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Business Development Representative Career Market Report 2026

4,812 active jobs. 1,851 companies. Median salary $95K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

4,812
Active Job Openings
1,851
Companies Hiring
$95K
Median Salary (US)
73%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Business Development Representative market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 73% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $95K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $190K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 34%

Go demand rose +8.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Gartner leads hiring with 108 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$35K, +54%)

Salary increase: +$35K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 34% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior123$55K$65K$125K
Director77$135K$156K$225K
Senior61$90K$120K$205K
Mid-Level28$70K$100K$229K
Lead24$113K$130K$229K
Manager20$125K$132K$171K
Entry-Level13$47K$50K$135K
Staff4$129K$129K$170K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$35K (54%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States390$100KUSD
Remote102$100KUSD
Canada29$90KUSD
United Kingdom15$100KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.1%
Remote17.7%
Hybrid3.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
34%
Salesforce
21%
Cold Calling
14%
Sales Pipeline
12%
Lead Generation
12%
Account Management
10%
B2B Sales
8%
Go
8%
CRM Software
8%
Market Research
7%
Customer Success
6%
Project Management
5%

Skills on the Rise

Go ↑+8.1ppAI/LLM ↑+6.7ppMarket Research ↑+6.6ppCustomer Success ↑+6.5ppProject Management ↑+5.4pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-12.5ppExcel ↓-10.4ppProcurement ↓-7.8ppAttention to Detail ↓-7.6ppCustomer Service ↓-5.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Gartner1082.2%
Linuxbeansolutionpvt440.9%
Lextorahlds410.9%
Jobgether410.9%
Salesforce400.8%
Alphabeinsight390.8%
Uptalent Dot I O340.7%
caringtransitions330.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,353
Remote364
United Kingdom292
India147
Canada104
Germany87
Japan75
Singapore65

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree53.9%1,905
Bachelor's Degree12.6%446
Master's Degree11.4%403
MBA2.5%87
PhD / Doctorate0.5%16
High School / GED0.1%2

Certifications

MBA (4%)

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