The median Lead Developer salary in Belfast is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
35 |
32 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
1 |
13 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast |
0.30% |
3.95% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.32% |
4.02% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
13 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£95,000 |
£70,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+35.71% |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£70,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.71% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title |
315 |
323 |
214 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.20% |
98.18% |
96.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
183 |
142 |
158 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£38,000 |
£29,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,750 |
£50,000 |
£33,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
+30.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£69,725 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
+30.00% |
- |
