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Business development manager jobs in Dorset
The 2021 census counted 3,520 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Dorset.
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Published figures for Dorset
What the official data says about Dorset
On the last census, 3,520 people living in Dorset were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 2.1% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Dorset 9th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 3,759. South Gloucestershire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Dorset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,311. That is 10th 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 £6,605 more than the typical Dorset job, about 19% above it.
Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Dorset has 151,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 9th largest of 15 job markets in the South West, behind South Gloucestershire.
- Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
- 3,520
- 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
- 2.1%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,311
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 151,000
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 167,785
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.
Business development manager jobs in Dorset: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Dorset?
3,520 residents of Dorset were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 2.1% 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 Dorset?
Across the South West, £41,916 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Dorset itself the median across all occupations together is £35,311. 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 Dorset?
Dorset has 151,000 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.