Development Manager
UK
The median Development Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 159 | 191 | 391 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +200 | +173 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager | 1,124 | 1,517 | 806 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.01% | 1.46% | 0.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.23% | 1.54% | 0.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 368 | 1,097 | 403 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £35,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -25.00% | -22.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £103,750 | £85,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £38,000 | £49,694 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.53% | -8.82% | -22.14% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Manager.
Development Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Development Manager
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 |
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| England | +28 | 990 | £41,000 | -8.89% | 1,274 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 762 | £38,000 | -23.53% | 861 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 528 | £40,000 | - | 465 |
| London | +9 | 236 | £78,750 | +96.88% | 495 |
| South East | -17 | 189 | £53,750 | +19.44% | 167 |
| North of England | +18 | 176 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 243 |
| East of England | +116 | 172 | £41,000 | -31.67% | 114 |
| Midlands | -43 | 109 | £30,580 | -32.04% | 193 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 97 | £30,580 | -23.66% | 116 |
| South West | +130 | 76 | £38,000 | -24.00% | 62 |
| North East | +86 | 74 | £35,000 | -50.00% | 31 |
| North West | -53 | 53 | £37,500 | -31.82% | 121 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 47 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 94 |
| Scotland | +55 | 21 | £38,000 | -41.54% | 46 |
| Wales | +10 | 14 | £75,000 | +110.08% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 12 | £51,500 | -24.82% | 76 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 5 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 10 |
Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Development Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Development Manager 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:
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