Business Development Manager Job Trends in Staffordshire

Business Development Manager
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Business Development Manager salary in Staffordshire is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 25 37
Rank change year-on-year -8 +12 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 47 40 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 4.89% 7.49% 2.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.67% 8.20% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 42 37 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,580 £28,119 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £28,822 £27,300
Median % change year-on-year +30.11% +5.58% -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile £54,500 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £28,822 £26,500
% change year-on-year +90.83% +8.76% -64.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 829 488 430
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.26% 91.39% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 410 328 380
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,611 £25,818
25th Percentile £30,580 £32,500 £30,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year - +5.59% -10.56%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,704 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,350 £63,825 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in Staffordshire

Business Development Manager
Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 15 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
Tamworth +1 25 £30,580 +6.10% 1
Stafford - 7 £45,000 -
Stoke-on-Trent - 6 £35,000 - 4
Uttoxeter - 4 £60,000 -
Lichfield - 2 £45,000 -
Cannock - 2 - - 1
Cradley Heath - 1 £40,000 -
Business Development Manager
West Midlands

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 15 January 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 Staffordshire region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 47 (100.00%) Business Development
2 17 (36.17%) CRM
3 16 (34.04%) Active Listening
3 16 (34.04%) B2B
3 16 (34.04%) Deadline-Driven
3 16 (34.04%) Salesforce
3 16 (34.04%) Salesforce CRM
3 16 (34.04%) SAP
3 16 (34.04%) SLA
3 16 (34.04%) Value Proposition
4 7 (14.89%) Customer Service
4 7 (14.89%) Customer Value Proposition
4 7 (14.89%) Logistics
5 1 (2.13%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (2.13%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (2.13%) SaaS
5 1 (2.13%) Strategic Thinking

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 16 (34.04%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.13%) SaaS
General
1 1 (2.13%) Automotive
1 1 (2.13%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.13%) 3D Printing
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (100.00%) Business Development
2 17 (36.17%) CRM
3 16 (34.04%) Active Listening
3 16 (34.04%) B2B
3 16 (34.04%) Deadline-Driven
3 16 (34.04%) Value Proposition
4 7 (14.89%) Customer Service
4 7 (14.89%) Customer Value Proposition
4 7 (14.89%) Logistics
5 1 (2.13%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (2.13%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (2.13%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (34.04%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (34.04%) Salesforce
1 16 (34.04%) SAP