The median Software Developer daily rate in Leeds is £481, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 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
23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
56 |
51 |
87 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+36 |
+11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer |
4 |
18 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.87% |
2.28% |
0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.89% |
2.46% |
0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£476 |
- |
£284 |
| 25th Percentile |
£477 |
- |
£308 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£481 |
£450 |
£369 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.94% |
+22.03% |
-18.06% |
| 75th Percentile |
£489 |
£538 |
£433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£492 |
£590 |
£458 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£506 |
£450 |
£369 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
+22.03% |
-18.06% |
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 |
450 |
733 |
1,235 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.40% |
92.78% |
98.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
303 |
462 |
892 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£313 |
£357 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£414 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£500 |
£536 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-6.76% |
+7.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£588 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£674 |
£700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£500 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3 |
13 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31.53 |
£11.24 |
£12.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31.62 |
£11.75 |
£16.13 |
| Median hourly rate |
£33.11 |
£12.53 |
£22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+164.25% |
-44.31% |
+0.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.51 |
£15.25 |
£66.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85.74 |
£17.67 |
£70.00 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£22.14 |
£14.34 |
£21.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+54.45% |
-33.33% |
+22.37% |
