Business Development Manager Jobs in the South West

Business Development Manager
England > South West

The median Business Development Manager salary in the South West is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 258 250
Rank change year-on-year +141 -8 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 66 28 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.88% 0.29% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% 0.30% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 34 26 6
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,500 £31,000
25th Percentile - £37,500 £32,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% +20.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £47,188
90th Percentile £40,000 £62,500 £62,500
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 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 3,296 9,393 5,982
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.64% 96.17% 89.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,933 6,889 3,677
10th Percentile £27,250 £27,945 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,365 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,187 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in the South West

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Business Development Manager 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 30 May 2025.

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 30 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
Devon +51 35 £38,000 - 38
Bristol +57 14 £82,500 +65.00% 32
Dorset - 8 £38,000 - 18
Somerset +9 3 £50,000 - 25
Cornwall - 3 £40,000 - 4
Gloucestershire +66 2 - - 40
Wiltshire +48 1 £40,000 -11.11% 22
Business Development Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 West region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 66 (100.00%) Business Development
2 17 (25.76%) Social Skills
3 9 (13.64%) Marketing
3 9 (13.64%) Public Sector
3 9 (13.64%) Finance
4 8 (12.12%) Facilities Management
4 8 (12.12%) Collaborative Culture
4 8 (12.12%) Marketing Strategy
4 8 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
5 7 (10.61%) Business Strategy
6 5 (7.58%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (7.58%) Coaching
6 5 (7.58%) Time Management
7 4 (6.06%) Manufacturing
7 4 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (4.55%) Banking
9 2 (3.03%) Telesales
9 2 (3.03%) Artificial Intelligence
9 2 (3.03%) SaaS
9 2 (3.03%) LLM
10 1 (1.52%) Customer Service
10 1 (1.52%) Social Media
10 1 (1.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 1 (1.52%) Data Analytics
10 1 (1.52%) Analytics
10 1 (1.52%) Driving Licence
10 1 (1.52%) Performance Management
10 1 (1.52%) Legal
10 1 (1.52%) ITSM
10 1 (1.52%) CRM

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (3.03%) SaaS
General
1 17 (25.76%) Social Skills
2 9 (13.64%) Finance
2 9 (13.64%) Marketing
2 9 (13.64%) Public Sector
3 5 (7.58%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (6.06%) Manufacturing
5 3 (4.55%) Banking
6 1 (1.52%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.52%) Driving Licence
1 1 (1.52%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (100.00%) Business Development
2 8 (12.12%) Collaborative Culture
2 8 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
2 8 (12.12%) Facilities Management
2 8 (12.12%) Marketing Strategy
3 7 (10.61%) Business Strategy
4 5 (7.58%) Coaching
4 5 (7.58%) Time Management
5 4 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (3.03%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (3.03%) LLM
6 2 (3.03%) Telesales
7 1 (1.52%) Analytics
7 1 (1.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (1.52%) CRM
7 1 (1.52%) Customer Service
7 1 (1.52%) Data Analytics
7 1 (1.52%) ITSM
7 1 (1.52%) Performance Management