Development Manager Job Trends in Oxford

Development Manager
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Development Manager salary in Oxford is £65,000 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 9 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 22 0 23
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 9.05% - 9.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.91% - 9.62%
Number of salaries quoted 21 0 22
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £38,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £39,085
90th Percentile - - £57,459
Oxfordshire median annual salary £52,500 - £38,000
% change year-on-year - - -25.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 222 246 239
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 94.98% 94.09%
Number of salaries quoted 160 123 206
10th Percentile £31,850 £40,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £39,219 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £89,775 £96,250 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +3.09%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in Oxford

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Oxford

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Oxford

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

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Oxford

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 28 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 Oxford region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 20 (90.91%) Business Development
2 3 (13.64%) Logistics
3 2 (9.09%) .NET
3 2 (9.09%) Agile
3 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering

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

General
1 5 (22.73%) Finance
2 4 (18.18%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (9.09%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.55%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (4.55%) Biopharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (90.91%) Business Development
2 3 (13.64%) Logistics
3 2 (9.09%) Agile
3 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering