Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer salary in the UK is £72,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 259 | 336 | 316 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | -20 | -102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1,107 | 1,075 | 2,003 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.13% | 1.03% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 1.12% | 1.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,011 | 857 | 1,244 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,084 | £51,833 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | +6.67% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £117,236 | £118,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +3.85% | +8.33% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Developer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Lead Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 | +86 | 978 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 124 |
| UK excluding London | +71 | 670 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 65 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 434 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 75 |
| London | +76 | 370 | £90,000 | - | 63 |
| North of England | +127 | 252 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 25 |
| North West | +89 | 162 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 14 |
| South East | +25 | 129 | £72,500 | - | 13 |
| Midlands | +57 | 116 | £61,250 | +2.08% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +85 | 96 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 7 |
| South West | -9 | 72 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 65 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 6 |
| Wales | +41 | 37 | £65,000 | +6.12% | 4 |
| East of England | +8 | 34 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 5 |
| Scotland | -56 | 28 | £66,000 | +1.54% | 3 |
| North East | +9 | 25 | £66,250 | +38.97% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 20 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 2 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Lead Developer 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 Lead Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer 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:
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