Development Manager Jobs in the Thames Valley

Development Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Development Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 107 167
Rank change year-on-year -33 +60 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 37 147 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.09% 2.19% 1.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 2.31% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 7 120 39
10th Percentile £38,400 - £35,000
25th Percentile £40,125 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £38,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -36.67% -40.00%
75th Percentile £74,375 £53,125 £83,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £65,625 £97,500
South East median annual salary £64,500 £40,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +61.25% -33.33% -20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,832 6,355 5,383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.61% 94.68% 89.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,270 4,451 3,169
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in the Thames Valley

Development Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Manager in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Development Manager in the Thames Valley

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in the Thames Valley

Development Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 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
Berkshire +8 19 £53,750 +41.45% 38
Oxfordshire -3 9 £41,250 -8.33% 28
Buckinghamshire -9 9 £82,500 +117.11% 19
Development Manager
South East

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

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

1 34 (91.89%) Business Development
2 26 (70.27%) Social Skills
3 17 (45.95%) Finance
4 15 (40.54%) Marketing
5 12 (32.43%) Public Sector
6 11 (29.73%) Collaborative Working
6 11 (29.73%) Collaborative Culture
6 11 (29.73%) Marketing Strategy
6 11 (29.73%) Facilities Management
7 10 (27.03%) Time Management
7 10 (27.03%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (24.32%) Coaching
8 9 (24.32%) Banking
9 4 (10.81%) FMCG
9 4 (10.81%) Business Strategy
10 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (8.11%) Retail
10 3 (8.11%) Manufacturing
11 2 (5.41%) Project Management
11 2 (5.41%) Wireless
11 2 (5.41%) Software Engineering
11 2 (5.41%) Unified Communications
11 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (2.70%) Customer Service
12 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
12 1 (2.70%) PowerApps
12 1 (2.70%) Business Case
12 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (2.70%) Commercial Awareness
12 1 (2.70%) Decision-Making

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) Azure
1 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
1 1 (2.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) Unified Communications
1 2 (5.41%) Wireless
2 1 (2.70%) Internet
2 1 (2.70%) LAN
2 1 (2.70%) WAN
2 1 (2.70%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
General
1 26 (70.27%) Social Skills
2 17 (45.95%) Finance
3 15 (40.54%) Marketing
4 12 (32.43%) Public Sector
5 10 (27.03%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (24.32%) Banking
7 3 (8.11%) Manufacturing
7 3 (8.11%) Retail
8 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) FMCG
2 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (91.89%) Business Development
2 11 (29.73%) Collaborative Culture
2 11 (29.73%) Collaborative Working
2 11 (29.73%) Facilities Management
2 11 (29.73%) Marketing Strategy
3 10 (27.03%) Time Management
4 9 (24.32%) Coaching
5 4 (10.81%) Business Strategy
6 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (5.41%) Project Management
7 2 (5.41%) Software Engineering
8 1 (2.70%) Agile
8 1 (2.70%) Business Case
8 1 (2.70%) Change Management
8 1 (2.70%) CRM
8 1 (2.70%) ERP
8 1 (2.70%) ITIL
8 1 (2.70%) Line Management
8 1 (2.70%) Scrum
8 1 (2.70%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (2.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (2.70%) Degree
1 1 (2.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (2.70%) Dell
1 1 (2.70%) HP
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle
1 1 (2.70%) Sophos
1 1 (2.70%) Veeam
1 1 (2.70%) VMware