Business Development Manager career guide

Live business development manager roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

26633 live business development manager roles

Business Development Manager

Rainham, Essex

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We are recruiting for a BD Manager - IP Litigation to join our Marketing team in London.

Hybrid Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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Commercial Manager (SC or DV Cleared)

Farnborough, Hampshire

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An exciting opportunity for an experienced Commercial Manager / Commercial Lead to support the delivery of innovation, technology and R&D programmes…

Hybrid Sales & Business Development Part-time Permanent
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Regional Enterprise Sales Manager

London

£120,000 Basic £240,000 OTE

I'm working with a rapidly expanding global cybersecurity vendor that's looking for an experienced Regional Enterprise Sales Manager to drive growth…

Remote Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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London Luxury Hotel Sales Manager

England

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Miiro Hotels, a standout luxury lifestyle property, seeks a Sales Manager to lead day-to-day sales, business development, and key account management…

Hospitality & Catering Full-time Permanent
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Commercial Manager - Agriculture

Manchester, Lancashire

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Black Bull Biochar (BBB) is a growing UK company scaling the use of biochar, a carbon-rich material that improves soil health, livestock and crop…

Remote Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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Business Development Manager

City, London

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We are recruiting for a BD Manager - IP Litigation to join our Marketing team in London.

Hybrid Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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Strategic Transport Commercial Director

Solihull, West Midlands

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Tarmac is seeking a Commercial Director - Transport to lead the development and execution of our transport sector growth strategy across road, rail…

Accountancy, Finance & Banking Full-time Permanent
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Commercial Director - Transport

Solihull, West Midlands

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At Tarmac, we're not just supplying materials, we're helping deliver some of the UK's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects.

Accountancy, Finance & Banking Full-time Permanent
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Business Development Manager

Meopham, Kent

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We are recruiting for a BD Manager - IP Litigation to join our Marketing team in London.

Hybrid Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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Business Development Engineer

City, York

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The Business Development Engineer (BDE) is responsible for driving revenue growth by combining technical expertise with customer engagement.

Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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Commercial Manager

Goosewell Farm

£83,000–£101,000

We are recruiting for an experienced Commercial Manager to join a leading UK infrastructure contractor on a major highways project in the North West.

Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Commercial Director

Birmingham

£85,000–£95,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Manager to join an established design and consultancy business in a senior-level…

Hybrid Accountancy, Finance & Banking
8 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Commercial Manager

Leeds

£60,000–£90,000

The Commercial Manager is responsible for driving commercial performance across the RICs portfolio through effective contract management, commercial…

Sales & Business Development
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Business Development Manager salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
Scotland (indicative)
3 live adverts
£31,500 – £75,000 (midpoint £60,000)
North West (indicative)
4 live adverts
£40,000 – £70,000 (midpoint £58,750)
Yorkshire (indicative)
4 live adverts
£32,500 – £62,000 (midpoint £52,500)
South East
9 live adverts
£42,500 – £55,000 (£52,000 · 25th–75th pct)
Northern Ireland (indicative)
5 live adverts
£45,000 – £280,000 (midpoint £46,038)
Wales (indicative)
8 live adverts
£27,000 – £75,000 (midpoint £46,000)
East of England (indicative)
7 live adverts
£34,000 – £62,500 (midpoint £45,000)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£25,250 – £117,500 (midpoint £45,000)
North East (indicative)
5 live adverts
£35,000 – £60,000 (midpoint £42,500)
Midlands
12 live adverts
£34,375 – £48,125 (£38,750 · 25th–75th pct)
London (indicative)
1 live advert
£38,500 – £80,000 (midpoint £38,500)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. New-business BDMs sit in the lower half of the band and sales managers and directors in the upper; SaaS, professional services and construction products pay most. A car allowance and uncapped commission are standard.
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FAQs

What does a BDM earn?

Indicatively £38,000–£80,000 basic with OTE of £60,000–£130,000; sales directors above.

BDM or account manager: which pays more?

New-business roles carry higher OTE and risk; account management is steadier with lower upside.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references and evidence of past quota attainment.

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