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Business development manager jobs in Leeds

The 2021 census counted 10,948 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Leeds.

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Published figures for Leeds

What the official data says about Leeds

On the last census, 10,948 people living in Leeds were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 2.93% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leeds 1st of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 2,569. North Yorkshire was the next area down.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Leeds, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,821. That is 2nd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £39,907 across the region, which is £2,086 more than the typical Leeds job, about 6% above it.

Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Leeds has 503,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 1st largest of 15 job markets in the Yorkshire and The Humber.

Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
10,948
Median full-time pay for sales and marketing associates across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£39,907
Sales and marketing associates, share of everyone in work in the area
2.93%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,821
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
503,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
374,059

The business development manager role

Business development is the part of a company that has a number against its name. You own a pipeline, you are measured on what closes, and the gap between a good month and a bad one is visible to everyone.

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Business development manager jobs in Leeds: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Leeds?

10,948 residents of Leeds were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 2.93% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Leeds?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £39,907 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Leeds itself the median across all occupations together is £37,821. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Leeds?

Leeds has 503,000 employee jobs across all industries on the 2024 business survey. Work of this kind is spread across every industry, so no single industry figure describes it. That count is of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.