Development Manager Jobs in Wales

Development Manager
UK > Wales

The median Development Manager salary in Wales is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 79 123
Rank change year-on-year +16 +44 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 14 43 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.25% 2.07% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 2.24% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 8 40 7
10th Percentile £54,000 £26,250 -
25th Percentile £61,875 £35,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £35,700 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +110.08% +2.00% -30.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 - £59,375
90th Percentile - £47,750 £62,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -25.00% -22.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 962 1,922 1,439
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.20% 92.72% 86.01%
Number of salaries quoted 556 1,306 811
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £33,993
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,966 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in Wales

Development Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Development Manager in Wales

Development Manager
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager in Wales over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in Wales

Development Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 21 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
South Wales +23 14 £75,000 +110.08% 21
Development Manager
UK

Development Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, 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 across the Wales region featuring Development Manager in the job title.

1 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 9 (64.29%) Business Development
3 8 (57.14%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (42.86%) Coaching
5 5 (35.71%) CRM
5 5 (35.71%) Telecoms
5 5 (35.71%) Finance
5 5 (35.71%) IP Telephony
5 5 (35.71%) Marketing
5 5 (35.71%) Network Security
5 5 (35.71%) Private Cloud
5 5 (35.71%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (35.71%) HubSpot
5 5 (35.71%) Line Management
5 5 (35.71%) Business Strategy
5 5 (35.71%) Cloud Security
5 5 (35.71%) Lead Generation
5 5 (35.71%) Customer Acquisition
5 5 (35.71%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (21.43%) Active Listening
6 3 (21.43%) People Management
6 3 (21.43%) Time Management
6 3 (21.43%) FMCG
6 3 (21.43%) Manufacturing
6 3 (21.43%) Project Management
6 3 (21.43%) e-Learning
6 3 (21.43%) Banking
7 2 (14.29%) Retail
7 2 (14.29%) Agile

Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (14.29%) ColdFusion
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (35.71%) IP Telephony
1 5 (35.71%) Network Security
General
1 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 8 (57.14%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Finance
3 5 (35.71%) Marketing
3 5 (35.71%) Telecoms
4 3 (21.43%) Banking
4 3 (21.43%) Manufacturing
5 2 (14.29%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Private Cloud
1 5 (35.71%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (21.43%) e-Learning
2 3 (21.43%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Business Development
2 6 (42.86%) Coaching
3 5 (35.71%) Business Strategy
3 5 (35.71%) Cloud Security
3 5 (35.71%) CRM
3 5 (35.71%) Customer Acquisition
3 5 (35.71%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (35.71%) Lead Generation
3 5 (35.71%) Line Management
3 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (21.43%) Active Listening
4 3 (21.43%) People Management
4 3 (21.43%) Project Management
4 3 (21.43%) Time Management
5 2 (14.29%) Agile
5 2 (14.29%) Scrum
5 2 (14.29%) SDLC
6 1 (7.14%) ITSM
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) HubSpot
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle