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UK salary report · 2026

Business Development Manager Salary in East Midlands

Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 28,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — East Midlands

£49,330

gross, per year

▼ 1% change on the previous year

Mean

£53,241

Jobs measured

28,000

What most business development managers actually earn

Half of business development managers in East Midlands earn between £28,988 and £56,464. Earning above £56,464 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 Midlands.

The full pay range

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

20th
£26,249
25th
£28,988
30th
£30,603
40th
£36,095
50th
£41,049
60th
£46,359
70th
£53,161
75th
£56,464
80th
£60,651
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Sales accounts and business development managers
SOC 2020 code
3556
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “business development manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Sales accounts and business development managers”, 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 Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Business Development Manager salary in East Midlands?

The median is £49,330 a year and the mean is £53,241, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Business Development Manager salary?

Half of business development managers earn between £28,988 and £56,464. Anything above £56,464 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 28,000 jobs in this occupation.

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