Business Development Jobs in the North West

Business Development
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 57 135
Rank change year-on-year -10 +78 +40
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Business Development 260 308 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.58% 3.55% 2.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.27% 4.57% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 172 120 12
10th Percentile £28,080 £30,000 -
25th Percentile £33,500 £33,750 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +25.71% -23.91%
75th Percentile £59,739 £77,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £93,675 £64,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -18.18% -11.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 West.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,935 6,743 5,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 86.91% 77.78% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,396 4,229 3,299
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £39,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,238 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -6.84% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% -10.40% +4.17%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in the North West

Business Development
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in the North West over the 6 months to 26 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development in the North West

Business Development
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester -20 122 £50,000 -16.67% 141
Cheshire +24 53 £40,000 -11.11% 32
Merseyside +1 32 £45,000 +36.36% 23
Cumbria +27 27 £35,000 -48.15%
Lancashire +3 25 £35,000 +20.69% 90
Business Development
England

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (1.92%) CMS
2 4 (1.54%) Umbraco
2 4 (1.54%) WordPress
3 1 (0.38%) Apache
3 1 (0.38%) GemFire
Applications
1 44 (16.92%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.77%) Line 50
2 2 (0.77%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.38%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.38%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 11 (4.23%) Power Platform
1 11 (4.23%) SaaS
2 7 (2.69%) Slack
3 6 (2.31%) Azure
3 6 (2.31%) OCI
4 5 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (1.15%) Figma
5 3 (1.15%) Google Workspace
5 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (1.15%) Miro
6 1 (0.38%) AWS
6 1 (0.38%) GCP
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle CX
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.92%) Broadband
1 5 (1.92%) Ethernet
1 5 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (0.77%) Intranet
2 2 (0.77%) LoRaWAN
2 2 (0.77%) Modbus
2 2 (0.77%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.08%) Power BI
2 1 (0.38%) Apache Ignite
2 1 (0.38%) InterSystems Cache
2 1 (0.38%) Looker
2 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.38%) RDBMS
2 1 (0.38%) Redis
2 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (2.69%) JIRA
2 3 (1.15%) Balsamiq
General
1 96 (36.92%) Social Skills
2 92 (35.38%) Finance
3 62 (23.85%) Marketing
4 38 (14.62%) Legal
5 13 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (5.00%) Law
6 10 (3.85%) Retail
7 9 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.31%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.92%) Advertising
9 5 (1.92%) Banking
9 5 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.92%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.92%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.15%) Health Technology
12 2 (0.77%) Billing
12 2 (0.77%) Dutch Language
12 2 (0.77%) Games
Job Titles
1 115 (44.23%) Business Development Manager
1 115 (44.23%) Development Manager
2 112 (43.08%) Business Manager
3 35 (13.46%) Customer Executive
4 34 (13.08%) Business Development Executive
5 15 (5.77%) Senior
6 10 (3.85%) Analyst
6 10 (3.85%) Financial Analyst
6 10 (3.85%) Project Manager
7 9 (3.46%) Sales Representative
8 8 (3.08%) Architect
8 8 (3.08%) Assistant Project Manager
8 8 (3.08%) Bid Manager
8 8 (3.08%) Bid Project Manager
8 8 (3.08%) IT Sales Executive
8 8 (3.08%) Sales Executive
9 7 (2.69%) Account Manager
10 6 (2.31%) Consultant
11 5 (1.92%) Oracle Solutions Architect
11 5 (1.92%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.77%) Node-RED
1 2 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.38%) Kafka
2 1 (0.38%) Middleware
2 1 (0.38%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (0.38%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.23%) Social Media
2 18 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (2.31%) Driving Licence
5 5 (1.92%) Life Science
5 5 (1.92%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.54%) IoT
6 4 (1.54%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 3 (1.15%) Blog
7 3 (1.15%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.77%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (0.77%) Industry 4.0
8 2 (0.77%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.77%) SCADA
9 1 (0.38%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.38%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.38%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.38%) New Media
9 1 (0.38%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.38%) Linux
1 1 (0.38%) Unix
1 1 (0.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (17.69%) Decision-Making
2 41 (15.77%) Contract Negotiation
3 35 (13.46%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 31 (11.92%) B2B
5 26 (10.00%) Agile
6 20 (7.69%) CRM
7 18 (6.92%) ERP
8 17 (6.54%) Coaching
9 16 (6.15%) Lead Generation
10 15 (5.77%) B2B Sales
11 14 (5.38%) Customer Service
11 14 (5.38%) Line Management
12 12 (4.62%) Artificial Intelligence
12 12 (4.62%) Commercial Awareness
12 12 (4.62%) Creative Thinking
12 12 (4.62%) Risk Management
13 11 (4.23%) Client Onboarding
14 10 (3.85%) Collaborative Working
14 10 (3.85%) Continuous Improvement
14 10 (3.85%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.15%) Python
1 3 (1.15%) SQL
2 1 (0.38%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (4.23%) Degree
2 10 (3.85%) DBS Check
3 8 (3.08%) ACCA
3 8 (3.08%) CIMA
4 7 (2.69%) Security Cleared
5 5 (1.92%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.77%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.77%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.77%) HNC
7 2 (0.77%) HND
7 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.77%) QA
2 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (0.38%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 2 (0.77%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 45 (17.31%) Salesforce
2 23 (8.85%) Microsoft
3 11 (4.23%) Oracle
4 8 (3.08%) Cisco
4 8 (3.08%) Dell
4 8 (3.08%) VMware
5 4 (1.54%) Google
6 3 (1.15%) Adobe
6 3 (1.15%) SAP
7 2 (0.77%) AVEVA
7 2 (0.77%) Hyperion
7 2 (0.77%) Rockwell
7 2 (0.77%) Sage
7 2 (0.77%) Siemens
8 1 (0.38%) Solace
8 1 (0.38%) TIBCO