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 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 295 668 1139
Rank change year-on-year +373 +471 -337
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 948 318 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 0.31% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 0.34% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 759 58 48
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.40% -16.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,938 £90,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £40,750
% change year-on-year -20.00% +22.70% -20.49%

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 93,699 92,665 152,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,079 58,510 84,912
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,719 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

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 13 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 13 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 +351 806 £40,000 -20.40% 201
UK excluding London +240 656 £40,000 -20.00% 148
Work from Home +278 544 £40,000 -21.95% 90
London +277 248 £40,000 -30.43% 58
South East +96 242 £40,000 -20.79% 40
Midlands +117 142 £38,500 -30.00% 21
West Midlands +123 125 £36,600 -45.78% 15
North of England +136 113 £47,500 +26.67% 42
Scotland +14 72 £65,000 - 5
North West +59 64 £55,000 +7.32% 26
Yorkshire +108 42 £45,000 +20.00% 14
Wales +49 39 £35,700 - 2
East of England +31 32 £45,000 -21.74% 18
South West -9 29 £45,000 +20.00% 25
East Midlands +6 17 £55,000 +10.00% 6
Northern Ireland +32 8 £60,000 - 2
North East - 7 £40,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 13 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.

1 940 (99.16%) Business Development
2 289 (30.49%) Salesforce
3 253 (26.69%) Client Onboarding
4 246 (25.95%) Customer Experience
5 232 (24.47%) Social Skills
6 192 (20.25%) CRM
7 137 (14.45%) Marketing
8 108 (11.39%) Decision-Making
9 91 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
10 89 (9.39%) Microsoft Excel
11 85 (8.97%) Self-Motivation
12 83 (8.76%) Finance
13 79 (8.33%) SaaS
14 73 (7.70%) B2B
15 70 (7.38%) Telecoms
16 69 (7.28%) Microsoft
17 67 (7.07%) Degree
18 58 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
19 52 (5.49%) Manufacturing
20 51 (5.38%) Value Proposition
21 47 (4.96%) SAP
22 45 (4.75%) Business Strategy
23 44 (4.64%) SLA
24 43 (4.54%) Salesforce CRM
24 43 (4.54%) Deadline-Driven
24 43 (4.54%) Active Listening
24 43 (4.54%) Public Sector
25 42 (4.43%) Logistics
26 41 (4.32%) Retail
27 34 (3.59%) Problem-Solving

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 (0.21%) Confluence
1 2 (0.21%) Ethereum
Applications
1 91 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
2 89 (9.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 43 (4.54%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (1.05%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.11%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 79 (8.33%) SaaS
2 22 (2.32%) Azure
3 13 (1.37%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.74%) AWS
4 7 (0.74%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.63%) Asana
6 4 (0.42%) GCP
7 3 (0.32%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.32%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.32%) Rubrik
8 1 (0.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.11%) VoIP
2 18 (1.90%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.69%) Broadband
4 9 (0.95%) Network Security
5 5 (0.53%) WAN
6 3 (0.32%) Firewall
6 3 (0.32%) MPLS
6 3 (0.32%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.32%) VPN
7 2 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.21%) VPLS
8 1 (0.11%) 4G
8 1 (0.11%) LoRaWAN
8 1 (0.11%) Modbus
8 1 (0.11%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.42%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.84%) JIRA
General
1 232 (24.47%) Social Skills
2 137 (14.45%) Marketing
3 83 (8.76%) Finance
4 70 (7.38%) Telecoms
5 58 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
6 52 (5.49%) Manufacturing
7 43 (4.54%) Public Sector
8 41 (4.32%) Retail
9 27 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (2.53%) Analytical Skills
11 20 (2.11%) Legal
12 19 (2.00%) Automotive
13 18 (1.90%) Pharmaceutical
14 16 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (1.58%) Local Government
16 7 (0.74%) Advertising
16 7 (0.74%) German Language
17 6 (0.63%) French Language
17 6 (0.63%) Military
18 5 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.21%) HTML
1 2 (0.21%) web3js
2 1 (0.11%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 85 (8.97%) Self-Motivation
2 33 (3.48%) Driving Licence
2 33 (3.48%) Onboarding
3 22 (2.32%) Social Media
4 17 (1.79%) Life Science
5 12 (1.27%) Biopharmaceutical
6 9 (0.95%) Data Centre
7 7 (0.74%) IoT
7 7 (0.74%) NHS
8 6 (0.63%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.53%) Blockchain
9 5 (0.53%) CCTV
9 5 (0.53%) Marketing Technology
10 3 (0.32%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.32%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.32%) iPad
10 3 (0.32%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.32%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.21%) Blog
11 2 (0.21%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 940 (99.16%) Business Development
2 253 (26.69%) Client Onboarding
3 246 (25.95%) Customer Experience
4 192 (20.25%) CRM
5 108 (11.39%) Decision-Making
6 73 (7.70%) B2B
7 51 (5.38%) Value Proposition
8 45 (4.75%) Business Strategy
9 43 (4.54%) Active Listening
9 43 (4.54%) Deadline-Driven
10 42 (4.43%) Logistics
11 34 (3.59%) Problem-Solving
12 32 (3.38%) Lead Generation
13 31 (3.27%) Cybersecurity
14 30 (3.16%) Contract Negotiation
15 27 (2.85%) Strategic Thinking
16 25 (2.64%) Customer Service
16 25 (2.64%) Market Research
17 24 (2.53%) Facilities Management
18 23 (2.43%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 67 (7.07%) Degree
2 12 (1.27%) Master's Degree
2 12 (1.27%) PhD
3 10 (1.05%) CFA
3 10 (1.05%) CIMA
3 10 (1.05%) MBA
4 4 (0.42%) DBS Check
5 2 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.21%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.21%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.64%) SLA
2 8 (0.84%) GDPR
3 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.32%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.11%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 289 (30.49%) Salesforce
2 69 (7.28%) Microsoft
3 47 (4.96%) SAP
4 20 (2.11%) YouTube
5 15 (1.58%) NetApp
6 10 (1.05%) IBM
7 6 (0.63%) BT
7 6 (0.63%) Cisco
7 6 (0.63%) HubSpot
8 5 (0.53%) Intel
9 4 (0.42%) Dell
9 4 (0.42%) HP
9 4 (0.42%) Sage
9 4 (0.42%) Sophos
9 4 (0.42%) Veeam
10 3 (0.32%) Acronis
10 3 (0.32%) Aruba
10 3 (0.32%) Kaspersky
10 3 (0.32%) Meraki
10 3 (0.32%) Zoho