Development Manager Jobs in Belfast

Development Manager
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Development Manager salary in Belfast is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 44 94
Rank change year-on-year +20 +50 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 5 14 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 2.73% 2.47% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.09% 2.58% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2 14 0
10th Percentile £43,000 - -
25th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 -
90th Percentile £67,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title 162 543 718
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.52% 95.77% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 43 281 409
10th Percentile £40,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,276 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +14.55% +5.26%
75th Percentile £73,379 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £93,000 £90,000 £73,750
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Belfast

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Manager in Belfast.

Salary trend for Development Manager in Belfast

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Belfast over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Belfast

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, Development Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Business Development
2 2 (40.00%) SaaS
3 1 (20.00%) Totara
3 1 (20.00%) B2B Sales
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Generation
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Acquisition
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) B2B
3 1 (20.00%) Salesforce
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) JIRA
3 1 (20.00%) German Language
3 1 (20.00%) Learning Management System
3 1 (20.00%) Moodle

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Moodle
1 1 (20.00%) Totara
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (20.00%) German Language
1 1 (20.00%) Marketing
1 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Development
2 1 (20.00%) B2B
2 1 (20.00%) B2B Sales
2 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Acquisition
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Lead Generation
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Salesforce