Business Development Jobs in the Thames Valley

Business Development
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 56 124
Rank change year-on-year -53 +68 +59
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 76 268 140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.22% 3.99% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 4.72% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 40 208 51
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £34,375 - £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% -36.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £39,313 £47,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £124,500 £78,750 £70,000
South East median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -15.79% -24.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,221 5,681 5,597
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 94.04% 84.54% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,220 3,876 3,044
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £88,750
South East median annual salary £55,790 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% -9.09% -

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in the Thames Valley

Business Development
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Business Development in the Thames Valley

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development in the Thames Valley

Business Development
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 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
Berkshire -32 35 £35,000 -7.89% 58
Oxfordshire +11 31 £37,500 -1.32% 60
Buckinghamshire -38 10 - - 25
Business Development
South East

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.58%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.32%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.63%) Unified Communications
1 2 (2.63%) Wireless
2 1 (1.32%) Internet
2 1 (1.32%) LAN
2 1 (1.32%) WAN
2 1 (1.32%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (25.00%) SQL Server
1 19 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 5 (6.58%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (25.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 40 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 23 (30.26%) Finance
3 20 (26.32%) Marketing
4 15 (19.74%) Public Sector
5 14 (18.42%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (17.11%) Banking
7 6 (7.89%) Telecoms
8 5 (6.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (6.58%) Manufacturing
9 4 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (5.26%) Legal
10 3 (3.95%) Retail
11 2 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 35 (46.05%) Business Development Manager
1 35 (46.05%) Business Manager
1 35 (46.05%) Development Manager
2 19 (25.00%) Developer
2 19 (25.00%) Portal Developer
3 6 (7.89%) Business Development Executive
4 4 (5.26%) Consultant
5 3 (3.95%) Business Sales Executive
5 3 (3.95%) Online Development Manager
5 3 (3.95%) Sales Executive
6 2 (2.63%) Designer
6 2 (2.63%) Senior
6 2 (2.63%) Service Designer
6 2 (2.63%) User Researcher
7 1 (1.32%) Managing Director
7 1 (1.32%) Network Manager
7 1 (1.32%) New Business Development Executive
7 1 (1.32%) Sales Representative
7 1 (1.32%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 1 (1.32%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (25.00%) .NET
1 19 (25.00%) .NET Core
1 19 (25.00%) .NET Framework
1 19 (25.00%) JSON
1 19 (25.00%) React
1 19 (25.00%) XML
2 5 (6.58%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 19 (25.00%) Mobile App
2 4 (5.26%) FMCG
3 3 (3.95%) Home Automation
4 2 (2.63%) NHS
5 1 (1.32%) Robotics
5 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.32%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (34.21%) Project Management
2 22 (28.95%) Agile
3 19 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 19 (25.00%) Workflow
4 14 (18.42%) Time Management
5 13 (17.11%) Facilities Management
6 12 (15.79%) Collaborative Culture
7 11 (14.47%) Coaching
7 11 (14.47%) Collaborative Working
7 11 (14.47%) Marketing Strategy
8 7 (9.21%) B2B
9 6 (7.89%) B2B Sales
9 6 (7.89%) CRM
10 5 (6.58%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (6.58%) DevOps
10 5 (6.58%) Presales
11 4 (5.26%) Business Strategy
11 4 (5.26%) Decision-Making
11 4 (5.26%) Digital Banking
11 4 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 19 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (7.89%) Degree
2 5 (6.58%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.32%) PhD
System Software
1 1 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.32%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 20 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.32%) Dell
2 1 (1.32%) HP
2 1 (1.32%) Sophos
2 1 (1.32%) Veeam
2 1 (1.32%) VMware