Development Specialist Jobs in England

Development Specialist
UK > England

The median Development Specialist salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 791 899 1118
Rank change year-on-year +108 +219 -248
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist 44 26 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.052% 0.028% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.031% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 30 17 13
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,000 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £36,250 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £39,000 £43,323
Median % change year-on-year +92.31% -9.98% -3.73%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £52,500
90th Percentile - £79,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £39,000 £43,323
% change year-on-year +66.67% -9.98% -3.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Development Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Specialist in England

Development Specialist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Specialist in England.

Salary trend for Development Specialist in England

Development Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Specialist in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Development Specialist in England

Development Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
South East +28 16 £75,000 - 4
London +125 8 £40,000 -69.23% 4
North of England +29 8 £65,000 +66.67% 1
East of England +24 7 £60,000 - 1
North West - 5 £65,000 - 1
West Midlands - 4 - -
Midlands - 4 - -
North East - 3 - -
South West - 1 £32,705 - 2
Development Specialist
UK

Development Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Development Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 23 (52.27%) Business Development
2 19 (43.18%) Marketing
3 15 (34.09%) Client Onboarding
3 15 (34.09%) Business Strategy
3 15 (34.09%) Onboarding
3 15 (34.09%) Customer Retention
4 13 (29.55%) Finance
5 10 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (20.45%) Social Skills
7 8 (18.18%) Network Security
8 6 (13.64%) PowerShell
8 6 (13.64%) Python
8 6 (13.64%) AWS
8 6 (13.64%) Bash
9 5 (11.36%) Collaborative Working
9 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (11.36%) Coaching
9 5 (11.36%) Numerical Analysis
10 4 (9.09%) Resource Management
10 4 (9.09%) B2B
10 4 (9.09%) Value Proposition
10 4 (9.09%) Decision-Making
10 4 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
10 4 (9.09%) B2B Sales
10 4 (9.09%) Demand Generation
11 3 (6.82%) Creative Thinking
11 3 (6.82%) Information Governance
11 3 (6.82%) iManage
11 3 (6.82%) Records Management
11 3 (6.82%) Revenue Management

Development Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (6.82%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.27%) SAP ERP
1 1 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.64%) AWS
2 3 (6.82%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.27%) Power Automate
3 1 (2.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (18.18%) Network Security
2 1 (2.27%) Unified Communications
General
1 19 (43.18%) Marketing
2 13 (29.55%) Finance
3 10 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (20.45%) Social Skills
5 3 (6.82%) Legal
5 3 (6.82%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (6.82%) Public Sector
5 3 (6.82%) Retail
6 1 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 15 (34.09%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.27%) Low-Code
2 1 (2.27%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (52.27%) Business Development
2 15 (34.09%) Business Strategy
2 15 (34.09%) Client Onboarding
2 15 (34.09%) Customer Retention
3 5 (11.36%) Coaching
3 5 (11.36%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (11.36%) Numerical Analysis
3 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (9.09%) B2B
4 4 (9.09%) B2B Sales
4 4 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (9.09%) Decision-Making
4 4 (9.09%) Demand Generation
4 4 (9.09%) Resource Management
4 4 (9.09%) Value Proposition
5 3 (6.82%) Creative Thinking
5 3 (6.82%) Information Governance
5 3 (6.82%) Information Security
5 3 (6.82%) Records Management
5 3 (6.82%) Revenue Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.64%) Bash
1 6 (13.64%) PowerShell
1 6 (13.64%) Python
2 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (6.82%) Degree
2 1 (2.27%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 3 (6.82%) iManage
1 3 (6.82%) Micro Focus
1 3 (6.82%) Microsoft
1 3 (6.82%) OneTrust
2 1 (2.27%) Automation Anywhere
2 1 (2.27%) Blue Prism
2 1 (2.27%) Nexthink
2 1 (2.27%) Pega
2 1 (2.27%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.27%) SAP
2 1 (2.27%) UiPath