Lead Developer
South West > Devon
The median Lead Developer salary in Devon is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 75 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -12 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon | 0.22% | 0.47% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.50% | 1.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £53,346 | £36,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,173 | £40,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | +37.08% | -23.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60,250 | £43,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66,100 | £58,800 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.00% | -3.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Devon
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title | 380 | 795 | 490 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 84.07% | 94.31% | 84.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 186 | 613 | 378 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £26,050 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £32,500 | £30,725 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +12.50% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,875 | £55,000 | £50,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,011 | £65,000 | £60,850 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.
Lead Developer
Salary Trend in Devon
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer in Devon.
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Job Locations in Devon
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the Devon region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | +19 | 1 | £50,000 | -28.57% | |
| Lead Developer South West |
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