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Business Development Manager jobs in the UK

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

27051 live business development manager roles

Vega

Regional Sales Manager, UK

London

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Vega is one of the fastest-growing startups in cybersecurity, redefining security analytics and operations with an AI-native platform for the SOC!

Sales & Business Development
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Continuum

Commercial Manager

Chesterfield

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We're exclusively supporting an established UK manufacturer and supplier of specialist highways infrastructure products in appointing a Commercial…

Sales & Business Development
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Sizewell C Company

Snr Commercial Manager - NI

Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Sizewell C is one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects-a next-of-a-kind nuclear power station that will deliver clean, reliable energy…

Hybrid Sales & Business Development Contract
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North-Gate

Commercial Manager

Barrow in Furness

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We are currently engaged by a highly regarded, privately owned, national sub-contracting organisation that delivers building projects across the UK.

Sales & Business Development Contract
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Sphere Solutions

Commercial Manager

Hemel Hempstead

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Are you an experienced Commercial Manager looking for your next move within a growing civil engineering contractor?

Sales & Business Development Contract
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NEOS Recruitment

Service And Sales Director

Leicester Forest East

£80,000 - £100,000

NEOS Engineering Recruitment are working in partnership with a leading Heavy Plant engineering business who are looking to appoint an experienced…

Sales & Business Development
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J&B Hopkins

Commercial Manager

Fareham

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Hopkins is seeking a commercially astute Commercial Manager to lead all commercial aspects of projects with a strong focus on financial performance.

Sales & Business Development Contract
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J&B Hopkins

Commercial Manager

Fareham

£80,000

We are seeking a commercially astute professional to lead all commercial aspects of projects, ensuring strong financial performance.

Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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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
8 live adverts		 £41,500 – £53,125 (£51,000 · 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)
6 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
11 live adverts		 £35,000 – £48,750 (£40,000 · 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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