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Business development manager jobs in Leicester

The 2021 census counted 2,498 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Leicester.

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Published figures for Leicester

What the official data says about Leicester

On the last census, 2,498 people living in Leicester were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 1.61% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leicester 8th of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 5,522. Nottingham was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Leicester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,096. That is 8th of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £42,690 across the region, which is £8,594 more than the typical Leicester job, about 25% above it.

Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Leicester has 173,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 7th largest of 10 job markets in the East Midlands, behind Nottingham.

Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
2,498
Median full-time pay for sales and marketing associates across the East Midlands
£42,690
Sales and marketing associates, share of everyone in work in the area
1.61%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£34,096
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
173,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
154,939

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 Leicester: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Leicester?

2,498 residents of Leicester were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 1.61% 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 Leicester?

Across the East Midlands, £42,690 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Leicester itself the median across all occupations together is £34,096. 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 Leicester?

Leicester has 173,000 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.