Lead Software Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Lead Software Developer salary in the City of London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
142 |
- |
168 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer |
6 |
0 |
7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.16% |
- |
0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.17% |
- |
0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£82,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
- |
£85,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£87,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Central London median annual salary |
£100,000 |
- |
£85,000 |
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 |
3,575 |
1,953 |
3,045 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.23% |
92.08% |
95.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,547 |
1,481 |
2,573 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
£53,136 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
-1.69% |
-1.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£120,000 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
- |
-3.33% |
