Business Development Manager career guide

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

26990 live business development manager roles

Customer Sales Manager

Kenley

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Customer Sales Manager /Customer relations Manager required at our Amberley Lodge Care Home in SurreyCare Home based37.5 hours per week£40,000 +…

Customer Service & Contact Centre
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Customer Sales Manager

Hessle

£40,000

We have an exciting new role for a Customer Relations Manager based at Tranby Park/Primrose Care Home in East Riding of Yorkshire.

Remote Customer Service & Contact Centre
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Area Sales Manager

Carr Vale

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Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below. So, who are we?

Sales & Business Development Permanent
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Product Sales Manager

Rochdale

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We are seeking an ambitious and results-driven Product Sales Manager to identify new business opportunities, build strategic relationships, and…

Marketing, PR & Creative
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Sales Manager, Leeds (LS10 1SD)

Leeds

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At ASD, we're one of the UK's leading metal stockholders and processing specialists, supplying high-quality steel and metal products to customers…

Sales & Business Development
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Commercial Director

Glasgow

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At Dalkia, we're driven by a shared purpose: tackling climate change and building a better, more sustainable future.

Management & Consultancy
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Sales Manager - IT and Telecoms

Sheffield

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Amvia is a young, fast-growing connectivity, voice and managed IT provider based in Sheffield, and we are hiring a Sales Manager who still loves to…

Sales & Business Development Permanent
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Regional Sales Manager, UK

Manchester

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AtriCure, Inc. provides innovative technologies for the treatment of Afib and related conditions. Afib affects more than 33 million people worldwide.

Hybrid Sales & Business Development
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Enterprise Sales Director, UK&I

London

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TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated…

Sales & Business Development
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Head Of Sales, 3Pl

Ledston

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Field-Based / National, £75,000 Base + £650 pcm car allowance + annual bonus and the scope to design your own ongoing incentive structure, 33 days…

Sales & Business Development
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Commercial Manager

London

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OD Group is a leading office interiors company based in the City of London, with a dual focus on both traditional construction and design and build.

Sales & Business Development Contract
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Regional Sales Manager - UK

London

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Founded in 2014, Deepki is the most trusted sustainability SaaS solution for sustainability in the Real Estate sector.

Hybrid Sales & Business Development 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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