Head of Development Jobs in Staffordshire

Head of Development
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Head of Development salary in Staffordshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 81 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Development 1 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 0.16% 0.77% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.80% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 0
10th Percentile - £90,000 -
25th Percentile £75,000 £97,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £100,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £85,000 £102,500 -
90th Percentile - £110,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £80,000 £100,000 £69,378
% change year-on-year -20.00% +44.14% -18.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 490 995 488
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 76.21% 96.14% 92.60%
Number of salaries quoted 264 737 375
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,000 £23,350
25th Percentile £28,822 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,754 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £53,688 £55,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,215 £62,500 £67,500
West Midlands median annual salary £51,887 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% -4.76% +5.00%

Head of Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Job postings that featured Head of Development in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Development in Staffordshire

Head of Development
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Development in Staffordshire.

Salary trend for Head of Development in Staffordshire

Head of Development
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Development within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 21 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
Cannock - 1 £80,000 -
Head of Development
West Midlands

Head of Development Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Head of Development 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 Staffordshire region featuring Head of Development in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Head of Development Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) PHP