Development Manager
UK
The median Development Manager salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 141 | 174 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +208 | +181 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager | 1,246 | 1,752 | 791 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.22% | 1.59% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.47% | 1.67% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 456 | 1,130 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £35,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -20.83% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,813 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £99,375 | £86,250 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £53,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -6.10% | -23.93% |
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 | 50,366 | 104,718 | 83,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.89% | 94.79% | 91.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,574 | 73,870 | 54,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,603 | £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 | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.47% |
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 15 June 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 15 June 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 | 1,094 | £45,000 | - | 1,254 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 868 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 851 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 558 | £41,000 | +2.50% | 475 |
| London | +21 | 250 | £90,000 | +125.00% | 511 |
| North of England | +34 | 206 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 227 |
| South East | -10 | 206 | £59,652 | +32.56% | 241 |
| East of England | +120 | 189 | £41,000 | -31.67% | 79 |
| Midlands | -58 | 123 | £30,580 | -32.04% | 174 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 100 | £30,580 | -23.66% | 100 |
| South West | +145 | 84 | £38,000 | -24.00% | 70 |
| North East | +91 | 73 | £59,652 | -14.78% | 34 |
| North West | -54 | 66 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 117 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 65 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 78 |
| Scotland | +50 | 34 | £38,000 | -41.54% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 23 | £51,500 | -24.82% | 73 |
| Wales | +19 | 20 | £63,250 | +77.17% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 6 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 7 |
Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 June 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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