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Business development manager jobs in Wakefield
The 2021 census counted 3,663 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Wakefield.
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Published figures for Wakefield
What the official data says about Wakefield
On the last census, 3,663 people living in Wakefield were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 2.22% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wakefield 6th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 2,569. Bradford was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Wakefield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,838. That is 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £39,907 across the region, which is £4,069 more than the typical Wakefield job, about 11% above it.
Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Wakefield has 164,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 5th largest of 15 job markets in the Yorkshire and The Humber, behind Bradford.
- Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
- 3,663
- Median full-time pay for sales and marketing associates across the Yorkshire and The Humber
- £39,907
- Sales and marketing associates, share of everyone in work in the area
- 2.22%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,838
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 164,000
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 164,641
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 Wakefield: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Wakefield?
3,663 residents of Wakefield were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 2.22% 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 Wakefield?
Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £39,907 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Wakefield itself the median across all occupations together is £35,838. 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 Wakefield?
Wakefield has 164,000 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.