Development Specialist Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Development Specialist
UK > Work from Home

The median Development Specialist salary for remote or hybrid work is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 419 579 650
Rank change year-on-year +160 +71 +192
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist 13 4 12
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.079% 0.012% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.012% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 7
10th Percentile £33,000 - £35,950
25th Percentile £46,250 £62,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £41,336
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +57.25% -9.37%
75th Percentile £53,750 £67,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £120,000 - £130,000
UK median annual salary £48,000 £65,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -26.15% +66.67% -9.98%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,908 32,504 40,687
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.86% 96.00% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 9,956 24,955 28,926
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,005 £36,679
25th Percentile £43,500 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Development Specialist
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Development Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Development Specialist trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Development Specialist
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Development Specialist.

Development Specialist salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Development Specialist
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Development Specialist over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Development Specialist salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Development Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Development Specialist 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Development Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Business Development
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (30.77%) Business Strategy
3 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
3 4 (30.77%) Onboarding
3 4 (30.77%) Health Technology
3 4 (30.77%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Product Roadmap
3 4 (30.77%) Coaching
3 4 (30.77%) Time Management
3 4 (30.77%) Google
3 4 (30.77%) SaaS
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (30.77%) Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Client Onboarding
3 4 (30.77%) CRM
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Programme Management
4 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) FortiGate
5 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
5 2 (15.38%) DMVPN
5 2 (15.38%) Marketing
5 2 (15.38%) Fortinet
5 2 (15.38%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared

Development Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) SaaS
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) BGP
1 2 (15.38%) Cisco ASA
1 2 (15.38%) DMVPN
1 2 (15.38%) EIGRP
1 2 (15.38%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
General
1 5 (38.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Health Technology
2 4 (30.77%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Automotive
3 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
3 2 (15.38%) Marketing
3 2 (15.38%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Business Development
2 4 (30.77%) Analytics
2 4 (30.77%) Business Strategy
2 4 (30.77%) Client Onboarding
2 4 (30.77%) Coaching
2 4 (30.77%) CRM
2 4 (30.77%) Product Roadmap
2 4 (30.77%) Programme Management
2 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
2 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (30.77%) Time Management
3 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
4 2 (15.38%) Impact Assessments
4 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
4 2 (15.38%) Value Proposition
5 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (7.69%) Data Architecture
5 1 (7.69%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Google
2 2 (15.38%) Cisco
2 2 (15.38%) Fortinet
2 2 (15.38%) Juniper
2 2 (15.38%) McAfee
2 2 (15.38%) SAP
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft