Business Development Manager Job Trends in the South West

Business Development Manager
England > South West

The median Business Development Manager salary in the South West is £48,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 68 224
Rank change year-on-year +36 +156 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 441 108 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 4.83% 3.11% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.13% 3.40% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 347 70 17
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -11.11% +36.36%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,000 £80,000 £62,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% -

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 8,592 3,176 7,642
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.13% 91.34% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 5,866 2,138 5,461
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,175 £47,683 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.61% -4.63% -8.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in the South West

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in the South West

Business Development Manager
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 Development Manager within the South West 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
Bristol +41 205 £50,000 -16.18% 6
Gloucestershire +3 62 £40,000 -47.54% 8
Devon -8 49 £43,750 +15.13%
Wiltshire +14 41 £45,000 -10.00% 3
Somerset -1 40 £42,750 -14.50% 2
Dorset +17 29 £65,000 +71.05% 3
Cornwall +5 9 £60,000 +50.00%
Business Development Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 August 2026, Business Development Manager 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 Development Manager in the job title.

1 441 (100.00%) Business Development
2 22 (4.99%) B2B
3 14 (3.17%) CRM
4 11 (2.49%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (2.27%) B2B Sales
5 10 (2.27%) Decision-Making
6 8 (1.81%) Microsoft
7 6 (1.36%) Lead Generation
7 6 (1.36%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (1.13%) Business Strategy
8 5 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (1.13%) Logistics
8 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
8 5 (1.13%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.68%) AI
9 3 (0.68%) Coaching
9 3 (0.68%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (0.68%) Customer Requirements
9 3 (0.68%) Degree
9 3 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (0.68%) Product Strategy
9 3 (0.68%) Service Delivery
9 3 (0.68%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (0.68%) Strategic Planning
10 2 (0.45%) Agile
10 2 (0.45%) B2G
10 2 (0.45%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.45%) Market Research
10 2 (0.45%) Presales
10 2 (0.45%) Security Cleared

Business Development Manager 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:

Applications
1 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.23%) AWS
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.23%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.13%) Unified Communications
General
1 49 (11.11%) Local Government
2 23 (5.22%) Finance
3 20 (4.54%) Aerospace
4 16 (3.63%) Social Skills
5 15 (3.40%) Automotive
6 14 (3.17%) Manufacturing
7 12 (2.72%) Retail
8 9 (2.04%) Public Sector
9 8 (1.81%) Fire and Rescue
10 5 (1.13%) Marketing
10 5 (1.13%) Telecoms
11 4 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.68%) Legal
12 3 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.45%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.23%) Electronics
14 1 (0.23%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.23%) Law
14 1 (0.23%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.90%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (3.63%) Driving Licence
3 9 (2.04%) CCTV
4 7 (1.59%) FMCG
4 7 (1.59%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.36%) NHS
6 3 (0.68%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.45%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.23%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.23%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.23%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 441 (100.00%) Business Development
2 22 (4.99%) B2B
3 14 (3.17%) CRM
4 11 (2.49%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (2.27%) B2B Sales
5 10 (2.27%) Decision-Making
6 6 (1.36%) Lead Generation
6 6 (1.36%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (1.13%) Business Strategy
7 5 (1.13%) Logistics
8 3 (0.68%) AI
8 3 (0.68%) Coaching
8 3 (0.68%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (0.68%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (0.68%) Product Strategy
8 3 (0.68%) Service Delivery
8 3 (0.68%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (0.68%) Strategic Planning
9 2 (0.45%) Presales
9 2 (0.45%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (0.68%) Degree
2 2 (0.45%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 8 (1.81%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.45%) HubSpot
3 1 (0.23%) NEC
3 1 (0.23%) RedDot