Business Development Manager
UK
The median Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £38,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 270 | 286 | 671 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +385 | +446 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager | 565 | 989 | 328 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.09% | 1.00% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.20% | 1.06% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 241 | 815 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £32,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30,580 | £38,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,000 | £40,000 | £50,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -20.79% | -15.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £52,500 | £62,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £38,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -23.00% | +11.11% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | -28 | 437 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 896 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 320 | £35,000 | -9.09% | 611 |
| Work from Home | -57 | 166 | £38,000 | -5.00% | 291 |
| London | +9 | 133 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 351 |
| Midlands | +34 | 91 | £29,701 | -22.85% | 137 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 84 | £28,822 | -19.27% | 84 |
| North of England | +43 | 65 | £35,000 | -22.22% | 164 |
| East of England | +84 | 56 | £35,000 | -22.22% | 65 |
| South East | -89 | 42 | £42,000 | +10.53% | 144 |
| North West | +11 | 40 | £35,000 | -26.32% | 84 |
| South West | +113 | 37 | £38,000 | -5.00% | 57 |
| Scotland | +76 | 17 | £38,000 | -41.54% | 34 |
| North East | +57 | 14 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 9 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 60 |
| Wales | +16 | 8 | £75,000 | +110.08% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 7 | £51,250 | +28.13% | 48 |
| Northern Ireland | +32 | 4 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 7 |
Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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