Sales accounts and business development managers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£56,021
Typical Annual pay range
Employment patterns
- 93% of Sales accounts work full-time
- 3.0% are self-employed
- 98.1% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Sales accounts and business development managers pay in the UK
The typical sales accounts and business development managers in the UK earns a median salary of £56,021 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The middle half of sales accounts and business development managers earnings fall between £40,920 and £78,507 a year. That is a wide range, a sign that pay climbs steeply with experience, specialism and employer, so the median is a starting point rather than a ceiling.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £65,268. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical sales accounts and business development managers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: sales accounts and business development managers pay ranges from £48,877 in Yorkshire and the Humber up to £66,116 in London, a difference of £17,239 (35%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see sales accounts and business development managers pay in London or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for sales accounts and business development managers at £66,116 — 18% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £48,877.
UK median £56,021
| Region | Median payUK median £56,021 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £66,116 | £66,116 | £79,824 | +18% |
| South East | £60,881 | £60,881 | £72,078 | +9% |
| North East | £57,895 | £57,895 | £56,611 | +3% |
| South West | £55,579 | £55,579 | £56,529 | -1% |
| Scotland | £54,813 | £54,813 | £59,981 | -2% |
| West Midlands | £54,240 | £54,240 | £58,584 | -3% |
| East of England | £52,437 | £52,437 | £61,462 | -6% |
| Wales | £52,223 | £52,223 | £55,623 | -7% |
| North West | £52,074 | £52,074 | £58,741 | -7% |
| East Midlands | £49,330 | £49,330 | £53,241 | -12% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £48,877 | £48,877 | £53,828 | -13% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £66,116 | £66,116Mean £79,824 | +18% |
| South East £60,881 | £60,881Mean £72,078 | +9% |
| North East £57,895 | £57,895Mean £56,611 | +3% |
| South West £55,579 | £55,579Mean £56,529 | -1% |
| Scotland £54,813 | £54,813Mean £59,981 | -2% |
| West Midlands £54,240 | £54,240Mean £58,584 | -3% |
| East of England £52,437 | £52,437Mean £61,462 | -6% |
| Wales £52,223 | £52,223Mean £55,623 | -7% |
| North West £52,074 | £52,074Mean £58,741 | -7% |
| East Midlands £49,330 | £49,330Mean £53,241 | -12% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £48,877 | £48,877Mean £53,828 | -13% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£56,021); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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UK median annual pay for sales accounts and business development managers by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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