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 5 June 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
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 636 1163
Rank change year-on-year +352 +527 -374
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 1,037 323 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.97% 0.35% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 0.38% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 775 53 49
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,060 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year -5.74% +2.41% -17.00%

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 101,029 85,188 163,395
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 91.21% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 71,463 55,074 85,023
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,750
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 5 June 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 5 June 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 +330 876 £40,000 -20.00% 228
UK excluding London +243 714 £40,060 -5.74% 167
Work from Home +239 528 £40,000 -3.03% 88
London +280 267 £40,000 -33.33% 58
South East +60 221 £40,000 -20.79% 43
Midlands +140 173 £38,500 -23.00% 31
North of England +129 150 £50,000 +33.33% 53
West Midlands +110 140 £38,000 -30.91% 20
North West +83 98 £55,000 +10.00% 34
Scotland +2 78 £80,000 - 13
Yorkshire +88 45 £45,000 +20.00% 16
Wales +40 38 £35,700 - 1
East of England -5 36 £45,000 -21.74% 10
East Midlands +7 33 £55,000 +10.00% 11
South West -27 27 £45,000 +20.00% 17
Northern Ireland +31 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 5 June 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 1,029 (99.23%) Business Development
2 287 (27.68%) Social Skills
3 254 (24.49%) Salesforce
4 220 (21.22%) Client Onboarding
5 213 (20.54%) Customer Experience
6 196 (18.90%) CRM
7 165 (15.91%) Decision-Making
8 147 (14.18%) Microsoft Office
9 146 (14.08%) Marketing
10 145 (13.98%) Microsoft Excel
11 133 (12.83%) Finance
12 126 (12.15%) Microsoft
13 97 (9.35%) Retail
14 96 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
15 94 (9.06%) Logistics
16 84 (8.10%) Contract Negotiation
17 82 (7.91%) SaaS
18 76 (7.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
19 75 (7.23%) Telecoms
20 73 (7.04%) B2B
21 70 (6.75%) Strategic Planning
22 64 (6.17%) Degree
23 59 (5.69%) Presentation Skills
24 52 (5.01%) Business Strategy
25 50 (4.82%) Value Proposition
26 48 (4.63%) Manufacturing
27 47 (4.53%) Legal
28 46 (4.44%) SAP
29 43 (4.15%) SLA
30 42 (4.05%) Active Listening

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 (0.19%) Confluence
1 2 (0.19%) Ethereum
Applications
1 147 (14.18%) Microsoft Office
2 145 (13.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 76 (7.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 42 (4.05%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (0.87%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.29%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.096%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 82 (7.91%) SaaS
2 25 (2.41%) Azure
3 13 (1.25%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.68%) AWS
4 7 (0.68%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.58%) Asana
6 4 (0.39%) GCP
6 4 (0.39%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.29%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.29%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.29%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.31%) VoIP
2 18 (1.74%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.54%) Broadband
4 9 (0.87%) Network Security
5 6 (0.58%) WAN
6 4 (0.39%) Internet
6 4 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.29%) Firewall
7 3 (0.29%) MPLS
7 3 (0.29%) VPN
8 2 (0.19%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.19%) VPLS
9 1 (0.096%) 4G
9 1 (0.096%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.096%) Modbus
9 1 (0.096%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.096%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.096%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.39%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.77%) JIRA
General
1 287 (27.68%) Social Skills
2 146 (14.08%) Marketing
3 133 (12.83%) Finance
4 97 (9.35%) Retail
5 75 (7.23%) Telecoms
6 59 (5.69%) Presentation Skills
7 48 (4.63%) Manufacturing
8 47 (4.53%) Legal
9 42 (4.05%) Public Sector
10 27 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 26 (2.51%) Analytical Skills
12 19 (1.83%) Automotive
12 19 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.45%) Local Government
13 15 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (0.77%) Aerospace
14 8 (0.77%) Aviation
15 7 (0.68%) German Language
16 6 (0.58%) Advertising
16 6 (0.58%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.19%) web3js
2 1 (0.096%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 96 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
2 38 (3.66%) Driving Licence
3 32 (3.09%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.12%) Social Media
5 15 (1.45%) Life Science
6 10 (0.96%) Biopharmaceutical
7 8 (0.77%) CCTV
7 8 (0.77%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.68%) IoT
8 7 (0.68%) NHS
9 6 (0.58%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.48%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.48%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.29%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.29%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.29%) iPad
11 3 (0.29%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.19%) Blog
12 2 (0.19%) e-Learning
12 2 (0.19%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,029 (99.23%) Business Development
2 220 (21.22%) Client Onboarding
3 213 (20.54%) Customer Experience
4 196 (18.90%) CRM
5 165 (15.91%) Decision-Making
6 94 (9.06%) Logistics
7 84 (8.10%) Contract Negotiation
8 73 (7.04%) B2B
9 70 (6.75%) Strategic Planning
10 52 (5.01%) Business Strategy
11 50 (4.82%) Value Proposition
12 42 (4.05%) Active Listening
12 42 (4.05%) Deadline-Driven
13 39 (3.76%) Problem-Solving
14 34 (3.28%) Cybersecurity
15 31 (2.99%) Business Enablement
15 31 (2.99%) Technology Enablement
16 30 (2.89%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 29 (2.80%) Lead Generation
17 29 (2.80%) Market Research
Qualifications
1 64 (6.17%) Degree
2 10 (0.96%) CFA
2 10 (0.96%) CIMA
2 10 (0.96%) Master's Degree
2 10 (0.96%) MBA
2 10 (0.96%) PhD
3 4 (0.39%) DBS Check
4 2 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (0.19%) PMI Certification
4 2 (0.19%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (4.15%) SLA
2 9 (0.87%) GDPR
3 3 (0.29%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.096%) QA
System Software
1 3 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.096%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.096%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 254 (24.49%) Salesforce
2 126 (12.15%) Microsoft
3 46 (4.44%) SAP
4 31 (2.99%) YouTube
5 18 (1.74%) NetApp
6 10 (0.96%) IBM
6 10 (0.96%) Intel
7 6 (0.58%) BT
7 6 (0.58%) Cisco
7 6 (0.58%) 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 (0.29%) Acronis
9 3 (0.29%) Aruba
9 3 (0.29%) Commvault
9 3 (0.29%) Veritas