Development Manager Job Trends in the North East

Development Manager
England > North East

The median Development Manager salary in the North East is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 43 55
Rank change year-on-year +30 +12 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 102 49 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 9.94% 4.98% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.69% 5.21% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 20 11 6
10th Percentile £35,000 - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% +22.81% -52.50%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £33,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £52,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,250 £39,085
% change year-on-year +5.82% +20.89% -47.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 954 941 565
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 95.63% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 630 429 486
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,212 £29,875
25th Percentile £30,875 £36,250 £36,862
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,749 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% - +1.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,754 £85,000 £72,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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 the North East.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in the North East

Development Manager
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in the North East

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in the North East over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in the North East

Development Manager
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the North East region over the 6 months to 31 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
Durham +10 75 £45,000 +28.57%
Tyne and Wear +16 27 £50,000 +42.86% 7
Development Manager
England

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 North East region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 74 (72.55%) Decision-Making
2 60 (58.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (57.84%) Commercialisation
3 59 (57.84%) Community of Practice
3 59 (57.84%) Degree
3 59 (57.84%) Project Delivery
3 59 (57.84%) Project Management
4 52 (50.98%) Chemistry
5 27 (26.47%) Business Development
6 18 (17.65%) Logistics
7 15 (14.71%) Actionable Insight
7 15 (14.71%) CIPD
7 15 (14.71%) Process Improvement
8 7 (6.86%) Coaching
8 7 (6.86%) Experimental Design
9 3 (2.94%) Client Onboarding
9 3 (2.94%) Customer Experience
9 3 (2.94%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.98%) ATM
10 1 (0.98%) Collaborative Culture
10 1 (0.98%) Mentoring
10 1 (0.98%) NEBOSH

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.98%) ATM
General
1 75 (73.53%) Manufacturing
2 59 (57.84%) Marketing
3 52 (50.98%) Finance
4 4 (3.92%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.94%) Local Government
6 1 (0.98%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 60 (58.82%) FMCG
2 15 (14.71%) Learning Management System
3 4 (3.92%) Social Media
4 2 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (72.55%) Decision-Making
2 60 (58.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (57.84%) Commercialisation
3 59 (57.84%) Community of Practice
3 59 (57.84%) Project Delivery
3 59 (57.84%) Project Management
4 52 (50.98%) Chemistry
5 27 (26.47%) Business Development
6 18 (17.65%) Logistics
7 15 (14.71%) Actionable Insight
7 15 (14.71%) Process Improvement
8 7 (6.86%) Coaching
8 7 (6.86%) Experimental Design
9 3 (2.94%) Client Onboarding
9 3 (2.94%) Customer Experience
10 1 (0.98%) Collaborative Culture
10 1 (0.98%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 59 (57.84%) Degree
2 15 (14.71%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.98%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 3 (2.94%) Salesforce