Head of Development Job Trends in Hampshire

Head of Development
South East > Hampshire

The median Head of Development salary in Hampshire is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Development 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.079% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £78,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £86,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £97,500 -
% change year-on-year -33.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 2,373 2,732 1,573
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.76% 96.57% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,647 1,727 1,002
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% +7.84% -7.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Head of Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Head of Development job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Head of Development
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Development job vacancies in Hampshire

Head of Development
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Development within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 16 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
Basingstoke - 2 £82,500 -
Head of Development
South East

Head of Development Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 16 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 Hampshire region featuring Head of Development in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) .NET Core
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) GitLab
2 1 (50.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Kendo UI
2 1 (50.00%) Kotlin
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Development
2 1 (50.00%) MySQL
2 1 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery

Head of Development Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) MySQL
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Git
1 1 (50.00%) GitLab
1 1 (50.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (50.00%) Billing
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
2 1 (50.00%) .NET Core
2 1 (50.00%) Kendo UI
2 1 (50.00%) React
2 1 (50.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Development
2 1 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) Kotlin
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Swift
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA