Business Development Director Jobs in the UK excluding London

Business Development Director
UK > UK excluding London

The median Business Development Director salary in the UK excluding London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 575 760 -
Rank change year-on-year +185 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Director 8 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.020% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.003% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 £118,750 £105,000
% change year-on-year -32.63% +13.10% -30.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,868 76,471 48,136
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.19% 94.94% 88.78%
Number of salaries quoted 18,618 53,456 28,941
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £34,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +6.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,627
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Business Development Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Business Development Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Director in the UK excluding London

Business Development Director
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Director in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Business Development Director in the UK excluding London

Business Development Director
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development Director within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Midlands - 5 - - 11
West Midlands - 5 - - 10
South East - 3 £80,000 - 11
Business Development Director
UK

Business Development Director Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Business Development Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Business Development Director in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Finance
1 8 (100.00%) Business Development
2 5 (62.50%) Decision-Making
2 5 (62.50%) Marketing
2 5 (62.50%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
4 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 2 (25.00%) NHS
4 2 (25.00%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (25.00%) Intelligent Automation
5 1 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (12.50%) Legal
5 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
5 1 (12.50%) Retail
5 1 (12.50%) Logistics

Business Development Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Marketing
2 5 (62.50%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
4 1 (12.50%) Legal
4 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 1 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (12.50%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (25.00%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Business Development
2 5 (62.50%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (62.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Intelligent Automation
4 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
5 1 (12.50%) Logistics