Business Development Manager Salary UK 2026

The average advertised pay for a Business Development Manager, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.

£50,000
median advertised salary
328
live jobs right now
96%
permanent roles
80%
via agencies

How much does a Business Development Manager earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Business Development Manager in the UK is £50,000 a year, based on 70 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £4,170 a month or £25.64 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 96% of current adverts are permanent, and 80% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Business Development Manager adverts mention AI or automation 2% of the time.

How Business Development Manager pay compares

Median advertised salary for Business Development Manager beside other job titles in sales, from the lowest paid to the highest.

Other roles in sales

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
Sales Director £100,00017 99%1%
Business Development Manager £50,000328 96%2%
Communications Manager £45,00016 76%1%
Field Sales £38,00084 90%1%
Sales Executive £35,000474 90%4%
Marketing Executive £33,000100 83%1%
Marketing Coordinator £32,00015 75%0%
Sales Assistant £28,00093 89%4%

Latest Business Development Manager jobs

Business Development Manager

GlobalData UK Ltd

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London · Permanent · 22 minutes ago

The Sales team operates at the face of our business introducing clients to our trusted intelligence. With an established book of..

Business Development Manager

Sysco GB

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Plymouth · Permanent · 1 day ago

Business Development Manager - Home/Field-based – Plymouth. Up to £38,000 + uncapped bonus potential, company car or car..

Business Development Manager

Cameron Pink

£45,000 – £60,000 a year

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Leeds · Permanent · 2 days ago

Business Development Manager: Prop. Tech. We're recruiting exclusively for an established, well-respected software provider of..

Business Development Manager - Consumer

GlobalData UK Ltd

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London · Permanent · 2 days ago

Global. Data is a specialist information services business on a mission to help our clients decode the future, make better..

Business Development Manager

Hudson & Co

£40,000 – £60,000 a year

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Nationwide · Permanent · 2 days ago

Business Development Manager. £40,000 - £60,000 Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission + Car Allowance. Location: UK. The..

Business Development Manager

Infinity Recruitment Consultancy Limited

£55,000 – £70,000 a year

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Huntingdon · Permanent · 2 days ago

Do you have Business Development experience within the construction machinery rental / HVAC sectors or similar selling into the..

Business Development Manager

Involve Recruitment

£40,000 – £47,000 a year

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West Midlands · Permanent · 3 days ago

Involve Recruitment (Midlands) Ltd are recruiting for an Applications Business Development Manager for a UK wide Electrical..

Business Development Manager

Owen Daniels

£70,000 – £75,000 a year

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Wantage · Permanent · 3 days ago

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially driven Business Development Manager to join a growing..

Business Development Manager

Simtec Materials Testing Direct employer

£45,000 – £50,000 a year

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Belfast · Permanent · 3 days ago

Business Development Manager. Proven at winning construction and civils work across Ireland? Run your own patch and your own..

Business Development Manager

RCI Group

£50,000 – £60,000 a year

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South East · Permanent · 3 days ago

We are now looking for a Business Development Manager to help drive the next phase of our growth in our South Regions. This is a..

Browse 328 live Business Development Manager jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Business Development Manager vacancies listed on YourJobs.co.uk, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →