Business Development Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Business Development
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 10 42
Rank change year-on-year -24 +32 +29
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 83 29 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 6.77% 9.76% 3.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.32% 10.66% 4.44%
Number of salaries quoted 49 21 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £45,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% -21.74% -
75th Percentile £41,850 £55,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £50,000 £70,000 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -26.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 891 272 495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 72.68% 91.58% 82.23%
Number of salaries quoted 267 110 320
10th Percentile - £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,201 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.89% +4.00% -8.84%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Business Development job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Business Development
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Northern Ireland

Business Development
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
County Antrim -13 62 £27,500 -38.89% 24
County Down - 16 £70,000 - 1
County Armagh - 3 - -
Newry - 2 £70,000 -
County Tyrone - 2 - -
Business Development
UK

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Business Applications
1 13 (15.66%) Dynamics CRM
1 13 (15.66%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.23%) SaaS
General
1 21 (25.30%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.48%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (15.66%) Legal
3 13 (15.66%) Marketing
4 8 (9.64%) Finance
5 4 (4.82%) Public Sector
6 3 (3.61%) Aerospace
6 3 (3.61%) Automotive
6 3 (3.61%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 37 (44.58%) Consultant
1 37 (44.58%) Recruitment Consultant
2 16 (19.28%) Business Development Manager
2 16 (19.28%) Business Manager
2 16 (19.28%) Development Manager
3 15 (18.07%) Trainee
3 15 (18.07%) Trainee Consultant
3 15 (18.07%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
4 13 (15.66%) Marketing Manager
4 13 (15.66%) Technology Manager
5 11 (13.25%) Business Development Executive
6 10 (12.05%) Junior
7 6 (7.23%) Junior Consultant
7 6 (7.23%) Junior Recruitment Consultant
8 4 (4.82%) Architect
8 4 (4.82%) Junior Business Manager
8 4 (4.82%) Solutions Architect
9 3 (3.61%) IT Consultant
9 3 (3.61%) IT Recruitment Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.66%) Blog
1 13 (15.66%) Marketing Technology
2 4 (4.82%) Virtual Team
3 1 (1.20%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (20.48%) AI
1 17 (20.48%) Analytics
2 16 (19.28%) Decision-Making
3 14 (16.87%) CRM
4 13 (15.66%) Change Management
4 13 (15.66%) Contact Management
4 13 (15.66%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (15.66%) Data Management
4 13 (15.66%) Digital Marketing
4 13 (15.66%) Email Marketing
4 13 (15.66%) Integrated Marketing
4 13 (15.66%) Marketing Analytics
4 13 (15.66%) Marketing Strategy
4 13 (15.66%) Service Delivery
4 13 (15.66%) Test Automation
5 7 (8.43%) Coaching
6 4 (4.82%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 4 (4.82%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (4.82%) Mentoring
6 4 (4.82%) Problem-Solving