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 26 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
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 304 675 1139
Rank change year-on-year +371 +464 -347
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 970 305 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 0.31% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.34% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 755 53 50
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £80,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,500 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £46,250 £43,250
% change year-on-year -13.51% +6.94% -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 96,558 89,715 157,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.47% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 68,983 56,849 84,574
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +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 26 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 26 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 +333 818 £40,000 -20.00% 252
UK excluding London +245 664 £40,000 -13.51% 188
Work from Home +258 521 £40,000 -3.03% 104
London +286 257 £40,000 -30.43% 66
South East +78 221 £40,000 -20.79% 47
Midlands +126 152 £38,500 -23.00% 27
West Midlands +128 130 £37,500 -31.82% 16
North of England +138 127 £47,500 +26.67% 62
North West +74 77 £55,000 +7.32% 40
Scotland +11 74 £80,000 - 12
Yorkshire +99 43 £45,000 +20.00% 18
Wales +48 39 £35,700 - 2
East of England +27 34 £45,000 -21.74% 18
South West -4 28 £45,000 +20.00% 19
East Midlands -1 22 £55,000 +10.00% 11
Northern Ireland +31 10 £60,000 - 6
North East - 7 £40,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 26 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.

1 962 (99.18%) Business Development
2 257 (26.49%) Salesforce
3 250 (25.77%) Social Skills
4 221 (22.78%) Client Onboarding
5 214 (22.06%) Customer Experience
6 191 (19.69%) CRM
7 141 (14.54%) Marketing
8 131 (13.51%) Decision-Making
9 111 (11.44%) Microsoft Office
10 109 (11.24%) Microsoft Excel
11 99 (10.21%) Finance
12 92 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
13 90 (9.28%) Microsoft
14 81 (8.35%) SaaS
15 74 (7.63%) B2B
16 71 (7.32%) Telecoms
17 66 (6.80%) Degree
18 61 (6.29%) Logistics
19 59 (6.08%) Retail
20 56 (5.77%) Presentation Skills
21 51 (5.26%) Value Proposition
21 51 (5.26%) Contract Negotiation
22 50 (5.15%) Manufacturing
23 49 (5.05%) Business Strategy
24 47 (4.85%) SAP
25 44 (4.54%) SLA
26 43 (4.43%) Salesforce CRM
26 43 (4.43%) Deadline-Driven
26 43 (4.43%) Active Listening
27 42 (4.33%) Public Sector

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
1 111 (11.44%) Microsoft Office
2 109 (11.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 40 (4.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 43 (4.43%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (0.93%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.31%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 81 (8.35%) SaaS
2 24 (2.47%) Azure
3 13 (1.34%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.72%) AWS
4 7 (0.72%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.62%) Asana
6 4 (0.41%) GCP
7 3 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.31%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.31%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.31%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.27%) VoIP
2 18 (1.86%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.65%) Broadband
4 9 (0.93%) Network Security
5 5 (0.52%) WAN
6 3 (0.31%) Firewall
6 3 (0.31%) MPLS
6 3 (0.31%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.31%) VPN
7 2 (0.21%) Internet
7 2 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.21%) VPLS
8 1 (0.10%) 4G
8 1 (0.10%) LoRaWAN
8 1 (0.10%) Modbus
8 1 (0.10%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.41%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.82%) JIRA
General
1 250 (25.77%) Social Skills
2 141 (14.54%) Marketing
3 99 (10.21%) Finance
4 71 (7.32%) Telecoms
5 59 (6.08%) Retail
6 56 (5.77%) Presentation Skills
7 50 (5.15%) Manufacturing
8 42 (4.33%) Public Sector
9 29 (2.99%) Legal
10 25 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
12 19 (1.96%) Automotive
13 16 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
14 15 (1.55%) Local Government
15 7 (0.72%) German Language
16 6 (0.62%) Advertising
16 6 (0.62%) French Language
16 6 (0.62%) Military
17 5 (0.52%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.21%) web3js
2 1 (0.10%) HTML
2 1 (0.10%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 92 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (3.51%) Driving Licence
3 32 (3.30%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.27%) Social Media
5 16 (1.65%) Life Science
6 11 (1.13%) Biopharmaceutical
7 8 (0.82%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.72%) CCTV
8 7 (0.72%) IoT
8 7 (0.72%) NHS
9 6 (0.62%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.52%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.52%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.31%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.31%) iPad
11 3 (0.31%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.21%) Blog
12 2 (0.21%) iSeries
12 2 (0.21%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 962 (99.18%) Business Development
2 221 (22.78%) Client Onboarding
3 214 (22.06%) Customer Experience
4 191 (19.69%) CRM
5 131 (13.51%) Decision-Making
6 74 (7.63%) B2B
7 61 (6.29%) Logistics
8 51 (5.26%) Contract Negotiation
8 51 (5.26%) Value Proposition
9 49 (5.05%) Business Strategy
10 43 (4.43%) Active Listening
10 43 (4.43%) Deadline-Driven
11 37 (3.81%) Problem-Solving
11 37 (3.81%) Strategic Planning
12 32 (3.30%) Cybersecurity
13 29 (2.99%) Lead Generation
14 27 (2.78%) Business Enablement
14 27 (2.78%) Customer Service
14 27 (2.78%) Strategic Thinking
14 27 (2.78%) Technology Enablement
Qualifications
1 66 (6.80%) Degree
2 11 (1.13%) Master's Degree
2 11 (1.13%) PhD
3 10 (1.03%) CFA
3 10 (1.03%) CIMA
3 10 (1.03%) MBA
4 4 (0.41%) 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 (4.54%) SLA
2 8 (0.82%) GDPR
3 3 (0.31%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.21%) QA
System Software
1 2 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.10%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 257 (26.49%) Salesforce
2 90 (9.28%) Microsoft
3 47 (4.85%) SAP
4 27 (2.78%) YouTube
5 17 (1.75%) NetApp
6 10 (1.03%) IBM
7 8 (0.82%) Intel
8 6 (0.62%) BT
8 6 (0.62%) Cisco
8 6 (0.62%) HubSpot
9 4 (0.41%) Dell
9 4 (0.41%) HP
9 4 (0.41%) Sage
9 4 (0.41%) Sophos
9 4 (0.41%) Veeam
10 3 (0.31%) Commvault
10 3 (0.31%) Google
10 3 (0.31%) Mitel
10 3 (0.31%) Veritas
10 3 (0.31%) VMware