Lead Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Lead Developer salary in Cheshire is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 94 | 89 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -17 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.42% | 0.95% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 1.00% | 0.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £55,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £59,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.04% | -8.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75,000 | - |
| North West median annual salary | £72,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.57% | -3.45% | +20.83% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 719 | 1,708 | 656 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 75.45% | 95.79% | 87.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 337 | 1,230 | 450 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £25,500 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £33,750 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £57,500 | £67,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £67,625 | £90,125 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer in Cheshire.
Lead Developer
Salary Histogram in Cheshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Developer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
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Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 6 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Warrington | +30 | 2 | £70,000 | +17.65% | 1 |
| Crewe | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Lead Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Lead Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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