Development Director
UK
The median Development Director salary in the UK is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 January 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 755 | 723 | 1001 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +278 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Director | 10 | 18 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.031% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | 0.032% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 18 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £86,000 | £95,000 | £92,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £90,000 | £98,125 | £102,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £92,500 | £130,000 | £160,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.85% | -18.75% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £102,500 | £135,000 | £170,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £134,500 | £142,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £130,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -30.77% | - | - |
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 | 60,520 | 56,220 | 102,135 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.94% | 95.42% | 95.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,988 | 41,178 | 66,345 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £33,036 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.93% | -4.17% | +1.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,063 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,000 | £50,000 | £52,772 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -5.25% | +5.54% |
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 16 January 2025.
Development Director
Top 6 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 16 January 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 |
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| England | -35 | 10 | £92,500 | -28.85% | 40 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 7 | £93,750 | -6.25% | 42 |
| London | +15 | 6 | £95,000 | -5.00% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | -46 | 1 | £90,000 | -30.77% | 6 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
Development Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 January 2025, 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: