Head of Application Development Job Trends in England

Head of Application Development
UK > England

As of 1 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Application Development salary in England.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 611 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Application Development 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary - - -

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 42,665 54,684 43,142
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 94.11% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 27,522 30,487 33,687
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £94,913 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,656 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.95% -4.17% -

Head of Application Development
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Application Development' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Head of Application Development job vacancy trend in England

Head of Application Development
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Head of Application Development job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Application Development job vacancies in England

Head of Application Development
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Application Development within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
London - 1 - -
Head of Application Development
UK

Head of Application Development Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 December 2025, Head of Application Development 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 England region featuring Head of Application Development in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Head of Application Development Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) AS400
1 1 (100.00%) iSeries
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft