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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 105 218
Rank change year-on-year +27 +113 +80
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 1,925 2,604 1,672
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.47% 2.52% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.71% 3.00% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 681 1,533 617
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £37,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% -26.83% -8.89%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.56% -10.00% -9.09%

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 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -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 30 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 30 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 +24 1,667 £41,000 -8.89% 8,799
UK excluding London +11 1,133 £38,000 -15.56% 8,662
Work from Home -14 636 £38,000 -5.00% 4,180
London +35 550 £77,500 +93.75% 1,203
East of England +69 295 £41,000 -21.90% 1,274
South East -22 260 £37,500 -16.67% 2,346
North of England -50 216 £40,000 -15.79% 2,006
Midlands -12 193 £30,580 -23.66% 1,610
West Midlands +7 159 £30,580 -25.92% 854
North West -74 132 £38,750 -29.55% 984
South West +66 107 £38,000 -24.00% 966
Yorkshire -12 59 £42,000 -6.67% 785
Scotland +31 39 £45,000 -35.71% 361
East Midlands -28 34 £29,500 -26.25% 657
North East +47 25 £35,000 - 239
Wales -2 15 £75,000 +110.08% 224
Northern Ireland +22 8 £63,750 +6.25% 123
Channel Islands - 2 £78,750 - 49

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 (0.78%) CMS
2 6 (0.31%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
3 4 (0.21%) Drupal
3 4 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.16%) Apache
4 3 (0.16%) GemFire
5 1 (0.052%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.052%) Moodle
5 1 (0.052%) SAS
5 1 (0.052%) Totara
Applications
1 236 (12.26%) Microsoft Office
2 93 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.21%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.21%) SPSS
5 2 (0.10%) GNU Octave
5 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.10%) Trello
6 1 (0.052%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.052%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.052%) Stata
Business Applications
1 83 (4.31%) Salesforce CRM
2 15 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (0.68%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 13 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
4 12 (0.62%) Oracle Payroll
5 9 (0.47%) Aladdin
6 5 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.21%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.10%) Line 50
8 2 (0.10%) Primavera
9 1 (0.052%) Actimize
9 1 (0.052%) SAP CO
9 1 (0.052%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.052%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.052%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 90 (4.68%) SaaS
2 82 (4.26%) Azure
3 68 (3.53%) AWS
4 59 (3.06%) Power Platform
5 57 (2.96%) GCP
6 22 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
7 17 (0.88%) OCI
8 12 (0.62%) Google Analytics
9 11 (0.57%) Microsoft 365
9 11 (0.57%) Snowflake
10 7 (0.36%) Boomi
10 7 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (0.31%) Slack
12 5 (0.26%) Azure AI
12 5 (0.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.26%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.26%) Figma
12 5 (0.26%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 5 (0.26%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (0.68%) WPA
2 11 (0.57%) Intranet
3 8 (0.42%) Broadband
3 8 (0.42%) Internet
3 8 (0.42%) Network Security
4 6 (0.31%) Firewall
5 5 (0.26%) IP Telephony
5 5 (0.26%) Structured Cabling
6 4 (0.21%) Modbus
7 3 (0.16%) LAN
7 3 (0.16%) MQTT
7 3 (0.16%) Unified Communications
7 3 (0.16%) VPN
7 3 (0.16%) WAN
7 3 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.10%) 5G
8 2 (0.10%) DHCP
8 2 (0.10%) DNS
8 2 (0.10%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.10%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (1.82%) Power BI
2 27 (1.40%) Metadata
3 22 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 21 (1.09%) Data Lake
5 18 (0.94%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.42%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.36%) Tableau
8 5 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
8 5 (0.26%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.16%) Big Data
9 3 (0.16%) GIS
9 3 (0.16%) InterSystems Cache
9 3 (0.16%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.16%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.16%) Redis
9 3 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (0.88%) Visual Studio
2 12 (0.62%) JIRA
3 4 (0.21%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.052%) Git
4 1 (0.052%) Jaeger
4 1 (0.052%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.052%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 991 (51.48%) Social Skills
2 763 (39.64%) Finance
3 720 (37.40%) Marketing
4 347 (18.03%) Public Sector
5 174 (9.04%) Legal
6 159 (8.26%) Analytical Skills
7 129 (6.70%) Presentation Skills
8 102 (5.30%) Electronics
9 95 (4.94%) Banking
10 93 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 83 (4.31%) Advertising
12 80 (4.16%) Retail
13 79 (4.10%) Law
14 45 (2.34%) Manufacturing
15 34 (1.77%) Local Government
15 34 (1.77%) Telecoms
16 32 (1.66%) Financial Institution
17 31 (1.61%) Retail Banking
18 28 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
19 20 (1.04%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 902 (46.86%) Business Manager
2 898 (46.65%) Development Manager
3 891 (46.29%) Business Development Manager
4 132 (6.86%) Senior
5 123 (6.39%) Customer Executive
6 120 (6.23%) Consultant
7 74 (3.84%) Architect
8 70 (3.64%) Account Executive
9 69 (3.58%) Senior Manager
10 50 (2.60%) Analyst
11 48 (2.49%) Business Development Executive
12 39 (2.03%) Lead
13 37 (1.92%) Sales Executive
14 34 (1.77%) IT Manager
14 34 (1.77%) Solutions Architect
15 33 (1.71%) IT Development Manager
15 33 (1.71%) Recruitment Consultant
16 31 (1.61%) Sales Manager
17 29 (1.51%) Data Architect
18 28 (1.45%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.09%) .NET
2 18 (0.94%) JSON
2 18 (0.94%) React
2 18 (0.94%) XML
3 17 (0.88%) .NET Core
3 17 (0.88%) .NET Framework
4 13 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (0.31%) EDI
6 5 (0.26%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.26%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (0.21%) Middleware
7 4 (0.21%) RSS
7 4 (0.21%) Spring
8 3 (0.16%) ATL
8 3 (0.16%) Kafka
8 3 (0.16%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.10%) CSS
10 1 (0.052%) AngularJS
10 1 (0.052%) J2EE
10 1 (0.052%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 242 (12.57%) Self-Motivation
2 59 (3.06%) Data Centre
3 58 (3.01%) Social Media
4 47 (2.44%) Onboarding
5 38 (1.97%) Driving Licence
6 34 (1.77%) Life Science
7 28 (1.45%) Mobile App
8 27 (1.40%) NHS
9 25 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
10 24 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
10 24 (1.25%) Management Information System
11 18 (0.94%) Blog
12 16 (0.83%) FMCG
13 13 (0.68%) Digital Media
13 13 (0.68%) SCADA
13 13 (0.68%) Security Posture
14 12 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
15 11 (0.57%) Product Ownership
16 9 (0.47%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 23 (1.19%) Windows
2 13 (0.68%) Windows Vista
3 5 (0.26%) Linux
4 3 (0.16%) Unix
5 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.052%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (17.25%) Decision-Making
2 310 (16.10%) Collaborative Culture
2 310 (16.10%) Collaborative Working
3 278 (14.44%) Marketing Strategy
4 271 (14.08%) Facilities Management
5 252 (13.09%) CRM
6 248 (12.88%) Business Enablement
7 237 (12.31%) Customer Service
8 231 (12.00%) B2B
9 206 (10.70%) Business Strategy
10 201 (10.44%) Problem-Solving
11 199 (10.34%) Agile
12 177 (9.19%) Contract Negotiation
13 155 (8.05%) Project Management
14 154 (8.00%) Technology Enablement
15 136 (7.06%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 133 (6.91%) Value Proposition
17 123 (6.39%) B2B Sales
18 116 (6.03%) Stakeholder Management
19 114 (5.92%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 38 (1.97%) SQL
2 25 (1.30%) Python
2 25 (1.30%) R
3 8 (0.42%) C
3 8 (0.42%) Java
4 7 (0.36%) C#
5 5 (0.26%) C++
6 4 (0.21%) MATLAB
6 4 (0.21%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.16%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.16%) VBA
8 2 (0.10%) Embedded C
8 2 (0.10%) Ruby
9 1 (0.052%) ABAP
9 1 (0.052%) Bash
9 1 (0.052%) Go
9 1 (0.052%) Groovy
9 1 (0.052%) PHP
9 1 (0.052%) Scala
Qualifications
1 201 (10.44%) Degree
2 51 (2.65%) Security Cleared
3 41 (2.13%) Master's Degree
4 37 (1.92%) CISM
5 34 (1.77%) CISSP
6 29 (1.51%) Azure Certification
7 25 (1.30%) ACCA
8 21 (1.09%) AWS Certification
8 21 (1.09%) DBS Check
8 21 (1.09%) SC Cleared
9 15 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (0.68%) CIMA
11 12 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (0.52%) MBA
13 8 (0.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (0.42%) CCSP
13 8 (0.42%) CISA
14 6 (0.31%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (4.05%) SLA
2 25 (1.30%) QA
3 14 (0.73%) Accessibility
3 14 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (0.73%) NIST
4 13 (0.68%) GDPR
5 8 (0.42%) Data Quality
6 6 (0.31%) IFRS
6 6 (0.31%) IFRS 9
7 5 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.26%) GRC
7 5 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.16%) NCSC
8 3 (0.16%) PMO
9 2 (0.10%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.10%) COBIT
9 2 (0.10%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.10%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (0.42%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.16%) Docker
2 3 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.10%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.052%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (0.47%) EMC NetWorker
2 3 (0.16%) Functional Safety
2 3 (0.16%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.10%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.10%) Terraform
4 1 (0.052%) Ansible
4 1 (0.052%) Consul
4 1 (0.052%) Kiali
4 1 (0.052%) Packer
4 1 (0.052%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.052%) Puppet
Vendors
1 261 (13.56%) Salesforce
2 206 (10.70%) Microsoft
3 166 (8.62%) YouTube
4 118 (6.13%) SAP
5 67 (3.48%) Oracle
6 48 (2.49%) Intel
7 38 (1.97%) Google
8 25 (1.30%) HubSpot
9 18 (0.94%) VMware
10 16 (0.83%) Dell
11 15 (0.78%) NetApp
12 14 (0.73%) Citrix
12 14 (0.73%) Fortinet
13 13 (0.68%) Sophos
14 11 (0.57%) Pure Storage
14 11 (0.57%) ServiceNow
15 10 (0.52%) Symantec
15 10 (0.52%) Tenable
16 9 (0.47%) Facebook
17 8 (0.42%) Broadcom