Lead Software Developer Jobs in the East of England

Lead Software Developer
England > East of England

The median Lead Software Developer salary in the East of England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 216 233
Rank change year-on-year +48 +17 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer 1 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.034% 0.15% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.16% 0.086%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 4
10th Percentile - - £55,800
25th Percentile - £55,000 £58,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -7.69% -1.89%
75th Percentile - £62,500 £72,813
90th Percentile - - £77,875
England median annual salary £72,500 £90,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -19.44% +16.13% -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 2,672 5,705 4,658
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.03% 93.94% 84.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,533 4,354 2,317
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,206 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,850 £75,000 £83,300
England median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £60,775
% change year-on-year +6.48% -11.15% +1.29%

Lead Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Lead Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Software Developer in the East of England

Lead Software Developer
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Developer in the East of England.

Salary trend for Lead Software Developer in the East of England

Lead Software Developer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Developer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 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
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Essex - 1 £80,000 -
Lead Software Developer
England