Development Specialist
UK
The median Development Specialist salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 861 | 971 | 1177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +206 | -290 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist | 47 | 27 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.025% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.051% | 0.028% | 0.019% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 18 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,888 | £36,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58,125 | £36,938 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £39,000 | £43,323 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.31% | -9.98% | -3.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | £61,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,500 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £39,000 | £43,323 |
| % change year-on-year | +92.31% | -9.98% | -3.73% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Development Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Specialist.
Development Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Specialist over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Development Specialist
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 | +148 | 42 | £75,000 | +92.31% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 39 | £75,000 | +92.31% | 10 |
| South East | +16 | 16 | £75,000 | - | 6 |
| London | +156 | 8 | £40,000 | -69.23% | 5 |
| North of England | +50 | 8 | £65,000 | +66.67% | |
| East of England | +34 | 5 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £32,705 | - | |
| North West | - | 5 | £65,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +92 | 4 | £65,000 | +57.25% | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 3 | - | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £32,705 | - | 2 |
Development Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Development Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Development Specialist 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: