Development Engineer
UK > England
The median Development Engineer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 506 | 641 | 743 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +135 | +102 | +76 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Engineer | 143 | 182 | 208 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.31% | 0.21% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.23% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 73 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | £35,000 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £48,750 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £53,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.64% | -18.46% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,000 | £65,000 | £77,542 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £69,750 | £89,025 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -19.23% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Development Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Development Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Engineer in England.
Development Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Development Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Midlands | +147 | 104 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 32 |
| West Midlands | +95 | 70 | £50,000 | -14.53% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +75 | 34 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 15 |
| London | +100 | 19 | £87,500 | +29.63% | 95 |
| South East | +19 | 9 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 35 |
| South West | +108 | 6 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 26 |
| North of England | +75 | 3 | - | - | 28 |
| North East | +50 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| East of England | +55 | 2 | £39,000 | -40.00% | 39 |
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Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Development Engineer 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 England region featuring Development Engineer in the job title.
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Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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