Development Manager Job Trends in Reading

Development Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Development Manager salary in Reading is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 57 85
Rank change year-on-year +47 +28 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 47 19 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 8.06% 2.63% 1.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.77% 2.90% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 39 10 16
10th Percentile £39,800 £37,000 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +57.89% -38.71%
75th Percentile £57,500 £68,125 £39,085
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 -
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +57.89% -44.53%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 536 655 1,009
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 90.59% 93.34%
Number of salaries quoted 348 291 669
10th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.77% +18.18% -6.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £83,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £112,500 £82,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -4.35%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Development Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Development Manager job vacancies in Reading

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Reading over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Reading

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 13 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 Reading region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 46 (97.87%) Business Development
2 5 (10.64%) HP
3 3 (6.38%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.13%) Agile
4 1 (2.13%) AI
4 1 (2.13%) Analytics
4 1 (2.13%) CI/CD
4 1 (2.13%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.13%) Confluence
4 1 (2.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (2.13%) Data Protection
4 1 (2.13%) Decision-Making
4 1 (2.13%) Degree
4 1 (2.13%) DevSecOps
4 1 (2.13%) GDPR
4 1 (2.13%) Information Security
4 1 (2.13%) JIRA
4 1 (2.13%) Platform Engineering
4 1 (2.13%) Sitecore
4 1 (2.13%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (2.13%) User Experience
4 1 (2.13%) WCAG
4 1 (2.13%) Web Development
4 1 (2.13%) WordPress

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.13%) Confluence
1 1 (2.13%) WordPress
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) JIRA
General
1 9 (19.15%) Finance
2 4 (8.51%) Aerospace
2 4 (8.51%) Automotive
3 3 (6.38%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.13%) Health Technology
4 1 (2.13%) Law
4 1 (2.13%) Marketing
4 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.13%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.26%) Life Science
1 2 (4.26%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (2.13%) Biopharmaceutical
2 1 (2.13%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (97.87%) Business Development
2 3 (6.38%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (2.13%) Agile
3 1 (2.13%) AI
3 1 (2.13%) Analytics
3 1 (2.13%) CI/CD
3 1 (2.13%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (2.13%) Data Protection
3 1 (2.13%) Decision-Making
3 1 (2.13%) DevSecOps
3 1 (2.13%) Information Security
3 1 (2.13%) Platform Engineering
3 1 (2.13%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (2.13%) User Experience
3 1 (2.13%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (2.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.13%) GDPR
1 1 (2.13%) WCAG
Vendors
1 5 (10.64%) HP
2 1 (2.13%) Sitecore