Lead Software Developer
UK
The median Lead Software Developer salary in the UK is £87,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 729 | 860 | 990 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +131 | +130 | -244 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer | 186 | 104 | 247 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.11% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 174 | 98 | 195 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £59,625 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £55,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -11.76% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £165,000 | £122,500 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +22.73% | +4.76% |
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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 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 | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Developer.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Developer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Lead Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 |
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| England | +187 | 178 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 120 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 93 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 9 |
| London | +151 | 63 | £142,500 | +42.50% | 4 |
| South East | +56 | 54 | £76,250 | +1.67% | 4 |
| North of England | +73 | 36 | £70,000 | - | 6 |
| North West | +31 | 24 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 5 |
| East of England | +24 | 10 | £60,000 | -7.69% | |
| Midlands | +17 | 9 | £75,000 | +15.38% | |
| West Midlands | +26 | 8 | £75,000 | +57.07% | |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 6 | £60,000 | -22.58% | |
| North East | - | 6 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| South West | -29 | 5 | £72,500 | +16.00% | |
| Scotland | -63 | 2 | £83,750 | +39.58% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £100,000 | - | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £83,750 | - | |
| East Midlands | -17 | 1 | £65,000 | - |
Lead Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Lead Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Lead Software 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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