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 | |
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| 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.
Business Development Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Manager.
Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager over the 6 months to 21 April 2025.
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 |
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| 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.
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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:
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