Business Development Manager Jobs

Business Development Manager
UK

The median Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 294 720
Rank change year-on-year +19 +426 +384
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 545 969 275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 1.00% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 1.05% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 229 800 62
10th Percentile £28,822 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £30,580 £38,000 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -27.27% -8.33%
75th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £66,500 £75,250 £84,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £38,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -23.76% +12.22%

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 46,641 91,861 97,284
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.43% 94.62% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 27,168 66,209 60,975
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,686 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.14% -12.19% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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 21 April 2025.

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 21 April 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
England -22 430 £37,500 -6.25% 635
UK excluding London -7 300 £35,000 -9.09% 360
Work from Home -77 161 £38,000 -5.00% 256
London +7 142 £42,000 +5.00% 336
Midlands +31 89 £28,822 -25.14% 64
West Midlands +7 84 £28,822 -23.14% 38
North of England +38 64 £35,000 -22.22% 88
East of England +85 50 £35,000 -22.22% 33
North West -6 39 £35,000 -3.45% 41
South East -87 39 £42,000 +10.53% 106
South West +128 35 £38,000 -5.00% 27
Scotland +72 15 £38,000 -41.54% 28
North East +55 14 £35,000 -12.50% 15
Yorkshire +54 9 £50,000 +11.11% 33
Wales +27 6 £75,000 +110.08% 11
East Midlands +54 5 £52,500 +31.25% 25
Northern Ireland +37 2 £40,000 -33.33% 10

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

For the 6 months to 21 April 2025, 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.

1 545 (100.00%) Business Development
2 228 (41.83%) Social Skills
3 166 (30.46%) B2B
4 144 (26.42%) CRM
5 131 (24.04%) Self-Motivation
6 114 (20.92%) Business Enablement
7 109 (20.00%) Marketing
8 105 (19.27%) Decision-Making
9 103 (18.90%) Business Strategy
10 96 (17.61%) Presentation Skills
11 95 (17.43%) Value Proposition
12 88 (16.15%) Problem-Solving
13 87 (15.96%) Customer Service
14 84 (15.41%) Salesforce
15 79 (14.50%) SAP
15 79 (14.50%) Salesforce CRM
16 78 (14.31%) Deadline-Driven
16 78 (14.31%) Active Listening
16 78 (14.31%) SLA
17 74 (13.58%) Technology Enablement
17 74 (13.58%) YouTube
18 73 (13.39%) B2B Sales
19 71 (13.03%) Finance
20 60 (11.01%) Business Intelligence
21 59 (10.83%) Lead Generation
22 56 (10.28%) OpenUP
23 40 (7.34%) Intel
24 38 (6.97%) Time Management
25 37 (6.79%) Data Centre
26 36 (6.61%) Electronics

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:

Applications
1 15 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 79 (14.50%) Salesforce CRM
2 22 (4.04%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 5 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 29 (5.32%) SaaS
2 3 (0.55%) Azure
3 1 (0.18%) AWS
3 1 (0.18%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.85%) WPA
2 5 (0.92%) VoIP
3 4 (0.73%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.55%) Internet
4 3 (0.55%) Network Security
4 3 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.55%) Wireless
5 2 (0.37%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.37%) LAN
5 2 (0.37%) WAN
6 1 (0.18%) 5G
6 1 (0.18%) Broadband
6 1 (0.18%) MPLS
6 1 (0.18%) PBX
6 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.18%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.37%) Big Data
2 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
General
1 228 (41.83%) Social Skills
2 109 (20.00%) Marketing
3 96 (17.61%) Presentation Skills
4 71 (13.03%) Finance
5 36 (6.61%) Electronics
6 23 (4.22%) Pharmaceutical
7 22 (4.04%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (4.04%) Local Government
8 20 (3.67%) Banking
9 19 (3.49%) Manufacturing
10 13 (2.39%) Retail
11 11 (2.02%) Brand Awareness
12 9 (1.65%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.47%) Public Sector
14 5 (0.92%) Automotive
15 4 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.55%) Health Technology
17 2 (0.37%) Advertising
17 2 (0.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 1 (0.18%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 131 (24.04%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (6.79%) Data Centre
3 25 (4.59%) Social Media
4 20 (3.67%) Life Science
4 20 (3.67%) Pharmacovigilance
5 17 (3.12%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.65%) Tandem
7 9 (1.65%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.73%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.55%) CCTV
9 3 (0.55%) EPoS
9 3 (0.55%) FMCG
10 2 (0.37%) IoT
10 2 (0.37%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.37%) Private Cloud
11 1 (0.18%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.18%) iPad
11 1 (0.18%) iPhone
11 1 (0.18%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.85%) Windows
1 21 (3.85%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 545 (100.00%) Business Development
2 166 (30.46%) B2B
3 144 (26.42%) CRM
4 114 (20.92%) Business Enablement
5 105 (19.27%) Decision-Making
6 103 (18.90%) Business Strategy
7 95 (17.43%) Value Proposition
8 88 (16.15%) Problem-Solving
9 87 (15.96%) Customer Service
10 78 (14.31%) Active Listening
10 78 (14.31%) Deadline-Driven
11 74 (13.58%) Technology Enablement
12 73 (13.39%) B2B Sales
13 60 (11.01%) Business Intelligence
14 59 (10.83%) Lead Generation
15 56 (10.28%) OpenUP
16 38 (6.97%) Time Management
17 26 (4.77%) Roadmaps
18 24 (4.40%) Customer Value Proposition
19 21 (3.85%) Contract Negotiation
Qualifications
1 23 (4.22%) Degree
2 21 (3.85%) DBS Check
3 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.18%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.18%) MRICS
4 1 (0.18%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (14.31%) SLA
2 10 (1.83%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 4 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 84 (15.41%) Salesforce
2 79 (14.50%) SAP
3 74 (13.58%) YouTube
4 40 (7.34%) Intel
5 18 (3.30%) Microsoft
6 17 (3.12%) Pure Storage
7 15 (2.75%) NetApp
8 14 (2.57%) Fortinet
9 7 (1.28%) Oracle
10 6 (1.10%) Tenable
11 5 (0.92%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.73%) BT
12 4 (0.73%) VMware
13 3 (0.55%) Google
14 1 (0.18%) Apple
14 1 (0.18%) Dell
14 1 (0.18%) Facebook
14 1 (0.18%) HP
14 1 (0.18%) Sophos
14 1 (0.18%) Veeam