Senior Business Development Manager Job Trends

Senior Business Development Manager
UK

The median Senior Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 523 691 701
Rank change year-on-year +168 +10 +298
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Development Manager 131 8 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.015% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.016% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 75 4 15
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £49,200 £50,625 £36,543
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +50.95% -47.89%
75th Percentile £80,000 £63,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £63,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -12.70% +10.53% -24.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Senior Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Development Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Business Development Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Business Development Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Development Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Development Manager job vacancies in the UK

Senior Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Business Development Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Business Development Manager in the UK

Senior Business Development Manager
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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 +161 105 £49,200 -21.90% 133
UK excluding London +124 70 £55,000 -12.70% 132
London +95 43 £49,200 - 11
Work from Home - 24 £80,000 - 37
Midlands - 15 £100,000 - 19
North of England +18 13 £55,000 -12.70% 27
South East - 12 £45,000 - 39
South West - 12 £80,000 - 16
Scotland - 10 £50,000 - 3
North West +25 9 £55,000 -12.70% 11
East of England - 8 £45,000 - 22
East Midlands - 8 - - 14
West Midlands - 7 £100,000 - 5
Yorkshire - 2 £70,000 - 12
North East - 2 £45,000 - 4

Senior Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior Business Development Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 131 (100.00%) Business Development
2 22 (16.79%) Logistics
3 20 (15.27%) B2B
4 16 (12.21%) Service Delivery
5 13 (9.92%) Agile
5 13 (9.92%) Coaching
5 13 (9.92%) Creative Thinking
5 13 (9.92%) Digital Marketing
5 13 (9.92%) Mentoring
5 13 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (8.40%) Business Strategy
7 10 (7.63%) Broadband
8 9 (6.87%) Contract Negotiation
8 9 (6.87%) CRM
8 9 (6.87%) E-Commerce
9 5 (3.82%) Campaign Analysis
9 5 (3.82%) Customer Service
9 5 (3.82%) Decision-Making
9 5 (3.82%) Ethernet
9 5 (3.82%) Project Management
9 5 (3.82%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (3.05%) Budgeting
10 4 (3.05%) Lead Generation
10 4 (3.05%) Value Proposition
11 3 (2.29%) Budget Management
11 3 (2.29%) Microsoft
12 2 (1.53%) AI
12 2 (1.53%) Commercial Awareness
12 2 (1.53%) Emotional Intelligence
12 2 (1.53%) Presales

Senior Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (1.53%) SaaS
2 1 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.63%) Broadband
2 5 (3.82%) Ethernet
2 5 (3.82%) Wi-Fi
General
1 52 (39.69%) Finance
2 26 (19.85%) Presentation Skills
2 26 (19.85%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.98%) Marketing
4 16 (12.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (10.69%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (9.92%) Advertising
7 10 (7.63%) Telecoms
8 9 (6.87%) Retail
9 5 (3.82%) Games
10 4 (3.05%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.53%) Automotive
11 2 (1.53%) Legal
11 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.76%) Analytical Skills
12 1 (0.76%) Back Office
12 1 (0.76%) Banking
12 1 (0.76%) French Language
12 1 (0.76%) German Language
12 1 (0.76%) Public Speaking
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.16%) Social Media
2 10 (7.63%) FMCG
3 2 (1.53%) Blog
3 2 (1.53%) Educational Technology
3 2 (1.53%) Podcast
3 2 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.76%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (0.76%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (100.00%) Business Development
2 22 (16.79%) Logistics
3 20 (15.27%) B2B
4 16 (12.21%) Service Delivery
5 13 (9.92%) Agile
5 13 (9.92%) Coaching
5 13 (9.92%) Creative Thinking
5 13 (9.92%) Digital Marketing
5 13 (9.92%) Mentoring
5 13 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (8.40%) Business Strategy
7 9 (6.87%) Contract Negotiation
7 9 (6.87%) CRM
7 9 (6.87%) E-Commerce
8 5 (3.82%) Campaign Analysis
8 5 (3.82%) Customer Service
8 5 (3.82%) Decision-Making
8 5 (3.82%) Project Management
9 4 (3.05%) Budgeting
9 4 (3.05%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (0.76%) DV Cleared
1 1 (0.76%) SC Cleared
1 1 (0.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.76%) NCSC
Vendors
1 3 (2.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.53%) Salesforce