Product Development Manager Jobs

Product Development Manager
UK

The median Product Development Manager salary in the UK is £71,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 630 904 956
Rank change year-on-year +274 +52 +233
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Development Manager 84 7 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.007% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.007% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £44,700 -
25th Percentile £69,750 £55,125 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,500 £75,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +36.36% -38.89%
75th Percentile £73,250 £80,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £81,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £59,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +7.73% -24.14%

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 49,668 94,676 90,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.69% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,895 67,575 57,131
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year +3.29% -6.24% +6.65%

Product Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Product Development Manager in the UK

Product Development Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Product Development Manager in the UK

Product Development Manager
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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 +237 84 £71,500 -4.67% 25
UK excluding London +268 83 - - 19
North of England - 82 - - 7
North East - 62 - -
Yorkshire - 20 - - 1
Work from Home +137 1 £71,500 - 15
London +116 1 £71,500 -4.67% 6
South East +90 1 - - 1

Product Development Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Product 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 Product Development Manager in the job title.

1 83 (98.81%) Finance
2 82 (97.62%) Competitor Analysis
2 82 (97.62%) Analytical Skills
2 82 (97.62%) Marketing
2 82 (97.62%) Degree
2 82 (97.62%) QA
2 82 (97.62%) FMCG
2 82 (97.62%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (97.62%) Product Strategy
2 82 (97.62%) Social Skills
2 82 (97.62%) Commercialisation
2 82 (97.62%) Project Management
3 1 (1.19%) Business Strategy
3 1 (1.19%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (1.19%) Product Vision
3 1 (1.19%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (1.19%) Product Backlog
3 1 (1.19%) Product Requirements
3 1 (1.19%) Product Management
3 1 (1.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (1.19%) Line Management
3 1 (1.19%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (1.19%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (1.19%) Software Testing
3 1 (1.19%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (1.19%) Software Engineering

Product 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:

General
1 83 (98.81%) Finance
2 82 (97.62%) Analytical Skills
2 82 (97.62%) Marketing
2 82 (97.62%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 82 (97.62%) FMCG
2 1 (1.19%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (97.62%) Commercialisation
1 82 (97.62%) Competitor Analysis
1 82 (97.62%) Problem-Solving
1 82 (97.62%) Product Strategy
1 82 (97.62%) Project Management
2 1 (1.19%) Business Strategy
2 1 (1.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (1.19%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (1.19%) Line Management
2 1 (1.19%) Product Backlog
2 1 (1.19%) Product Management
2 1 (1.19%) Product Requirements
2 1 (1.19%) Product Vision
2 1 (1.19%) Software Engineering
2 1 (1.19%) Software Testing
2 1 (1.19%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (1.19%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (1.19%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 82 (97.62%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (97.62%) QA