Development Director Contracts

Development Director
UK

As of 2 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Development Director daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 518 597 -
Rank change year-on-year +79 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Development Director 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.002% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £920 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 27,138 40,367 56,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,714 26,265 39,350
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 2,668 1,565
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.40
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.50 £42.43
% change year-on-year -29.11% -6.91% +117.60%

Development Director
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Development Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Development Director in the UK

Development Director
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Development Director.

Daily rate trend for Development Director in the UK

Development Director
Top 2 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Development Director within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 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
England +56 2 - - 162
London +43 2 - - 111

Development Director Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Development Director contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Development Director in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) Market Research
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Value Proposition
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
1 2 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 2 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Development Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Market Research
1 2 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
1 2 (100.00%) Value Proposition
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation