Business Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

Business Developer
England > Midlands

The median Business Developer salary in the Midlands is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 220 272
Rank change year-on-year -32 +52 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Developer 14 12 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.098% 0.21% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.23% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 12 12 19
10th Percentile £35,125 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,313 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £54,799 £46,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 - £63,250
England median annual salary £48,542 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.92% +11.11% -21.74%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 13,454 5,225 10,143
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 91.14% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 9,406 3,356 6,604
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,281 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Business Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Business Developer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Business Developer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Business Developer job vacancies in the Midlands

Business Developer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Developer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Developer in the Midlands

Business Developer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Developer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 August 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
East Midlands - 8 £38,750 - 4
West Midlands -38 6 £47,085 +4.63% 2
Business Developer
England

Business Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 7 August 2026, Business Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Business Developer in the job title.

1 11 (78.57%) Power Platform
2 9 (64.29%) Azure
3 8 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
4 7 (50.00%) AI
5 6 (42.86%) Power BI
5 6 (42.86%) SQL
6 5 (35.71%) Analytics
6 5 (35.71%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (35.71%) DevOps
6 5 (35.71%) ETL
6 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Copilot
6 5 (35.71%) Power Automate
6 5 (35.71%) SharePoint
7 4 (28.57%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (28.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (28.57%) Data Transformation
7 4 (28.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (21.43%) Copilot Studio
8 3 (21.43%) Data Analysis
8 3 (21.43%) Data Modelling
8 3 (21.43%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (21.43%) Foundry
8 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
8 3 (21.43%) Process Improvement
8 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
8 3 (21.43%) Python
9 2 (14.29%) API Integration
9 2 (14.29%) Azure Functions
9 2 (14.29%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (14.29%) Azure Service Bus

Business Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 5 (35.71%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (78.57%) Power Platform
2 9 (64.29%) Azure
3 5 (35.71%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Copilot
3 5 (35.71%) Power Automate
4 4 (28.57%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (21.43%) Copilot Studio
6 2 (14.29%) Azure Functions
6 2 (14.29%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (14.29%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (14.29%) Azure Stack
6 2 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (14.29%) PowerApps
6 2 (14.29%) SaaS
6 2 (14.29%) Serverless
7 1 (7.14%) Fivetran
7 1 (7.14%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (42.86%) Power BI
2 4 (28.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (21.43%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (14.29%) Data Lake
4 2 (14.29%) RDBMS
4 2 (14.29%) Relational Database
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (14.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 6 (42.86%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Back Office
3 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 2 (14.29%) Marketing
3 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.14%) Games
4 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) PySpark
1 2 (14.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Low-Code
2 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.14%) Self-Driving Car
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (50.00%) AI
3 5 (35.71%) Analytics
3 5 (35.71%) DevOps
3 5 (35.71%) ETL
4 4 (28.57%) Data Transformation
5 3 (21.43%) Data Analysis
5 3 (21.43%) Data Modelling
5 3 (21.43%) Process Improvement
5 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
6 2 (14.29%) API Integration
6 2 (14.29%) Case Management
6 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (14.29%) Cyber Resilience
6 2 (14.29%) Dashboard Development
6 2 (14.29%) Data Ingestion
6 2 (14.29%) Data Pipeline
6 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) SQL
2 4 (28.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (21.43%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Foundry
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Databricks