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UK salary report · 2026

Business Development Executive Salary in East

Official ONS earnings for East, covering 15,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — East

£33,543

gross, per year

▲ 0.3% change on the previous year

Mean

£45,216

Jobs measured

15,000

What most business development executives actually earn

Half of business development executives in East earn between £28,574 and £59,113. Earning above £59,113 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals” group in East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of business development executives earn less than this.

10th
£20,959
20th
£25,988
25th
£28,574
30th
£30,496
40th
£34,908
50th
£39,329
60th
£45,637
70th
£52,800
75th
£59,113
80th
£63,731
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Business sales executives
SOC 2020 code
3552
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “business development executive” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Business sales executives”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Business Development Executive salary FAQs

What is the average Business Development Executive salary in East?

The median is £33,543 a year and the mean is £45,216, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Business Development Executive salary?

Half of business development executives earn between £28,574 and £59,113. Anything above £59,113 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 15,000 jobs in this occupation.

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