Business Development Manager Jobs

Business Development Manager
UK

The median Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 222 530 1078
Rank change year-on-year +308 +548 -246
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 1,118 400 197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.24% 0.50% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 0.54% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 710 61 63
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.79% +6.32% -9.52%
75th Percentile £57,500 £68,344 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £119,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,060 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -19.88% +17.65% -15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Business Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Manager.

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England +314 960 £40,000 -20.79% 154
UK excluding London +196 772 £40,060 -19.88% 127
Work from Home +220 508 £40,000 -11.11% 63
London +274 283 £40,000 -36.00% 36
North of England +153 235 £47,500 +26.67% 36
Midlands +131 201 £35,700 -40.50% 32
South East +51 175 £40,000 -20.79% 34
West Midlands +121 156 £35,700 -40.50% 21
North West +82 128 £50,000 +56.25% 22
Yorkshire +128 100 £50,000 +33.33% 11
Scotland +16 79 £52,500 - 4
East Midlands +6 45 £40,000 -20.00% 11
East of England +8 35 £42,500 -26.09% 10
Wales +52 34 £35,700 - 3
South West -4 20 £45,000 +40.63% 13
Northern Ireland +24 14 £57,500 -
North East - 7 £40,000 - 3

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Business Development Manager 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 featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 1,111 (99.37%) Business Development
2 321 (28.71%) Social Skills
3 226 (20.21%) Salesforce
4 206 (18.43%) Retail
5 199 (17.80%) Microsoft Office
6 198 (17.71%) CRM
7 191 (17.08%) Client Onboarding
7 191 (17.08%) Customer Experience
8 190 (16.99%) Decision-Making
9 186 (16.64%) Microsoft Excel
10 168 (15.03%) Microsoft
11 163 (14.58%) Finance
12 153 (13.69%) B2B
12 153 (13.69%) Logistics
13 147 (13.15%) Contract Negotiation
14 137 (12.25%) Marketing
15 127 (11.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
16 116 (10.38%) Strategic Planning
17 107 (9.57%) Driving Licence
18 101 (9.03%) Presentation Skills
19 90 (8.05%) Self-Motivation
20 84 (7.51%) Legal
21 70 (6.26%) Business Strategy
22 67 (5.99%) Telecoms
23 66 (5.90%) Facilities Management
24 65 (5.81%) Value Proposition
25 63 (5.64%) SAP
26 61 (5.46%) SaaS
27 60 (5.37%) Local Government
28 59 (5.28%) SLA

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.18%) Confluence
2 1 (0.089%) SharePoint
Applications
1 199 (17.80%) Microsoft Office
2 186 (16.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 127 (11.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.089%) InDesign
4 1 (0.089%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 59 (5.28%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.36%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.27%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.089%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (5.46%) SaaS
2 23 (2.06%) Azure
3 9 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.63%) AWS
4 7 (0.63%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.54%) Asana
6 4 (0.36%) GCP
6 4 (0.36%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.27%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.27%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.27%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.15%) VoIP
2 16 (1.43%) Unified Communications
3 11 (0.98%) Broadband
4 8 (0.72%) Network Security
5 6 (0.54%) Internet
5 6 (0.54%) WAN
6 4 (0.36%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.27%) Firewall
7 3 (0.27%) MPLS
7 3 (0.27%) VPN
8 2 (0.18%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.18%) VPLS
9 1 (0.089%) 4G
9 1 (0.089%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.089%) Modbus
9 1 (0.089%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.089%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.089%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 321 (28.71%) Social Skills
2 206 (18.43%) Retail
3 163 (14.58%) Finance
4 137 (12.25%) Marketing
5 101 (9.03%) Presentation Skills
6 84 (7.51%) Legal
7 67 (5.99%) Telecoms
8 60 (5.37%) Local Government
9 56 (5.01%) Manufacturing
10 31 (2.77%) Public Sector
11 27 (2.42%) Aerospace
11 27 (2.42%) Aviation
12 25 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 23 (2.06%) Analytical Skills
13 23 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
14 19 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
15 15 (1.34%) Automotive
16 7 (0.63%) German Language
17 5 (0.45%) Advertising
18 4 (0.36%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.089%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 107 (9.57%) Driving Licence
2 90 (8.05%) Self-Motivation
3 46 (4.11%) iPad
4 20 (1.79%) Onboarding
5 19 (1.70%) Social Media
6 8 (0.72%) CCTV
6 8 (0.72%) Data Centre
6 8 (0.72%) IoT
6 8 (0.72%) NHS
7 3 (0.27%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.27%) Life Science
7 3 (0.27%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.27%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.18%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.18%) iSeries
8 2 (0.18%) LIMS
8 2 (0.18%) Robotics
9 1 (0.089%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.089%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (0.089%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,111 (99.37%) Business Development
2 198 (17.71%) CRM
3 191 (17.08%) Client Onboarding
3 191 (17.08%) Customer Experience
4 190 (16.99%) Decision-Making
5 153 (13.69%) B2B
5 153 (13.69%) Logistics
6 147 (13.15%) Contract Negotiation
7 116 (10.38%) Strategic Planning
8 70 (6.26%) Business Strategy
9 66 (5.90%) Facilities Management
10 65 (5.81%) Value Proposition
11 59 (5.28%) Active Listening
11 59 (5.28%) Deadline-Driven
12 50 (4.47%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 45 (4.03%) Market Research
14 31 (2.77%) Business Enablement
14 31 (2.77%) Technology Enablement
15 25 (2.24%) Customer Service
15 25 (2.24%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 41 (3.67%) Degree
2 4 (0.36%) DBS Check
3 3 (0.27%) Security Cleared
4 2 (0.18%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (5.28%) SLA
2 8 (0.72%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.089%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.089%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 226 (20.21%) Salesforce
2 168 (15.03%) Microsoft
3 63 (5.64%) SAP
4 31 (2.77%) YouTube
5 18 (1.61%) NetApp
6 10 (0.89%) IBM
6 10 (0.89%) Intel
7 7 (0.63%) BT
8 4 (0.36%) Dell
8 4 (0.36%) HP
8 4 (0.36%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.36%) Sage
8 4 (0.36%) Sophos
8 4 (0.36%) Veeam
8 4 (0.36%) VMware
9 3 (0.27%) Acronis
9 3 (0.27%) Aruba
9 3 (0.27%) Commvault
9 3 (0.27%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.27%) Veritas