Senior Development Manager Job Trends in London

Senior Development Manager
England > London

The median Senior Development Manager salary in London is £49,200 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 320 428 421
Rank change year-on-year +108 -7 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Development Manager 48 7 25
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.35% 0.044% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.047% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 25 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £95,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,200 £100,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year -50.80% +155.85% -49.57%
75th Percentile £87,500 £105,000 -
90th Percentile £126,500 - £44,951
England median annual salary £49,200 £63,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year -21.90% +61.19% -47.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,466 14,802 17,002
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 93.31% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 8,254 8,692 13,733
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Senior Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Senior Development Manager job vacancy trend in London

Senior Development Manager
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Development Manager job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Development Manager job vacancies in London

Senior Development Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Development Manager in London over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Development Manager in London

Senior Development Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Development Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 28 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
Central London +65 26 £49,200 -50.80% 6
East London - 3 £49,200 -
Senior Development Manager
England

Senior Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, Senior Development Manager 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 London region featuring Senior Development Manager in the job title.

1 43 (89.58%) Business Development
2 17 (35.42%) Agile
3 15 (31.25%) B2B
3 15 (31.25%) Service Delivery
4 13 (27.08%) Coaching
4 13 (27.08%) Creative Thinking
4 13 (27.08%) Digital Marketing
4 13 (27.08%) Mentoring
4 13 (27.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (10.42%) Campaign Analysis
5 5 (10.42%) Project Management
6 4 (8.33%) Broadband
6 4 (8.33%) Business Strategy
6 4 (8.33%) C#
6 4 (8.33%) Java
6 4 (8.33%) People Management
6 4 (8.33%) Python
6 4 (8.33%) Software Delivery
7 3 (6.25%) Decision-Making
7 3 (6.25%) Lead Generation
8 2 (4.17%) Commercial Awareness
8 2 (4.17%) Contract Negotiation
8 2 (4.17%) CRM
8 2 (4.17%) Emotional Intelligence
8 2 (4.17%) Ethernet
8 2 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (4.17%) Product Management
8 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
8 2 (4.17%) Thought Leadership
8 2 (4.17%) Value Proposition

Senior Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.08%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.33%) Broadband
2 2 (4.17%) Ethernet
2 2 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
General
1 36 (75.00%) Finance
2 19 (39.58%) Social Skills
3 18 (37.50%) Presentation Skills
4 16 (33.33%) Marketing
5 15 (31.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (29.17%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (27.08%) Advertising
8 4 (8.33%) Banking
8 4 (8.33%) Front Office
8 4 (8.33%) Telecoms
9 3 (6.25%) Legal
10 2 (4.17%) Automotive
11 1 (2.08%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (2.08%) French Language
11 1 (2.08%) German Language
11 1 (2.08%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) Derivative
1 4 (8.33%) Social Media
2 3 (6.25%) FMCG
3 2 (4.17%) Blog
3 2 (4.17%) Educational Technology
3 2 (4.17%) Podcast
3 2 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.08%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (89.58%) Business Development
2 17 (35.42%) Agile
3 15 (31.25%) B2B
3 15 (31.25%) Service Delivery
4 13 (27.08%) Coaching
4 13 (27.08%) Creative Thinking
4 13 (27.08%) Digital Marketing
4 13 (27.08%) Mentoring
4 13 (27.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (10.42%) Campaign Analysis
5 5 (10.42%) Project Management
6 4 (8.33%) Business Strategy
6 4 (8.33%) People Management
6 4 (8.33%) Software Delivery
7 3 (6.25%) Decision-Making
7 3 (6.25%) Lead Generation
8 2 (4.17%) Commercial Awareness
8 2 (4.17%) Contract Negotiation
8 2 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (4.17%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.33%) C#
1 4 (8.33%) Java
1 4 (8.33%) Python
Vendors
1 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft