Head of Development
UK
The median Head of Development salary in the UK is £99,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 663 | 844 | 881 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +181 | +37 | +229 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Development | 49 | 63 | 78 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.087% | 0.063% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | 0.067% | 0.086% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 54 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £61,250 | £47,000 | £66,275 |
| 25th Percentile | £69,375 | £65,000 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £99,000 | £87,500 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.14% | -12.50% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £112,500 | £100,000 | £113,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £150,000 | £110,000 | £129,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £78,750 | £87,500 | £93,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -6.67% | +10.29% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £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 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
Head of Development
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Development in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Development
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Development.
Head of Development
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Development over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Head of Development
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Development within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 |
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| England | +145 | 45 | £99,500 | +13.71% | 69 |
| Work from Home | +149 | 40 | £100,000 | - | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +143 | 25 | £78,750 | -10.00% | 45 |
| London | +129 | 23 | £135,000 | +28.57% | 34 |
| North of England | +55 | 9 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 13 |
| East of England | +45 | 9 | £62,500 | -30.56% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £100,000 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | +126 | 3 | £67,500 | - | 3 |
| South East | +75 | 2 | £97,500 | +91.18% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 2 | £80,000 | -20.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +41 | 2 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 7 |
| North West | -9 | 2 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 9 |
| North East | - | 2 | £90,000 | - |
Head of Development Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Head of Development 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 Head of Development in the job title.
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Head of Development 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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