Business Developer Job Trends in the South West

Business Developer
England > South West

The median Business Developer salary in the South West is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 185 217
Rank change year-on-year +15 +32 +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Developer 7 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.14% 0.096% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.10% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.33%
75th Percentile £56,500 - £43,750
90th Percentile £58,050 - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £53,750 £50,500
% change year-on-year -2.33% +6.44% -15.83%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 4,745 3,881 4,549
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.59% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,292 2,088 3,513
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Business Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Business Developer job vacancy trend in the South West

Business Developer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the South West

Business Developer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Developer within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Wiltshire +13 6 £52,500 -
Bristol - 1 £50,000 -
Business Developer
England

Business Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business Developer 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 West region featuring Business Developer in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 5 (71.43%) ERP
1 5 (71.43%) SQL Server
2 4 (57.14%) .NET
2 4 (57.14%) .NET Framework
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (28.57%) Power BI
3 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) SQL
4 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (14.29%) Alteryx
4 1 (14.29%) AWS
4 1 (14.29%) Azure
4 1 (14.29%) Business Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
4 1 (14.29%) Data Security
4 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Dimensional Modelling
4 1 (14.29%) ETL
4 1 (14.29%) NoSQL
4 1 (14.29%) OLAP

Business Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
2 1 (14.29%) AWS
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (71.43%) SQL Server
2 2 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (28.57%) Power BI
3 1 (14.29%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (14.29%) NoSQL
3 1 (14.29%) OLAP
3 1 (14.29%) OLAP Cube
3 1 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (14.29%) Tableau
General
1 4 (57.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) .NET
1 4 (57.14%) .NET Framework
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 5 (71.43%) ERP
2 2 (28.57%) Analytics
2 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (14.29%) Business Analytics
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Data Security
3 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
3 1 (14.29%) Dimensional Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) ETL
3 1 (14.29%) Predictive Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Predictive Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Trend Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Alteryx
1 1 (14.29%) SAP
1 1 (14.29%) Teradata