Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/east-midlands/ Title: BD Manager hourly rate in East Midlands | Deftridge Summary: Business Development Manager pay in East Midlands: median wage £22 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £30. Free for professionals. TLF · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Business Development Manager hourly rate in East Midlands The market median wage for a Business Development Manager in East Midlands is **£21.96 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£30 an hour** on Deftridge, -14% against the United Kingdom rate. **£30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£21.96/hr** median wage **£17-30** middle half of wages **£650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Business Development Manager wage percentiles in East Midlands Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £14.18 | £310 | £29,500 | | 25th | £16.92 | £370 | £35,200 | | Median | £21.96 | £480 | £45,700 | | 75th | £29.88 | £650 | £62,200 | | 90th | £37.13 | £800 | £77,200 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## East Midlands in numbers What sets East Midlands apart for a Business Development Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **-10%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £24.41 - **10th of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Business Development Manager in East Midlands by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | £30 | £650 | | Manager | £40 | £870 | | Director | £45 | £980 | - Regular role **£30** - One-off task **£35** - Task bundle **£35** - Expert hour **£40** ## Business Development Manager pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Business Development Manager, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. By median wage East Midlands ranks **10 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £30.59 | £45 | | South West | £24.54 | £35 | | South East | £24.14 | £35 | | North West | £23.03 | £35 | | Yorkshire and The Humber | £22.07 | £30 | | Northern Ireland | £22.05 | £30 | | East Midlands | £21.96 | £30 | | North East | £21.73 | £30 | | Wales | £21.29 | £30 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Business Development Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/) · [Business Development Manager jobs in East Midlands](https://deftridge.com/jobs/business-development-manager/east-midlands/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)