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Business development manager jobs in Kent

The 2021 census counted 17,908 residents working as sales, marketing and related associate professionals living in Kent.

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Published figures for Kent

What the official data says about Kent

On the last census, 17,908 people living in Kent were in work as sales, marketing and related associate professionals. It was 2.46% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Kent 3rd of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 4,225. Hampshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Kent, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,127. That is 17th 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 £10,315 more than the typical Kent job, about 29% above it.

Sales work is spread across every industry, so the useful industry question is how big the local job market is at all: Kent has 650,000 employee jobs in total, across every industry. That makes it the 1st largest of 19 job markets in the South East.

Residents in work as sales and marketing associates (SOC 355)
17,908
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
2.46%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,127
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
650,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
728,619

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 Kent: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Kent?

17,908 residents of Kent were in work as sales and marketing associates at the 2021 census, which was 2.46% 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 Kent?

Across the South East, £46,442 is the median for sales and marketing associates. In Kent itself the median across all occupations together is £36,127. 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 Kent?

Kent has 650,000 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.