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 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 74 104
Rank change year-on-year +37 +30 +97
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 99 23 39
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 5.34% 1.60% 1.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.66% 1.81% 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 79 4 33
10th Percentile £26,500 £75,125 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £79,063 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £82,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.39% +157.81% -14.67%
75th Percentile £58,750 £83,750 £76,000
90th Percentile £76,000 - £78,750
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -30.77% +103.13% -14.67%

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 1,487 1,268 1,876
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 80.20% 88.36% 91.60%
Number of salaries quoted 872 629 1,426
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,200 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,875 £41,250 £41,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.49% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,500 £87,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -2.78%

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 January 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 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
Leeds +20 66 £50,000 -39.39% 48
Wetherby - 9 £30,000 -
Wakefield - 6 £70,000 - 19
Bradford - 5 £45,000 - 19
Halifax - 4 £35,000 -
Batley - 2 £47,500 - 1
Hebden Bridge - 1 £30,000 -
Sowerby Bridge - 1 £30,000 -
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 1 (1.01%) Resin
Applications
1 7 (7.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.07%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.01%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.03%) Unified Communications
2 2 (2.02%) Broadband
3 1 (1.01%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
General
1 25 (25.25%) Social Skills
2 18 (18.18%) Finance
3 15 (15.15%) Marketing
4 8 (8.08%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (7.07%) Manufacturing
5 7 (7.07%) Public Sector
5 7 (7.07%) Retail
6 6 (6.06%) Advertising
7 5 (5.05%) German Language
7 5 (5.05%) Telecoms
8 3 (3.03%) Electronics
8 3 (3.03%) Public Speaking
9 2 (2.02%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (2.02%) Aviation
9 2 (2.02%) Billing
9 2 (2.02%) Games
10 1 (1.01%) Law
Job Titles
1 50 (50.51%) Business Manager
2 48 (48.48%) Business Development Manager
2 48 (48.48%) Development Manager
3 13 (13.13%) Business Development Executive
4 9 (9.09%) Account Executive
5 7 (7.07%) Support Assistant
6 5 (5.05%) Sales Business Development Manager
6 5 (5.05%) Sales Manager
7 3 (3.03%) Architect
7 3 (3.03%) Business Systems Manager
7 3 (3.03%) Logistics Manager
7 3 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (2.02%) Commercial Development Manager
8 2 (2.02%) Commercial Manager
8 2 (2.02%) Penetration Tester
8 2 (2.02%) Senior Business Development Manager
8 2 (2.02%) Senior Business Manager
8 2 (2.02%) Senior Development Manager
8 2 (2.02%) Senior Manager
8 2 (2.02%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.07%) Onboarding
2 6 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (5.05%) Social Media
4 3 (3.03%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (2.02%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.02%) FMCG
5 2 (2.02%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.02%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.01%) Acoustics
6 1 (1.01%) CCTV
6 1 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.01%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (17.17%) CRM
2 11 (11.11%) Logistics
3 10 (10.10%) B2B
3 10 (10.10%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (8.08%) Lead Generation
5 7 (7.07%) Customer Acquisition
5 7 (7.07%) Customer Service
5 7 (7.07%) Invoice Processing
5 7 (7.07%) Order Management
5 7 (7.07%) Service Delivery
5 7 (7.07%) Supplier Management
6 6 (6.06%) B2B Sales
6 6 (6.06%) Decision-Making
6 6 (6.06%) Telematics
7 5 (5.05%) Contract Negotiation
7 5 (5.05%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (4.04%) Agile
8 4 (4.04%) Commercial Awareness
8 4 (4.04%) Customer Experience
8 4 (4.04%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.02%) Perl
1 2 (2.02%) Python
1 2 (2.02%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (2.02%) CEH
1 2 (2.02%) CISA
1 2 (2.02%) CISSP
1 2 (2.02%) Degree
1 2 (2.02%) OSCP
Vendors
1 11 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.07%) Xero
3 5 (5.05%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.01%) Oracle