Product Development Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Product Development Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Product Development Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £58,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 November 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 449 600 -
Rank change year-on-year +151 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Development Manager 66 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.010% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.011% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.36% - -
75th Percentile £59,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £58,500 £55,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +6.36% -29.03% +49.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 32,788 45,254 29,432
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.76% 94.66% 95.71%
Number of salaries quoted 20,410 24,365 22,133
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.93% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Product Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Product Development Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Product Development Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Product 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 Product Development Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 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
North of England +106 63 - -
North East - 49 - -
Yorkshire - 14 - -
South East +32 2 - -
East of England - 1 £58,500 - 1
Product Development Manager
UK

Product Development Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, Product 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 Product Development Manager in the job title.

1 65 (98.48%) Decision-Making
2 64 (96.97%) Continuous Improvement
2 64 (96.97%) Project Management
3 63 (95.45%) Commercialisation
3 63 (95.45%) Community of Practice
3 63 (95.45%) Degree
3 63 (95.45%) Project Delivery
4 54 (81.82%) Chemistry
5 9 (13.64%) Coaching
5 9 (13.64%) Experimental Design
6 2 (3.03%) Conflict Resolution
6 2 (3.03%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (3.03%) Microsoft
6 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (1.52%) AI
7 1 (1.52%) Generative AI
7 1 (1.52%) Mentoring
7 1 (1.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (1.52%) Stakeholder Management

Product 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:

Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 65 (98.48%) Manufacturing
2 63 (95.45%) Finance
2 63 (95.45%) Marketing
3 3 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (1.52%) Retail
4 1 (1.52%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 63 (95.45%) FMCG
2 2 (3.03%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (98.48%) Decision-Making
2 64 (96.97%) Continuous Improvement
2 64 (96.97%) Project Management
3 63 (95.45%) Commercialisation
3 63 (95.45%) Community of Practice
3 63 (95.45%) Project Delivery
4 54 (81.82%) Chemistry
5 9 (13.64%) Coaching
5 9 (13.64%) Experimental Design
6 2 (3.03%) Conflict Resolution
6 2 (3.03%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 1 (1.52%) AI
7 1 (1.52%) Generative AI
7 1 (1.52%) Mentoring
7 1 (1.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (1.52%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 63 (95.45%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (3.03%) Microsoft