Development Project Manager Jobs

Project Manager - Development
UK

The median Project Manager - Development salary in the UK is £49,694 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 882 875 1201
Rank change year-on-year -7 +326 -287
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Project Manager 23 71 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.022% 0.075% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.082% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 22 61 50
10th Percentile £37,500 £52,500 £45,875
25th Percentile £38,063 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,694 £60,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -17.18% -2.04% +2.08%
75th Percentile £57,750 £65,000 £71,813
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £74,725
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,694 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.18% - +4.35%

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 99,838 86,540 162,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 91.29% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,991 55,953 84,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
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 £50,238
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%

Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Development Project Manager in the UK

Development Project Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Development Project Manager in the UK

Development Project Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Project Manager over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Development Project Manager in the UK

Development Project Manager
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
UK excluding London -72 21 £49,694 -17.18% 2
England +13 18 £51,403 -14.33% 4
North of England +22 8 £45,702 -23.83% 1
Work from Home +33 7 £65,000 - 2
South East -15 7 £49,694 -17.18%
North West -22 5 £55,500 -7.50% 1
Scotland - 5 £40,000 -
Yorkshire - 3 £40,000 -
London +95 2 £77,500 +19.23% 1
East of England -10 1 £80,000 +45.45%

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Development Project 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Project Management
2 8 (34.78%) Finance
2 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
3 5 (21.74%) Impact Assessments
3 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (21.74%) Project Delivery
3 5 (21.74%) Degree
3 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (17.39%) CAD
4 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (13.04%) Project Planning
5 3 (13.04%) Life Science
5 3 (13.04%) Business Analysis
5 3 (13.04%) Local Government
5 3 (13.04%) Games
5 3 (13.04%) ISO 9001
6 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
6 2 (8.70%) Marketing
7 1 (4.35%) JIRA
7 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (4.35%) Kanban
7 1 (4.35%) Computer Science
7 1 (4.35%) Confluence
7 1 (4.35%) Waterfall
7 1 (4.35%) Customer Service
7 1 (4.35%) Conflict Resolution
7 1 (4.35%) Burndown Charts
7 1 (4.35%) Resource Allocation
7 1 (4.35%) MRICS
7 1 (4.35%) Scaled Agile Framework

Development Project 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 1 (4.35%) Confluence
1 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 8 (34.78%) Finance
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Games
2 3 (13.04%) Local Government
3 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
3 2 (8.70%) Marketing
4 1 (4.35%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Project Management
2 5 (21.74%) Impact Assessments
2 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (21.74%) Project Delivery
3 4 (17.39%) CAD
3 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (13.04%) Business Analysis
4 3 (13.04%) Project Planning
5 1 (4.35%) Agile
5 1 (4.35%) Computer Science
5 1 (4.35%) Kanban
5 1 (4.35%) PRINCE
5 1 (4.35%) PRINCE2
5 1 (4.35%) Programme Management
5 1 (4.35%) Resource Allocation
5 1 (4.35%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (4.35%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 1 (4.35%) Scrum
5 1 (4.35%) SDLC
5 1 (4.35%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) MRICS
2 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
2 1 (4.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) ISO 9001