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 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 299 687 1140
Rank change year-on-year +388 +453 -332
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Development Manager 936 296 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.94% 0.30% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.99% 0.33% 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 739 53 47
10th Percentile £32,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £40,375
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 £85,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,500 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £46,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.51% +15.63% -20.00%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
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 £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
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 20 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 20 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 +345 790 £40,000 -20.00% 240
UK excluding London +248 642 £40,000 -13.51% 179
Work from Home +273 515 £40,000 -3.03% 100
London +279 248 £40,000 -30.43% 73
South East +76 217 £40,000 -20.79% 53
Midlands +120 147 £38,500 -23.00% 25
West Midlands +129 128 £37,500 -31.82% 17
North of England +131 119 £47,500 +26.67% 49
Scotland +4 72 £72,500 - 5
North West +59 69 £55,000 +7.32% 32
Yorkshire +110 43 £45,000 +20.00% 13
Wales +46 39 £35,700 - 2
East of England +20 32 £45,000 -21.74% 18
South West -12 28 £45,000 +20.00% 27
East Midlands -4 19 £55,000 +10.00% 8
Northern Ireland +38 9 £60,000 - 7
North East - 7 £40,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 20 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.

1 928 (99.15%) Business Development
2 259 (27.67%) Salesforce
3 240 (25.64%) Social Skills
4 223 (23.82%) Client Onboarding
5 216 (23.08%) Customer Experience
6 192 (20.51%) CRM
7 138 (14.74%) Marketing
8 119 (12.71%) Decision-Making
9 101 (10.79%) Microsoft Office
10 99 (10.58%) Microsoft Excel
11 90 (9.62%) Finance
12 86 (9.19%) Self-Motivation
13 79 (8.44%) Microsoft
14 78 (8.33%) SaaS
15 73 (7.80%) B2B
16 69 (7.37%) Telecoms
17 66 (7.05%) Degree
18 58 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
19 51 (5.45%) Logistics
19 51 (5.45%) Value Proposition
20 50 (5.34%) Manufacturing
21 49 (5.24%) Retail
22 47 (5.02%) SAP
22 47 (5.02%) Business Strategy
23 44 (4.70%) SLA
24 43 (4.59%) Active Listening
24 43 (4.59%) Salesforce CRM
24 43 (4.59%) Deadline-Driven
25 42 (4.49%) Public Sector
26 40 (4.27%) Contract Negotiation

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
1 101 (10.79%) Microsoft Office
2 99 (10.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (3.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 43 (4.59%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (1.07%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.21%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 78 (8.33%) SaaS
2 23 (2.46%) Azure
3 13 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (0.75%) AWS
4 7 (0.75%) IBM Cloud
5 6 (0.64%) Asana
6 4 (0.43%) GCP
7 3 (0.32%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (0.32%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.32%) Rubrik
8 2 (0.21%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.14%) VoIP
2 18 (1.92%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.71%) Broadband
4 9 (0.96%) 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 (0.43%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 240 (25.64%) Social Skills
2 138 (14.74%) Marketing
3 90 (9.62%) Finance
4 69 (7.37%) Telecoms
5 58 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
6 50 (5.34%) Manufacturing
7 49 (5.24%) Retail
8 42 (4.49%) Public Sector
9 26 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (2.56%) Legal
11 23 (2.46%) Analytical Skills
12 19 (2.03%) Automotive
13 16 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
14 15 (1.60%) Local Government
15 7 (0.75%) Advertising
15 7 (0.75%) German Language
16 6 (0.64%) French Language
16 6 (0.64%) Military
17 5 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.21%) web3js
2 1 (0.11%) HTML
2 1 (0.11%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 86 (9.19%) Self-Motivation
2 33 (3.53%) Driving Licence
3 32 (3.42%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.35%) Social Media
5 16 (1.71%) Life Science
6 11 (1.18%) Biopharmaceutical
7 8 (0.85%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.75%) IoT
8 7 (0.75%) NHS
9 6 (0.64%) CCTV
9 6 (0.64%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.53%) Blockchain
10 5 (0.53%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.32%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.32%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.32%) iPad
11 3 (0.32%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.21%) Blog
12 2 (0.21%) iSeries
12 2 (0.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 928 (99.15%) Business Development
2 223 (23.82%) Client Onboarding
3 216 (23.08%) Customer Experience
4 192 (20.51%) CRM
5 119 (12.71%) Decision-Making
6 73 (7.80%) B2B
7 51 (5.45%) Logistics
7 51 (5.45%) Value Proposition
8 47 (5.02%) Business Strategy
9 43 (4.59%) Active Listening
9 43 (4.59%) Deadline-Driven
10 40 (4.27%) Contract Negotiation
11 36 (3.85%) Problem-Solving
12 31 (3.31%) Cybersecurity
12 31 (3.31%) Lead Generation
13 27 (2.88%) Customer Service
13 27 (2.88%) Strategic Planning
13 27 (2.88%) Strategic Thinking
14 25 (2.67%) Market Research
15 24 (2.56%) Facilities Management
Qualifications
1 66 (7.05%) Degree
2 11 (1.18%) Master's Degree
2 11 (1.18%) PhD
3 10 (1.07%) CFA
3 10 (1.07%) CIMA
3 10 (1.07%) MBA
4 4 (0.43%) 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 (4.70%) SLA
2 8 (0.85%) 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
1 259 (27.67%) Salesforce
2 79 (8.44%) Microsoft
3 47 (5.02%) SAP
4 24 (2.56%) YouTube
5 17 (1.82%) NetApp
6 10 (1.07%) IBM
7 7 (0.75%) Intel
8 6 (0.64%) BT
8 6 (0.64%) Cisco
8 6 (0.64%) HubSpot
9 4 (0.43%) Dell
9 4 (0.43%) HP
9 4 (0.43%) Sage
9 4 (0.43%) Sophos
9 4 (0.43%) Veeam
10 3 (0.32%) Aruba
10 3 (0.32%) Commvault
10 3 (0.32%) Google
10 3 (0.32%) Mitel
10 3 (0.32%) Veritas