Head of Development Jobs in England

Head of Development
UK > England

The median Head of Development salary in England is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 803 836 1097
Rank change year-on-year +33 +261 -294
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Development 60 58 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.063% 0.071% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.077% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 53 54 54
10th Percentile £47,000 £65,006 £66,450
25th Percentile £63,575 £74,375 £73,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £100,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +9.68%
75th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £93,438
90th Percentile £105,000 £133,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £87,500 £100,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Development
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Development in England

Head of Development
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Development in England.

Salary trend for Head of Development in England

Head of Development
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Development in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Development in England

Head of Development
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Development within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East -22 21 £63,575 -42.20% 4
Midlands -28 20 £90,000 +12.50%
London +86 11 £105,000 +5.00% 7
West Midlands -5 10 £100,000 +44.14%
East Midlands -25 10 £87,500 +9.38%
East of England -6 5 £90,000 - 2
North of England +8 3 £85,000 -37.04% 5
North West -23 3 £85,000 +6.25% 1
Head of Development
UK

Head of Development Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Head of Development 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 England region featuring Head of Development in the job title.

1 19 (31.67%) Social Skills
2 14 (23.33%) Agile
3 12 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 11 (18.33%) Marketing
4 11 (18.33%) Finance
5 10 (16.67%) E-Commerce
5 10 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 9 (15.00%) CRM
6 9 (15.00%) Project Management
6 9 (15.00%) Software Engineering
7 8 (13.33%) PHP
7 8 (13.33%) .NET
7 8 (13.33%) Line Management
8 7 (11.67%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (11.67%) DevOps
8 7 (11.67%) Git
8 7 (11.67%) SaaS
8 7 (11.67%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (11.67%) Strategic Thinking
8 7 (11.67%) Code Quality
9 6 (10.00%) Decision-Making
9 6 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (10.00%) Test Automation
9 6 (10.00%) SDLC
9 6 (10.00%) Programme Management
9 6 (10.00%) QA
9 6 (10.00%) Manual Testing
10 5 (8.33%) Degree
10 5 (8.33%) JavaScript
10 5 (8.33%) Analytical Skills

Head of Development Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (1.67%) Confluence
1 1 (1.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (5.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (5.00%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 7 (11.67%) Dynamics 365
1 7 (11.67%) SaaS
2 1 (1.67%) AWS
2 1 (1.67%) Azure
2 1 (1.67%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.00%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.67%) MySQL
2 1 (1.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (11.67%) Git
2 3 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 19 (31.67%) Social Skills
2 11 (18.33%) Finance
2 11 (18.33%) Marketing
3 5 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (6.67%) Front Office
4 4 (6.67%) Law
5 3 (5.00%) Retail
6 2 (3.33%) Legal
7 1 (1.67%) Banking
7 1 (1.67%) Digital Health
7 1 (1.67%) German Language
7 1 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.67%) International Banking
7 1 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.67%) Spanish Language
7 1 (1.67%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.33%) .NET
2 3 (5.00%) Laravel
3 2 (3.33%) Symfony
4 1 (1.67%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.67%) BREW
4 1 (1.67%) CSS
4 1 (1.67%) HTML
4 1 (1.67%) jQuery
4 1 (1.67%) React
4 1 (1.67%) Twitter Bootstrap
4 1 (1.67%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.67%) IoT
2 3 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (5.00%) Hedge funds
3 2 (3.33%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.33%) Social Media
4 1 (1.67%) Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.33%) Agile
2 12 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 10 (16.67%) E-Commerce
4 9 (15.00%) CRM
4 9 (15.00%) Project Management
4 9 (15.00%) Software Engineering
5 8 (13.33%) Line Management
6 7 (11.67%) Code Quality
6 7 (11.67%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (11.67%) DevOps
6 7 (11.67%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (10.00%) Decision-Making
7 6 (10.00%) Manual Testing
7 6 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (10.00%) Programme Management
7 6 (10.00%) SDLC
7 6 (10.00%) Test Automation
8 5 (8.33%) Analytical Thinking
8 5 (8.33%) Budgeting
8 5 (8.33%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 8 (13.33%) PHP
2 5 (8.33%) JavaScript
3 4 (6.67%) SQL
4 3 (5.00%) C#
4 3 (5.00%) C++
4 3 (5.00%) Java
4 3 (5.00%) Python
5 2 (3.33%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 5 (8.33%) Degree
2 3 (5.00%) Master's Degree
2 3 (5.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.00%) QA
2 3 (5.00%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.67%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 10 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.33%) Salesforce