Development Manager Job Trends in Merseyside

Development Manager
North West > Merseyside

The median Development Manager salary in Merseyside is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 29 49
Rank change year-on-year +1 +20 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 30 27 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 4.89% 5.29% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.68% 6.68% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 25 5 2
10th Percentile £30,000 £45,050 £33,150
25th Percentile £36,000 £45,500 £36,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +15.29% -29.17%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £48,375
90th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £51,450
North West median annual salary £50,000 £58,055 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.87% +65.87% -46.15%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 528 404 550
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.13% 79.22% 94.50%
Number of salaries quoted 308 229 405
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,400 £27,300
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,125 £75,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Development Manager job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Merseyside

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Merseyside over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Merseyside

Development Manager
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Liverpool -5 21 £50,000 +1.01% 7
Prescot - 4 £30,000 -
Wirral - 3 £36,000 -
Development Manager
North West

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 Merseyside region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 25 (83.33%) Business Development
2 5 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (16.67%) Power Platform
3 3 (10.00%) Client Onboarding
3 3 (10.00%) Customer Experience
3 3 (10.00%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.33%) Telesales

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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 5 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
1 5 (16.67%) Power Platform
General
1 5 (16.67%) Tech for Good
2 3 (10.00%) Retail
3 1 (3.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.67%) FMCG
2 1 (3.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (83.33%) Business Development
2 3 (10.00%) Client Onboarding
2 3 (10.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (3.33%) Telesales
Vendors
1 3 (10.00%) Salesforce