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Business development manager jobs in Southampton

The 2021 census counted 2,469 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Southampton.

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Published figures for Southampton

What the official data says about Southampton

On the last census, 2,469 people living in Southampton were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 2.09% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southampton 16th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 4,225. Medway was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southampton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,464. That is 11th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £46,442 across the region, which is £6,978 more than the typical Southampton job, about 18% above it.

Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Southampton has 114,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 11th largest of 19 job markets in the South East, behind Reading.

Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
2,469
Median full-time pay for sales and marketing associates across the South East
£46,442
Sales and marketing associates, share of everyone in work in the area
2.09%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,464
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
114,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
118,219

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 Southampton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southampton?

2,469 residents of Southampton were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 2.09% 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 Southampton?

Across the South East, £46,442 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Southampton itself the median across all occupations together is £39,464. 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 Southampton?

Southampton has 114,000 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.