Lead Software Developer Contracts in Leeds

Lead Software Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

As of 18 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Software Developer daily rate in Leeds.

6 months to
18 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Leeds with a recognized job title 494 762 1,172
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.02% 92.25% 98.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 317 482 848
10th Percentile £275 £300 £361
25th Percentile £385 £408 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.11% +7.65%
75th Percentile £538 £579 £626
90th Percentile £600 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £495 £525
% change year-on-year -4.04% -5.71% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 22 13
10th Percentile £31.53 £11.75 £12.00
25th Percentile £31.62 £12.25 £15.75
Median hourly rate £33.11 £16.68 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +98.50% -22.42% +1.18%
75th Percentile £66.51 £48.75 £56.00
90th Percentile £85.74 - £63.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.14 £18.27 £20.00
% change year-on-year +21.18% -8.65% +11.11%

Lead Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings that featured Lead Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Software Developer in Leeds

Lead Software Developer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 18 June 2025, Lead Software Developer contract 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 contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Lead Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) MySQL
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) SonarQube
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Lead Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) MySQL
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) SonarQube
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared