Business Development Jobs in Scotland

Business Development
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 125 159 176
Rank change year-on-year +34 +17 +55
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 39 135 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.31% 1.98% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 2.17% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 27 30 8
10th Percentile £37,800 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £47,500 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £70,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +47.37% +35.71%
75th Percentile £60,625 £87,500 £52,188
90th Percentile £89,400 £115,000 £68,500
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
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,758 6,226 4,250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.64% 91.40% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,306 2,433 2,111
10th Percentile £30,650 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £85,000
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 Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in Scotland

Business Development
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Business Development in Scotland

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Scotland

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

Salary histogram for Business Development in Scotland

Business Development
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the Scotland 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
Glasgow +140 14 £50,000 -4.76% 58
Edinburgh -9 10 £115,000 +76.92% 28
Inverclyde -11 2 - -
Highlands - 2 £38,000 - 2
Argyll and Bute - 2 £38,000 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £38,000 -
Dumfries and Galloway - 2 £38,000 -
Midlothian - 1 - - 4
Business Development
UK

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (7.69%) CMS
1 3 (7.69%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Adobe Premiere
1 3 (7.69%) Photoshop
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.13%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.26%) SaaS
2 3 (7.69%) Google Analytics
3 1 (2.56%) AWS
3 1 (2.56%) Azure
3 1 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
General
1 9 (23.08%) Marketing
2 7 (17.95%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.38%) Advertising
4 3 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (7.69%) Law
4 3 (7.69%) Legal
4 3 (7.69%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.13%) Finance
6 1 (2.56%) Banking
6 1 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (53.85%) Business Manager
2 20 (51.28%) Business Development Manager
2 20 (51.28%) Development Manager
3 5 (12.82%) Sales Executive
4 4 (10.26%) Senior
4 4 (10.26%) Senior Manager
5 3 (7.69%) Digital Development Manager
5 3 (7.69%) Digital Marketing Manager
5 3 (7.69%) IT Sales Executive
5 3 (7.69%) Marketing Manager
5 3 (7.69%) Technical Director
6 2 (5.13%) Consultant
6 2 (5.13%) Digital Executive
6 2 (5.13%) Digital Transformation
6 2 (5.13%) Enterprise Sales Executive
6 2 (5.13%) IT Development Manager
6 2 (5.13%) IT Manager
7 1 (2.56%) Delivery Manager
7 1 (2.56%) IT Consultant
7 1 (2.56%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.26%) Driving Licence
1 4 (10.26%) Renewable Energy
1 4 (10.26%) SCADA
2 3 (7.69%) Blog
2 3 (7.69%) Data Centre
2 3 (7.69%) Social Media
3 2 (5.13%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (20.51%) SEO
2 6 (15.38%) Digital Marketing
2 6 (15.38%) Lead Generation
2 6 (15.38%) Project Delivery
2 6 (15.38%) Project Management
2 6 (15.38%) Telesales
3 5 (12.82%) Analytics
3 5 (12.82%) Asset Management
4 4 (10.26%) CRM
5 3 (7.69%) Data Privacy
5 3 (7.69%) Data Protection
5 3 (7.69%) Mentoring
5 3 (7.69%) Multichannel Marketing
5 3 (7.69%) OpenUP
5 3 (7.69%) Pay per click
5 3 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (7.69%) Strategic Planning
5 3 (7.69%) Systems Analysis
5 3 (7.69%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 5 (12.82%) Degree
2 1 (2.56%) Azure Certification
2 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (15.38%) Google
2 3 (7.69%) Facebook
2 3 (7.69%) Salesforce
2 3 (7.69%) YouTube
3 2 (5.13%) Charles River
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.56%) Oracle
4 1 (2.56%) Sage
4 1 (2.56%) SAP
4 1 (2.56%) Workday