Development Specialist
UK
The median Development Specialist salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 853 | 919 | 1248 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +329 | -324 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist | 54 | 28 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.030% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.054% | 0.032% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 19 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,533 | £36,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,625 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £39,000 | £43,323 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -9.98% | -1.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | £55,594 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59,069 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £39,000 | £43,323 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -9.98% | +27.46% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Development Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Specialist.
Development Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Specialist over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Development Specialist
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 | +59 | 50 | £65,000 | +66.67% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 44 | £65,000 | +66.67% | 10 |
| South East | +10 | 20 | £75,000 | - | 2 |
| London | +121 | 9 | £40,000 | -69.23% | 2 |
| North of England | +25 | 8 | £65,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
| East of England | +1 | 7 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +39 | 5 | £65,000 | +64.90% | 4 |
| North West | - | 5 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £32,705 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 3 | - | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | £32,705 | - | 2 |
Development Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 job ads featuring Development Specialist in the job title.
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Development Specialist 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: