Lead Software Developer
South East > East Sussex
The median Lead Software Developer salary in East Sussex is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex | 0.22% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £72,500 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.57% | -6.67% | -6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. 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 East Sussex with a recognized job title | 419 | 689 | 787 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.09% | 93.23% | 83.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 230 | 569 | 582 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,950 | £25,000 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,500 | £42,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,250 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Lead Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex
Job postings that featured Lead Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Trend in East Sussex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Developer in East Sussex.
Lead Software Developer
Job Locations in East Sussex
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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 10 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | 2 |
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