Development Manager Job Trends in East Lothian

Development Manager
Scotland > East Lothian

The median Development Manager salary in East Lothian is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 4 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in East Lothian 20.00% - 48.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - 48.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £25,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £27,700
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £38,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +52.00% -64.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Lothian

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Lothian. 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 East Lothian with a recognized job title 8 2 25
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 40.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 24
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% +30.00% -
75th Percentile - £33,750 -
90th Percentile - - £28,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +6.80% -6.36%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in East Lothian

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 East Lothian.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in East Lothian

Development Manager
Salary Trend in East Lothian

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in East Lothian.

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in East Lothian

Development Manager
Job Locations in East Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the East Lothian region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Musselburgh - 4 £55,000 -
Development Manager
Scotland

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Lothian

For the 6 months to 26 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 East Lothian region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Development

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Lothian 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Development