Business Development Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Development
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 105 128
Rank change year-on-year +77 +23 +103
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 2,791 937 842
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 6.65% 2.59% 2.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.46% 2.92% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,143 321 658
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.42% -30.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £39,085
90th Percentile £70,000 £103,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £39,085
% change year-on-year -21.74% +47.12% -39.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,001 32,118 30,629
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.62% 88.87% 88.62%
Number of salaries quoted 18,958 14,487 22,822
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Business Development
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in the UK excluding London

Business Development
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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 +98 706 £45,000 +7.14% 878
Midlands +62 567 £50,000 +53.85% 474
North of England +49 471 £45,000 -37.93% 649
West Midlands +54 389 £50,000 +73.48% 192
East of England +84 355 £40,000 -43.06% 449
South West +75 314 £40,000 -11.11% 401
Scotland +42 272 £40,000 -40.74% 132
North West +39 255 £50,000 -33.33% 272
East Midlands +63 164 £50,000 +11.11% 277
Yorkshire +39 163 £45,000 -30.77% 293
Wales +46 74 £40,000 -30.43% 145
North East +31 53 £42,500 +21.43% 88
Northern Ireland +10 36 £35,000 - 68
Business Development
UK

Business Development
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (0.32%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.11%) HCL Domino
2 3 (0.11%) HCL Notes
2 3 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.11%) WordPress
3 2 (0.072%) SAS
4 1 (0.036%) Confluence
4 1 (0.036%) PowerFactory
4 1 (0.036%) Resin
Applications
1 77 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 16 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
2 12 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.11%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.036%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.036%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.036%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.036%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 149 (5.34%) SaaS
2 33 (1.18%) AWS
3 32 (1.15%) Azure
4 21 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (0.50%) Power Platform
6 10 (0.36%) GCP
7 8 (0.29%) OCI
8 5 (0.18%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (0.18%) PaaS
9 4 (0.14%) ChatGPT
9 4 (0.14%) Google Ads
9 4 (0.14%) Veeva
10 3 (0.11%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.11%) Matillion
10 3 (0.11%) OpenShift
10 3 (0.11%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.11%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.11%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.072%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.072%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 19 (0.68%) Broadband
2 15 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (0.32%) Unified Communications
4 8 (0.29%) Ethernet
5 6 (0.21%) VoIP
6 4 (0.14%) Internet
6 4 (0.14%) Wireless
7 3 (0.11%) SMS
8 2 (0.072%) DNS
8 2 (0.072%) Firewall
8 2 (0.072%) HTTP
8 2 (0.072%) ICMP
8 2 (0.072%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.036%) 2G
9 1 (0.036%) 4G
9 1 (0.036%) GPRS
9 1 (0.036%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.036%) LTE
9 1 (0.036%) Network Security
9 1 (0.036%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.36%) Power BI
2 5 (0.18%) Data Lake
3 4 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.14%) DTS
4 2 (0.072%) Metadata
4 2 (0.072%) SAS EBI
4 2 (0.072%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.072%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (0.39%) JIRA
2 2 (0.072%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 280 (10.03%) Finance
2 279 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 209 (7.49%) Marketing
4 106 (3.80%) Telecoms
5 98 (3.51%) Public Sector
6 97 (3.48%) Presentation Skills
7 93 (3.33%) Manufacturing
8 75 (2.69%) Advertising
8 75 (2.69%) Retail
9 73 (2.62%) Analytical Skills
10 53 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 38 (1.36%) Local Government
12 36 (1.29%) Billing
13 31 (1.11%) Automotive
14 24 (0.86%) Agriculture
14 24 (0.86%) Electronics
15 22 (0.79%) Games
15 22 (0.79%) Legal
16 20 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
16 20 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1,630 (58.40%) Business Manager
2 1,604 (57.47%) Development Manager
3 1,602 (57.40%) Business Development Manager
4 350 (12.54%) Business Development Executive
5 139 (4.98%) Sales Manager
6 123 (4.41%) Account Manager
7 108 (3.87%) Senior
8 97 (3.48%) Consultant
9 94 (3.37%) Sales Business Development Manager
10 78 (2.79%) Senior Manager
11 72 (2.58%) Recruitment Consultant
12 67 (2.40%) Senior Business Development Manager
12 67 (2.40%) Senior Business Manager
12 67 (2.40%) Senior Development Manager
13 66 (2.36%) Sales Executive
14 40 (1.43%) Architect
15 39 (1.40%) Trainee
16 38 (1.36%) Lead
17 37 (1.33%) Account Executive
18 35 (1.25%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.11%) EDI
1 3 (0.11%) PyTorch
1 3 (0.11%) TensorFlow
1 3 (0.11%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (0.072%) Keras
3 1 (0.036%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.036%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 163 (5.84%) Self-Motivation
2 67 (2.40%) Driving Licence
3 57 (2.04%) Social Media
4 44 (1.58%) Onboarding
5 41 (1.47%) Renewable Energy
6 33 (1.18%) Data Centre
7 27 (0.97%) Blog
7 27 (0.97%) FMCG
8 23 (0.82%) Virtual Team
9 19 (0.68%) CCTV
9 19 (0.68%) Management Information System
10 18 (0.64%) Life Science
11 17 (0.61%) Mobile App
12 16 (0.57%) IoT
12 16 (0.57%) Web Conferencing
13 15 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
14 11 (0.39%) Embedded Systems
15 7 (0.25%) Analytical Mindset
15 7 (0.25%) Solar Panel
16 6 (0.21%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 28 (1.00%) Windows
2 6 (0.21%) Linux
2 6 (0.21%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.14%) Debian
3 4 (0.14%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (8.49%) B2B
2 189 (6.77%) CRM
3 139 (4.98%) Customer Service
3 139 (4.98%) Lead Generation
4 118 (4.23%) Logistics
5 117 (4.19%) B2B Sales
6 109 (3.91%) Decision-Making
7 102 (3.65%) AI
8 95 (3.40%) Telesales
9 91 (3.26%) Business Strategy
10 86 (3.08%) Customer Experience
11 82 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
12 80 (2.87%) Cybersecurity
12 80 (2.87%) Project Management
13 70 (2.51%) Continuous Improvement
14 61 (2.19%) Analytics
15 56 (2.01%) Commercial Awareness
16 54 (1.93%) Agile
16 54 (1.93%) Sales Enablement
17 46 (1.65%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (0.43%) Python
2 3 (0.11%) C++
3 2 (0.072%) C
3 2 (0.072%) Perl
3 2 (0.072%) Ruby
3 2 (0.072%) SQL
4 1 (0.036%) C#
Qualifications
1 108 (3.87%) Degree
2 32 (1.15%) Security Cleared
3 21 (0.75%) ACCA
4 18 (0.64%) SC Cleared
5 16 (0.57%) HNC
6 14 (0.50%) DBS Check
7 8 (0.29%) AAT
8 7 (0.25%) CFA
8 7 (0.25%) CREST Certified
8 7 (0.25%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.18%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.18%) CIMA
9 5 (0.18%) CISSP
10 4 (0.14%) City & Guilds
10 4 (0.14%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.14%) NVQ Level 3
11 3 (0.11%) CEH
11 3 (0.11%) CISA
12 2 (0.072%) CISM
12 2 (0.072%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (0.75%) SLA
2 11 (0.39%) GDPR
2 11 (0.39%) QA
3 9 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (0.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 6 (0.21%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.21%) GAAP
5 6 (0.21%) ISO 9001
5 6 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.14%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.11%) NIST
7 3 (0.11%) RMADS
8 2 (0.072%) GxP
8 2 (0.072%) NCSC
9 1 (0.036%) GRC
9 1 (0.036%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (0.25%) Firmware
2 1 (0.036%) Docker
2 1 (0.036%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.036%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.14%) Ansible
1 4 (0.14%) Functional Safety
1 4 (0.14%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.14%) Progress Chef
1 4 (0.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 96 (3.44%) Microsoft
2 70 (2.51%) Salesforce
3 44 (1.58%) YouTube
4 31 (1.11%) HubSpot
5 24 (0.86%) SAP
6 17 (0.61%) Xero
7 16 (0.57%) Google
8 15 (0.54%) Oracle
9 13 (0.47%) HP
10 11 (0.39%) Sage
11 10 (0.36%) ServiceNow
12 9 (0.32%) BMC
12 9 (0.32%) Dell
13 6 (0.21%) IBM
13 6 (0.21%) Tenable
14 5 (0.18%) Alcatel-Lucent
14 5 (0.18%) Aruba
14 5 (0.18%) Palo Alto
15 4 (0.14%) Red Hat
15 4 (0.14%) VMware