Business Development Executive Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 11,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£34,489
gross, per year
▲ 5.4% change on the previous year
Mean
£38,272
Jobs measured
11,000
What most business development executives actually earn
Half of business development executives in Scotland earn between £28,564 and £56,638. Earning above £56,638 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 Scotland.
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.
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 Scotland?
The median is £34,489 a year and the mean is £38,272, 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 £28,564 and £56,638. Anything above £56,638 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 11,000 jobs in this occupation.
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