Business Development Jobs in the South West

Business Development
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Business Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Development over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 153 171
Rank change year-on-year +74 +18 +61
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 108 151 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 3.04% 1.54% 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.27% 1.89% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 63 92 37
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,150 £35,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £37,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% -9.09% +2.80%
75th Percentile £40,000 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £90,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% -25.00% -11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,300 7,971 6,271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.04% 81.38% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,860 5,719 3,481
10th Percentile £27,225 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in the South West

Business Development
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Business Development in the South West

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Business Development in the South West

Business Development
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 within the South West 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
Devon +47 35 £38,000 -57.78% 15
Bristol +21 35 £27,500 -45.00% 79
Dorset - 12 £31,750 - 9
Wiltshire +26 11 £62,500 +78.57% 21
Gloucestershire +63 9 £36,000 -28.00% 54
Somerset +6 3 £50,000 +21.21% 13
Cornwall - 3 £40,000 - 6
Business Development
England

Business Development
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.85%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.70%) Power Platform
1 4 (3.70%) SaaS
2 2 (1.85%) Algolia
2 2 (1.85%) Google Analytics
2 2 (1.85%) MailChimp
2 2 (1.85%) Matillion
2 2 (1.85%) Snowflake
2 2 (1.85%) Storyblok
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.85%) Broadband
2 1 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.70%) Power BI
2 2 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 34 (31.48%) Social Skills
2 20 (18.52%) Marketing
3 16 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (14.81%) Finance
4 13 (12.04%) Retail
5 12 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 9 (8.33%) Manufacturing
7 5 (4.63%) Automotive
7 5 (4.63%) Electronics
7 5 (4.63%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.70%) Advertising
8 4 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.78%) Avionics
9 3 (2.78%) Banking
9 3 (2.78%) Legal
10 2 (1.85%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.85%) Law
10 2 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.93%) Military
Job Titles
1 66 (61.11%) Business Development Manager
1 66 (61.11%) Business Manager
1 66 (61.11%) Development Manager
2 9 (8.33%) Consultant
3 6 (5.56%) Business Development Executive
3 6 (5.56%) Senior
3 6 (5.56%) Trainee
3 6 (5.56%) Trainee Consultant
4 5 (4.63%) Analytics Manager
4 5 (4.63%) Business Consultant
4 5 (4.63%) Business Development Consultant
4 5 (4.63%) Development Consultant
4 5 (4.63%) Senior Manager
5 4 (3.70%) FMCG Manager
5 4 (3.70%) Insight Manager
5 4 (3.70%) Project Manager
5 4 (3.70%) Senior Project Manager
5 4 (3.70%) Senior Software Project Manager
5 4 (3.70%) Software Manager
5 4 (3.70%) Software Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.93%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.70%) Driving Licence
1 4 (3.70%) FMCG
1 4 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
1 4 (3.70%) Social Media
2 3 (2.78%) Data Centre
3 2 (1.85%) Learning Management System
3 2 (1.85%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.85%) SCADA
3 2 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.85%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (12.96%) Business Strategy
3 12 (11.11%) Project Management
4 11 (10.19%) Analytics
4 11 (10.19%) Coaching
4 11 (10.19%) Collaborative Culture
4 11 (10.19%) Mentoring
5 9 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (8.33%) CRM
5 9 (8.33%) Resource Allocation
6 8 (7.41%) Actionable Insight
6 8 (7.41%) Facilities Management
6 8 (7.41%) Marketing Strategy
7 7 (6.48%) Analytical Thinking
7 7 (6.48%) Project Delivery
7 7 (6.48%) Systems Engineering
7 7 (6.48%) Telesales
7 7 (6.48%) Time Management
8 5 (4.63%) Lead Generation
8 5 (4.63%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.93%) R
1 1 (0.93%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (7.41%) Degree
2 3 (2.78%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.85%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.93%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (0.93%) CISM
4 1 (0.93%) CISSP
4 1 (0.93%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.70%) QA
2 1 (0.93%) GRC
2 1 (0.93%) JSP 440
2 1 (0.93%) NCSC
2 1 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 2 (1.85%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 5 (4.63%) Microsoft
1 5 (4.63%) YouTube
2 2 (1.85%) Crazy Egg
2 2 (1.85%) Databricks
2 2 (1.85%) Facebook
2 2 (1.85%) Google
2 2 (1.85%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.93%) Instagram
3 1 (0.93%) Twitter