Development Manager Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Development Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Development Manager daily rate in Leeds is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 63 65
Rank change year-on-year -7 +2 +45
Contract jobs requiring a Development Manager 5 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.67% 0.33% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.35% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £502
25th Percentile £513 - £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £508
75th Percentile £538 - £512
90th Percentile - - £514
West Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - £524

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Leeds with a recognized job title 709 565 833
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.55% 93.85% 95.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 354 550
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £386 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £567 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 26 6
10th Percentile - £16.41 £18.50
25th Percentile £14.25 £19.50 £18.74
Median hourly rate £15.25 £24.18 £21.01
Median % change year-on-year -36.93% +15.10% -9.65%
75th Percentile £23.80 £37.50 £21.80
90th Percentile £26.73 £69.07 £41.98
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £24.18 £19.85
% change year-on-year +3.39% +21.80% -7.66%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Development Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Leeds

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, Development Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Business Development
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) Migration
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Business Development
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) Migration
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PMP