Lead Developer Job Trends in Crewe

Lead Developer
Cheshire > Crewe

The median Lead Developer salary in Crewe is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 16 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer 5 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Crewe 8.93% 3.92% -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.26% 4.17% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £61,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -15.38% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Crewe

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Crewe. 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 Crewe with a recognized job title 54 48 40
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.43% 94.12% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 41 36 20
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,000 £25,950
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -6.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £78,750 £80,250
Cheshire median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% +5.56%

Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Crewe

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Crewe.

Lead Developer job vacancy trend in Crewe

Lead Developer
Salary Trend in Crewe

Salary distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Crewe.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Crewe

Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Lead Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Crewe region featuring Lead Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 4 (80.00%) .NET
2 4 (80.00%) .NET Core
2 4 (80.00%) ASP.NET
2 4 (80.00%) C#
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) SQL Server
3 3 (60.00%) .NET Framework
3 3 (60.00%) Agile
3 3 (60.00%) Degree
3 3 (60.00%) RAD
3 3 (60.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) AI
4 1 (20.00%) C++
4 1 (20.00%) Java
4 1 (20.00%) Keras
4 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (20.00%) Python
4 1 (20.00%) PyTorch
4 1 (20.00%) TensorFlow

Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crewe by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (20.00%) Games
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) .NET
1 4 (80.00%) .NET Core
1 4 (80.00%) ASP.NET
2 3 (60.00%) .NET Framework
3 1 (20.00%) Keras
3 1 (20.00%) PyTorch
3 1 (20.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) RAD
2 1 (20.00%) AI
2 1 (20.00%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) C#
2 3 (60.00%) SQL
3 1 (20.00%) C++
3 1 (20.00%) Java
3 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft