Senior Development Manager Job Trends in Central London

Senior Development Manager
London > Central London

The median Senior Development Manager salary in Central London is £49,200 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 193 180
Rank change year-on-year +65 -13 +128
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Development Manager 13 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.69% 0.031% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.033% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £95,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,200 £100,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -50.80% +155.85% -43.15%
75th Percentile - £105,000 -
90th Percentile £117,500 - -
London median annual salary £49,200 £50,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year -1.60% +27.93% -60.42%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,776 3,031 3,315
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 94.28% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,457 1,994 2,981
10th Percentile £37,190 £43,047 £39,085
25th Percentile £53,750 £54,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +7.14%

Senior Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Development Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Senior Development Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

Senior Development Manager
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Development Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Development Manager job vacancies in Central London

Senior Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Development Manager in Central London over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Development Manager in Central London

Senior Development Manager
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Development Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +55 9 £49,200 -50.80% 13
West End of London - 3 £49,200 -
Lambeth - 1 - -
Senior Development Manager
London

Senior Development Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Senior Development Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring Senior Development Manager in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Presentation Skills
1 11 (84.62%) Business Development
2 9 (69.23%) Service Delivery
2 9 (69.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 9 (69.23%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) Derivative
3 2 (15.38%) Agile
3 2 (15.38%) Banking
3 2 (15.38%) Front Office
3 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
3 2 (15.38%) C#
3 2 (15.38%) Java
3 2 (15.38%) Python
3 2 (15.38%) CRM
3 2 (15.38%) Broadband
3 2 (15.38%) Social Media
3 2 (15.38%) People Management
3 2 (15.38%) Software Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (15.38%) Social Skills

Senior Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) Broadband
General
1 11 (84.62%) Presentation Skills
2 9 (69.23%) Finance
2 9 (69.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (15.38%) Banking
3 2 (15.38%) Front Office
3 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Derivative
1 2 (15.38%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Business Development
2 9 (69.23%) Service Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Agile
3 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (15.38%) CRM
3 2 (15.38%) People Management
3 2 (15.38%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) C#
1 2 (15.38%) Java
1 2 (15.38%) Python