Development Manager
UK

The median Development Manager salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 207 394 562
Rank change year-on-year +187 +168 -92
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Manager 1,436 806 930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.42% 0.82% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 0.89% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,076 411 615
10th Percentile £35,000 - £49,200
25th Percentile £38,000 £35,000 £61,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -22.58% +19.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £107,500
90th Percentile £85,750 £96,250 £136,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -12.04% -22.86% +12.00%

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 95,626 90,111 157,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.48% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 68,292 56,801 84,606
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,250 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.10% +6.13% +5.63%

Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Manager in the UK

Development Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Development Manager in the UK

Development Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Manager over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Development Manager in the UK

Development Manager
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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
England +185 1,239 £45,000 -25.00% 327
UK excluding London +119 986 £47,500 -12.04% 239
Work from Home +181 700 £40,000 -38.46% 142
London +239 368 £40,000 -51.52% 99
South East +79 336 £45,000 -25.00% 60
Midlands +111 239 £46,250 -19.57% 32
North of England +77 188 £55,000 +15.69% 71
West Midlands +108 175 £40,060 -28.78% 21
North West +37 102 £55,000 -8.33% 48
Scotland +9 84 £65,000 +52.94% 15
Yorkshire +84 72 £45,000 +20.00% 17
East Midlands +32 64 £68,500 +16.60% 11
South West -22 57 £50,000 - 33
East of England -5 54 £60,000 +9.09% 26
Wales +43 43 £35,700 +2.00% 4
North East -6 14 £70,000 +47.24% 7
Northern Ireland +32 9 £60,000 - 7

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, 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 Development Manager in the job title.

1 984 (68.52%) Business Development
2 338 (23.54%) Social Skills
3 259 (18.04%) Salesforce
4 223 (15.53%) Customer Experience
5 222 (15.46%) Client Onboarding
6 215 (14.97%) Finance
7 206 (14.35%) Marketing
8 202 (14.07%) CRM
9 200 (13.93%) Agile
10 180 (12.53%) Decision-Making
11 154 (10.72%) Microsoft
12 151 (10.52%) Microsoft Office
13 148 (10.31%) Microsoft Excel
14 127 (8.84%) Degree
15 118 (8.22%) Problem-Solving
16 100 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
17 99 (6.89%) Retail
18 87 (6.06%) B2B
19 84 (5.85%) Telecoms
20 83 (5.78%) Logistics
20 83 (5.78%) SaaS
21 81 (5.64%) .NET
22 80 (5.57%) Analytical Skills
23 77 (5.36%) Project Management
24 72 (5.01%) Software Engineering
25 66 (4.60%) Azure
26 65 (4.53%) Mentoring
26 65 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
27 63 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
27 63 (4.39%) C#

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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (0.77%) CMS
3 9 (0.63%) WordPress
4 8 (0.56%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.42%) Apache
5 6 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.42%) nginx
5 6 (0.42%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.28%) Confluence
6 4 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.21%) Drupal
7 3 (0.21%) SAS
8 2 (0.14%) Ethereum
8 2 (0.14%) IIS
8 2 (0.14%) Liferay
8 2 (0.14%) Magnolia
9 1 (0.070%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.070%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.070%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 151 (10.52%) Microsoft Office
2 148 (10.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.14%) FileZilla
7 1 (0.070%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 43 (2.99%) Salesforce CRM
2 21 (1.46%) Endur
3 16 (1.11%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.14%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.14%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 2 (0.14%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.070%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 83 (5.78%) SaaS
2 66 (4.60%) Azure
3 33 (2.30%) AWS
4 22 (1.53%) Power Platform
5 20 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (0.70%) GCP
7 7 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (0.49%) IBM Cloud
8 6 (0.42%) Asana
8 6 (0.42%) dbt
8 6 (0.42%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.28%) PaaS
10 3 (0.21%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.21%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.21%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.14%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.14%) npm
11 2 (0.14%) Serverless
11 2 (0.14%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.070%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.60%) VoIP
2 18 (1.25%) Unified Communications
3 16 (1.11%) Broadband
4 9 (0.63%) Network Security
5 8 (0.56%) Firewall
6 5 (0.35%) DNS
6 5 (0.35%) SSL
6 5 (0.35%) WAN
7 4 (0.28%) Internet
7 4 (0.28%) NaaS
8 3 (0.21%) FTP
8 3 (0.21%) HTTP
8 3 (0.21%) MPLS
8 3 (0.21%) MQTT
8 3 (0.21%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.21%) VPN
9 2 (0.14%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.14%) VPLS
9 2 (0.14%) WinSCP
10 1 (0.070%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.51%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.60%) Relational Database
3 21 (1.46%) RDBMS
4 14 (0.97%) MySQL
5 11 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.63%) OLAP
6 9 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (0.56%) Power BI
8 6 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
8 6 (0.42%) Apache Arrow
8 6 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.42%) Dremio
8 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.28%) GIS
10 2 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.14%) DB2
10 2 (0.14%) DTS
10 2 (0.14%) MS Access
10 2 (0.14%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (0.97%) JIRA
2 12 (0.84%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.35%) Git
4 2 (0.14%) Bower
4 2 (0.14%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.14%) gulp
4 2 (0.14%) Moq
4 2 (0.14%) Selenium
4 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 338 (23.54%) Social Skills
2 215 (14.97%) Finance
3 206 (14.35%) Marketing
4 99 (6.89%) Retail
5 84 (5.85%) Telecoms
6 80 (5.57%) Analytical Skills
7 65 (4.53%) Presentation Skills
8 63 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 59 (4.11%) Manufacturing
10 56 (3.90%) Legal
11 47 (3.27%) Public Sector
12 33 (2.30%) Local Government
13 31 (2.16%) Games
14 22 (1.53%) Automotive
15 21 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
16 17 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (1.04%) Aerospace
17 15 (1.04%) Law
18 11 (0.77%) Fire and Rescue
19 8 (0.56%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (5.64%) .NET
2 15 (1.04%) React
3 14 (0.97%) HTML
4 11 (0.77%) CSS
5 9 (0.63%) ASP.NET
6 8 (0.56%) ASP.NET Core
6 8 (0.56%) Node.js
6 8 (0.56%) Redux
7 7 (0.49%) .NET Core
8 6 (0.42%) gRPC
8 6 (0.42%) LAMP
8 6 (0.42%) Protocol Buffers
9 5 (0.35%) Ajax
9 5 (0.35%) Laravel
10 4 (0.28%) jQuery
10 4 (0.28%) Vue
10 4 (0.28%) Web Services
11 3 (0.21%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.21%) GraphQL
11 3 (0.21%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 100 (6.96%) Self-Motivation
2 48 (3.34%) Driving Licence
3 46 (3.20%) Onboarding
4 27 (1.88%) Social Media
5 25 (1.74%) Life Science
6 22 (1.53%) Management Information System
7 21 (1.46%) Product Ownership
7 21 (1.46%) Swaptions
8 15 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (0.77%) Biopharmaceutical
10 10 (0.70%) FMCG
11 9 (0.63%) e-Learning
11 9 (0.63%) NHS
12 8 (0.56%) Data Centre
12 8 (0.56%) Embedded Systems
12 8 (0.56%) Learning Management System
13 7 (0.49%) 3D Graphics
13 7 (0.49%) CCTV
13 7 (0.49%) Client/Server
13 7 (0.49%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (0.70%) Linux
2 9 (0.63%) Windows
3 1 (0.070%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 984 (68.52%) Business Development
2 223 (15.53%) Customer Experience
3 222 (15.46%) Client Onboarding
4 202 (14.07%) CRM
5 200 (13.93%) Agile
6 180 (12.53%) Decision-Making
7 118 (8.22%) Problem-Solving
8 87 (6.06%) B2B
9 83 (5.78%) Logistics
10 77 (5.36%) Project Management
11 72 (5.01%) Software Engineering
12 65 (4.53%) Mentoring
13 59 (4.11%) SDLC
13 59 (4.11%) Value Proposition
14 55 (3.83%) Business Strategy
15 54 (3.76%) Contract Negotiation
16 53 (3.69%) DevOps
17 51 (3.55%) Roadmaps
17 51 (3.55%) Stakeholder Management
18 50 (3.48%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (4.39%) C#
2 45 (3.13%) SQL
3 43 (2.99%) Java
4 27 (1.88%) PHP
5 23 (1.60%) Python
5 23 (1.60%) VB
6 22 (1.53%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.04%) C
7 15 (1.04%) PowerShell
8 14 (0.97%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.42%) Embedded C
10 4 (0.28%) C++
11 3 (0.21%) R
11 3 (0.21%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.14%) Go
12 2 (0.14%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.14%) XAML
13 1 (0.070%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 127 (8.84%) Degree
2 18 (1.25%) DBS Check
2 18 (1.25%) Master's Degree
3 17 (1.18%) PhD
4 14 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
4 14 (0.97%) Security Cleared
5 12 (0.84%) MBA
5 12 (0.84%) SC Cleared
6 10 (0.70%) CFA
6 10 (0.70%) CIMA
7 7 (0.49%) CIPD
7 7 (0.49%) Postgraduate
8 3 (0.21%) HNC
8 3 (0.21%) HND
8 3 (0.21%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.14%) CISSP
10 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.070%) MRICS
10 1 (0.070%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (3.62%) SLA
2 24 (1.67%) QA
3 8 (0.56%) GDPR
4 6 (0.42%) Accessibility
4 6 (0.42%) Data Quality
4 6 (0.42%) ISO 9001
5 5 (0.35%) NCSC
6 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.14%) PMO
8 1 (0.070%) IFRS
8 1 (0.070%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 13 (0.91%) Docker
2 5 (0.35%) Firmware
3 2 (0.14%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.070%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (0.91%) Kubernetes
2 12 (0.84%) Ansible
3 2 (0.14%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.070%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.070%) Plesk
4 1 (0.070%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 259 (18.04%) Salesforce
2 154 (10.72%) Microsoft
3 59 (4.11%) SAP
4 26 (1.81%) YouTube
5 21 (1.46%) OpenLink
5 21 (1.46%) Oracle
5 21 (1.46%) Sybase
5 21 (1.46%) TIBCO
6 17 (1.18%) NetApp
7 15 (1.04%) Sage
8 11 (0.77%) IBM
9 9 (0.63%) IFS
10 8 (0.56%) Cisco
10 8 (0.56%) Intel
11 6 (0.42%) BT
11 6 (0.42%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.35%) ATG
12 5 (0.35%) Google
13 4 (0.28%) HP
13 4 (0.28%) Sophos