Head of Development Job Trends in Guildford

Head of Development
Surrey > Guildford

The median Head of Development salary in Guildford is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Development 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.98% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Surrey median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 182 139 125
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.22% 99.29% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 160 63 94
10th Percentile £26,500 £36,750 £30,300
25th Percentile £31,063 £45,000 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £76,625 £66,875
90th Percentile £91,000 £82,500 £69,500
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £59,908 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.54% +14.11% -8.70%

Head of Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Head of Development job vacancy trend in Guildford

Head of Development
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Head of Development job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Development job vacancies in Guildford

Head of Development Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Head of 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 Guildford region featuring Head of Development in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Fintech
1 2 (100.00%) SQL

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) SQL