IT Development Manager
UK
The median IT Development Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 666 | 858 | 945 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +192 | +87 | +236 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Development Manager | 45 | 52 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.082% | 0.051% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.091% | 0.054% | 0.021% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 51 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,500 | £49,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £41,875 | £53,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.46% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,938 | £80,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £105,000 | £77,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +4.00% | +16.28% |
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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £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 | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
IT Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Development Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Development Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Development Manager.
IT Development Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Development Manager over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
IT Development Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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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| Work from Home | +122 | 28 | £37,500 | -46.43% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +169 | 19 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 5 |
| England | +132 | 19 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 15 |
| London | +123 | 9 | £77,500 | +10.71% | 11 |
| Midlands | +57 | 6 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £75,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | +60 | 5 | £70,000 | +7.69% | |
| North of England | +31 | 3 | £40,000 | -11.11% | |
| Scotland | +122 | 2 | £50,000 | -37.50% | |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 2 | £40,000 | -36.00% | |
| South West | +116 | 1 | £40,000 | -11.11% | |
| North West | -8 | 1 | £40,000 | -11.11% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
IT Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, IT Development Manager 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 IT Development Manager in the job title.
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IT Development Manager 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: