Lead Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Lead Developer salary in Birmingham is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
102 |
98 |
117 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+19 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
10 |
51 |
23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham |
0.69% |
1.86% |
1.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.73% |
1.98% |
1.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9 |
51 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,000 |
£47,000 |
£45,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£56,250 |
£52,539 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
- |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£100,000 |
£78,300 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
+8.33% |
+9.09% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title |
1,369 |
2,580 |
1,843 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.35% |
94.33% |
93.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
790 |
2,106 |
1,411 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,800 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.27% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£84,964 |
£82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
