Development Manager Jobs in Manchester

Development Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Development Manager salary in Manchester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 167 219
Rank change year-on-year +33 +52 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 27 46 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.20% 0.89% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 0.94% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 16 38 18
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £32,188 £52,500 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.75% -29.41%
75th Percentile £86,250 £72,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,250 £79,875
North West median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -31.82% -8.33% -17.24%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,038 4,890 4,504
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.30% 94.29% 92.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,254 3,775 2,652
10th Percentile £31,999 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.09% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,375 £81,700 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Manchester

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Development Manager in Manchester

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Manchester

Development Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 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
Altrincham -3 3 £37,500 -37.50% 3
Development Manager
North West

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 14 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 Manchester region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 20 (74.07%) Business Development
2 18 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 8 (29.63%) Lead Generation
4 6 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (22.22%) Time Management
5 5 (18.52%) SaaS
6 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (14.81%) CRM
6 4 (14.81%) Finance
6 4 (14.81%) Roadmaps
6 4 (14.81%) Onboarding
7 3 (11.11%) Health Technology
7 3 (11.11%) Business Case
7 3 (11.11%) Client Onboarding
7 3 (11.11%) Business Strategy
7 3 (11.11%) Financial Institution
7 3 (11.11%) EPoS
7 3 (11.11%) B2B
7 3 (11.11%) B2C
7 3 (11.11%) Legal
7 3 (11.11%) CCTV
7 3 (11.11%) Social Media
7 3 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (11.11%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (11.11%) Market Research
7 3 (11.11%) Line Management
7 3 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (11.11%) Contract Negotiation

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

Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
Cloud Services
1 5 (18.52%) SaaS
2 2 (7.41%) AWS
3 1 (3.70%) Amazon EKS
3 1 (3.70%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (3.70%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) Big Data
General
1 18 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Finance
4 3 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (11.11%) Financial Institution
4 3 (11.11%) Health Technology
4 3 (11.11%) Legal
5 2 (7.41%) Automotive
5 2 (7.41%) Banking
5 2 (7.41%) Marketing
5 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.70%) Law
6 1 (3.70%) Local Government
6 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.81%) Onboarding
2 3 (11.11%) CCTV
2 3 (11.11%) EPoS
2 3 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (11.11%) Social Media
3 1 (3.70%) iPad
3 1 (3.70%) iPhone
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (74.07%) Business Development
2 8 (29.63%) Lead Generation
3 6 (22.22%) Time Management
4 4 (14.81%) CRM
4 4 (14.81%) Roadmaps
5 3 (11.11%) B2B
5 3 (11.11%) B2C
5 3 (11.11%) Business Case
5 3 (11.11%) Business Strategy
5 3 (11.11%) Client Onboarding
5 3 (11.11%) Contract Negotiation
5 3 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (11.11%) Line Management
5 3 (11.11%) Market Research
5 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (7.41%) Analytics
6 2 (7.41%) Coaching
6 2 (7.41%) Customer Engagement
6 2 (7.41%) DevOps
6 2 (7.41%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) C#
1 2 (7.41%) Java
2 1 (3.70%) Python
System Software
1 1 (3.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (3.70%) Apple
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.70%) Salesforce