Development Manager Jobs in the North of England

Development Manager
England > North of England

The median Development Manager salary in the North of England is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 212 296
Rank change year-on-year +32 +84 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 181 184 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.54% 1.04% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 1.10% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 64 142 107
10th Percentile - £30,000 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £49,557
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +10.98% -29.20%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £95,000
England median annual salary £41,000 £44,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.82% -26.67% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 of England with a recognized job title 10,838 16,798 15,094
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 94.98% 89.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5,779 12,989 8,081
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £39,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in the North of England

Development Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Manager in the North of England.

Salary trend for Development Manager in the North of England

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in the North of England

Development Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 19 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
North East +87 78 £35,000 -50.00% 31
North West -48 55 £37,500 -31.82% 150
Yorkshire +38 46 £50,000 +11.11% 81
Development Manager
England

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 19 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 North of England region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 120 (66.30%) Social Skills
2 99 (54.70%) Finance
3 91 (50.28%) Marketing
4 89 (49.17%) Analytical Skills
5 87 (48.07%) Problem-Solving
6 83 (45.86%) Project Management
6 83 (45.86%) Degree
6 83 (45.86%) QA
7 82 (45.30%) Competitor Analysis
7 82 (45.30%) FMCG
7 82 (45.30%) Product Strategy
7 82 (45.30%) Commercialisation
8 76 (41.99%) Business Development
9 14 (7.73%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (7.18%) Coaching
10 13 (7.18%) Time Management
10 13 (7.18%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (6.08%) Lead Generation
12 10 (5.52%) Business Strategy
12 10 (5.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
13 9 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
14 8 (4.42%) e-Learning
14 8 (4.42%) SaaS
15 7 (3.87%) CRM
16 6 (3.31%) Stakeholder Management
16 6 (3.31%) Social Media
16 6 (3.31%) Customer Service
17 5 (2.76%) Business Case
18 4 (2.21%) Onboarding
18 4 (2.21%) Roadmaps

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 10 (5.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.66%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 1 (0.55%) Orchard Housing
2 1 (0.55%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 8 (4.42%) SaaS
2 3 (1.66%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.10%) AWS
3 2 (1.10%) Azure
4 1 (0.55%) Amazon EKS
4 1 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.55%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (0.55%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (0.55%) GitHub
4 1 (0.55%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.66%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (1.10%) WPA
3 1 (0.55%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.10%) Big Data
1 2 (1.10%) Power BI
2 1 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.55%) Jenkins
General
1 120 (66.30%) Social Skills
2 99 (54.70%) Finance
3 91 (50.28%) Marketing
4 89 (49.17%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (7.18%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (2.21%) Banking
6 4 (2.21%) Legal
7 3 (1.66%) Financial Institution
7 3 (1.66%) Health Technology
7 3 (1.66%) Local Government
7 3 (1.66%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.10%) Automotive
8 2 (1.10%) Electronics
8 2 (1.10%) Law
8 2 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.55%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.55%) .NET
1 1 (0.55%) AngularJS
1 1 (0.55%) Kafka
1 1 (0.55%) React
Miscellaneous
1 82 (45.30%) FMCG
2 8 (4.42%) e-Learning
3 6 (3.31%) Social Media
4 4 (2.21%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.66%) CCTV
5 3 (1.66%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.66%) EPoS
5 3 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.10%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.55%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.55%) iPad
7 1 (0.55%) iPhone
7 1 (0.55%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.55%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.55%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.10%) Windows
1 2 (1.10%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (48.07%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (45.86%) Project Management
3 82 (45.30%) Commercialisation
3 82 (45.30%) Competitor Analysis
3 82 (45.30%) Product Strategy
4 76 (41.99%) Business Development
5 14 (7.73%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (7.18%) Coaching
6 13 (7.18%) Time Management
7 11 (6.08%) Lead Generation
8 10 (5.52%) Business Strategy
9 7 (3.87%) CRM
10 6 (3.31%) Customer Service
10 6 (3.31%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (2.76%) Business Case
12 4 (2.21%) Design Thinking
12 4 (2.21%) Line Management
12 4 (2.21%) People Management
12 4 (2.21%) Presales
12 4 (2.21%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.66%) C#
1 3 (1.66%) Java
2 1 (0.55%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.55%) Python
2 1 (0.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 83 (45.86%) Degree
2 4 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.10%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (45.86%) QA
2 1 (0.55%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.55%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (1.10%) Intel
1 2 (1.10%) NetApp
2 1 (0.55%) Apple
2 1 (0.55%) LexisNexis
2 1 (0.55%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.55%) Oracle
2 1 (0.55%) Orchard
2 1 (0.55%) Sage
2 1 (0.55%) Salesforce