Business Development Job Trends in Suffolk

Business Development
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Suffolk 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 5 12 18
Rank change year-on-year +7 +6 +24
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 65 25 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 16.54% 8.90% 2.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.52% 10.00% 3.19%
Number of salaries quoted 18 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 £81,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £82,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -51.52% - -
75th Percentile £50,000 £83,750 -
90th Percentile £80,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £66,375 £39,085
% change year-on-year -32.20% +69.82% -5.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 351 250 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 89.31% 88.97% 83.19%
Number of salaries quoted 177 61 76
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +35.14% -15.91%
75th Percentile £52,500 £73,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,250 £75,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Business Development
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

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

Salary histogram for Business Development in Suffolk

Business Development
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 within the Suffolk 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
Newmarket -3 42 - -
Ipswich +6 12 £35,000 -57.58% 53
Felixstowe - 3 £50,000 -
Business Development
East of England

Business Development
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:

Applications
1 9 (13.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (13.85%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (33.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.08%) Broadband
1 2 (3.08%) Ethernet
1 2 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
General
1 18 (27.69%) Marketing
2 17 (26.15%) Finance
3 11 (16.92%) Social Skills
4 8 (12.31%) Retail
5 2 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (3.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (67.69%) Business Manager
2 24 (36.92%) Development Manager
3 22 (33.85%) Business Development Manager
4 9 (13.85%) Account Executive
5 6 (9.23%) Business Development Executive
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.23%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.08%) Social Media
3 1 (1.54%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (64.62%) Business Enablement
1 42 (64.62%) Technology Enablement
2 41 (63.08%) Customer Service
3 32 (49.23%) Sales Enablement
4 30 (46.15%) Business Strategy
5 22 (33.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (32.31%) Decision-Making
7 15 (23.08%) Performance Management
7 15 (23.08%) Performance Metrics
7 15 (23.08%) Product Roadmap
7 15 (23.08%) Roadmaps
7 15 (23.08%) Value Proposition
8 10 (15.38%) CRM
8 10 (15.38%) Customer Experience
9 9 (13.85%) Time Management
10 8 (12.31%) Lead Generation
11 3 (4.62%) Logistics
11 3 (4.62%) Problem-Solving
12 2 (3.08%) B2B
12 2 (3.08%) Campaign Management
Qualifications
1 9 (13.85%) Degree
Vendors
1 42 (64.62%) YouTube
2 6 (9.23%) Tenable
3 2 (3.08%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.54%) F5
4 1 (1.54%) Oracle
4 1 (1.54%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.54%) Sophos