IT Development Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

IT Development Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Development Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 498 557 536
Rank change year-on-year +59 -21 +217
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Development Manager 25 22 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.059% 0.059% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.063% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £70,250 £79,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% -30.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,994 34,827 29,365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 93.37% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 23,048 17,337 22,235
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

IT Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Development Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

IT Development Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

IT Development Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for IT Development Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Development Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

IT Development Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Development Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Development Manager in the UK excluding London

IT Development Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Development Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
South East +38 15 £50,000 -50.00% 2
North of England +22 5 £40,000 - 3
Yorkshire - 4 £40,000 - 3
Northern Ireland - 3 £45,000 -
North West +23 1 - -
South West +14 1 - -
East of England - 1 - - 1
IT Development Manager
UK

IT Development Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, IT 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 UK excluding London region featuring IT Development Manager in the job title.

1 24 (96.00%) Business Development
2 9 (36.00%) SaaS
3 8 (32.00%) ITSM
4 4 (16.00%) B2B
5 3 (12.00%) CRM
6 2 (8.00%) B2B Sales
6 2 (8.00%) Coaching
6 2 (8.00%) Customer Engagement
6 2 (8.00%) Decision-Making
6 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
7 1 (4.00%) Agile
7 1 (4.00%) Business Strategy
7 1 (4.00%) Computer Science
7 1 (4.00%) Degree
7 1 (4.00%) Full-Stack Development
7 1 (4.00%) HubSpot
7 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (4.00%) Project Management
7 1 (4.00%) Scrum
7 1 (4.00%) Software Delivery
7 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (4.00%) Strategic Thinking

IT Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (36.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (8.00%) Marketing
1 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (8.00%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
1 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (96.00%) Business Development
2 8 (32.00%) ITSM
3 4 (16.00%) B2B
4 3 (12.00%) CRM
5 2 (8.00%) B2B Sales
5 2 (8.00%) Coaching
5 2 (8.00%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (8.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
6 1 (4.00%) Agile
6 1 (4.00%) Business Strategy
6 1 (4.00%) Computer Science
6 1 (4.00%) Full-Stack Development
6 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.00%) Project Management
6 1 (4.00%) Scrum
6 1 (4.00%) Software Delivery
6 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (4.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) HubSpot