Development Manager Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Development Manager
England > North of England

The median Development Manager daily rate in the North of England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 171 191
Rank change year-on-year -19 +20 +55
Contract jobs requiring a Development Manager 3 2 12
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.072% 0.048% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.052% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile £518 - £517
25th Percentile £525 - £521
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £550
75th Percentile £575 - £594
90th Percentile £583 - £600
England median daily rate £563 £475 £600
% change year-on-year +18.42% -20.83% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £23.75
Median hourly rate - - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £31.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - £47.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year - +72.73% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 3,841 3,820 4,738
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.82% 92.20% 93.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,546 2,091 3,209
10th Percentile £217 £263 £263
25th Percentile £369 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £472 £485 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.62% -3.00% -
75th Percentile £567 £575 £600
90th Percentile £671 £650 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 233 219
10th Percentile £13.51 £15.25 £15.75
25th Percentile £17.48 £18.00 £17.74
Median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £27.20
Median % change year-on-year -30.37% +19.49% +29.00%
75th Percentile £49.75 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £75.79 £70.00 £62.35
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +66.53%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Development Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Development Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West - 2 £575 - 115
Yorkshire -18 1 £525 - 72
Development Manager
England

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 15 October 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 North of England region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Business Development
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Business Development
1 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP