Business Development Manager Salary in Wales
Official ONS earnings for Wales, covering 10,000 jobs.
Median salary — Wales
£52,223
gross, per year
▲ 0.1% change on the previous year
Mean
£55,623
Jobs measured
10,000
What most business development managers actually earn
Half of business development managers in Wales earn between £28,815 and £53,032. Earning above £53,032 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 Wales.
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.
How Wales ranks for business development manager pay
8th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £66,116 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £48,877. Wales is £13,893 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
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 Wales?
The median is £52,223 a year and the mean is £55,623, 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 £28,815 and £53,032. Anything above £53,032 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 10,000 jobs in this occupation.
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