Lead Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Lead Developer salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
126 |
131 |
166 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
+35 |
+16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
17 |
48 |
62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London |
0.83% |
1.43% |
1.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.89% |
1.49% |
1.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
16 |
45 |
58 |
| 10th Percentile |
£51,250 |
£62,500 |
£70,525 |
| 25th Percentile |
£65,313 |
£67,500 |
£75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.86% |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,625 |
£106,500 |
£109,688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£130,000 |
£116,500 |
£128,250 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£88,750 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.41% |
- |
-2.86% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,910 |
3,217 |
4,454 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.03% |
95.86% |
96.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,458 |
2,556 |
3,739 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£41,125 |
£42,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£53,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£73,750 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.69% |
-1.67% |
+3.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£97,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£120,000 |
£112,500 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£74,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.03% |
+2.07% |
