Development Manager
UK
The median Development Manager daily rate in the UK is £540, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 484 | 504 | 604 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +100 | +103 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Development Manager | 25 | 67 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.085% | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.093% | 0.17% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 36 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £332 | £400 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £372 | £441 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £538 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.47% | -6.52% | +2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £713 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £850 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £665 | £600 | £517 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.83% | +16.05% | +8.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -26.67% | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -26.67% | - |
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 | 27,014 | 39,512 | 53,867 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.33% | 92.80% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,562 | 25,722 | 37,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £544 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -3.40% | +3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,048 | 2,672 | 1,498 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.29 | £19.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.29% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.31 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Development Manager.
Development Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Development Manager over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.
Development Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Development Manager.
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Top 11 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +17 | 23 | £550 | +4.76% | 1,370 |
| London | +42 | 18 | £449 | -9.14% | 513 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 7 | £665 | +10.83% | 932 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 6 | £348 | -29.64% | 628 |
| South East | +19 | 2 | £475 | -20.83% | 215 |
| Midlands | +14 | 2 | £800 | - | 215 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 2 | £800 | - | 130 |
| North of England | +11 | 1 | - | - | 260 |
| North West | +10 | 1 | - | - | 150 |
| Scotland | +4 | 1 | - | - | 46 |
| Wales | +2 | 1 | £530 | +5.47% | 19 |
Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Development Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Development Manager 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: