Business Development Manager Jobs in the South East

Business Development Manager
England > South East

The median Business Development Manager salary in the South East is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 197 269
Rank change year-on-year +37 +72 +199
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 167 221 132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.72% 1.25% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.98% 1.33% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 13 200 12
10th Percentile - - £38,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,000 £44,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -20.79% -22.31%
75th Percentile £48,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £94,000 £77,500 £61,800
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -20.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 8,425 16,577 12,528
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.99% 94.08% 90.09%
Number of salaries quoted 4,513 11,781 7,967
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Business Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in the South East

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Manager in the South East.

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in the South East

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in the South East

Business Development Manager
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 Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 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
Surrey +67 74 £76,250 +52.50% 13
Kent +37 38 £42,000 +5.00% 17
Thames Valley +12 34 £40,000 +5.26% 62
Berkshire +21 17 £40,000 +5.26% 27
Hampshire +50 9 £40,000 -27.27% 27
Oxfordshire +26 9 £40,000 -11.11% 29
Buckinghamshire +8 8 - - 18
Middlesex -10 7 - -
East Sussex +28 3 - - 10
West Sussex +27 2 - - 6
Business Development Manager
England

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Business Development Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 167 (100.00%) Business Development
2 151 (90.42%) Social Skills
3 133 (79.64%) Marketing
4 132 (79.04%) Finance
5 129 (77.25%) Public Sector
6 128 (76.65%) Marketing Strategy
7 127 (76.05%) Collaborative Working
7 127 (76.05%) Facilities Management
7 127 (76.05%) Collaborative Culture
8 14 (8.38%) Manufacturing
9 11 (6.59%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (6.59%) Business Strategy
10 10 (5.99%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (5.99%) Time Management
11 9 (5.39%) Coaching
11 9 (5.39%) Banking
12 5 (2.99%) CRM
13 4 (2.40%) B2B
13 4 (2.40%) Decision-Making
14 3 (1.80%) B2B Sales
14 3 (1.80%) Lead Generation
14 3 (1.80%) FMCG
14 3 (1.80%) Microsoft
14 3 (1.80%) Automotive
15 2 (1.20%) SEO
15 2 (1.20%) Retail
15 2 (1.20%) Advertising
15 2 (1.20%) Google
15 2 (1.20%) Pay per click
15 2 (1.20%) Artificial Intelligence

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.20%) SaaS
2 1 (0.60%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.60%) LAN
1 1 (0.60%) Unified Communications
1 1 (0.60%) WAN
1 1 (0.60%) Wireless
1 1 (0.60%) Wireless Security
General
1 151 (90.42%) Social Skills
2 133 (79.64%) Marketing
3 132 (79.04%) Finance
4 129 (77.25%) Public Sector
5 14 (8.38%) Manufacturing
6 10 (5.99%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (5.39%) Banking
8 3 (1.80%) Automotive
9 2 (1.20%) Advertising
9 2 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.20%) Retail
10 1 (0.60%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.60%) Games
10 1 (0.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 3 (1.80%) FMCG
2 2 (1.20%) Social Media
3 1 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (100.00%) Business Development
2 128 (76.65%) Marketing Strategy
3 127 (76.05%) Collaborative Culture
3 127 (76.05%) Collaborative Working
3 127 (76.05%) Facilities Management
4 11 (6.59%) Business Strategy
4 11 (6.59%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (5.99%) Time Management
6 9 (5.39%) Coaching
7 5 (2.99%) CRM
8 4 (2.40%) B2B
8 4 (2.40%) Decision-Making
9 3 (1.80%) B2B Sales
9 3 (1.80%) Lead Generation
10 2 (1.20%) Customer Service
10 2 (1.20%) Data Science
10 2 (1.20%) Digital Marketing
10 2 (1.20%) Machine Learning
10 2 (1.20%) Market Research
10 2 (1.20%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (0.60%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (1.80%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.20%) Google
2 2 (1.20%) HubSpot
3 1 (0.60%) Dell
3 1 (0.60%) HP
3 1 (0.60%) Sophos
3 1 (0.60%) Veeam
3 1 (0.60%) VMware