Business Development Manager Jobs

Business Development Manager
UK

The median Business Development Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 289 635 1158
Rank change year-on-year +346 +523 -360
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 1,013 320 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.97% 0.34% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 0.37% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 772 52 50
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -14.89% +6.82%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £80,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £84,250 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £43,250
% change year-on-year -5.88% -1.73% -13.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 98,949 86,999 161,827
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 91.30% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 70,362 55,875 84,924
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 May 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 May 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 +321 856 £40,000 -20.00% 244
UK excluding London +240 696 £40,000 -5.88% 182
Work from Home +241 526 £40,000 +6.67% 91
London +273 263 £40,000 -30.43% 60
South East +69 222 £40,000 -20.79% 53
Midlands +136 164 £38,500 -23.00% 27
North of England +144 142 £50,000 +33.33% 56
West Midlands +119 137 £37,500 -31.82% 18
North West +74 90 £55,000 +10.00% 35
Scotland +8 75 £80,000 - 12
Yorkshire +96 45 £45,000 +20.00% 18
Wales +43 38 £35,700 - 2
East of England +10 36 £45,000 -21.74% 15
South West -24 28 £45,000 +20.00% 18
East Midlands +5 27 £55,000 +10.00% 9
Northern Ireland +35 12 £60,000 - 4
North East - 7 £40,000 - 3

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

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 1,005 (99.21%) Business Development
2 269 (26.55%) Social Skills
3 258 (25.47%) Salesforce
4 223 (22.01%) Client Onboarding
5 216 (21.32%) Customer Experience
6 194 (19.15%) CRM
7 150 (14.81%) Decision-Making
8 146 (14.41%) Marketing
9 129 (12.73%) Microsoft Office
10 127 (12.54%) Microsoft Excel
11 118 (11.65%) Finance
12 108 (10.66%) Microsoft
13 96 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
14 82 (8.09%) SaaS
15 79 (7.80%) Logistics
15 79 (7.80%) Retail
16 74 (7.31%) B2B
16 74 (7.31%) Telecoms
17 69 (6.81%) Contract Negotiation
18 64 (6.32%) Degree
19 58 (5.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
20 56 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
21 55 (5.43%) Strategic Planning
22 52 (5.13%) Business Strategy
23 51 (5.03%) Value Proposition
24 48 (4.74%) Manufacturing
25 47 (4.64%) SAP
26 44 (4.34%) SLA
27 43 (4.24%) Active Listening
27 43 (4.24%) Salesforce CRM

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 2 (0.20%) Confluence
1 2 (0.20%) Ethereum
Applications
1 129 (12.73%) Microsoft Office
2 127 (12.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 58 (5.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 43 (4.24%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (0.89%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.30%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.099%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 82 (8.09%) SaaS
2 25 (2.47%) Azure
3 13 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.69%) AWS
4 7 (0.69%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.59%) Asana
6 4 (0.39%) GCP
6 4 (0.39%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.30%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.30%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.27%) VoIP
2 18 (1.78%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.58%) Broadband
4 9 (0.89%) Network Security
5 6 (0.59%) WAN
6 4 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.30%) Firewall
7 3 (0.30%) Internet
7 3 (0.30%) MPLS
7 3 (0.30%) VPN
8 2 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.20%) VPLS
9 1 (0.099%) 4G
9 1 (0.099%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.099%) Modbus
9 1 (0.099%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.099%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.099%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.39%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.79%) JIRA
General
1 269 (26.55%) Social Skills
2 146 (14.41%) Marketing
3 118 (11.65%) Finance
4 79 (7.80%) Retail
5 74 (7.31%) Telecoms
6 56 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
7 48 (4.74%) Manufacturing
8 42 (4.15%) Public Sector
9 37 (3.65%) Legal
10 26 (2.57%) Analytical Skills
11 24 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (1.88%) Automotive
13 16 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (1.48%) Local Government
14 15 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (0.79%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.79%) Aviation
16 7 (0.69%) German Language
17 6 (0.59%) Advertising
17 6 (0.59%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.20%) web3js
2 1 (0.099%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 96 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (3.36%) Driving Licence
3 32 (3.16%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.17%) Social Media
5 15 (1.48%) Life Science
6 10 (0.99%) Biopharmaceutical
7 8 (0.79%) CCTV
7 8 (0.79%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.69%) IoT
8 7 (0.69%) NHS
9 6 (0.59%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.49%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.49%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.30%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.30%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.30%) iPad
11 3 (0.30%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.20%) Blog
12 2 (0.20%) iSeries
12 2 (0.20%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,005 (99.21%) Business Development
2 223 (22.01%) Client Onboarding
3 216 (21.32%) Customer Experience
4 194 (19.15%) CRM
5 150 (14.81%) Decision-Making
6 79 (7.80%) Logistics
7 74 (7.31%) B2B
8 69 (6.81%) Contract Negotiation
9 55 (5.43%) Strategic Planning
10 52 (5.13%) Business Strategy
11 51 (5.03%) Value Proposition
12 43 (4.24%) Active Listening
12 43 (4.24%) Deadline-Driven
13 39 (3.85%) Problem-Solving
14 33 (3.26%) Cybersecurity
15 31 (3.06%) Business Enablement
15 31 (3.06%) Technology Enablement
16 29 (2.86%) Lead Generation
17 28 (2.76%) Customer Service
18 27 (2.67%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 64 (6.32%) Degree
2 10 (0.99%) CFA
2 10 (0.99%) CIMA
2 10 (0.99%) Master's Degree
2 10 (0.99%) MBA
2 10 (0.99%) PhD
3 4 (0.39%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (0.20%) PMI Certification
4 2 (0.20%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.34%) SLA
2 9 (0.89%) GDPR
3 3 (0.30%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.20%) QA
System Software
1 3 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.099%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.099%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 258 (25.47%) Salesforce
2 108 (10.66%) Microsoft
3 47 (4.64%) SAP
4 31 (3.06%) YouTube
5 18 (1.78%) NetApp
6 10 (0.99%) IBM
6 10 (0.99%) Intel
7 6 (0.59%) BT
7 6 (0.59%) Cisco
7 6 (0.59%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.39%) Dell
8 4 (0.39%) HP
8 4 (0.39%) Sage
8 4 (0.39%) Sophos
8 4 (0.39%) Veeam
8 4 (0.39%) VMware
9 3 (0.30%) Commvault
9 3 (0.30%) Google
9 3 (0.30%) Mitel
9 3 (0.30%) Veritas