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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 94 230
Rank change year-on-year -15 +136 +153
Permanent jobs citing Business Development 641 1,059 580
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.36% 3.07% 1.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.58% 3.39% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 237 713 275
10th Percentile £31,850 £32,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £40,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -38.46% -3.70%
75th Percentile £48,750 £57,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -8.89% -26.83% -8.89%

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 17,919 31,196 37,366
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.96% 90.34% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 9,481 23,493 26,259
10th Percentile £26,968 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,250 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%

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 31 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 9 (1.40%) CMS
2 6 (0.94%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.78%) Sitecore CMS
4 4 (0.62%) Drupal
5 3 (0.47%) Apache
5 3 (0.47%) GemFire
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) Totara
Applications
1 24 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.62%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (0.62%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.31%) Trello
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 12 (1.87%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 5 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 41 (6.40%) SaaS
2 14 (2.18%) Power Platform
3 10 (1.56%) Azure
4 9 (1.40%) Google Analytics
5 7 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (0.78%) Entra ID
6 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.31%) Slack
8 1 (0.16%) AWS
8 1 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
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 12 (1.87%) WPA
2 5 (0.78%) Internet
2 5 (0.78%) IP Telephony
2 5 (0.78%) Network Security
3 4 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.47%) Broadband
5 2 (0.31%) Firewall
5 2 (0.31%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.31%) WAN
6 1 (0.16%) 5G
6 1 (0.16%) LAN
6 1 (0.16%) Modbus
6 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.16%) Wireless
6 1 (0.16%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.03%) 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 1 (0.16%) GIS
3 1 (0.16%) Looker
Development Applications
1 2 (0.31%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) Git
General
1 411 (64.12%) Social Skills
2 353 (55.07%) Marketing
3 334 (52.11%) Finance
4 301 (46.96%) Public Sector
5 44 (6.86%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (6.86%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (3.90%) Advertising
7 18 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (2.81%) Local Government
8 12 (1.87%) Legal
8 12 (1.87%) Telecoms
9 11 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (1.56%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.40%) Retail
12 8 (1.25%) Law
13 7 (1.09%) Billing
14 6 (0.94%) Publishing
15 5 (0.78%) Automotive
16 4 (0.62%) Czech Language
16 4 (0.62%) Games
Job Titles
1 471 (73.48%) Business Manager
2 467 (72.85%) Business Development Manager
2 467 (72.85%) Development Manager
3 26 (4.06%) Consultant
4 23 (3.59%) IT Manager
5 22 (3.43%) IT Development Manager
6 19 (2.96%) Sales Executive
7 17 (2.65%) IT Services Manager
7 17 (2.65%) New Business Development Manager
7 17 (2.65%) Senior
8 15 (2.34%) Business Development Executive
9 12 (1.87%) Recruitment Consultant
10 11 (1.72%) Analyst
11 10 (1.56%) IT Sales Executive
12 9 (1.40%) Financial Analyst
12 9 (1.40%) Technical Director
13 7 (1.09%) Digital Executive
13 7 (1.09%) Lead
14 6 (0.94%) Development Engineer
14 6 (0.94%) Sales Representative
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 1 (0.16%) JSON
2 1 (0.16%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.16%) RESTful
2 1 (0.16%) SOAP
2 1 (0.16%) SPFx
2 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.46%) Social Media
2 19 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (2.50%) Data Centre
5 13 (2.03%) Renewable Energy
6 12 (1.87%) Onboarding
7 11 (1.72%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.40%) Blog
8 9 (1.40%) SCADA
9 8 (1.25%) NHS
10 5 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Licensing
10 5 (0.78%) Private Cloud
11 4 (0.62%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.62%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.47%) Credit Derivative
12 3 (0.47%) Derivative
12 3 (0.47%) Equities
12 3 (0.47%) Fixed Income
12 3 (0.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.65%) Windows
2 12 (1.87%) Windows Vista
3 3 (0.47%) Linux
3 3 (0.47%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (43.37%) Collaborative Working
2 277 (43.21%) Collaborative Culture
3 275 (42.90%) Marketing Strategy
4 266 (41.50%) Facilities Management
5 71 (11.08%) CRM
6 62 (9.67%) Problem-Solving
7 52 (8.11%) B2B
8 46 (7.18%) Lead Generation
9 36 (5.62%) B2B Sales
9 36 (5.62%) Decision-Making
10 35 (5.46%) Business Strategy
11 28 (4.37%) Mentoring
12 27 (4.21%) Project Management
13 24 (3.74%) Cybersecurity
14 23 (3.59%) Customer Service
15 22 (3.43%) Project Delivery
16 18 (2.81%) ITSM
16 18 (2.81%) Service Management
16 18 (2.81%) Strategic Planning
17 17 (2.65%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 4 (0.62%) Python
2 3 (0.47%) Java
2 3 (0.47%) SQL
3 2 (0.31%) R
4 1 (0.16%) C++
4 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 46 (7.18%) Degree
2 16 (2.50%) DBS Check
3 9 (1.40%) ACCA
3 9 (1.40%) CIMA
4 6 (0.94%) Security Cleared
5 5 (0.78%) CISM
5 5 (0.78%) CISSP
5 5 (0.78%) SC Cleared
6 4 (0.62%) Master's Degree
6 4 (0.62%) MBA
7 3 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.31%) CCSAS
8 2 (0.31%) CISA
8 2 (0.31%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (0.31%) PCI QSA
9 1 (0.16%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.16%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.56%) Accessibility
2 6 (0.94%) QA
3 4 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.47%) GDPR
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%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.16%) CDISC
6 1 (0.16%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.16%) PMO
6 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (0.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (1.09%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 53 (8.27%) Microsoft
2 22 (3.43%) Salesforce
3 18 (2.81%) Google
4 17 (2.65%) HubSpot
5 11 (1.72%) YouTube
6 9 (1.40%) Facebook
7 6 (0.94%) Oracle
8 5 (0.78%) Ahrefs
8 5 (0.78%) Screaming Frog
8 5 (0.78%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.78%) Sitecore
8 5 (0.78%) VMware
9 4 (0.62%) Cisco
9 4 (0.62%) Dell
10 3 (0.47%) SAP
10 3 (0.47%) Solace
10 3 (0.47%) TIBCO
10 3 (0.47%) Workday
11 1 (0.16%) Databricks
11 1 (0.16%) LexisNexis