Development Consultant Jobs

Development Consultant
UK

The median Development Consultant salary in the UK is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 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
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 702 853 943
Rank change year-on-year +151 +90 +291
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Consultant 9 41 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.041% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.043% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 6 17 10
10th Percentile - £39,250 -
25th Percentile - £55,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £77,500 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -67.74% +37.78% +12.50%
75th Percentile - £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £37,500 - £89,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £25,000 £55,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -54.55% -42.11% +201.59%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 49,357 94,770 90,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.42% 94.70% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 25,605 67,694 56,964
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,622 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,438
% change year-on-year +3.29% -6.43% +6.88%

Development Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Consultant in the UK

Development Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Consultant.

Salary trend for Development Consultant in the UK

Development Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Consultant over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Consultant in the UK

Development Consultant
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England +144 9 £25,000 -67.74% 27
UK excluding London +174 8 £25,000 -54.55% 16
South West +108 5 £25,000 -7.41% 4
Work from Home +124 2 £50,000 +25.00% 3
London +93 1 - - 12
South East +90 1 - - 2
Midlands +70 1 - - 2
East Midlands +36 1 - -
East of England +35 1 £50,000 -9.09% 2

Development Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Development Consultant 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 featuring Development Consultant in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Business Development
1 6 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 6 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Value Proposition
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Behavioural Change
3 1 (11.11%) Lead Generation
3 1 (11.11%) Data Strategy
3 1 (11.11%) Content Curation
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (11.11%) CIPD
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
3 1 (11.11%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (11.11%) Learning Management System
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow
3 1 (11.11%) Data Management
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Local Government
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) ITSM
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management

Development Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Local Government
2 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Learning Management System
1 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Business Development
1 6 (66.67%) Coaching
1 6 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (11.11%) Behavioural Change
3 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (11.11%) Content Curation
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (11.11%) Data Strategy
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) ITSM
3 1 (11.11%) Lead Generation
3 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (11.11%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) CIPD
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow