Business Development Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Business Development
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 43 61
Rank change year-on-year +17 +18 +50
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 31 17 6
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 4.92% 3.14% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.77% 3.52% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 22 3 6
10th Percentile £35,250 £38,200 £32,625
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +22.67% +70.45%
75th Percentile - £50,500 £41,563
90th Percentile £55,000 £53,200 £47,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -30.77% +103.13% -14.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 458 483 534
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 72.70% 89.28% 84.63%
Number of salaries quoted 341 182 438
10th Percentile £26,500 £35,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £36,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,424 £82,500 £75,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -2.78%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Business Development
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in South Yorkshire

Business Development
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire 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
Sheffield +6 16 £45,000 -10.89% 30
Barnsley - 8 £45,000 -
Rotherham - 4 £45,000 - 3
Doncaster - 3 £40,000 - 19
Business Development
Yorkshire

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (6.45%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 5 (16.13%) Manufacturing
1 5 (16.13%) Marketing
1 5 (16.13%) Social Skills
2 4 (12.90%) Public Sector
3 1 (3.23%) Automotive
3 1 (3.23%) Finance
3 1 (3.23%) Law
3 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (80.65%) Business Development Manager
1 25 (80.65%) Business Manager
1 25 (80.65%) Development Manager
2 5 (16.13%) Sales Manager
3 2 (6.45%) Sales Business Development Manager
4 1 (3.23%) Bid Manager
4 1 (3.23%) Business Development Executive
4 1 (3.23%) Consultant
4 1 (3.23%) Development Specialist
4 1 (3.23%) IT Consultant
4 1 (3.23%) IT Development Manager
4 1 (3.23%) IT Manager
4 1 (3.23%) IT Recruitment Consultant
4 1 (3.23%) New Business Development Executive
4 1 (3.23%) New Business Development Manager
4 1 (3.23%) Recruitment Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.68%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (12.90%) Lead Generation
2 3 (9.68%) CRM
2 3 (9.68%) Value Proposition
3 2 (6.45%) Analytics
3 2 (6.45%) Customer Acquisition
3 2 (6.45%) Customer Retention
3 2 (6.45%) Logistics
4 1 (3.23%) B2B
4 1 (3.23%) Business Strategy
4 1 (3.23%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (3.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.23%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (3.23%) Decarbonisation
4 1 (3.23%) Energy Management
4 1 (3.23%) ERP
4 1 (3.23%) Market Research
4 1 (3.23%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (3.23%) Risk Management
4 1 (3.23%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (3.23%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 1 (3.23%) APMP