Business Development Manager Jobs

Business Development Manager
UK

The median Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 221 252 868
Rank change year-on-year +31 +616 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 910 786 269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.20% 1.36% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% 1.43% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 273 450 77
10th Percentile £28,119 £25,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £26,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £33,924 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.86% -24.61% -14.29%
75th Percentile £55,000 £39,085 £73,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,500 £90,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,000 £28,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +35.71% -41.05% +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 71,968 55,098 132,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 95.65% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 37,505 40,133 78,004
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,604 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,525 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,404 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.99% - +5.00%

Business Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Business Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Development Manager.

Salary trend for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Development Manager over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Development Manager in the UK

Business Development Manager
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
England +73 798 £41,000 +4.90% 88
UK excluding London +23 692 £38,000 +35.71% 71
Work from Home +56 266 £40,530 +1.32% 37
North of England +89 264 £41,000 +28.13% 19
London +33 177 £42,000 +7.46% 23
Midlands +26 160 £28,822 +8.76% 14
North West +38 151 £35,000 +9.38% 13
West Midlands +27 115 £28,822 +8.76% 11
Yorkshire +84 101 £68,750 +114.84% 5
South East -19 91 £45,000 +15.13% 17
Scotland -77 56 £38,000 +52.00% 3
East of England -47 54 £40,000 +2.34% 3
East Midlands -29 45 £36,000 +35.85% 3
South West +7 41 £45,000 +36.36% 13
Northern Ireland +20 21 £55,000 - 1
North East -30 12 - - 1
Wales +11 6 £60,350 +101.17% 1

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Business Development Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Business Development Manager in the job title.

1 910 (100.00%) Business Development
2 381 (41.87%) Social Skills
3 254 (27.91%) B2B
4 247 (27.14%) CRM
5 224 (24.62%) Salesforce
6 197 (21.65%) Retail
7 192 (21.10%) Finance
8 160 (17.58%) Contract Negotiation
9 156 (17.14%) Microsoft
10 153 (16.81%) Microsoft Office
10 153 (16.81%) Life Science
11 152 (16.70%) Decision-Making
12 143 (15.71%) Microsoft Excel
13 142 (15.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
14 130 (14.29%) Logistics
15 124 (13.63%) B2B Sales
16 123 (13.52%) Presentation Skills
17 122 (13.41%) Time Management
18 113 (12.42%) Strategic Planning
19 105 (11.54%) Marketing
20 88 (9.67%) Self-Motivation
20 88 (9.67%) Business Strategy
21 87 (9.56%) Legal
22 81 (8.90%) Value Proposition
23 80 (8.79%) Driving Licence
24 59 (6.48%) Customer Experience
25 58 (6.37%) Local Government
26 56 (6.15%) SLA
27 54 (5.93%) Lead Generation
28 53 (5.82%) Client Onboarding

Business Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 1 (0.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 153 (16.81%) Microsoft Office
2 143 (15.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 142 (15.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.11%) InDesign
4 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 52 (5.71%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.55%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.33%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 21 (2.31%) SaaS
2 9 (0.99%) Google Workspace
3 4 (0.44%) Azure
3 4 (0.44%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.22%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.21%) VoIP
2 7 (0.77%) Internet
3 6 (0.66%) Unified Communications
4 5 (0.55%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.55%) WAN
5 4 (0.44%) LAN
5 4 (0.44%) MPLS
5 4 (0.44%) VPLS
5 4 (0.44%) Wireless
5 4 (0.44%) WLAN
6 3 (0.33%) Broadband
7 2 (0.22%) 4G
7 2 (0.22%) 5G
7 2 (0.22%) PBX
8 1 (0.11%) Network Security
8 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
General
1 381 (41.87%) Social Skills
2 197 (21.65%) Retail
3 192 (21.10%) Finance
4 123 (13.52%) Presentation Skills
5 105 (11.54%) Marketing
6 87 (9.56%) Legal
7 58 (6.37%) Local Government
8 42 (4.62%) Telecoms
9 40 (4.40%) Pharmaceutical
10 36 (3.96%) Aerospace
11 34 (3.74%) Aviation
12 27 (2.97%) Manufacturing
13 22 (2.42%) Banking
14 18 (1.98%) Public Sector
15 16 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
16 13 (1.43%) Analytical Skills
17 12 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (1.10%) Brand Awareness
19 9 (0.99%) Digital Health
20 5 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 153 (16.81%) Life Science
2 88 (9.67%) Self-Motivation
3 80 (8.79%) Driving Licence
4 46 (5.05%) iPad
5 24 (2.64%) Pharmacovigilance
6 16 (1.76%) NHS
7 15 (1.65%) Social Media
8 12 (1.32%) PMI
9 10 (1.10%) CCTV
10 9 (0.99%) Video Conferencing
11 8 (0.88%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.44%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.44%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.44%) IoT
12 4 (0.44%) PropTech
12 4 (0.44%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.33%) Housing Association
14 2 (0.22%) Credit Risk
14 2 (0.22%) Renewable Energy
14 2 (0.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.88%) Windows
2 1 (0.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 910 (100.00%) Business Development
2 254 (27.91%) B2B
3 247 (27.14%) CRM
4 160 (17.58%) Contract Negotiation
5 152 (16.70%) Decision-Making
6 130 (14.29%) Logistics
7 124 (13.63%) B2B Sales
8 122 (13.41%) Time Management
9 113 (12.42%) Strategic Planning
10 88 (9.67%) Business Strategy
11 81 (8.90%) Value Proposition
12 59 (6.48%) Customer Experience
13 54 (5.93%) Lead Generation
14 53 (5.82%) Client Onboarding
15 52 (5.71%) Active Listening
15 52 (5.71%) Deadline-Driven
16 50 (5.49%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 47 (5.16%) Problem-Solving
18 46 (5.05%) Facilities Management
19 43 (4.73%) Market Research
Qualifications
1 19 (2.09%) Degree
2 12 (1.32%) PMI Certification
3 5 (0.55%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.22%) Master's Degree
4 2 (0.22%) MBA
4 2 (0.22%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.15%) SLA
2 10 (1.10%) Good Clinical Practice
3 6 (0.66%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.33%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.22%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 224 (24.62%) Salesforce
2 156 (17.14%) Microsoft
3 52 (5.71%) SAP
4 34 (3.74%) YouTube
5 21 (2.31%) Intel
6 12 (1.32%) HubSpot
7 11 (1.21%) Google
8 7 (0.77%) VMware
9 6 (0.66%) BT
9 6 (0.66%) NetApp
10 5 (0.55%) Fujitsu
10 5 (0.55%) NEC
11 3 (0.33%) N-able
12 1 (0.11%) Adobe
12 1 (0.11%) Apple
12 1 (0.11%) Autodesk
12 1 (0.11%) Samsung