Senior Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Senior Developer daily rate in Leeds is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 40 | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +37 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 13 | 23 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds | 2.80% | 2.88% | 1.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.88% | 3.13% | 1.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 18 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £395 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £425 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.67% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £734 | £719 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £720 | £698 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.67% | +2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £62.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £71.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £76.75 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | - | £62.50 |
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 | 452 | 736 | 1,303 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.20% | 92.12% | 97.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 302 | 458 | 948 |
| 10th Percentile | £257 | £300 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £413 | £452 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -7.11% | +7.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -6.67% | +6.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.08 | £11.24 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.47 | £11.75 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £12.53 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +227.21% | -79.95% | +179.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £98.56 | £15.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £102.00 | £17.67 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £24.82 | £14.34 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.14% | -55.89% | +92.88% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Leeds.
Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Leeds over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Leeds.
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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: