Business Development Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Business Development
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 91 232
Rank change year-on-year -7 +141 +150
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 636 1,082 603
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.47% 3.21% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 3.51% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 231 738 294
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £40,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -38.46% -7.14%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £45,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% -28.00% -7.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,249 30,823 39,093
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 94.20% 91.36% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 9,742 23,354 27,124
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Business Development
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Business Development trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Business Development
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Business Development.

Business Development salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Business Development
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Business Development over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Business Development salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 11 (1.73%) CMS
2 7 (1.10%) Sitecore CMS
3 6 (0.94%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.63%) Drupal
5 3 (0.47%) Apache
5 3 (0.47%) GemFire
6 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.16%) Moodle
7 1 (0.16%) Totara
Applications
1 28 (4.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.63%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (0.63%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.31%) Trello
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 20 (3.14%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 6 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.79%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.16%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 42 (6.60%) SaaS
2 15 (2.36%) Power Platform
3 11 (1.73%) Google Analytics
4 10 (1.57%) Azure
5 7 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (0.79%) Entra ID
6 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.31%) Slack
8 1 (0.16%) AWS
8 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.16%) GitHub
8 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.16%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.16%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.14%) WPA
2 7 (1.10%) Internet
3 5 (0.79%) IP Telephony
3 5 (0.79%) Network Security
4 4 (0.63%) Broadband
5 3 (0.47%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.31%) Firewall
6 2 (0.31%) WAN
7 1 (0.16%) 5G
7 1 (0.16%) FIX Connectivity
7 1 (0.16%) LAN
7 1 (0.16%) Modbus
7 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.16%) VoIP
7 1 (0.16%) Wireless
7 1 (0.16%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.20%) Power BI
2 3 (0.47%) Apache Ignite
2 3 (0.47%) InterSystems Cache
2 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
2 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
2 3 (0.47%) RDBMS
2 3 (0.47%) Redis
2 3 (0.47%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.31%) GIS
4 1 (0.16%) Spatial Data
4 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.31%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) Git
General
1 431 (67.77%) Social Skills
2 363 (57.08%) Marketing
3 331 (52.04%) Finance
4 304 (47.80%) Public Sector
5 56 (8.81%) Analytical Skills
6 50 (7.86%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (4.40%) Local Government
8 25 (3.93%) Advertising
9 16 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.04%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.57%) Retail
12 9 (1.42%) Law
12 9 (1.42%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.26%) Legal
13 8 (1.26%) Publishing
14 7 (1.10%) Banking
14 7 (1.10%) Billing
15 5 (0.79%) Automotive
15 5 (0.79%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 465 (73.11%) Business Manager
2 460 (72.33%) Business Development Manager
2 460 (72.33%) Development Manager
3 25 (3.93%) Consultant
4 23 (3.62%) IT Manager
5 22 (3.46%) IT Development Manager
6 18 (2.83%) Senior
7 17 (2.67%) IT Services Manager
7 17 (2.67%) New Business Development Manager
8 15 (2.36%) Business Development Executive
9 14 (2.20%) Sales Executive
10 11 (1.73%) Analyst
10 11 (1.73%) Recruitment Consultant
11 9 (1.42%) Financial Analyst
11 9 (1.42%) Technical Director
12 8 (1.26%) Senior Manager
13 7 (1.10%) Digital Executive
13 7 (1.10%) SEO Executive
14 6 (0.94%) Civil Engineer
14 6 (0.94%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.47%) Kafka
1 3 (0.47%) Middleware
1 3 (0.47%) RabbitMQ
1 3 (0.47%) Spring
2 2 (0.31%) EDI
2 2 (0.31%) XML
3 1 (0.16%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.16%) JSON
3 1 (0.16%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.16%) RESTful
3 1 (0.16%) SOAP
3 1 (0.16%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 41 (6.45%) Social Media
2 21 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (2.83%) Data Centre
3 18 (2.83%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (2.04%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.04%) Renewable Energy
5 11 (1.73%) Blog
6 10 (1.57%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.42%) SCADA
8 7 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.94%) NHS
10 5 (0.79%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Licensing
10 5 (0.79%) Private Cloud
11 4 (0.63%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.63%) Equities
11 4 (0.63%) Tandem
12 3 (0.47%) Credit Derivative
12 3 (0.47%) Fixed Income
12 3 (0.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.93%) Windows
2 20 (3.14%) Windows Vista
3 4 (0.63%) Unix
4 3 (0.47%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (43.87%) Collaborative Working
2 276 (43.40%) Collaborative Culture
3 273 (42.92%) Marketing Strategy
4 266 (41.82%) Facilities Management
5 81 (12.74%) CRM
6 65 (10.22%) Problem-Solving
7 49 (7.70%) Lead Generation
8 48 (7.55%) B2B
9 44 (6.92%) Business Strategy
10 43 (6.76%) Decision-Making
11 33 (5.19%) B2B Sales
11 33 (5.19%) Project Management
12 28 (4.40%) Cybersecurity
13 27 (4.25%) Mentoring
14 25 (3.93%) Customer Service
15 22 (3.46%) Project Delivery
16 20 (3.14%) Business Forecasting
17 19 (2.99%) Roadmaps
17 19 (2.99%) Time Management
18 18 (2.83%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.47%) Java
1 3 (0.47%) Python
1 3 (0.47%) SQL
2 2 (0.31%) R
3 1 (0.16%) C++
3 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 50 (7.86%) Degree
2 20 (3.14%) DBS Check
3 9 (1.42%) ACCA
3 9 (1.42%) CIMA
4 5 (0.79%) CISM
4 5 (0.79%) CISSP
4 5 (0.79%) Security Cleared
5 4 (0.63%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.31%) CCSAS
7 2 (0.31%) CISA
7 2 (0.31%) CREST Certified
7 2 (0.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (0.31%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.31%) MBA
7 2 (0.31%) PCI QSA
7 2 (0.31%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.31%) PMP
8 1 (0.16%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (1.73%) Accessibility
2 7 (1.10%) QA
3 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.47%) GRC
4 3 (0.47%) NCSC
4 3 (0.47%) NIST
5 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.31%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.31%) GDPR
5 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.31%) PMO
6 1 (0.16%) CDISC
6 1 (0.16%) JSP 440
System Software
1 5 (0.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (0.94%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 57 (8.96%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.09%) Salesforce
3 21 (3.30%) Google
4 17 (2.67%) HubSpot
5 13 (2.04%) YouTube
6 10 (1.57%) Facebook
7 7 (1.10%) Ahrefs
7 7 (1.10%) Screaming Frog
7 7 (1.10%) Sitecore
8 6 (0.94%) Oracle
9 5 (0.79%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.63%) SAP
11 3 (0.47%) Solace
11 3 (0.47%) TIBCO
11 3 (0.47%) VMware
11 3 (0.47%) Workday
12 2 (0.31%) Cisco
12 2 (0.31%) Dell
12 2 (0.31%) ESRI
12 2 (0.31%) Pure Storage