Business Development Job Trends in the South East

Business Development
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 39 57
Rank change year-on-year +34 +18 +64
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 1,804 487 488
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 10.47% 5.45% 3.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.67% 6.20% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,419 274 231
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,652 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,125 £96,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,300 7,858 11,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.40% 88.00% 80.80%
Number of salaries quoted 8,809 4,198 7,200
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in the South East

Business Development
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in the South East over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in the South East

Business Development
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 August 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 +65 870 £50,000 +21.95% 103
Berkshire +60 469 £50,000 +21.95% 63
Hampshire +20 278 £45,000 - 48
Kent +11 258 £55,000 -8.33% 40
Buckinghamshire +68 252 £50,000 - 20
Surrey +11 223 £55,000 +22.22% 31
Oxfordshire +16 149 £55,000 +37.50% 23
West Sussex +25 117 £55,000 +29.41% 16
East Sussex +18 48 £35,000 +40.00% 13
Sussex +1 8 £60,000 -20.00% 18
Middlesex +8 1 £97,500 - 8
Business Development
England

Business Development
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:

Applications
1 30 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.055%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.055%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.17%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.055%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.055%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.055%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 48 (2.66%) SaaS
2 11 (0.61%) Azure
2 11 (0.61%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (0.44%) Entra ID
4 3 (0.17%) AWS
4 3 (0.17%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.83%) Unified Communications
2 11 (0.61%) Internet
3 7 (0.39%) Broadband
3 7 (0.39%) Network Security
4 6 (0.33%) VoIP
5 4 (0.22%) Wireless
6 2 (0.11%) Intranet
7 1 (0.055%) MVNO
7 1 (0.055%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (0.22%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (0.055%) JIRA
General
1 164 (9.09%) Marketing
2 141 (7.82%) Social Skills
3 85 (4.71%) Manufacturing
4 78 (4.32%) Finance
5 71 (3.94%) Retail
6 64 (3.55%) Automotive
7 49 (2.72%) Public Sector
8 46 (2.55%) Telecoms
9 37 (2.05%) Electronics
10 36 (2.00%) Local Government
11 33 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
12 29 (1.61%) Analytical Skills
13 22 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (1.00%) Fire and Rescue
15 16 (0.89%) Advertising
15 16 (0.89%) Aerospace
15 16 (0.89%) Games
16 15 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (0.67%) Agriculture
17 12 (0.67%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 1,358 (75.28%) Development Manager
2 1,344 (74.50%) Business Development Manager
2 1,344 (74.50%) Business Manager
3 211 (11.70%) Business Development Executive
4 119 (6.60%) Sales Manager
5 103 (5.71%) Senior
6 90 (4.99%) Sales Business Development Manager
7 70 (3.88%) Senior Manager
8 66 (3.66%) Senior Business Development Manager
8 66 (3.66%) Senior Business Manager
8 66 (3.66%) Senior Development Manager
9 40 (2.22%) Sales Executive
10 36 (2.00%) Account Manager
11 33 (1.83%) Consultant
12 29 (1.61%) Sales Representative
13 26 (1.44%) IT Manager
14 25 (1.39%) Telecoms Manager
15 21 (1.16%) Technical Manager
15 21 (1.16%) Technical Sales Manager
16 19 (1.05%) IT Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (0.78%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 113 (6.26%) Self-Motivation
2 56 (3.10%) Driving Licence
3 22 (1.22%) Data Centre
4 21 (1.16%) FMCG
5 20 (1.11%) CCTV
5 20 (1.11%) NHS
6 19 (1.05%) Onboarding
7 17 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (0.72%) Life Science
9 11 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
9 11 (0.61%) Web Conferencing
10 10 (0.55%) Social Media
11 7 (0.39%) EPoS
11 7 (0.39%) Fibre Optics
12 6 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.33%) IoT
13 5 (0.28%) Home Automation
13 5 (0.28%) iPad
13 5 (0.28%) iPhone
14 4 (0.22%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 17 (0.94%) Windows
2 8 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (7.04%) CRM
2 117 (6.49%) B2B
3 106 (5.88%) Decision-Making
4 85 (4.71%) B2B Sales
5 84 (4.66%) Lead Generation
6 72 (3.99%) Logistics
7 70 (3.88%) Customer Service
8 58 (3.22%) Cybersecurity
9 54 (2.99%) Business Strategy
10 35 (1.94%) ITSM
11 34 (1.88%) Service Management
12 30 (1.66%) E-Commerce
12 30 (1.66%) Telesales
13 29 (1.61%) Collaborative Working
14 27 (1.50%) Commercial Awareness
14 27 (1.50%) Project Management
15 23 (1.27%) Client Onboarding
15 23 (1.27%) Customer Retention
16 22 (1.22%) AI
16 22 (1.22%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 8 (0.44%) SQL
2 4 (0.22%) C
2 4 (0.22%) C#
2 4 (0.22%) C++
2 4 (0.22%) Embedded C
2 4 (0.22%) Embedded C++
2 4 (0.22%) MATLAB
2 4 (0.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 41 (2.27%) Degree
2 15 (0.83%) SC Cleared
2 15 (0.83%) Security Cleared
3 6 (0.33%) DBS Check
4 3 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (0.17%) CISSP
5 2 (0.11%) CESG Certified Professional
5 2 (0.11%) CISM
5 2 (0.11%) CISMP
5 2 (0.11%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.055%) ACCA
6 1 (0.055%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.055%) HNC
6 1 (0.055%) HND
6 1 (0.055%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.28%) GDPR
2 4 (0.22%) Def Stans
2 4 (0.22%) GRC
3 3 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
4 2 (0.11%) NCSC
5 1 (0.055%) QA
System Software
1 8 (0.44%) Active Directory
1 8 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 51 (2.83%) Microsoft
2 31 (1.72%) Salesforce
3 10 (0.55%) Foundry
4 7 (0.39%) HubSpot
5 6 (0.33%) HP
5 6 (0.33%) ServiceNow
6 4 (0.22%) EMC
6 4 (0.22%) Facebook
6 4 (0.22%) Google
6 4 (0.22%) Instagram
6 4 (0.22%) Starlink
7 3 (0.17%) BT
8 2 (0.11%) Broadcom
8 2 (0.11%) Intel
8 2 (0.11%) Sage
8 2 (0.11%) SAP
8 2 (0.11%) VMware
9 1 (0.055%) Barracuda Networks
9 1 (0.055%) Infor
9 1 (0.055%) Webroot