Business Development Manager Job Trends in Suffolk

Business Development Manager
East of England > Suffolk

The median Business Development Manager salary in Suffolk is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 14 18
Rank change year-on-year -13 +4 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 27 22 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 6.62% 7.72% 2.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.38% 8.40% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile £80,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year +28.57% -10.45% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 366 262 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.71% 91.93% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 200 74 84
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,188 £31,207
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,875 £55,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -16.59% +12.82% -7.14%
75th Percentile £55,000 £72,813 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,875 £75,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend in Suffolk

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

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Manager job vacancies in Suffolk

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager in Suffolk over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in Suffolk

Business Development Manager
Job Locations in Suffolk

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 Suffolk region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Newmarket -15 11 - -
Ipswich - 8 £40,000 -
Felixstowe - 3 £50,000 -
Bury St Edmunds - 1 £45,000 -
Business Development Manager
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Suffolk region featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) Business Development
2 12 (44.44%) Business Strategy
3 11 (40.74%) Business Enablement
3 11 (40.74%) Technology Enablement
3 11 (40.74%) YouTube
4 9 (33.33%) Customer Service
4 9 (33.33%) Sales Enablement
5 6 (22.22%) Tenable
6 3 (11.11%) Logistics
7 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (7.41%) Oracle
7 2 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (7.41%) Sophos
8 1 (3.70%) Client Onboarding
8 1 (3.70%) Customer Experience
8 1 (3.70%) F5
8 1 (3.70%) Salesforce

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

General
1 2 (7.41%) Marketing
2 1 (3.70%) Fire and Rescue
2 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.41%) Web Conferencing
2 1 (3.70%) CCTV
2 1 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (100.00%) Business Development
2 12 (44.44%) Business Strategy
3 11 (40.74%) Business Enablement
3 11 (40.74%) Technology Enablement
4 9 (33.33%) Customer Service
4 9 (33.33%) Sales Enablement
5 3 (11.11%) Logistics
6 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (3.70%) Client Onboarding
7 1 (3.70%) Customer Experience
Vendors
1 11 (40.74%) YouTube
2 6 (22.22%) Tenable
3 2 (7.41%) Oracle
3 2 (7.41%) Sophos
4 1 (3.70%) F5
4 1 (3.70%) Salesforce