Development Specialist Jobs in Birmingham

Development Specialist
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Development Specialist salary in Birmingham is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 141 -
Rank change year-on-year +35 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist 3 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.21% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £47,750 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,368 2,608 1,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 94.29% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 796 2,124 1,387
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,375 £84,964 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Development Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Specialist in Birmingham

Development Specialist
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Specialist in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Development Specialist in Birmingham

Development Specialist Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Development Specialist 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 Birmingham region featuring Development Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence

Development Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence