Lead Software Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Lead Software Developer salary in Birmingham is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
99 |
125 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+26 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham |
0.074% |
0.083% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.078% |
0.088% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£90,000 |
£65,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+38.46% |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£90,000 |
£65,000 |
£47,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+38.46% |
+36.13% |
+46.92% |
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 |
1,290 |
2,285 |
1,532 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.56% |
95.25% |
93.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
860 |
1,719 |
1,216 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,750 |
£31,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£41,750 |
£41,858 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
