Business Development Jobs in Northern Ireland

Business Development
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 27 49 80
Rank change year-on-year +22 +31 -5
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 7 28 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 2.68% 3.81% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.93% 4.35% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 0
10th Percentile £48,250 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £60,625 £56,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% - -
75th Percentile £93,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -8.89% -26.83% -8.89%

All Process and 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 239 643 835
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 91.57% 87.60% 96.20%
Number of salaries quoted 58 305 436
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,408 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +8.82% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,750 £87,500 £69,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in Northern Ireland

Business Development
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Business Development in Northern Ireland

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

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 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
County Antrim +21 7 £87,500 +45.83% 114
Business Development
UK

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (14.29%) Moodle
1 1 (14.29%) Totara
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) SaaS
2 2 (28.57%) Boomi
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Legal
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Corporate Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) German Language
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Business Development Manager
1 5 (71.43%) Business Manager
1 5 (71.43%) Development Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Architect
2 2 (28.57%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Business Development Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Credit Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Development Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) IT Development Manager
3 1 (14.29%) IT Manager
3 1 (14.29%) IT Services Manager
3 1 (14.29%) New Business Development Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Salesforce Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Salesforce Solution Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Credit Risk
1 1 (14.29%) Learning Management System
1 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
2 2 (28.57%) Business Strategy
2 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (28.57%) Presales
3 1 (14.29%) B2B
3 1 (14.29%) B2B Sales
3 1 (14.29%) Client Onboarding
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (14.29%) Credit Risk Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Acquisition
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Generation
3 1 (14.29%) Market Research
3 1 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Value Proposition
3 1 (14.29%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Salesforce
2 2 (28.57%) MuleSoft
2 2 (28.57%) ServiceNow