Development Director
UK
The median Development Director salary in the UK is £130,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 728 | 1065 | 1067 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +337 | +2 | -352 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Director | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.009% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.009% | 0.025% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 7 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £75,000 | £74,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £95,000 | £88,750 | £97,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £130,000 | £110,000 | £140,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -21.43% | +44.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £135,000 | £165,000 | £145,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £149,500 | £170,000 | £151,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £130,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.50% | -5.88% | -12.37% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,797 | 118,142 | 122,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.42% | 95.32% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,144 | 73,821 | 84,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Development Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Director.
Development Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Director over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
Development Director
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Director within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +340 | 12 | £130,000 | +20.93% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +250 | 9 | £130,000 | +62.50% | 9 |
| South East | - | 7 | £130,000 | - | 3 |
| London | +268 | 4 | £100,000 | -9.09% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +250 | 3 | £100,000 | -37.50% | 13 |
| Scotland | +53 | 1 | £105,000 | +31.25% | |
| South West | - | 1 | £95,000 | - | 1 |
Development Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 December 2023, Development Director 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 Director in the job title.
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Development Director 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: