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 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 301 644 1100
Rank change year-on-year +343 +456 -287
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 971 352 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.98% 0.35% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 0.38% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 784 59 52
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.79% -15.83% -
75th Percentile £54,063 £61,625 £83,438
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,500 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -12.20%

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 93,878 92,381 151,160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,248 58,258 84,340
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 10 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 10 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 +331 831 £40,000 -20.79% 191
UK excluding London +225 679 £40,000 -20.00% 144
Work from Home +265 569 £40,000 -23.81% 92
South East +100 262 £40,000 -20.79% 44
London +264 249 £40,000 -30.43% 54
Midlands +105 144 £38,500 -30.00% 20
West Midlands +106 126 £35,700 -47.11% 17
North of England +135 115 £45,000 +20.00% 37
Scotland +10 72 £65,000 - 7
North West +61 67 £55,000 +7.32% 22
Yorkshire +110 41 £45,000 +20.00% 13
Wales +40 39 £35,700 - 1
East of England +29 31 £45,000 -21.74% 15
South West -16 30 £42,500 +13.33% 22
East Midlands -2 18 £47,500 -5.00% 3
Northern Ireland +27 7 £60,000 - 3
North East - 7 £40,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 10 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.

1 963 (99.18%) Business Development
2 316 (32.54%) Salesforce
3 278 (28.63%) Client Onboarding
4 272 (28.01%) Customer Experience
5 233 (24.00%) Social Skills
6 194 (19.98%) CRM
7 135 (13.90%) Marketing
8 106 (10.92%) Decision-Making
9 92 (9.47%) Microsoft Office
10 90 (9.27%) Microsoft Excel
11 84 (8.65%) Finance
12 83 (8.55%) Self-Motivation
13 79 (8.14%) SaaS
14 74 (7.62%) B2B
15 70 (7.21%) Telecoms
16 68 (7.00%) Microsoft
16 68 (7.00%) Degree
17 59 (6.08%) Presentation Skills
18 52 (5.36%) Value Proposition
18 52 (5.36%) Manufacturing
19 48 (4.94%) SAP
20 45 (4.63%) SLA
20 45 (4.63%) Business Strategy
21 44 (4.53%) Deadline-Driven
21 44 (4.53%) Active Listening
21 44 (4.53%) Salesforce CRM
22 43 (4.43%) Logistics
22 43 (4.43%) Public Sector
23 42 (4.33%) Retail
24 34 (3.50%) 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 2 (0.21%) Confluence
1 2 (0.21%) Ethereum
Applications
1 92 (9.47%) Microsoft Office
2 90 (9.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 44 (4.53%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.10%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 79 (8.14%) SaaS
2 21 (2.16%) 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%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.06%) VoIP
2 18 (1.85%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.65%) Broadband
4 9 (0.93%) Network Security
5 5 (0.51%) 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%) 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
1 233 (24.00%) Social Skills
2 135 (13.90%) Marketing
3 84 (8.65%) Finance
4 70 (7.21%) Telecoms
5 59 (6.08%) Presentation Skills
6 52 (5.36%) Manufacturing
7 43 (4.43%) Public Sector
8 42 (4.33%) Retail
9 27 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
11 20 (2.06%) Legal
12 19 (1.96%) Automotive
13 18 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
14 16 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (1.54%) Local Government
16 7 (0.72%) Advertising
16 7 (0.72%) German Language
17 6 (0.62%) French Language
17 6 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.62%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.21%) HTML
1 2 (0.21%) web3js
2 1 (0.10%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 83 (8.55%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (3.50%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.40%) Driving Licence
4 22 (2.27%) Social Media
5 17 (1.75%) Life Science
6 12 (1.24%) Biopharmaceutical
7 9 (0.93%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.72%) IoT
8 7 (0.72%) NHS
9 6 (0.62%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.51%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.51%) CCTV
10 5 (0.51%) 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
11 3 (0.31%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.21%) Blog
12 2 (0.21%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.31%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 963 (99.18%) Business Development
2 278 (28.63%) Client Onboarding
3 272 (28.01%) Customer Experience
4 194 (19.98%) CRM
5 106 (10.92%) Decision-Making
6 74 (7.62%) B2B
7 52 (5.36%) Value Proposition
8 45 (4.63%) Business Strategy
9 44 (4.53%) Active Listening
9 44 (4.53%) Deadline-Driven
10 43 (4.43%) Logistics
11 32 (3.30%) Lead Generation
11 32 (3.30%) Problem-Solving
12 31 (3.19%) Cybersecurity
13 30 (3.09%) Contract Negotiation
14 27 (2.78%) Strategic Thinking
15 25 (2.57%) Customer Service
15 25 (2.57%) Market Research
16 24 (2.47%) Facilities Management
17 23 (2.37%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 68 (7.00%) Degree
2 12 (1.24%) Master's Degree
2 12 (1.24%) 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 45 (4.63%) SLA
2 8 (0.82%) GDPR
3 3 (0.31%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.31%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
1 1 (0.10%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 316 (32.54%) Salesforce
2 68 (7.00%) Microsoft
3 48 (4.94%) SAP
4 18 (1.85%) YouTube
5 15 (1.54%) NetApp
6 10 (1.03%) IBM
7 6 (0.62%) BT
7 6 (0.62%) Cisco
7 6 (0.62%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.41%) Dell
8 4 (0.41%) HP
8 4 (0.41%) Sage
8 4 (0.41%) Sophos
8 4 (0.41%) Veeam
9 3 (0.31%) Commvault
9 3 (0.31%) Google
9 3 (0.31%) Intel
9 3 (0.31%) Kaspersky
9 3 (0.31%) Mitel
9 3 (0.31%) Veritas