Development Manager
UK
The median Development Manager salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 74 | 130 | 268 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +138 | +247 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager | 2,042 | 1,746 | 962 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.32% | 2.01% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.72% | 2.11% | 1.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 962 | 817 | 437 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £26,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £96,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +35.71% | -50.00% |
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 | 54,940 | 82,860 | 67,807 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.20% | 95.20% | 92.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,162 | 52,698 | 48,205 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,450 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,991 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
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 19 August 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 19 August 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 | +45 | 1,736 | £50,000 | +14.29% | 1,058 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 1,625 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 687 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 986 | £40,000 | - | 397 |
| North of England | +25 | 470 | £50,000 | - | 183 |
| South East | +28 | 350 | £50,000 | -15.25% | 196 |
| East of England | +96 | 283 | £45,000 | -2.70% | 69 |
| Yorkshire | +39 | 282 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 75 |
| London | +9 | 251 | £65,000 | +62.50% | 464 |
| Midlands | -38 | 203 | £50,000 | +38.89% | 141 |
| South West | +153 | 131 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 48 |
| Scotland | +76 | 120 | £38,000 | -41.54% | 37 |
| North West | -64 | 117 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 93 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 116 | £40,000 | +12.04% | 83 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 81 | £55,000 | - | 57 |
| North East | +63 | 74 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 16 |
| Wales | +9 | 49 | £50,000 | +40.06% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 19 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 3 |
Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 August 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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