Development Manager Jobs in Edinburgh

Development Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Development Manager salary in Edinburgh is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 June 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 90 129
Rank change year-on-year +17 +39 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 6 15 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.71% 0.94% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 0.97% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 2
10th Percentile £49,375 - -
25th Percentile £50,313 £35,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £80,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.81% +128.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £55,938 - -
90th Percentile £56,125 £88,000 -
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £65,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -41.54% +52.94% -29.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 735 1,539 1,660
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.37% 96.25% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 320 1,085 988
10th Percentile £26,929 £33,100 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year - +0.80% +8.23%
75th Percentile £84,054 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,501 £90,000 £87,419
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Edinburgh

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Development Manager in Edinburgh

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 24 June 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 Edinburgh region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Business Development
2 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (50.00%) Google
2 3 (50.00%) Telesales
2 3 (50.00%) Marketing
2 3 (50.00%) SEO
2 3 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (16.67%) Virtual Infrastructure
3 1 (16.67%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (16.67%) Azure
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Retail
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) SCADA
3 1 (16.67%) Matrix Management

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (16.67%) Azure
General
1 3 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (16.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Business Development
2 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (50.00%) SEO
2 3 (50.00%) Telesales
3 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (16.67%) Matrix Management
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Virtual Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Google