Development Manager Jobs in Bristol

Development Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Development Manager salary in Bristol is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 152 153
Rank change year-on-year +73 +1 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 26 9 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 2.09% 0.29% 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.20% 0.30% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 11
10th Percentile £38,250 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,375 £43,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £86,250 £72,500 £57,500
90th Percentile - £102,000 £80,000
South West median annual salary £38,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -24.00% +33.33% -37.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,183 3,020 2,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.10% 97.17% 92.55%
Number of salaries quoted 800 2,265 1,495
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.54% +8.85%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,625 £87,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Bristol

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Development Manager in Bristol

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Bristol

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 16 May 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 Bristol region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 15 (57.69%) Business Development
2 11 (42.31%) Finance
3 9 (34.62%) Software Delivery
3 9 (34.62%) Technical Architecture
3 9 (34.62%) Virtual Team
3 9 (34.62%) IT Strategy
3 9 (34.62%) Strategic Roadmap
3 9 (34.62%) Social Skills
3 9 (34.62%) Technology Strategy
3 9 (34.62%) Roadmaps
4 7 (26.92%) Android Jetpack
4 7 (26.92%) SwiftUI
4 7 (26.92%) Jetpack Compose
4 7 (26.92%) Mobile Development
4 7 (26.92%) Kotlin
4 7 (26.92%) Swift
4 7 (26.92%) Java
4 7 (26.92%) SSL
4 7 (26.92%) Android
4 7 (26.92%) OAuth
4 7 (26.92%) Apple iOS
4 7 (26.92%) UIKit
4 7 (26.92%) Android Development
4 7 (26.92%) iOS Development
5 5 (19.23%) Time Management
5 5 (19.23%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (19.23%) Business Strategy
6 3 (11.54%) Coaching
6 3 (11.54%) Banking
7 2 (7.69%) C#

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (26.92%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.69%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (42.31%) Finance
2 9 (34.62%) Social Skills
3 5 (19.23%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (11.54%) Banking
5 2 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 2 (7.69%) Marketing
5 2 (7.69%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (26.92%) Android Jetpack
1 7 (26.92%) Jetpack Compose
1 7 (26.92%) OAuth
1 7 (26.92%) SwiftUI
1 7 (26.92%) UIKit
2 2 (7.69%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (34.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (26.92%) Android
1 7 (26.92%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (57.69%) Business Development
2 9 (34.62%) IT Strategy
2 9 (34.62%) Roadmaps
2 9 (34.62%) Software Delivery
2 9 (34.62%) Strategic Roadmap
2 9 (34.62%) Technical Architecture
2 9 (34.62%) Technology Strategy
3 7 (26.92%) Android Development
3 7 (26.92%) iOS Development
3 7 (26.92%) Mobile Development
4 5 (19.23%) Business Strategy
4 5 (19.23%) Time Management
5 3 (11.54%) Coaching
6 2 (7.69%) Agile
6 2 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (7.69%) Budget Management
6 2 (7.69%) Facilities Management
6 2 (7.69%) Marketing Strategy
6 2 (7.69%) Software Engineering
6 2 (7.69%) Telesales
Programming Languages
1 7 (26.92%) Java
1 7 (26.92%) Kotlin
1 7 (26.92%) Swift
2 2 (7.69%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
1 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft
1 2 (7.69%) Oracle