Business Development Executive Job Trends in the South East

Business Development Executive
England > South East

The median Business Development Executive salary in the South East is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 293 293
Rank change year-on-year +136 0 +115
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Executive 117 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.13% 0.033% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.037% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 96 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,000 £38,500 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £39,000 £23,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +65.96% -44.71%
75th Percentile £40,000 £39,500 £29,625
90th Percentile £47,500 - £32,850
England median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year - +9.38% -24.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 9,525 8,164 8,390
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 91.12% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 5,943 4,286 6,046
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £28,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Business Development Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Development Executive' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Business Development Executive job vacancy trend in the South East

Business Development Executive
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Executive job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Executive job vacancies in the South East

Business Development Executive
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Executive in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development Executive in the South East

Business Development Executive
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development Executive within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Thames Valley +48 36 £40,000 - 14
Kent - 30 £28,000 - 1
Hampshire +53 26 £40,000 +2.56% 2
Berkshire - 23 £37,500 - 11
West Sussex - 17 £30,000 - 2
Oxfordshire - 7 £40,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire +11 6 £50,000 - 2
Surrey - 6 £70,000 - 2
East Sussex - 2 £30,000 - 1
Business Development Executive
England

Business Development Executive Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Business Development Executive job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Business Development Executive in the job title.

1 117 (100.00%) Business Development
2 7 (5.98%) B2B
2 7 (5.98%) B2B Sales
2 7 (5.98%) Commercial Awareness
2 7 (5.98%) SaaS
3 4 (3.42%) Creative Thinking
3 4 (3.42%) Customer Experience
3 4 (3.42%) Degree
3 4 (3.42%) PRINCE2
3 4 (3.42%) Project Management
4 1 (0.85%) CRM
4 1 (0.85%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (0.85%) Telesales

Business Development Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (5.98%) SaaS
General
1 6 (5.13%) Telecoms
2 5 (4.27%) Public Sector
3 3 (2.56%) Social Housing
4 1 (0.85%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.56%) Social Media
2 2 (1.71%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (0.85%) CCTV
3 1 (0.85%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (100.00%) Business Development
2 7 (5.98%) B2B
2 7 (5.98%) B2B Sales
2 7 (5.98%) Commercial Awareness
3 4 (3.42%) Creative Thinking
3 4 (3.42%) Customer Experience
3 4 (3.42%) PRINCE2
3 4 (3.42%) Project Management
4 1 (0.85%) CRM
4 1 (0.85%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (0.85%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 4 (3.42%) Degree