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 23 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 706 | 868 | 957 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +162 | +89 | -225 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer | 183 | 110 | 258 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 102 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £50,400 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| 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 | £163,875 | £122,500 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £55,168 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +17.82% | +5.08% |
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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +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 23 April 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 23 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 | +189 | 175 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +63 | 119 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 88 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 13 |
| London | +149 | 61 | £142,500 | +42.50% | 5 |
| South East | +49 | 55 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 5 |
| North of England | +66 | 34 | £70,000 | - | 8 |
| North West | +19 | 22 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 5 |
| Midlands | +24 | 10 | £75,000 | +15.38% | |
| East of England | +38 | 9 | £60,000 | -7.69% | |
| West Midlands | +37 | 8 | £75,000 | +57.07% | |
| Yorkshire | +91 | 6 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 1 |
| North East | - | 6 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | -18 | 5 | £72,500 | +45.00% | |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 2 | £100,000 | +53.85% | |
| East Midlands | -14 | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
| Scotland | -60 | 2 | £83,750 | +39.58% | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £83,750 | - |
Lead Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 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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