Business Development Job Trends in Wales

Business Development
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 66 70
Rank change year-on-year +50 +4 +22
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 74 10 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 7.13% 1.15% 2.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.43% 1.37% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 60 2 18
10th Percentile £26,000 £35,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £43,750 £25,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +70.37% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £71,250 £44,500
90th Percentile £78,625 £79,500 £49,875
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £39,085
% change year-on-year -21.74% +47.12% -39.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 785 731 865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 75.63% 83.93% 89.82%
Number of salaries quoted 531 347 642
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,000
90th Percentile £78,312 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Business Development job vacancy trend in Wales

Business Development
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in Wales over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in Wales

Business Development
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 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
South Wales +35 41 £40,000 +33.33% 103
West Wales - 16 £60,000 - 3
North Wales +18 14 £30,000 - 3
Mid Wales - 1 £55,000 -
Business Development
UK

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.41%) SaaS
2 1 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.35%) Power Platform
General
1 9 (12.16%) Finance
2 7 (9.46%) Marketing
3 6 (8.11%) Telecoms
4 4 (5.41%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.05%) Games
6 2 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.70%) Social Skills
7 1 (1.35%) Advertising
7 1 (1.35%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 49 (66.22%) Business Manager
2 46 (62.16%) Business Development Manager
2 46 (62.16%) Development Manager
3 21 (28.38%) Business Development Executive
4 14 (18.92%) Sales Manager
5 12 (16.22%) Sales Business Development Manager
6 6 (8.11%) Business Sales Executive
6 6 (8.11%) Internal Sales Executive
6 6 (8.11%) Sales Executive
6 6 (8.11%) Technical Development Manager
6 6 (8.11%) Technical Manager
6 6 (8.11%) Technical Sales Manager
7 3 (4.05%) Account Manager
7 3 (4.05%) Business Developer
7 3 (4.05%) Developer
8 2 (2.70%) Architect
8 2 (2.70%) Finance Manager
8 2 (2.70%) Regional Account Manager
8 2 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.35%) Sales Account Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.11%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.70%) Virtual Team
3 1 (1.35%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.35%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.35%) Social Media
3 1 (1.35%) Solar Panel
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (12.16%) Telesales
2 8 (10.81%) B2B
3 7 (9.46%) Logistics
4 6 (8.11%) B2B Sales
4 6 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (6.76%) Customer Experience
5 5 (6.76%) Service Delivery
6 4 (5.41%) Case Management
7 3 (4.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (2.70%) AI
8 2 (2.70%) Analytics
8 2 (2.70%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 2 (2.70%) CRM
8 2 (2.70%) Customer Insight
8 2 (2.70%) Decision-Making
8 2 (2.70%) Due Diligence
8 2 (2.70%) Financial Modelling
8 2 (2.70%) Project Management
8 2 (2.70%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (2.70%) Technical Architecture
Vendors
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft