Business Development Executive Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Development Executive
UK > UK excluding London

The median Business Development Executive salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 534 563
Rank change year-on-year +318 +29 +197
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Executive 355 32 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.84% 0.089% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.096% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 298 10 9
10th Percentile £26,000 - £22,750
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -3.13% -24.71%
75th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,000
90th Percentile - £42,050 £60,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year - +9.38% -24.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Business Development Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Development Executive' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Business Development Executive job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Business Development Executive
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Executive job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Business Development Executive job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Business Development Executive
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Executive in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development Executive in the UK excluding London

Business Development Executive
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 Executive within the UK excluding London 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
South East +150 118 £30,000 -23.08% 41
Midlands +82 68 £30,000 - 42
East of England +70 48 £35,000 +12.90% 25
West Midlands +58 43 £30,000 - 21
South West +50 41 £35,000 - 24
North of England +32 34 £30,000 - 40
East Midlands +17 25 £30,000 - 21
Wales +31 22 £30,000 - 9
North West +30 17 £33,000 +10.00% 20
Scotland +17 15 £35,000 +16.67% 8
Yorkshire - 15 £30,000 - 16
Northern Ireland - 9 £30,000 - 2
North East +9 2 £28,000 - 4
Business Development Executive
UK

Business Development Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business Development Executive 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 UK excluding London region featuring Business Development Executive in the job title.

1 355 (100.00%) Business Development
2 29 (8.17%) B2B
3 26 (7.32%) Telesales
4 21 (5.92%) Lead Generation
5 18 (5.07%) B2B Sales
6 13 (3.66%) CRM
6 13 (3.66%) Logistics
7 11 (3.10%) Decision-Making
7 11 (3.10%) SaaS
8 9 (2.54%) Creative Thinking
9 8 (2.25%) Commercial Awareness
9 8 (2.25%) Customer Experience
9 8 (2.25%) Customer Service
10 7 (1.97%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (1.97%) Telematics
11 6 (1.69%) Customer Acquisition
11 6 (1.69%) Degree
12 4 (1.13%) Collaborative Culture
12 4 (1.13%) Microsoft
12 4 (1.13%) PRINCE2
12 4 (1.13%) Project Management
13 3 (0.85%) Digital Marketing
14 2 (0.56%) ERP
14 2 (0.56%) HubSpot
14 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
14 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Office
14 2 (0.56%) Network Optimisation
15 1 (0.28%) Business Strategy
15 1 (0.28%) Client Onboarding
15 1 (0.28%) Customer Retention

Business Development Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (3.10%) SaaS
General
1 13 (3.66%) Telecoms
2 11 (3.10%) Marketing
3 10 (2.82%) Finance
3 10 (2.82%) Retail
4 9 (2.54%) Social Skills
5 7 (1.97%) Automotive
6 6 (1.69%) Advertising
6 6 (1.69%) Danish Language
6 6 (1.69%) Manufacturing
6 6 (1.69%) Norwegian Language
6 6 (1.69%) Swedish Language
7 5 (1.41%) Public Sector
8 4 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (0.85%) Social Housing
10 2 (0.56%) Brand Awareness
10 2 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.28%) French Language
11 1 (0.28%) German Language
11 1 (0.28%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.28%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (1.69%) Social Media
3 5 (1.41%) FMCG
4 2 (0.56%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (0.28%) CCTV
5 1 (0.28%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.28%) iPad
5 1 (0.28%) iPhone
5 1 (0.28%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.28%) PropTech
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (100.00%) Business Development
2 29 (8.17%) B2B
3 26 (7.32%) Telesales
4 21 (5.92%) Lead Generation
5 18 (5.07%) B2B Sales
6 13 (3.66%) CRM
6 13 (3.66%) Logistics
7 11 (3.10%) Decision-Making
8 9 (2.54%) Creative Thinking
9 8 (2.25%) Commercial Awareness
9 8 (2.25%) Customer Experience
9 8 (2.25%) Customer Service
10 7 (1.97%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (1.97%) Telematics
11 6 (1.69%) Customer Acquisition
12 4 (1.13%) Collaborative Culture
12 4 (1.13%) PRINCE2
12 4 (1.13%) Project Management
13 3 (0.85%) Digital Marketing
14 2 (0.56%) Network Optimisation
Qualifications
1 6 (1.69%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (1.13%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.56%) HubSpot
3 1 (0.28%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.28%) Veritas