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UK salary report · 2026

Business Development Manager Salary in North East

Official ONS earnings for North East, covering 8,000 jobs.

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

Median salary — North East

£57,895

gross, per year

▼ 2.8% change on the previous year

Mean

£56,611

Jobs measured

8,000

What most business development managers actually earn

Half of business development managers across the UK earn between £40,920 and £78,507. Earning above £78,507 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.

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.

10th
£30,021
20th
£37,512
25th
£40,920
30th
£44,198
40th
£50,425
50th
£56,021
60th
£62,847
70th
£72,105
75th
£78,507
80th
£84,869
90th
£105,797
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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 North East?

The median is £57,895 a year and the mean is £56,611, 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 £40,920 and £78,507. Anything above £78,507 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 8,000 jobs in this occupation.

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