%) Data Protection
9 5 (1.81%) Direct Marketing
10 3 (1.08%) Business Strategy
10 3 (1.08%) Customer Engagement
10 3 (1.08%) Decision-Making
10 3 (1.08%) ERP
10 3 (1.08%) Performance Metrics
11 2 (0.72%) Analytics
11 2 (0.72%) Customer Retention
11 2 (0.72%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (1.81%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 16 (5.78%) Salesforce
2 9 (3.25%) Microsoft