Development Manager Jobs in Chelmsford

Development Manager
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Development Manager salary in Chelmsford is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 6.84% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.79% +12.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 109 98 125
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 86.73% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 88 88 78
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,392 £25,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £56,250 £46,990
Median % change year-on-year -5.78% +19.71% -14.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £62,813
90th Percentile £79,000 £66,850 £70,449
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +0.79%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Chelmsford

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

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

Salary trend for Development Manager in Chelmsford

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 1 August 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 Chelmsford region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Business Development
2 3 (37.50%) Finance

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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 (37.50%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Business Development