Development Specialist
UK
The median Development Specialist salary in the UK is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 688 | 859 | 934 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +171 | +75 | +294 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist | 21 | 53 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.051% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.054% | 0.032% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 36 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,142 | £30,888 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £52,188 | £37,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £65,000 | £39,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.92% | +66.67% | -9.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £77,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £55,750 | - | £59,069 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £70,000 | £39,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.14% | +79.49% | -9.98% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £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% | +6.63% |
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 30 May 2025.
Development Specialist
Top 10 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 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +128 | 19 | £47,500 | -30.91% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 17 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +165 | 14 | £47,500 | -32.14% | 25 |
| London | +110 | 5 | £34,000 | -15.00% | 14 |
| Midlands | +87 | 5 | £47,500 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 5 | £47,500 | - | |
| North of England | +49 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 4 |
| North West | +9 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | |
| South East | +72 | 3 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 10 |
| South West | +105 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Development Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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: