Senior Development Manager Job Trends in the South East

Senior Development Manager
England > South East

The median Senior Development Manager salary in the South East is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Development Manager 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.075% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
England median annual salary £49,200 £56,500 £67,529
% change year-on-year -12.92% -16.33% -12.87%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,453 10,835 7,289
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.95% 95.99% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 5,165 6,043 5,213
10th Percentile £27,600 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +2.80% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Senior Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Senior Development Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Senior Development Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Development Manager job vacancies in the South East

Senior Development Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Development Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Thames Valley - 5 £100,000 - 3
Berkshire - 4 - - 3
Kent - 2 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £100,000 -
Senior Development Manager
England

Senior Development Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Senior 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 South East region featuring Senior Development Manager in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Agile
1 4 (57.14%) Biotechnology
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
1 4 (57.14%) Hematology
1 4 (57.14%) Immunology
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 2 (28.57%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (28.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Monitoring
3 2 (28.57%) PMI Certification
3 2 (28.57%) PMP
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
4 1 (14.29%) Business Development
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Coaching
4 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (14.29%) MBA
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) PhD
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management

Senior Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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:

Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Project
General
1 4 (57.14%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
3 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Life Science
1 2 (28.57%) Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Agile
1 4 (57.14%) Biotechnology
1 4 (57.14%) Hematology
1 4 (57.14%) Immunology
2 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 2 (28.57%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (28.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Monitoring
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
4 1 (14.29%) Business Development
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Coaching
4 1 (14.29%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) PMI Certification
2 2 (28.57%) PMP
3 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
3 1 (14.29%) MBA
3 1 (14.29%) PhD
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft