Senior Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
73 |
64 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds |
0.30% |
0.30% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
0.32% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£501 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£503 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£650 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.15% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£528 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£534 |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£650 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
- |
- |
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 |
646 |
627 |
1,050 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.42% |
93.44% |
97.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
419 |
390 |
718 |
| 10th Percentile |
£309 |
£325 |
£306 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£406 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£489 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.30% |
-6.90% |
+1.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£573 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£651 |
£648 |
£700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£475 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-9.52% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
30 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.63 |
£17.89 |
£16.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.80 |
£19.50 |
£18.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.50 |
£24.59 |
£21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.70% |
+15.39% |
-0.30% |
| 75th Percentile |
£27.06 |
£46.25 |
£23.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£28.08 |
£48.75 |
£23.75 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£27.50 |
£26.25 |
£20.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+31.25% |
-5.15% |
