Development Officer
UK

The median Development Officer salary in the UK is £37,089 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 862 996 1141
Rank change year-on-year +134 +145 -240
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Officer 49 3 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.050% 0.003% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.003% 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 49 2 13
10th Percentile £22,500 £26,129 -
25th Percentile £33,857 £27,691 £29,490
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,089 £30,613 £40,166
Median % change year-on-year +21.15% -23.79% +40.15%
75th Percentile £40,513 £33,716 £104,806
90th Percentile £42,629 £35,386 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,089 £36,000 £101,147
% change year-on-year +3.02% -64.41% +252.93%

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 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Development Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Development Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Development Officer in the UK

Development Officer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Officer.

Salary trend for Development Officer in the UK

Development Officer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Officer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Development Officer in the UK

Development Officer
Top 12 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 4 May 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
England +131 44 £37,089 +21.15% 3
UK excluding London +23 34 £37,089 +3.02% 3
Midlands - 14 £34,834 - 1
East Midlands - 11 £34,834 -
London +129 10 £41,025 +62.63%
South East - 8 £39,013 - 1
Work from Home +84 7 £22,460 -10.96% 1
East of England - 6 £37,089 - 1
North of England +37 3 £35,177 - 1
South West -18 3 £39,230 +8.97%
North West - 3 £35,177 -
West Midlands - 3 £37,089 - 1

Development Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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.

1 26 (53.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (16.33%) NEC
3 7 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 6 (12.24%) DBS Check
4 6 (12.24%) Project Management
4 6 (12.24%) Retail
4 6 (12.24%) Local Government
5 5 (10.20%) Northgate
5 5 (10.20%) Performance Monitoring
5 5 (10.20%) SMS
5 5 (10.20%) Agile
5 5 (10.20%) NEC Housing
5 5 (10.20%) Business Analysis
5 5 (10.20%) Housing Management
5 5 (10.20%) Onboarding
6 2 (4.08%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.08%) Power Platform
6 2 (4.08%) PowerApps
6 2 (4.08%) Power Automate
6 2 (4.08%) Power BI
6 2 (4.08%) GIS
6 2 (4.08%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (4.08%) Microsoft
6 2 (4.08%) Azure
6 2 (4.08%) Analytics
7 1 (2.04%) Kalman Filter
7 1 (2.04%) Line Management
7 1 (2.04%) Financial Modelling
7 1 (2.04%) Risk Management
7 1 (2.04%) Finance

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:

Business Applications
1 5 (10.20%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.08%) Azure
1 2 (4.08%) Power Automate
1 2 (4.08%) Power Platform
1 2 (4.08%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.20%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) GIS
1 2 (4.08%) Power BI
General
1 26 (53.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 6 (12.24%) Local Government
3 6 (12.24%) Retail
4 2 (4.08%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.04%) Agriculture
5 1 (2.04%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.20%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.04%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (12.24%) Project Management
2 5 (10.20%) Agile
2 5 (10.20%) Business Analysis
2 5 (10.20%) Housing Management
2 5 (10.20%) Performance Monitoring
3 2 (4.08%) Analytics
3 2 (4.08%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (2.04%) Business Case
4 1 (2.04%) Data Strategy
4 1 (2.04%) Feasibility Study
4 1 (2.04%) Financial Modelling
4 1 (2.04%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (2.04%) Line Management
4 1 (2.04%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 6 (12.24%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 8 (16.33%) NEC
2 5 (10.20%) Northgate
3 2 (4.08%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.04%) Samsung