Business Development Jobs

Business Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Business Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 109 207
Rank change year-on-year +10 +98 +82
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 1,510 2,427 1,898
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.90% 2.46% 1.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.11% 2.87% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 615 1,589 705
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £64,402
Median % change year-on-year - -34.01% -7.83%
75th Percentile £85,000 £65,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £90,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,000 £41,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -8.43% -17.82% -8.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Development in the UK

Business Development
Top 18 Job Locations

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 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
England +6 1,245 £42,500 +6.25% 3,171
UK excluding London -10 779 £38,000 -8.43% 1,776
London +22 498 £88,750 +121.88% 1,689
Work from Home -51 337 £42,000 +5.00% 1,275
North of England -12 189 £40,000 -11.11% 443
Midlands 0 170 £30,580 -23.55% 297
East of England +56 160 £42,500 -15.00% 182
West Midlands +11 144 £30,580 -23.66% 167
South East -90 122 £37,500 -6.25% 534
North West -33 108 £40,000 -17.95% 259
South West +36 70 £38,000 -24.00% 193
Yorkshire +11 56 £42,000 -6.67% 139
Scotland +60 49 £50,000 -14.89% 110
East Midlands +16 26 £43,000 +13.16% 116
North East +49 25 £35,000 - 50
Wales +1 13 £75,000 +110.08% 33
Northern Ireland +21 7 £87,500 +45.83% 30
Channel Islands - 2 £78,750 -

Business Development
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 15 (0.99%) CMS
2 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (0.46%) Sitecore CMS
3 6 (0.40%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.26%) Drupal
5 3 (0.20%) Apache
5 3 (0.20%) GemFire
6 2 (0.13%) SAS
7 1 (0.066%) Moodle
7 1 (0.066%) Totara
Applications
1 218 (14.44%) Microsoft Office
2 77 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.66%) SPSS
5 4 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (0.26%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.26%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.13%) Trello
8 1 (0.066%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.066%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.066%) Stata
Business Applications
1 83 (5.50%) Salesforce CRM
2 22 (1.46%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 20 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 14 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
5 13 (0.86%) Oracle Payroll
6 11 (0.73%) Aladdin
7 6 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.33%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.20%) SAP SD
10 2 (0.13%) Line 50
11 1 (0.066%) Actimize
11 1 (0.066%) Distributed Ledger
11 1 (0.066%) Fidessa
11 1 (0.066%) Finacle
11 1 (0.066%) SAP CO
11 1 (0.066%) SAP FI
11 1 (0.066%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 82 (5.43%) Azure
2 80 (5.30%) SaaS
3 69 (4.57%) AWS
4 58 (3.84%) GCP
5 54 (3.58%) Power Platform
6 20 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
8 13 (0.86%) Google Analytics
9 12 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (0.73%) Snowflake
11 10 (0.66%) OCI
12 8 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
13 7 (0.46%) Boomi
14 6 (0.40%) Slack
15 5 (0.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (0.33%) Entra ID
15 5 (0.33%) Figma
15 5 (0.33%) Google Workspace
15 5 (0.33%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 5 (0.33%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (1.39%) WPA
2 12 (0.79%) Internet
2 12 (0.79%) Network Security
3 9 (0.60%) Broadband
4 7 (0.46%) Intranet
5 6 (0.40%) Firewall
6 5 (0.33%) Unified Communications
6 5 (0.33%) VoIP
7 3 (0.20%) 5G
7 3 (0.20%) DNS
7 3 (0.20%) IP Telephony
7 3 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.20%) VPN
7 3 (0.20%) WAN
7 3 (0.20%) Wireless
8 2 (0.13%) DHCP
8 2 (0.13%) LAN
8 2 (0.13%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.13%) VLAN
9 1 (0.066%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (2.12%) Power BI
2 28 (1.85%) Metadata
3 27 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 23 (1.52%) Data Lake
5 21 (1.39%) SQL Server
6 15 (0.99%) Tableau
7 8 (0.53%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.40%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.33%) Electronic Patient Records
9 5 (0.33%) GIS
9 5 (0.33%) SAP BW
9 5 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.26%) Spatial Data
11 3 (0.20%) InterSystems Cache
11 3 (0.20%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.20%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.20%) Redis
11 3 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (1.39%) Visual Studio
2 12 (0.79%) JIRA
3 4 (0.26%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.066%) Git
4 1 (0.066%) Jaeger
4 1 (0.066%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.066%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 707 (46.82%) Social Skills
2 449 (29.74%) Marketing
3 433 (28.68%) Finance
4 166 (10.99%) Legal
5 164 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
6 132 (8.74%) Presentation Skills
7 93 (6.16%) Banking
7 93 (6.16%) Electronics
8 91 (6.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 83 (5.50%) Advertising
10 75 (4.97%) Public Sector
11 73 (4.83%) Retail
12 66 (4.37%) Law
13 37 (2.45%) Local Government
13 37 (2.45%) Manufacturing
14 33 (2.19%) Retail Banking
15 31 (2.05%) Telecoms
16 30 (1.99%) Financial Institution
17 24 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
18 16 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 571 (37.81%) Business Manager
2 566 (37.48%) Development Manager
3 564 (37.35%) Business Development Manager
4 129 (8.54%) Senior
5 123 (8.15%) Customer Executive
6 113 (7.48%) Consultant
7 73 (4.83%) Senior Manager
8 65 (4.30%) Architect
9 54 (3.58%) Account Executive
10 45 (2.98%) Analyst
11 40 (2.65%) Lead
12 33 (2.19%) Business Development Executive
12 33 (2.19%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 33 (2.19%) Security Consultant
13 32 (2.12%) Data Architect
14 30 (1.99%) IT Manager
15 28 (1.85%) IT Development Manager
15 28 (1.85%) Sales Executive
16 27 (1.79%) Sales Manager
17 25 (1.66%) Managing Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (1.52%) .NET
1 23 (1.52%) XML
2 22 (1.46%) JSON
2 22 (1.46%) React
3 21 (1.39%) .NET Core
3 21 (1.39%) .NET Framework
4 14 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
5 8 (0.53%) EDI
6 5 (0.33%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.33%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (0.26%) Middleware
7 4 (0.26%) RSS
7 4 (0.26%) Spring
8 3 (0.20%) ATL
8 3 (0.20%) Kafka
8 3 (0.20%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.066%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.066%) J2EE
9 1 (0.066%) RESTful
9 1 (0.066%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 232 (15.36%) Self-Motivation
2 59 (3.91%) Data Centre
2 59 (3.91%) Onboarding
3 53 (3.51%) Social Media
4 38 (2.52%) Life Science
5 33 (2.19%) Mobile App
6 26 (1.72%) NHS
7 25 (1.66%) Driving Licence
8 23 (1.52%) Management Information System
9 22 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
10 19 (1.26%) Blog
11 17 (1.13%) Digital Media
11 17 (1.13%) Renewable Energy
12 16 (1.06%) FMCG
13 13 (0.86%) Tandem
14 12 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
14 12 (0.79%) Virtual Team
15 11 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.73%) Product Ownership
16 10 (0.66%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 31 (2.05%) Windows
2 21 (1.39%) Windows Vista
3 4 (0.26%) Linux
3 4 (0.26%) Unix
4 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.066%) Android
5 1 (0.066%) Android TV
5 1 (0.066%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (21.59%) Decision-Making
2 240 (15.89%) CRM
3 219 (14.50%) Business Enablement
4 204 (13.51%) B2B
5 201 (13.31%) Problem-Solving
6 198 (13.11%) Business Strategy
7 187 (12.38%) Customer Service
8 178 (11.79%) Contract Negotiation
9 172 (11.39%) Agile
10 149 (9.87%) Project Management
11 136 (9.01%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 132 (8.74%) Value Proposition
13 128 (8.48%) Technology Enablement
14 114 (7.55%) Lead Generation
15 112 (7.42%) Stakeholder Management
16 106 (7.02%) Cybersecurity
17 104 (6.89%) Project Delivery
18 103 (6.82%) B2B Sales
19 100 (6.62%) Analytics
20 94 (6.23%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 38 (2.52%) SQL
2 22 (1.46%) R
3 17 (1.13%) Python
4 7 (0.46%) C
5 6 (0.40%) Java
6 3 (0.20%) C#
6 3 (0.20%) C++
6 3 (0.20%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.20%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.13%) Go
7 2 (0.13%) Ruby
7 2 (0.13%) VBA
8 1 (0.066%) ABAP
8 1 (0.066%) Bash
8 1 (0.066%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.066%) Groovy
8 1 (0.066%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 181 (11.99%) Degree
2 51 (3.38%) Security Cleared
3 33 (2.19%) Master's Degree
4 32 (2.12%) CISM
5 29 (1.92%) Azure Certification
5 29 (1.92%) CISSP
6 23 (1.52%) AWS Certification
6 23 (1.52%) DBS Check
7 18 (1.19%) SC Cleared
8 10 (0.66%) ACCA
8 10 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (0.60%) CIMA
10 8 (0.53%) CISA
10 8 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (0.53%) MBA
11 7 (0.46%) PMI Certification
11 7 (0.46%) PMP
12 4 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.26%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (5.17%) SLA
2 25 (1.66%) QA
3 13 (0.86%) Accessibility
4 12 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (0.66%) GDPR
6 9 (0.60%) NIST
7 6 (0.40%) Data Quality
7 6 (0.40%) IFRS
7 6 (0.40%) IFRS 9
8 5 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.33%) GRC
8 5 (0.33%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.26%) PMO
10 3 (0.20%) COBIT
10 3 (0.20%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.20%) NCSC
10 3 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.13%) Good Clinical Practice
11 2 (0.13%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 8 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.20%) Docker
2 3 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.066%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.066%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
2 3 (0.20%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.20%) Terraform
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.13%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.066%) Ansible
4 1 (0.066%) Consul
4 1 (0.066%) Kiali
4 1 (0.066%) Packer
4 1 (0.066%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.066%) Puppet
Vendors
1 255 (16.89%) Salesforce
2 199 (13.18%) Microsoft
3 139 (9.21%) YouTube
4 113 (7.48%) SAP
5 51 (3.38%) Oracle
6 48 (3.18%) Intel
7 39 (2.58%) Google
8 22 (1.46%) HubSpot
9 20 (1.32%) VMware
10 17 (1.13%) Pure Storage
11 16 (1.06%) Symantec
12 15 (0.99%) Fortinet
12 15 (0.99%) NetApp
13 14 (0.93%) Broadcom
14 11 (0.73%) Citrix
14 11 (0.73%) Dell
15 10 (0.66%) Facebook
15 10 (0.66%) ServiceNow
16 9 (0.60%) Charles River
17 7 (0.46%) Sitecore