Development Manager Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Development Manager
England > Yorkshire

The median Development Manager daily rate in Yorkshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 96 106
Rank change year-on-year -30 +10 -
Contract jobs requiring a Development Manager 1 2 8
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.056% 0.15% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.16% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £516
25th Percentile £513 - £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £533
75th Percentile £538 - £568
90th Percentile - - £580
England median daily rate £525 £475 £625
% change year-on-year +10.53% -24.00% +5.93%
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% -57.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,631 1,242 1,789
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 90.26% 95.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,097 715 1,169
10th Percentile £258 £230 £225
25th Percentile £380 £387 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.51% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £638 £646 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 51 31
10th Percentile £17.48 £15.22 £15.32
25th Percentile £20.18 £17.19 £18.38
Median hourly rate £25.08 £22.50 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +11.44% +5.58% +6.55%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.75 £25.27
90th Percentile - £48.75 £44.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.66 £45.88
% change year-on-year -38.15% -11.37% +52.93%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

Development Manager
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
West Yorkshire -16 1 £525 - 25
Development Manager
England

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 4 November 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 Yorkshire region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP