Business Development and Sales

Business development and sales careers: UK salary guide

Salary source checked: 18 October 2026. Figures are annual GBP amounts before tax. This page uses a general careers benchmark and does not claim a verified nuclear-sector mean or median.

The National Careers Service business development manager profile lists £28,000 starter to £80,000 experienced. This is a general business-development-management guide, not a nuclear-sector mean, a guaranteed basic salary or a promise of commission earnings.

Source: National Careers Service Business development manager

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