Lead Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Lead Software Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
79 |
- |
65 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds |
0.26% |
- |
0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.27% |
- |
0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£713 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£725 |
- |
£500 |
| 75th Percentile |
£738 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£725 |
- |
£700 |
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 |
736 |
425 |
801 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.21% |
94.44% |
93.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
472 |
271 |
506 |
| 10th Percentile |
£301 |
£263 |
£275 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£350 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£450 |
£479 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-6.10% |
-8.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£567 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£638 |
£675 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
-9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
12 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£17.79 |
£11.24 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.25 |
£24.18 |
£11.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£16.25 |
£30.16 |
£12.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-46.11% |
+140.66% |
-79.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£28.75 |
£55.29 |
£15.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.00 |
£101.46 |
£20.62 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£19.00 |
£25.84 |
£15.23 |
| % change year-on-year |
-26.47% |
+69.67% |
-56.55% |
