Business Development Jobs in the North of England

Business Development
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 162 114 262
Rank change year-on-year -48 +148 +90
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 212 399 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.83% 2.20% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.94% 2.69% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 105 229 41
10th Percentile £29,280 £26,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -40.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £99,000 £81,250 £71,000
England median annual salary £41,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.53% -29.17% -11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,913 14,844 16,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 94.30% 81.98% 96.68%
Number of salaries quoted 5,415 11,360 7,881
10th Percentile £25,250 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in the North of England

Business Development
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development in the North of England.

Salary trend for Business Development in the North of England

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for Business Development in the North of England

Business Development
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 within the North of England 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
North West -75 130 £38,125 -30.68% 389
Yorkshire -11 58 £42,000 -6.67% 176
North East +47 24 £35,000 - 62
Business Development
England

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 (0.94%) Apache
1 2 (0.94%) GemFire
Applications
1 50 (23.58%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.36%) SPSS
4 4 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.89%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.36%) Dynamics AX
1 5 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.89%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (1.89%) SAP BPC
3 2 (0.94%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 2 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.94%) Line 50
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (9.43%) SaaS
2 13 (6.13%) Power Platform
3 5 (2.36%) Boomi
3 5 (2.36%) OCI
3 5 (2.36%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
3 5 (2.36%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 4 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (1.89%) Figma
4 4 (1.89%) Google Workspace
4 4 (1.89%) Miro
4 4 (1.89%) Slack
5 2 (0.94%) Azure
5 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.19%) Intranet
2 3 (1.42%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (0.94%) WPA
4 1 (0.47%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.25%) Power BI
2 5 (2.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (2.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 5 (2.36%) Tableau
3 2 (0.94%) Apache Ignite
3 2 (0.94%) Big Data
3 2 (0.94%) InterSystems Cache
3 2 (0.94%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.94%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.94%) RDBMS
3 2 (0.94%) Redis
3 2 (0.94%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.47%) Looker
Development Applications
1 4 (1.89%) Balsamiq
1 4 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 122 (57.55%) Social Skills
2 94 (44.34%) Finance
3 71 (33.49%) Marketing
4 42 (19.81%) Legal
5 27 (12.74%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (8.49%) Law
7 15 (7.08%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (4.72%) Public Sector
8 10 (4.72%) Retail
9 7 (3.30%) Banking
9 7 (3.30%) Financial Institution
9 7 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.83%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.42%) Advertising
12 3 (1.42%) Health Technology
13 2 (0.94%) Automotive
13 2 (0.94%) Dutch Language
13 2 (0.94%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 72 (33.96%) Business Development Manager
1 72 (33.96%) Development Manager
2 69 (32.55%) Business Manager
3 38 (17.92%) Customer Executive
4 18 (8.49%) Analyst
5 13 (6.13%) Business Development Executive
6 10 (4.72%) Consultant
7 8 (3.77%) Architect
7 8 (3.77%) Financial Analyst
8 7 (3.30%) CRM Executive
9 6 (2.83%) Project Manager
10 5 (2.36%) Applications Support
10 5 (2.36%) Applications Support Analyst
10 5 (2.36%) Lead
10 5 (2.36%) Market Analyst
10 5 (2.36%) Senior
10 5 (2.36%) Support Analyst
11 4 (1.89%) Assistant Project Manager
11 4 (1.89%) Finance Systems Analyst
11 4 (1.89%) IT Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.36%) EDI
2 4 (1.89%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.94%) Kafka
3 2 (0.94%) Middleware
3 2 (0.94%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.94%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
1 11 (5.19%) Social Media
2 10 (4.72%) Onboarding
3 9 (4.25%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.36%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (1.89%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.89%) FMCG
5 4 (1.89%) NHS
5 4 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.42%) CCTV
6 3 (1.42%) EPoS
6 3 (1.42%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.94%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.94%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.94%) Derivative
7 2 (0.94%) IoT
7 2 (0.94%) SCADA
7 2 (0.94%) Smart City
7 2 (0.94%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.89%) Windows
2 2 (0.94%) Linux
2 2 (0.94%) Unix
2 2 (0.94%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (22.64%) Decision-Making
2 41 (19.34%) Contract Negotiation
3 38 (17.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 26 (12.26%) Agile
5 23 (10.85%) Customer Service
6 22 (10.38%) CRM
7 19 (8.96%) Business Strategy
8 14 (6.60%) ERP
9 13 (6.13%) Collaborative Working
9 13 (6.13%) Lead Generation
9 13 (6.13%) Line Management
9 13 (6.13%) Technology Strategy
10 12 (5.66%) Project Management
10 12 (5.66%) Risk Management
10 12 (5.66%) Strategic Thinking
10 12 (5.66%) Time Management
11 11 (5.19%) Coaching
11 11 (5.19%) Creative Thinking
11 11 (5.19%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (4.72%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.94%) Java
2 1 (0.47%) Python
2 1 (0.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (7.08%) Degree
2 7 (3.30%) Security Cleared
3 6 (2.83%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.36%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.89%) ACCA
5 4 (1.89%) CIMA
6 2 (0.94%) HNC
7 1 (0.47%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.47%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.94%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.47%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (0.47%) GDPR
Vendors
1 39 (18.40%) Salesforce
2 22 (10.38%) Microsoft
3 16 (7.55%) Oracle
4 10 (4.72%) SAP
5 9 (4.25%) Dell
5 9 (4.25%) VMware
6 5 (2.36%) Broadcom
6 5 (2.36%) Symantec
7 4 (1.89%) Cisco
7 4 (1.89%) Google
7 4 (1.89%) Hyperion
8 3 (1.42%) Sage
9 2 (0.94%) Facebook
9 2 (0.94%) Intel
9 2 (0.94%) NetApp
9 2 (0.94%) Solace
9 2 (0.94%) TIBCO
9 2 (0.94%) Workday
9 2 (0.94%) YouTube
10 1 (0.47%) LexisNexis