Development Manager Jobs in Kent

Development Manager
South East > Kent

The median Development Manager salary in Kent is £42,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

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

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 69 82
Rank change year-on-year +38 +13 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 42 38 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 5.22% 2.54% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.54% 2.73% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6 34 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -8.57% -17.84%
75th Percentile - - £63,438
90th Percentile £55,125 £45,000 £76,375
South East median annual salary £64,500 £40,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +61.25% -33.33% -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 557 1,391 963
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 69.19% 92.92% 85.68%
Number of salaries quoted 326 1,029 531
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,313 £31,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £42,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% -8.60% +3.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £60,400
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Kent

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Manager in Kent.

Salary trend for Development Manager in Kent

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Kent over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Kent

Development Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Tunbridge Wells +3 7 £42,000 +5.00% 1
Greenhithe - 3 - -
Swanley - 2 - -
Swanscombe - 2 - -
Westerham - 1 - -
Development Manager
South East

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Development Manager 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 Kent region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 41 (97.62%) Business Development
2 35 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 34 (80.95%) Public Sector
3 34 (80.95%) Collaborative Culture
3 34 (80.95%) Facilities Management
3 34 (80.95%) Marketing
3 34 (80.95%) Collaborative Working
3 34 (80.95%) Marketing Strategy
3 34 (80.95%) Finance
4 1 (2.38%) Automotive
4 1 (2.38%) Degree
4 1 (2.38%) QA
4 1 (2.38%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (2.38%) Coaching
4 1 (2.38%) ISO 26262
4 1 (2.38%) FMEA
4 1 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.38%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (2.38%) Functional Safety
4 1 (2.38%) Code Quality

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

General
1 35 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 34 (80.95%) Finance
2 34 (80.95%) Marketing
2 34 (80.95%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.38%) Automotive
3 1 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (97.62%) Business Development
2 34 (80.95%) Collaborative Culture
2 34 (80.95%) Collaborative Working
2 34 (80.95%) Facilities Management
2 34 (80.95%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (2.38%) Coaching
3 1 (2.38%) Code Quality
3 1 (2.38%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (2.38%) FMEA
3 1 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (2.38%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) Automotive SPICE
1 1 (2.38%) ISO 26262
1 1 (2.38%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) Functional Safety