Development Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Development Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Development Manager salary in the City of London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 161 104
Rank change year-on-year +82 -57 +92
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 54 8 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 2.58% 0.29% 2.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% 0.32% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 35 6 60
10th Percentile £42,750 £56,250 -
25th Percentile £49,200 £73,438 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £120,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +207.02% -58.86%
75th Percentile £100,000 £140,000 -
90th Percentile - £145,000 £55,750
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £42,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year +42.86% +7.46% -58.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,968 2,505 2,708
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 92.23% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,489 1,663 2,429
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Development Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Development Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in the City of London

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 City of London region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 52 (96.30%) Business Development
2 15 (27.78%) Agile
2 15 (27.78%) B2B
3 14 (25.93%) Mentoring
3 14 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (24.07%) Coaching
4 13 (24.07%) Creative Thinking
4 13 (24.07%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (12.96%) Facilities Management
6 6 (11.11%) Service Delivery
7 4 (7.41%) User Experience
7 4 (7.41%) Value Proposition
8 3 (5.56%) Decision-Making
9 2 (3.70%) B2B Sales
9 2 (3.70%) C#
9 2 (3.70%) CRM
9 2 (3.70%) DeFi
9 2 (3.70%) Java
9 2 (3.70%) People Management
9 2 (3.70%) Python
9 2 (3.70%) SaaS
9 2 (3.70%) Software Delivery
10 1 (1.85%) Broadband
10 1 (1.85%) Business Strategy
10 1 (1.85%) CAD
10 1 (1.85%) Contract Negotiation
10 1 (1.85%) E-Commerce
10 1 (1.85%) GTM Strategy
10 1 (1.85%) Lead Generation
10 1 (1.85%) Migration

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.85%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) Spatial Data
General
1 23 (42.59%) Finance
2 15 (27.78%) Marketing
2 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 13 (24.07%) Advertising
3 13 (24.07%) Influencing Skills
4 7 (12.96%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (11.11%) Law
6 2 (3.70%) Banking
6 2 (3.70%) Front Office
7 1 (1.85%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Publishing
7 1 (1.85%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.70%) Bitcoin
1 2 (3.70%) Blockchain
1 2 (3.70%) Data Centre
1 2 (3.70%) Derivative
2 1 (1.85%) Life Science
2 1 (1.85%) Social Media
2 1 (1.85%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (96.30%) Business Development
2 15 (27.78%) Agile
2 15 (27.78%) B2B
3 14 (25.93%) Mentoring
3 14 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (24.07%) Coaching
4 13 (24.07%) Creative Thinking
4 13 (24.07%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (12.96%) Facilities Management
6 6 (11.11%) Service Delivery
7 4 (7.41%) User Experience
7 4 (7.41%) Value Proposition
8 3 (5.56%) Decision-Making
9 2 (3.70%) B2B Sales
9 2 (3.70%) CRM
9 2 (3.70%) DeFi
9 2 (3.70%) People Management
9 2 (3.70%) Software Delivery
10 1 (1.85%) CAD
10 1 (1.85%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.70%) C#
1 2 (3.70%) Java
1 2 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (1.85%) MRICS