Lead Software Engineer
East Sussex > Brighton
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Brighton is £86,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
30 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton |
1.05% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.09% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£81,625 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,188 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£86,250 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£92,188 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,875 |
- |
- |
| East Sussex median annual salary |
£86,250 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title |
183 |
388 |
411 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.32% |
97.73% |
97.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
120 |
301 |
377 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£30,000 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,688 |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£59,500 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.18% |
-8.33% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£90,000 |
£77,500 |
| East Sussex median annual salary |
£54,250 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.36% |
- |
-4.35% |
