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Business development manager jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The 2021 census counted 5,075 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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Published figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

What the official data says about Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

On the last census, 5,075 people living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 2.73% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 3,759. Somerset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,241. That is 6th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £41,916 across the region, which is £4,675 more than the typical Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole job, about 13% above it.

Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 186,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 7th largest of 15 job markets in the South West, behind Wiltshire.

Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
5,075
Median full-time pay for sales and marketing associates across the South West
£41,916
Sales and marketing associates, share of everyone in work in the area
2.73%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,241
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
186,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
186,030

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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

5,075 residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 2.73% 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Across the South West, £41,916 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole itself the median across all occupations together is £37,241. 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 186,000 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.