The median Software Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £475, 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 |
45 |
54 |
87 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
+33 |
-13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
15 |
9 |
9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds |
3.23% |
1.13% |
0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.32% |
1.22% |
0.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
11 |
5 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£270 |
£450 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£280 |
£459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£350 |
£493 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+35.71% |
-28.93% |
+9.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£500 |
£450 |
£584 |
| 90th Percentile |
£550 |
- |
£691 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£350 |
£485 |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.71% |
-27.84% |
+7.78% |
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% |
