Business Development Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Business Development
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Business Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 39 47
Rank change year-on-year +37 +8 +55
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 553 94 74
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 13.37% 5.96% 3.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.07% 6.55% 4.80%
Number of salaries quoted 449 74 19
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -30.00% +172.73%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,913 £82,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,875 £83,750
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -28.57% +154.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,900 1,436 1,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 70.12% 91.00% 77.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,185 754 848
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,475 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -0.04%
75th Percentile £74,985 £71,250 £71,229
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -0.47%

Business Development
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Business Development job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Business Development
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Business Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Business Development

Business Development
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Development in West Yorkshire

Business Development
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Leeds +19 402 £55,000 - 18
Halifax - 30 £60,000 - 1
Bradford +17 26 £47,500 +5.56% 4
Huddersfield - 26 £55,000 -
Wakefield +9 20 £50,000 -
Sowerby Bridge - 17 £45,000 -
Brighouse - 13 £30,000 -
Cleckheaton - 5 £40,000 -
Wetherby - 5 £50,000 -
Otley - 4 £75,000 -
Pontefract - 2 £58,807 -
Elland - 2 £50,000 -
Dewsbury - 1 £35,000 -
Business Development
Yorkshire

Business Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.72%) CMS
2 2 (0.36%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
1 2 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (4.34%) SaaS
2 1 (0.18%) Google Ads
2 1 (0.18%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.36%) Network Security
1 2 (0.36%) Wireless
2 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.36%) Tableau
General
1 36 (6.51%) Marketing
2 35 (6.33%) Social Skills
3 27 (4.88%) Manufacturing
4 25 (4.52%) Automotive
5 16 (2.89%) Finance
6 15 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
7 11 (1.99%) Advertising
7 11 (1.99%) Aerospace
8 10 (1.81%) Public Sector
9 8 (1.45%) Aviation
10 5 (0.90%) Brand Awareness
10 5 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (0.90%) Military
10 5 (0.90%) Telecoms
11 4 (0.72%) Billing
11 4 (0.72%) Legal
11 4 (0.72%) Local Government
11 4 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.72%) Social Housing
12 3 (0.54%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 412 (74.50%) Development Manager
2 408 (73.78%) Business Development Manager
2 408 (73.78%) Business Manager
3 97 (17.54%) Business Development Executive
4 27 (4.88%) Senior
5 19 (3.44%) Sales Manager
6 18 (3.25%) Senior Business Development Manager
6 18 (3.25%) Senior Business Manager
6 18 (3.25%) Senior Development Manager
6 18 (3.25%) Senior Manager
7 15 (2.71%) Facilities Manager
8 13 (2.35%) Security Manager
9 12 (2.17%) Engineering Manager
9 12 (2.17%) Sales Business Development Manager
10 11 (1.99%) New Business Development Manager
11 10 (1.81%) Graduate
12 8 (1.45%) Lead
12 8 (1.45%) Sales Executive
13 6 (1.08%) Technical Manager
13 6 (1.08%) Technical Sales Manager
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.24%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (2.35%) Onboarding
3 11 (1.99%) Social Media
4 10 (1.81%) Driving Licence
4 10 (1.81%) e-Learning
5 4 (0.72%) CCTV
5 4 (0.72%) Housing Association
5 4 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (0.54%) FMCG
7 2 (0.36%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.36%) IoT
7 2 (0.36%) iPad
7 2 (0.36%) iPhone
7 2 (0.36%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (0.36%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.36%) Web Conferencing
8 1 (0.18%) Blog
8 1 (0.18%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.18%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.18%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (10.13%) B2B
2 40 (7.23%) B2B Sales
3 31 (5.61%) Facilities Management
4 23 (4.16%) CRM
5 18 (3.25%) Customer Retention
6 14 (2.53%) Business Strategy
7 12 (2.17%) Logistics
8 11 (1.99%) Decision-Making
9 9 (1.63%) Fintech
10 8 (1.45%) E-Commerce
10 8 (1.45%) Market Research
10 8 (1.45%) Telesales
11 7 (1.27%) Coaching
11 7 (1.27%) Commercial Awareness
12 6 (1.08%) AI
12 6 (1.08%) Client Onboarding
12 6 (1.08%) Problem-Solving
13 5 (0.90%) Customer Acquisition
13 5 (0.90%) Lead Generation
13 5 (0.90%) SEO
Qualifications
1 8 (1.45%) Degree
2 4 (0.72%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.18%) SC Cleared
3 1 (0.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (0.18%) GRC
1 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (0.18%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (0.72%) Salesforce
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.36%) Samsung
2 2 (0.36%) TikTok
3 1 (0.18%) BT
3 1 (0.18%) Google