Development Officer
UK
The median Development Officer salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 657 | 783 | 775 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | -8 | +353 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Officer | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.012% | 0.014% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.015% | 0.003% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,977 | £22,368 | £35,592 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,635 | £22,460 | £35,729 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £22,500 | £36,701 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.56% | -38.69% | +3.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,105 | £39,507 | £37,915 |
| 90th Percentile | £35,295 | £40,750 | £38,199 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £36,624 | £36,701 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.43% | -0.21% | +11.68% |
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 | 44,334 | 74,253 | 58,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.67% | 95.25% | 93.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,030 | 45,319 | 45,191 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,258 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Development Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Officer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Development Officer job vacancies in the UK.
Development Officer
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 14 September 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 | +113 | 4 | £35,000 | -4.43% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +86 | 4 | £35,000 | -4.43% | 11 |
| Midlands | +52 | 4 | £35,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £35,000 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +75 | 2 | £34,480 | +53.52% | 7 |
Development Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, Development Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Development Officer 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: