Business Development Job Trends in Preston

Business Development
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 24 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 -
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 2 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.16% 1.02% 1.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.80% 1.02% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £36,750 - -
25th Percentile £39,375 - £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £32,000
75th Percentile £51,875 - £33,000
90th Percentile £55,250 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £40,000 - £32,000
% change year-on-year - - -36.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 111 98 157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 64.16% 100.00% 88.20%
Number of salaries quoted 61 59 116
10th Percentile £29,000 £39,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,683 £30,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £79,600 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £47,592 £50,055 £46,728
% change year-on-year -4.92% +7.12% +3.84%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in Preston

Business Development
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Preston over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Preston

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Back Office
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness