Development Officer Job Trends in England

Development Officer
UK > England

The median Development Officer salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 642 755 737
Rank change year-on-year +113 -18 +326
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Officer 4 7 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.009% 0.010% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.011% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile £33,977 £26,697 £35,592
25th Percentile £34,635 £33,742 £35,729
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,624 £36,701
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% -0.21% -8.63%
75th Percentile £35,105 £39,507 £37,915
90th Percentile £35,295 £43,238 £38,199
UK median annual salary £35,000 £22,500 £36,701
% change year-on-year +55.56% -38.69% +3.41%

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 39,086 65,372 52,318
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.39% 95.20% 93.79%
Number of salaries quoted 23,433 40,358 40,343
10th Percentile £28,300 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Development Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Officer in England

Development Officer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Development Officer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Development Officer job vacancies in England

Development Officer
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 Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Midlands +52 4 £35,000 - 3
West Midlands - 4 £35,000 - 2
Development Officer
UK

Development Officer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, Development Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) SOAP
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) Middleware
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
1 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (25.00%) Local Government
1 1 (25.00%) JSON
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (25.00%) Bash
1 1 (25.00%) REST
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) User Experience
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (25.00%) GraphQL
1 1 (25.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy

Development Officer 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Local Government
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) GraphQL
1 1 (25.00%) JSON
1 1 (25.00%) Middleware
1 1 (25.00%) REST
1 1 (25.00%) SOAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (25.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (25.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Bash
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (25.00%) Python